first things first, thanks to all of you beautiful people who have subscribed to my newsletter, it means the world to me ❤️
as always, everything in bold is happening/finishing asap
events / festivals
Light show at the Casa Batlló facade || 28/11/24 - 06/01/25 || Casa Batlló || free
Els Llums de Sant Pau || 21/11/24 – 12/01/25 || Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau || from 8,50€
Festival Jazz de Barcelona || 10/10/24 - 23/03/25 || Multiple locations || Prices on the website
DART festival de cinema documental sobre art contemporani || 27/11-31/12/24 || Multiple locations || free (early rsv)- 8,20€
Pantalla Barcelona 2024 || 17/10/24-29/03/25 || Centres cívics de Barcelona || free
Christmas Festival at Plaça Catalunya || 20-30/12/24 || Plaça Catalunya || free
DRAP ART ‘24 || Until 21/12/24 || Barri Gòtic || free
SONS DE CIUTAT || Until 03/01/25 (12h & 18h)|| Multiple locations || free NEW
parties / hang out
Musica a Ciegas, December || Multiple dates || Bridge 48 Studios || 10,20-13,20€
Byron Bookstore Christmas Concerts December || throughout December || Llibreria Byron || 3-20€ (rsvp)
Impro Show || 05+19/12/24 (20-21h) || Time Out Market BCN || free (rsvp)
XMas Bash x Voodoo Club || 25/12/24 (23:00-6h)|| C/Lincoln 15 || 19.50-21.50€ (rsvp)
RED CARPET AWARD - Vol. 4 - CASAVEO NYE supper dance || 31/12/24 (20-5h)|| 70€ (dinner + part) / 25€ (party) (rsvp)
Karaoke Nadalenc || 20/12/24 (20-22h) || Nau Bostik || free NEW
EL HOTSPOT || 20/12/24 (18:30-20:30h) || Kaktos Botanical Society|| 20€ + drink NEW
Concerts de Nadal || 19/12/24-05/01/25 || Jamboree || Prices vary depending on the concert (rsvp) NEW
Drinking Buddies - Klas Ernflo x Terranova || 21/12/24 (21h) || Llibreria Terranova || free NEW
markets / food
Christmas khabsa || 25/12/24 (20-23h) || El Born || DM for price NEW
MARKET SOLIDARIO || 9-18/12/24 (10:30-20:30) || Calle Pelayo 38 Barcelona, Natura ground floor || free
Mercat de solstici d’hivern || 21-22/12/24 (12-14h 16-20h) || La Retrateria || free
Elisava XMas Market || 18/12/24 (17-21h)|| Elisava || free (rsvp)
Fuck Fast Fashion Market || 21/12/24 (12-20h) || Leopardo Leopardi || free NEW
Calçotada & Funk x KÁKTOS BOTANICAL GARDEN || Every Saturday || Hotel Miramar || free NEW
Mercadillo d’Emergència Nadalenya x The Posttraumatic || 21/12/24 (12-3h) || C/ riera decuadre,38 || free NEW
Fira de Nadal de la Sagrada Família || 23/11 – 23/12/24 (10 – 21h)|| Plaça Sagrada Família || free
Fira de Nadal del Port Vell || 29/11/24 – 6/01/25 (11 – 23h) || Moll de la Fusta || free
Palace Barcelona Christmas Market || 19-22/12/24 || Palace Barcelona || free
Fira de Sant Tomàs i Reis en la Gran Via || 14/12/24 – 06/01/25 || Gran Vía (between Rocafort and Muntaner) || fee
Fira d’artesans de Nadal i Reis de Gràcia || 19-24/12/24 and 02-05/01/25 || Plaça del Diamant || fee
Ice skating rink || 02/12/24- 12/01/25 || El Corte Inglés, Diagonal || 6€
vernissages / art exhibitions / talks/ workshops
Fanzine launch “Free Party” || 18/12/24 || Llibreria Terranova || free NEW
Sorondo Projects x Penélope Archive || Until 20/12/24 || c/ Trafalgar, 32 || free NEW
MiróMatisse, més enllà de les imatges || 25/10/24 — 09/02/25 || Fundació Joan Miró || 15€
"Somni màquina d’ocell”, de Teresa Solar Abboud || 21/11/24- 09/03/25 || MACBA || 10,80€
"Mari Chordà... i moltes altres coses"! || 05/07/24 - 12/01/25 || MACBA || 10,80€
“L’Oceà Parla” || 10/10/24- 23/02/25 || Disseny Hub || 4-6€
100 objectes d'IKEA que ens hagués agradat tenir a VINÇON || 17/10/24-23/02/25 || Disseny Hub || 4-6€
