WeBarcelona Newsletter

The OFFF festival, dedicated to creativity and digital art, returns to Disseny Hub Barcelona. It seeks to disseminate and foster creative talent, offering three full days with conferences, workshops, masterclasses, design market and networking. The 25th edition will feature 70 leading international speakers in creativity, design, visual art and digital culture.

Comic Barcelona, the largest comic event in Spain, will celebrate its 43rd edition from April 4 to 6, 2025 at Fira Barcelona Montjuïc. This ever-expanding event offers new exhibitions and a wide variety of activities for all audiences, from the youngest to those passionate about comics in all its forms. It maintains its focus on comics as an evolving artistic expression, highlighting the diversity of trends and styles. Comic Barcelona has established itself as an essential meeting point for comic professionals and fans.

On Thursday, February 27, Jueves Lardero, we will welcome the Belluga Queen and her entourage of seven ambassadors in a new location. The Arrival of Barcelona moves this year to the Sants neighborhood. The Carnival will begin at 5:15 p.m. with a tabalada in the Plaça de Bonet i Muixí, and at 5:45 p.m. the Carnestoltes King Elon Muska Collonera will arrive at the Cotxeres de Sants auditorium. Then, at 6:20 p.m. the Belluga Queen will appear and at 6:30 p.m. a traveling show will begin, which will end at 7:00 p.m. with the Taronjada, in front of the Sants District Headquarters.

Museo Adentro, formerly called In Museu, is the day when the museums of Barcelona become, in themselves, the reason for the visit. Put yourself in the situation. When you walk through the corridors of a museum following the itinerary of an exhibition, often, very close to an exhibit, you see a door. These doors are where these visits begin. Guided by curators, restorers or archivists, you will enter the restricted areas of the museums.

In the edition of Sónar 2025 we will be able to enjoy 117 performances: DJ sets that will make you dance non-stop, stadium-filling shows, high-impact performances and the best selectors of the moment. The complete lineup of this year's edition of Sónar is a musical universe without equal. A place where the underground meets the mainstream, where the radical intertwines with the avant-garde, and where the local mixes with the global.

The popular imagery of Barcelona takes to the streets of the old town of Barcelona. Giants, bigheaded, the Eagle.... You can also attend correfocs, castellers, sardana dancing, concerts of gralles, bastonaires, esbarts dancers for children and youth, a meeting of drummers, and much more. During the Santa Eulàlia Festival, many museums and cultural spaces are also open free of charge, and there is an open day at the Barcelona City Hall. This year, choral singing will gain prominence with two outstanding concerts in the Avinguda de la Catedral.

From February 7 to 9, 2025, fifteen professional artists and creators, both local and international, along with seventeen university schools, will transform the streets, squares and parks of Poblenou into authentic works of light art. Among the most prominent names are Joan Fontcuberta, Isaki Lacuesta and Laura Clos ("Closca"), referents in their respective fields who will bring innovative proposals.

Sónar 2025 pre-sale begins on Monday 20 January with 200 tickets for each day and night session at a special price. On Monday, we will reveal the artists who will perform in each session, offering the opportunity to purchase individual tickets before the general sale, scheduled for Wednesday 22 January. This pre-sale will be the only way to get these special tickets, so we recommend you register as soon as possible.

MWC25 Barcelona, which takes place March 3-6, 2025 at Fira Gran Via, will be the largest global connectivity event under the theme "Converge. Connect. Create." The show will bring together leaders from the mobile ecosystem, startups, investors and policy makers to explore trends such as 5G, AI and sustainability, as well as challenges such as digital transformation. With more than 2,700 exhibitors and giants such as Google, Microsoft and Huawei, there will be keynotes on stages dedicated to iconic figures such as Alan Turing and Hedy Lamarr.f8i

ISE brings us every year the leading companies in the industry of systems integration and audiovisual, with special attention to sectors such as education, retail or events. At ISE, new technologies are presented and a conference program is offered. In addition, you can attend keynote sessions (keynotes) where you can learn about new services, products and software.