Popular Weekend Events in Spain (May Updated)

The Gràcia Festival, officially known as the Festa Major de Gràcia, is a famous neighborhood festival held in mid-August in the Gràcia district of Barcelona, ​​Spain. The festival is known for its colorful street decorations and community participation. During the Gràcia Festival, local residents will carefully decorate their streets, each street has a different theme, and the decorative materials are mostly recyclable materials. As well as showcasing the creativity and solidarity of the community, the festival also includes concerts, dance, theatre performances, traditional Catalan activities and a variety of family-friendly activities. A vibrant and creative celebration that attracts visitors and locals alike, the Gracia Festival is a great opportunity to experience Barcelona's culture and community spirit.

From 5 to 25 September 2025, Granada will become the epicentre of flamenco with the first edition of its Bienal de Flamenco. This event promises to be a cultural milestone, bringing together internationally renowned artists and companies in unique settings that enhance the magic of this art. The shows will take place in emblematic places such as the majestic Plaza de Toros, the charming Patio de los Aljibes of the Alhambra and the historic Sacromonte Abbey, among other spaces that reflect the essence and character of Granada. The Biennial will combine tradition and avant-garde, offering a diverse programme that includes not only flamenco performances, but also films, exhibitions and educational activities. This comprehensive proposal seeks to bring flamenco closer to all types of audiences and highlight its cultural richness. In addition, key institutions such as the Peña de la Platería and other flamenco entities will play a prominent role in this celebration, adding their experience and legacy to this new initiative. We will keep you informed about the programme, ticket sales and any news related to the event as details are confirmed. If you are a flamenco lover or simply looking for a unique cultural experience, the Granada Flamenco Biennial is an event you cannot miss. See you in September 2025!

International Caravaning Fair, A specialist show for private companies and public organisations whose activities are related to caravaning, camping and associated services and activities International Caravaning Fair, A specialist show for private companies and public organisations whose activities are related to caravaning, camping and associated services and activities. Caravaning will be a meeting point for all professionals in the sector.To attract the maximum number of distributors,campsites, users and general visitors,a major press advertising campaign has been organized.There will be a super-concentration of caravans throughout the event. Information Source: Fira de Barcelona | expotobi

Anime Aki Con 2025 will take place in East Peoria at the Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center, located at 100 Conference Center Drive, East Peoria, IL 61611. The event is scheduled to run from October 25th to October 26th, 2025. Attendees can expect a range of activities, including panel discussions, cosplay contests, artist alley, and special guest appearances. Tickets for Anime Aki Con 2025 are priced between $25 and $35, offering an affordable way to immerse oneself in the world of anime and connect with fellow fans.

Dangerous Goods Presents - AURA Music & Arts Festival 3.0 BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 30% OFF ALL TICKETS - ENDS VERY SOON AFTER 2024's SOLD OUT EDITION WE ARE BACK! TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW - GET THEM AT A REDUCED PRICE BEFORE WE RELEASE OUR FULL LINE-UP & LOCATION! Gates Open: 10am Saturday November 1st 2025 Gates Close: 10am Tuesday November 4th 2025 *If you want access to the campsite early - you must purchase a Friday preparty ticket as well as a festival ticket. Strictly 18+ Management reserves rights to refuse entry. Information Source: Dangerous Goods Entertainment | eventbrite

Curated by MACBA director Elvira Dyangani Ose, along with Antawan Byrd, Adom Getachew and Matthew S. Witkovsky, Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica is the first major international exhibition to examine the cultural manifestations of Pan-Africanism from the 1920s to the present. It is a project developed jointly with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Barbican Centre in London and the KANAL–Centre Pompidou in Brussels. This collaboration has made the magnitude of the exhibition possible, with nearly 350 pieces by 100 artists touring the four institutions until spring 2027.

Marwa Arsanios (Washington, DC, 1978) is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher based between Berlin and Beirut. Her practice addresses structural and infrastructural issues, such as the transformation of architectural spaces during conflict or artist-run spaces. Through film as a form and space for connecting struggles, she explores themes such as property, law, economics, and ecology from specific locations. For the series, Arsanios presents the fifth installment of her series Who is Afraid of Ideology?, a co-production with the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Turin) and the Artium Museoa (Vitoria-Gasteiz). She explores the history of property in an Ottoman territory to rethink our relationships with the usufruct of land and its legacy.