La mà que t’escolta || La Puntual, Sant Cugat del Vallès || free
“Art en Pedra” || 4/10/24 - 02/02/25 || La Pedrera || 12€
NEW PIECES BY FOREVER STUDIO || 24/10/24 - 01/01/25 || Vasto Gallery || free (rsvp)
"Son buenas tardes si nadie dice gilipolleces", by Marc Badia || 13/11/24- 17/01/25 || L21 gallery || free
“Rémy et Dumoncel” by Antonio Ortega || 13/11/24- 15/01/25 || Galeria Alegria || free
"Tauromía" by Carlos Franco || Galeria Miguel Marcos || free
“La pràctica de l’art” || 20/07/24 - 12/01/25 || Museu Tàpies || 12€
“Els mons d’Alícia, somiar el país de les meravelles” || 18/10/24-16/02/25 || CaixaForum || 6€
“AMAZÔNIA” by Sebastião Salgado || 04/12/24-20/04/25 || Drassanes Reials. Av. de les Drassanes, s/n || 12,50€
“Després del vendeval” || Until 12/01/25 || Centre d’Arts Santa Mònica || free
“CATCH” by Oscar Holloway|| 04/12/24-05/02/25 || Espai 19 || free
“Figura 1.1” || C/ de Planeta,15 || free
‘The Remains of the Day’|| 04/12/24-10/01/25 || Alzueta Gallery || free
‘Cuando pienso dejo de sentir’ by Juan Perdiguero Trillo || 21/11-19/12/24 || Beta Contemporary || free
“Família Guerra. Pere Noguera, Material d’arxiu” || 04/12/24- 28/02/25 || Filmoteca || free
«De Montmartre a Montparnasse. Artistes catalans a París, 1889-1914» || UNTIL 30/03/25 || Museu Picasso || 6.50€
"Entre les pedres. 30 anys de La Capella" || Until 19/01/25 || L’espai Capella || free
"Dones de paraula" || Until 25/05/25 || Museu Frederic Marès || 4.20€
‘Juegos Reunidos’, by Chema Madoz and Joan Brossa || Until 25/01/25 || Prats Nogueras Blanchard Barcelona || free
‘KBr Flama’24’ || Until 26/01/25 || KBRF Mapfre || 5€
“Watch!, watch!, watch!” by Henri Cartier-Bresson || Until 26/01/25 || KBRF Mapfre || 5€
“Paseo” || Until 07/01/25 || Galería Ola || free
LAB OLA Diciembre, colectiva de "Grandes obras en pequeño formato" + TotCor || 07/12/24-07/01/25 || Galería Ola || free
VERNISSAGE “EL ORIGEN DE LOS SUEÑOS” BY CARLOS ALBERT || 11/12/24-18/01/25 || Galería Tres Puntos || free
pop-ups / openings
Exposició Nadalenca a Casa Seat x Jordi Roca x Tv Boy || 28/11/24 – 5/01/25 || Casa Seat || free (rsvp)
Dyptique, new store opened || Carrer Provença 282
Temporary Lot Roasters coffee shop || until January || behind Massimo Dutti’s shop in Passeig de Gràcia
Blumma x Paula Ayet Yoga Class + Pop up || 19/12/24 (19-21h) || SANGHA STUDIO || 30€ yoga class (rsvp)
Deuxième || 18/12/24 (17-22h) || Ssuave 30000 || free
At. FirstSight Pop Up || 21-22/12/24 (11-20h / 11-19h) || C/ de Montmany, 30 || free NEW
Charco____studio POP UP || 04-21/12/24 (12-20h) || C/ dels Flassaders 32 || free NEW
Manifesto Pop Up || 20-22/12/24 (11-21h)|| C/ Peu de la Creu || free NEW
AGNO Pop Up || 17-22/12/24 (10-14h, 16-20h) || C/ Llibertat, 52 || free NEW
because 2025 is pretty close:
‘Arborescent’, mapping Casa Batlló by Quayola || 1-2/02/2025 || Casa Batlló
‘Centre OFFF Gravity’ || 08-10/05/25 || Disseny Hub || 358.75€ (rsvp)
‘SYSTEMS’ - Kiss Facility || 11/01/25 (20h) || Casa Montjuïc || 17.50€
Barcelona Gallery Weekend || 18-21/09/25 || Barcelona and L’Hospitalet || NEW
Sónar 2025 || 12-14/06/25 || NEW
Llum Barcelona || 7-9/02/25 || free NEW
if you have any recommendations or events that i haven’t mentioned, leave a comment here or DM me on instagram at @_bitas_
a big waaaarm hug :’)
PS.i celebrated christmas beforehand with my family as i won’t be here when it actually happens, so…happy holidays and merry christmas! this is our Tió, Felisha. we have had it since we were kids, and as you can see, it is something special…