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Trick or treat, or the night of the dead that we are very much alive. Here you will find a list of the most outstanding activities in which you can participate on the eve of All Saints' Eve and, some of them, even more days. To put you in situation, it wouldn't be bad if you first go to a chestnut and sweet potato stall, and then buy some panellets, or the other way around; to keep traditions alive. Then go up to Tibidabo or Montjuïc if you want, leave Barcelona with the whole family to visit Catalonia in miniature, go to the cinema or theater, or get ready to dance the night away.

A festival to promote environmental protection, culture focused on sustainability and also artistic expression. On the days that the festival is held, you can attend talks, workshops, concerts, screenings, markets and exhibitions, and enjoy street food-style sustainable cuisine.

The Barcelona International Boat Show will have 200 exhibitors in its 60th edition and will increase its floating exhibition area: to the traditional La Fusta and Spain docks, the Marina Port Vell dock will be added (of the 700 boats that will be exhibited , approximately 200 will be in the water). This year, the Boat Show will have, for the first time, an area in which the latest advances in innovation and sustainability will be presented.

The Festival's virtual worlds are already ready. This year Sitges 2022 presents a diverse and audacious lineup, confirming the good shape fantastic cinema has been in in recent years. Among the almost 200 feature films that will be screened at this 55th edition, we can find both great masters of fantastic cinema and up-and-coming filmmakers. From October 6 to 16, the seats of the Auditori, Prado, Tramuntana, Retiro and Escorxador will once again host the fervor and enthusiasm of the fans.

During the second half of September, Barcelona celebrates every year "La Mercè", that is, its Fiesta Mayor. A Fiesta Mayor that we could define as a festival of festivals, multitudinous and popular, which in one week brings together between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000,000 people in different public spaces of the city, to follow and enjoy the many cultural, artistic and festive activities. This year's town crier will be the Barcelona filmmaker Carla Simón and the guest city will be Rome. La Mercè Tradicional, La Mercè Música, BAM, ACV and MAC will be held this year without any restrictions. And if you want to take part in the La Mercè cart, remember that it is held a few days before the festival officially begins.

Future Music Forum is a meeting point for music industry professionals whose objective is to reflect on the constant change in the musical ecosystem.

Ten days of music, art and dance, and of course popular culture: giants (with the emblematic parrot of 36), correfocs, human towers, popular meals, children's workshops and sports championships.

More than 110,000 people have enjoyed this installation in Madrid, which has now reached Barcelona. Fans of "Strangers Things" will be able to access the streets of Hawkins, be photographed next to replicas of the sets of the series and feel like one more member of the leading gang.

When the Gràcia festivities end, the Sants festivities begin, so whoever has not had enough or has not been able to go has a second chance, because although each one has its own personality, also at the Sants festivities the residents of the streets who They decorate them in a similar way to what is done in the Gràcia neighbourhood.

A circus show in which you will see artists in action who have participated in productions of the prestigious Cirque du Soleil and who have won prizes at different festivals. All the strength of the performing arts under the white tent located in the Port Vell of Barcelona. Mystike, Le Grand Cirque creates an atmosphere full of magic in a theatrical setting.