On the occasion of MACBA’s 30th anniversary, a new exhibition of the Collection will pay homage to the museum’s trajectory. A celebration of its three-decade-long history of critical engagement with the transformative potential of artistic production and research, the project acknowledges the collection as an embodied constellation of works that come to life and engage with each other differently amidst a radically altered cultural landscape, marked by migration, political resistance, and new forms of collectivity.

The Palacio de Cristal has traditionally been a space where artists are commissioned to work on a new piece conceived specifically for its unique architecture. Although the restoration and repair work currently being carried out on its structure means visitors cannot access its interior, the programme held within to support the public display of current art continues all the same. In fact, it is the radical imagination of artists that will enable the Museo Reina Sofía to continue to endow this emblematic space with cultural content. The first such artist to take part in this series is Miguel Ángel Tornero (Baeza, 1978), who contributes with a work devised for the canvases which will cover the building during its first year of restoration work.

This exhibition marks the beginning of in situ, a new exhibition series dedicated to presenting site-specific installations that transcend the boundaries of contemporary practice. Encompassing artists working in the fields of art, technology, music, and performance, in situ explores alternative ways of perceiving and inhabiting space.

The exhibition is the result of exhaustive research and study focused on a work by Joan Miró, Painting (c. 1925), which is part of the Foundation's Collection. The analysis and conclusions of this project were developed by the Department of Preventive Conservation and Restoration, in collaboration with the CRBMC and the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville. The study, carried out primarily using non-invasive techniques, allows us to understand in detail the types of pigments and binders used in the creation of the work. It also provides a surprising new insight into the history of the painting before Miró's intervention and reveals previously unknown aspects of its conservation and evolution.

This exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of the historical phenomenon of gladiatorial combat with the utmost archaeological rigor: its origins, its relationship to power, the development of gladiatorial games, and the social role of its protagonists. The importance of the amphitheater building, the scene of the fights and a fundamental space in the urban planning of major cities, is further illustrated by a spectacular museography that includes a reproduction of a small amphitheater, helping the viewer contextualize the era and circumstances in which the gladiatorial phenomenon developed. Among the 170 pieces on display, some original weapons and defenses from Pompeii, used by fighters in public spectacles, such as helmets, daggers, and greaves, stand out. Other pieces reflect the presence of gladiatorial spectacles in Roman art and popular culture, especially in Hispania.

The practice of Paula García-Masedo (Madrid, 1984) reorganizes attention to the establishment of forms by examining, through sculpture, the relationship between its materials and external causes, namely, forces. The forces addressed are those belonging to the collective, those of the cultures of matter. Her work develops through serial operations that give rise to specific situations of order and presence and contribute to the perception of genealogical relationships.

For decades Mika Rottenberg has addressed our relationship with capitalist systems of production and labor, realising a labyrinth of disparate worlds through seductive multidimensional works. She draws attention to the absurdity of our global situation; harnessing imagery that’s simultaneously pleasurable and troubling, blurring facts with fiction, the natural from the artificial.

This photography exhibition by Joaquim Gomis brings together a selection from the extensive reportage that the great friend of Joan Miró and Joan Prats made of the Prats family's hat shop on Rambla de Catalunya. The Prats hat shop became an improvised cultural center and a magical creative center where anything was possible. The shop windows were transformed into exhibition spaces.

DISCOVER THE LINE-UP OF ‘TOMORROWLAND AND DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE’ AT USHUAÏA IBIZA THIS SUMMER ‍Tomorrowland and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are gearing up for another unforgettable season at Ushuaïa Ibiza, set to bring the magic back from May 14 until September 24 with the most spectacular show on the island. Inspired by ‘The Reflection of Love’, one of Tomorrowland’s most iconic themes, Ibiza will light up like never before with a series of 18 breathtaking Wednesday shows. LINE UP MAY 14, 2025 Lost Frequencies | Agents Of Time | Mattn | TBC MAY 21, 2025 Lost Frequencies | Brina Knauss | More TBC MAY 28, 2025 Lost Frequencies | Konstantin Sibold | Rose Ringed | TBC JUN 04, 2025 Timmy Trumpet | Bassjackers | Lucas Estrada | Lana Scolaro JUN 11, 2025 Oliver Heldens | Mattn | YouNotUs | Arten JUN 18, 2025 Lost Frequencies | Joel Corry | Broiler | Luciano Scalioni JUN 25, 2025 Timmy Trumpet | Mattn | James Carter | Semsei JUL 02, 2025 Lost Frequencies | TBC | Viktor | Talón JUL 09, 2025 Robin Schulz | Andromedik | Curol | Neon JUL 16, 2025 Steve Aoki | Bassjackers | B Jones | Martin Trevy JUL 30, 2025 Steve Aoki | Mattn | Kimonos | TBC AUG 06, 2025 Steve Aoki | Mattn | TBC | Jerry Dávila AUG 20, 2025 Steve Aoki | Cheat Codes | TBC | Lennert Wolfs AUG 27, 2025 Lost Frequencies | More TBC SEP 03, 2025 Lost Frequencies | More TBC SEP 10, 2025 Steve Aoki | Henri PFR | Wukong | Yazzmin SEP 17, 2025 TBC | Mattn | Mairee | Delafino SEP 24, 2025 Lost Frequencies | Konstantin Sibold | More TBC

