City guideBarcelona · Sat 7 – Sun 8 November
Barcelona this weekend: the MIRA festival and World Press Photo
The MIRA festival at Fira Montjuïc, World Press Photo and The Cult of Beauty at the CCCB, Aurèlia Muñoz at the MACBA, the Tramvia Blau’s 125th birthday, Joe Bonamassa and Festival 42 at Fabra i Coats.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 7 November
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
7 November
Sat 17:30–05:30€63 plus fees
Festival · Fira Montjuïc
The MIRA digital arts festival at Fira Montjuïc
MIRA, Barcelona’s festival of electronic music and digital art, holds its 15th edition at Fira Montjuïc. Saturday pairs music with live visuals: Max Cooper’s two-hour audiovisual set, Martin Rev of Suicide, Nosaj Thing with Daito Manabe, and Machine Girl.
The installations open at 17:30 and the last DJ set ends at 05:30. A Saturday ticket is €63 plus fees on mirafestival.com. Max Cooper is on the Voll-Damm stage from 21:45.
Sat 20:00
Concert · Sant Jordi Club, Montjuïc
Joe Bonamassa at the Sant Jordi Club
Joe Bonamassa, the American blues-rock guitarist and singer, plays songs from his latest album, Breakthrough, alongside older favourites. He plays the Sant Jordi Club, the smaller hall beside the Palau Sant Jordi on Montjuïc, with standing room in front of the stage.
The concert starts at 20:00, with numbered and standing tickets through the venue’s site. MIRA is on the same hill that night; bus 150 from Plaça d’Espanya climbs to the Anella Olímpica.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat 10:00–21:00, Sun 10:00–20:00€8, €6 reduced
Exhibition · CCCB, Raval
World Press Photo 2026 at the CCCB
The World Press Photo exhibition, the best-known yearly showcase of photojournalism, opens in Barcelona on Friday. It shows the work of the 42 photographers awarded in the 69th contest, chosen by a jury from 57,376 entries by 3,747 photographers in 141 countries.
It is at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània in the Raval, 10:00 to 21:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 20:00 on Sunday. Tickets are €8, €6 reduced; the MACBA is next door.
Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00€13.50 online
Exhibition · MACBA, Raval
Aurèlia Muñoz’s textile art at the MACBA
Beings is a survey of Aurèlia Muñoz (1926–2011), the Catalan artist who turned macramé and weaving into sculpture. Opened for her centenary, it covers fifty years of work: early collages, large tapestries, rarely seen macramé structures, bird-kites and late pieces in handmade paper.
The MACBA is open 10:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 15:00 on Sunday. Tickets are €13.50 online; entry is free on Saturday from 18:00, and always free for under-16s.
Sat 11:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–20:00Free
Festival · Avinguda del Tibidabo
The Tramvia Blau’s 125th birthday on Avinguda del Tibidabo
The Tramvia Blau, the blue tram that has climbed Avinguda del Tibidabo since 1901, turns 125. Its party, postponed from last weekend for an official mourning period, puts tramcar number 5 on show to step inside, with hot chocolate on Plaça de John F. Kennedy.
Entry is free, 11:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 20:00 on Sunday, at Avinguda del Tibidabo 13. FGC line L7 stops at Avinguda Tibidabo.
Sat 10:00–21:00, Sun 10:00–14:00Free
Festival · Fabra i Coats, Sant Andreu
Festival 42, fantasy and science fiction writers at Fabra i Coats
Festival 42, Barcelona’s festival of fantasy, science fiction and horror writing, ends its fourth edition. Saturday has Charles Stross at 13:00 and Ken Liu at 17:15; Sunday marks fifty years of the film Carrie with a screening.
Everything is free with no booking, but places are limited. Sessions run 10:00 to 21:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 14:00 on Sunday at Fabra i Coats, an old thread factory in Sant Andreu.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–20:00€8 online, €10 at the desk
Exhibition · CCCB, Raval
The Cult of Beauty exhibition at the CCCB
The Cult of Beauty, adapted from a 2023 Wellcome Collection show in London, follows ideals of beauty from antiquity to today in about 400 works, from William Hogarth to Laura Aguilar, and asks how status, health, age, gender and race shape them.
