The Grec de Barcelona is a festival of theater, dance, music, circus and cinema, with a long tradition (this year marks the 43rd edition). It is not only the main cultural attraction of the Barcelona summer, but also a reference in the European calendar of festivals. In this year's edition, which looks towards the Anglo-Saxon cultures, the Grec is structured again in two large groups of shows: El Grec de Montjuïc: the most international Festival, and the Grec City: reflection of local creation. In addition to the usual theaters in Montjuïc and City, in this edition they will have new spaces such as the MNAC, the Palau de la Música, the Drassanes, and several museums and Creation Factories. The CCCB will be the epicenter of the Grec Jove, which this year has more relevance. The Grec 2019 will gather some of the big names of the international scene: Ivo van Hove, Isabelle Huppert, Bob Wilson, William Forsyte, Tom Peeping, Kronos Quartet, Rodrigo Garcia and Circa among others.
94 shows
436 sessions
175,367 tickets for sale
Shows by genre: 29 of theater, 15 of hybrid scene, 28 of music, 15 of dance, 5 of circus and 2 of cinema
Spaces involved: 37
Concerts in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi
A Gothic church is an excellent place to listen to concerts of classical music and opera, and even flamenco guitar, such as those organized in this central church in Barcelona. You will be surrounded by history inside and outside the Basilica. Check the program and choose your concert, you will not regret it.
The parks of Barcelona, the green spaces of Barcelona, are filled with music at sunset. The Park Güell, the Ciutadella Park, the Estació del Nord Park, the Joan Miró Park, the Barceloneta Park ... up to 34 green spaces in Barcelona will be the perfect setting for classical and jazz concerts. The interpreters are young formations selected for their quality, or bands or orchestras of municipal schools. In addition, in some of the parks and gardens, guided tours are organized prior to the concerts (2 hours or 1 hour and a half before) that will allow you to know the history, biodiversity and other aspects of the green space that will surprise you.
The Barcelona Design Week (BDW), organized by BCD Barcelona Design Center and FAD Promotion of Arts and Design in collaboration with the Museu del Disseny, is an essential event on design, creativity and innovation, and one of the most important in the international calendar (The BDW is a member of the World Design Weeks Network organization, which brings together the main international design events). This fair is aimed at companies, entrepreneurs and professionals in the sector, but also the general public. The 14th edition of the BDW comes under the slogan "Transitions." Its objective is very clear: to bring design closer to citizens and mobilize the sector to share the vitality of Barcelona's design with the world.
After the success of the first edition of Gran Price Vinyl Fest, comes the second. Gran Price Vinyl Fest is a vinyl buying / selling fair that pays tribute to the disappeared (the year 1973) Gran Price hall of the Sant Antoni quarter, venue that occupied the corner of Floridablanca street with Casanova. Participate both local exhibitors and shops in France and Italy and organize many parallel activities among which stand out the presentation, in the Absenta Raval located in the Plaza de Pes de la Palla, of the LP 'Outsider' by Marco Boi Trio.