Join the upcoming STAGE DE PADEL event at Sant Just Padel Club in Barcelona. The event will take place at Pàdel Club Sant Just, located at 4 Carrer de Maria Montessori, Sant Just Desvern. Save the date from May 23 to May 27, 2025, to witness thrilling paddle matches and showcase your skills on the court. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to engage with fellow paddle enthusiasts and immerse yourself in the vibrant paddle community of Sant Just Desvern.

The work of Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa (Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1978) fuses sculptural installation, video and performance to open a reflection on his own biography and on his country’s turbulent history, marked by different forms of violence and armed conflict. Ramírez-Figueroa’s practice draws from Latin American political activism and experimental theatre, calling into question established and entrenched narratives which have emerged on specific episodes in the recent past. Through the physicality of bodies and staged environments that envisage fantasy and reality, the artist revisits his own traumas and those of a country shaped by colonial extractivism, civil war and the social imbalance of the Indigenous population.

Nominate someone who’s short on cash to win a $100 bar tab. Cossie liv’s is here and people are feeling it. $0 for the first 50 tix $5 for the next 100 tix $10 for the rest of the tix Best outfit wins a $100 Bar Tab! 8PM - 9PM $5 CRUISERS $5 SCOTCH $5 BOURBON $5 GIN $5 TEQUILA $5 HOUSE MIDORI $5 HOUSE MALIBU $15 BEER JUGS $40 Bottomless 6PM - 8PM emococktails.com Staff wanted - multiple roles available! DJs, Designers, Photographers, Content Creators, Influencers, Videographers, Video Editors, Photo Editors, Door Staff, Event Hosting Staff, Full time event managers, plus more! INBOX THE EVENT PAGE TO APPLY. DO NOT CONTACT VENUES. We do not condone the purchase of tickets from any 3rd party resellers. The only way to guarantee the authenticity of tickets is by purchasing directly from the ticket link listed in our event. If an individual claims to have tickets available for this event they are not verified by us ​​and may not be legitimate tickets. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that venues are accessible to all patrons but we do offer companion tickets and will try to accommodate the best we can. We do not tolerate any disrespectful behaviour toward other patrons. 18+ photo ID required. No refunds. End time of this event is approximate; it might end earlier or later depending on the venue and how busy it is. Information Source: Emo Night | eventbrite

Nominate someone who’s short on cash to win a $100 bar tab. Cossie liv’s is here and people are feeling it. $0 for the first 50 tix $5 for the next 100 tix $10 for the rest of the tix Best outfit wins a $100 Bar Tab! 8PM - 9PM $5 CRUISERS $5 SCOTCH $5 BOURBON $5 GIN $5 TEQUILA $5 HOUSE MIDORI $5 HOUSE MALIBU $15 BEER JUGS $40 Bottomless 6PM - 8PM emococktails.com Staff wanted - multiple roles available! DJs, Designers, Photographers, Content Creators, Influencers, Videographers, Video Editors, Photo Editors, Door Staff, Event Hosting Staff, Full time event managers, plus more! INBOX THE EVENT PAGE TO APPLY. DO NOT CONTACT VENUES. We do not condone the purchase of tickets from any 3rd party resellers. The only way to guarantee the authenticity of tickets is by purchasing directly from the ticket link listed in our event. If an individual claims to have tickets available for this event they are not verified by us ​​and may not be legitimate tickets. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that venues are accessible to all patrons but we do offer companion tickets and will try to accommodate the best we can. We do not tolerate any disrespectful behaviour toward other patrons. 18+ photo ID required. No refunds. End time of this event is approximate; it might end earlier or later depending on the venue and how busy it is. Information Source: Emo Night | eventbrite

The museum is presenting a selection of around fifty collages by the film director and screenwriter Isabel Coixet (born 1960). Curated by Estrella de Diego, the exhibition is part of the PhotoEspaña 2025 programme. Isabel Coixet has been working for years on collages made from paper and photographs that are reminiscent of the preparatory shots employed by some Hollywood directors, who left nothing to chance. There is a continuity between what Coixet demands from the viewer in her films and the narrative place in which her collages locate visitors to the exhibition. These are works that connect with the great avant-garde tradition of this art form - from Hanna Höch to Kurt Schwitters - and also associate Coixet with a certain precariousness, with a way of working with little which she also pursues in her films.

This exhibition offers a multifaceted, open-to-interpretation narrative that reviews the key factors that motivated the founding of the Center for Contemporary Art Studies (CEAC). The exhibition will explore the circumstances and people who drove modernism in Catalonia, emphasizing the figure of Joan Prats, who was instrumental in the creation of the Fundació Joan Miró-CEAC. It will also reflect on the impact of the Civil War and Franco's regime, and the desire to recover the ideals of the modern movement of the 1920s and 1930s.

Join us at Muse Con! Certainly! Here's a more elaborate and engaging version of the text: Prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant and diverse world of pop culture at the much-anticipated Muse Convention, Southern California's latest anime and pop culture extravaganza. Our mission is to curate an inclusive space where families and fans can unite and celebrate their passions. At Muse Con, we are committed to shining a spotlight on the rich contributions of Black and People of Color across various creative realms including Anime & Animation, Fashion & Beauty, Literature, and Arts & Film. Muse Con is more than just an event; it's a dynamic convergence point for kindred spirits to come together and exchange their stories, passions, and enthusiasm for shared interests. We are proud to uplift the voices of Black and POC creatives, fostering an environment where communities of color can rally together to champion businesses and individuals who are making a meaningful impact. As we draw closer to Muse Con 2025, prepare to be captivated by a diverse array of enthralling panels, exclusive autograph opportunities, and heartwarming community engagement moments. Information Source: Muse Convention | eventbrite

Join us at Muse Con! Certainly! Here's a more elaborate and engaging version of the text: Prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant and diverse world of pop culture at the much-anticipated Muse Convention, Southern California's latest anime and pop culture extravaganza. Our mission is to curate an inclusive space where families and fans can unite and celebrate their passions. At Muse Con, we are committed to shining a spotlight on the rich contributions of Black and People of Color across various creative realms including Anime & Animation, Fashion & Beauty, Literature, and Arts & Film. Muse Con is more than just an event; it's a dynamic convergence point for kindred spirits to come together and exchange their stories, passions, and enthusiasm for shared interests. We are proud to uplift the voices of Black and POC creatives, fostering an environment where communities of color can rally together to champion businesses and individuals who are making a meaningful impact. As we draw closer to Muse Con 2025, prepare to be captivated by a diverse array of enthralling panels, exclusive autograph opportunities, and heartwarming community engagement moments. Information Source: Muse Convention | eventbrite

Learn stand-up comedy in Melbourne over 5-evenings from Sunday to Thursday, 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm, from June 22 to 26, 2025. You’ll get the Hard Knock Knocks comedy manual, our complementary online course, video of your graduating performance, professional headshots for future marketing, and loads of one-on-one coaching from our resident comedy coach, Brad Oakes, our returning alumna, Krutika Harale and celebrity comedian, Jimeoin! Previous graduates have gone on to perform at comedy festivals, win Raw Comedy, compete in Australia's Got Talent, and perform across Australia as professional comedians. Information Source: Hard Knock Knocks | eventbrite

Cindy Sherman is globally renowned for her exploration of identity and gender through the performance of meticulously observed personas for the camera. For her first solo exhibition in Spain in over two decades, ‘Cindy Sherman. The Women’ features a selection of the artist’s most iconic bodies of work, dating from the 1970s to 2010s, and emphasising how Sherman revolutionized the role of the camera in artistic practice.

Barcelona's much-anticipated annual music, dance, circus and theatre festival, The Grec, is about to begin. It has become part of the city's cultural landscape and is closely linked to the city's artistic life. This year, the 'Greek Theatre', as it is called, is more visible than ever, but you can still catch the event at numerous venues across Barcelona. This year's 'Grec Barcelona Festival' celebrates local artistic talent, including artists who have grown up under the patronage of the 'Grec Barcelona Festival' and now represent Barcelona around the world. It also pays tribute to world-class masters of the performing arts. Teatre Grec will take place in around 50 venues across the city during June and July, showcasing international productions, top local talent and unique experiences.