Sunday is its last day. It is open 10:00 to 20:00; tickets are €8 online, or €10 online with World Press Photo. Sunday from 15:00 is free with an online booking.
Saturday
Sat 17:30–05:30
The MIRA digital arts festival at Fira Montjuïc
MIRA, Barcelona’s festival of electronic music and digital art, holds its 15th edition at Fira Montjuïc. Saturday pairs music with live visuals: Max Cooper’s two-hour audiovisual set, Martin Rev of Suicide, Nosaj Thing with Daito Manabe, and Machine Girl.
The installations open at 17:30 and the last DJ set ends at 05:30. A Saturday ticket is €63 plus fees on mirafestival.com. Max Cooper is on the Voll-Damm stage from 21:45.
Fira de Barcelona Sat 20:00
Joe Bonamassa at the Sant Jordi Club
Joe Bonamassa, the American blues-rock guitarist and singer, plays songs from his latest album, Breakthrough, alongside older favourites. He plays the Sant Jordi Club, the smaller hall beside the Palau Sant Jordi on Montjuïc, with standing room in front of the stage.
The concert starts at 20:00, with numbered and standing tickets through the venue’s site. MIRA is on the same hill that night; bus 150 from Plaça d’Espanya climbs to the Anella Olímpica.
Sant Jordi Club All weekend
Sat 10:00–21:00, Sun 10:00–20:00
World Press Photo 2026 at the CCCB
The World Press Photo exhibition, the best-known yearly showcase of photojournalism, opens in Barcelona on Friday. It shows the work of the 42 photographers awarded in the 69th contest, chosen by a jury from 57,376 entries by 3,747 photographers in 141 countries.
It is at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània in the Raval, 10:00 to 21:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 20:00 on Sunday. Tickets are €8, €6 reduced; the MACBA is next door.
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–15:00
Aurèlia Muñoz’s textile art at the MACBA
Beings is a survey of Aurèlia Muñoz (1926–2011), the Catalan artist who turned macramé and weaving into sculpture. Opened for her centenary, it covers fifty years of work: early collages, large tapestries, rarely seen macramé structures, bird-kites and late pieces in handmade paper.
The MACBA is open 10:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 15:00 on Sunday. Tickets are €13.50 online; entry is free on Saturday from 18:00, and always free for under-16s.
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona Sat 11:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–20:00
The Tramvia Blau’s 125th birthday on Avinguda del Tibidabo
The Tramvia Blau, the blue tram that has climbed Avinguda del Tibidabo since 1901, turns 125. Its party, postponed from last weekend for an official mourning period, puts tramcar number 5 on show to step inside, with hot chocolate on Plaça de John F. Kennedy.
Entry is free, 11:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 20:00 on Sunday, at Avinguda del Tibidabo 13. FGC line L7 stops at Avinguda Tibidabo.
Sat 10:00–21:00, Sun 10:00–14:00
Festival 42, fantasy and science fiction writers at Fabra i Coats
Festival 42, Barcelona’s festival of fantasy, science fiction and horror writing, ends its fourth edition. Saturday has Charles Stross at 13:00 and Ken Liu at 17:15; Sunday marks fifty years of the film Carrie with a screening.
Everything is free with no booking, but places are limited. Sessions run 10:00 to 21:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 14:00 on Sunday at Fabra i Coats, an old thread factory in Sant Andreu.
Fàbrica de Creació Fabra i Coats Sat and Sun, 10:00–20:00
The Cult of Beauty exhibition at the CCCB
The Cult of Beauty, adapted from a 2023 Wellcome Collection show in London, follows ideals of beauty from antiquity to today in about 400 works, from William Hogarth to Laura Aguilar, and asks how status, health, age, gender and race shape them.
Sunday is its last day. It is open 10:00 to 20:00; tickets are €8 online, or €10 online with World Press Photo. Sunday from 15:00 is free with an online booking.
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona