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St. John's NightJune 23 and 24The Night of San Juan, the verbena, the night of the firecrackers, the bonfires and the coca (of San Juan), a Christian holiday of pagan origin with bonfires, fireworks and firecrackers. Although celebrated the night of 23rd to 24th of June, it is associated with the summer solstice (June 21) and pagan rites, with bonfires, sought to increase the power of the sun on its way to the winter solstice. The fire, in turn, was serving as a purifying function in people who watched it. If you see a fire, stop and look at it

Music in the parksUntil August 31The complete program of Music in the parks is already known. As we announced, the opening was last Saturday at the Parc de la Barceloneta and the closing concert will be held on August 31st in the Clot Park with Monica Green. Between the two dates, the music will sound in the Parc de la Ciutadella, the Parc Joan Miró, the marsh of Vallvidriera and many other green spaces

Barcelona Design WeekUntil June 14The Barcelona Design Week (BDW), organized by BCD Barcelona Design Center, is an essential event on design, creativity and innovation, and one of the most important in the international calendar. The BDW is aimed at companies, entrepreneurs and professionals of the sector, but also the general public. This 12th edition will offer a 9-day program with more than 100 activities.

Grec Festival of BarcelonaFrom the 1st to the 31st of JulyThe Barcelona Grec Festival is a festival with theater, dance, music and circus with a long tradition (this year celebrates the 41th edition). It is not just the main cultural attraction of the Barcelona summer, but also a reference in the European calendar of festivals. This year's edition of Grec has been structured into two large groups of shows (El Grec de Montjuïc: the most international festival, and Grec_ciutat: a reflection of local creation), as well as organizing an extensive program of parallel activities with several entities of the city (especially the factories of creation and the libraries). There will be a total of 102 shows (40 theater, 43 music, 15 dance and 4 circus), 412 sessions, 145,725 tickets for sale, 27 absolute premieres, 32 international productions, 10 family shows and a 43% of shows by a woman in the role of authorship, direction or choreography.

Discount cards to visit BarcelonaTo save money when visiting Barcelona it is a good idea to buy discount cards and combined tickets that offer discounts to enter the best museums, the major tourist attractions and to have flat rate using public transport in Barcelona. In addition to money, you can save time because in many cases you can avoid the long lines that are formed to buy tickets at the places of interest. We present here the most important cards.

Where to park cheap in Barcelona - Low cost car parkBarcelona car parks have always been known as expensive, but that has changed. For some time there are options aimed at tourists and visitors in general that allow to park in Barcelona in such a way that the parking space costs almost as much as the room of a budget hotel. Here the best options.

Where to eat patatas bravas in BarcelonaThe art of "tapear" is a widespread practice in Barcelona. Octopuses, ham, croquettes ... and "patatas bravas", the traditional bravas of bars and restaurants, prepared with secret recipes, which are always served with a special sauce. Let's find out where to eat the best patatas bravas in the city of Barcelona.

Open Day PoblenouSaturday, May 6Poblenou Urban District organizes the 5th edition of Open Day with a program of multidisciplinary activities for all audiences. More than 100 activities around art, gastronomy, music and performing arts thanks to the 70 cultural and commercial spaces associated. Open Day represents a unique opportunity to see some spaces that are closed to the public and to learn about new business and socio-cultural disciplines of Poblenou, one of the most creative quarters in Barcelona  

World Press PhotoFrom Saturday 29 April to 5 JuneThirteenth edition of the World Press Photo in CCCB, the exhibition of the photographs which have received this prestigious international award for photojournalism. The winning photograph this year is "A Murder in Turkey" by Turkish photographer Burhan Ozbilici. Three Spanish photographers have been awarded. Francis Pérez and Jaime Rojo have won the first and third prizes of the category Nature, and Santi Palacios the second place in the category General News.

Diada de Sant JordiApril 23The day of Sant Jordi in Catalonia is the day when the streets are filled with stalls of roses and books. It is tradition that men give women a rose and that women give a book to men. It's a day to wander around in Barcelona, ​​a day for men to become symbolically knights and women princesses, and a day to promote the selling of books and, hopefully also the reading