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  Challenge Barcelona Triathlon

  This sporting event combining swimming, cycling and running is undoubtedly on the rise and becoming a trend among those who are looking for a more varied exercise that provides more than just one single sport. It is no surprise that the Barcelona Triathlon attracts thousands of people to its waterfront every year.

  With four distances and modalities available, participants can choose between supersprint, sprint, elite short, aquathlon and olympic, taking part as individuals, in couples (both should finish the race together) or as a relay team for olympic and sprint (with two of more members sharing the effort).

  This year, in addition, the Barcelona Triathlon adapts the circuit for the youngest with the Junior Challenge, for boys and girls between 12 and 17 years old.

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  Sant Jordi 2026

  This is one of the most keenly anticipated and widely celebrated Catalan public holidays. According to the traditional tale, Sant Jordi (Saint George) killed the dragon that used to live in Montblanc where it terrorized the local population, thus saving the king's daughter from certain death. Legend has it that a beautiful rose bush sprang up in the spot where the dragon's blood was spilled. From the 18th century onward, the Sant Jordi festival became widely identified as a Catalan 'fiesta' which these days arouses great popular, civic and cultural passion. On Sant Jordi's Day, lovers exchange a rose and a book and every town and city in Catalonia is filled with stalls set up to sell both.
  
  

  
  

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  Pride Barcelona

  There have been many achievements by the LGTBIQ+ collective, but every day we see news and activities that show us that there is still a long way to go in the fight for freedom, dignity and respect for this community. Pride Barcelona is a unique opportunity to raise the profile of LGTBIQ+ rights through acts of celebration and assertion.

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  Cursa de La Mercè

  One of the most famous events in the city's main festival, the Festes de la Mercè, is undoubtedly the race that bears its name. This competition is notable because it is one of the first to have been organized for charity. Although it has a festive character, it is also competitive for everyone who takes part in it, and since 2010 it has been part of the BCN 10km Challenge.
  
  The Cursa de la Mercè demostrate every year that it is more than just a race, the event is open to all members of the public and has an adapted format. A 2 km circuit where people with intellectual disabilities or reduced mobility, who are physically unable to run a distance of 10 km, will be able to participate. This year, the race includes again the family run so that both young and old can enjoy this great popular event.
  
  Come and run for a good cause!

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  La Mercè 2025

  Barcelona is once again celebrating its grand festival, in honor of its patron saint. A program full of different activities is planned for all the public, with music, dance, circus and street arts. And not forgetting the giants, dragons, fire beasts, human towers and sardana groups.
  
  La Mercè is also a festival of music, with streets full of modern and popular rhythms where the BAM, Barcelona Acció Musical, and Música Mercè will offer a programme with more than a hundred local, national and international artists. Free concerts in public spaces to celebrate Barcelona's biggest festival.
  
  La Mercè will end, as always, with the traditional fireworks and music display. an explosion of light and sound, which has become one of the most expected and acclaimed events for the people of Barcelona and its visitors.

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  The magic hour at Monestir de Pedralbes

  There's a great plan to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city in the evening - Monestir de Pedralbes. This monastery, a masterpiece of Catalan Gothic architecture, is throwing open its doors to anyone who wishes to admire and stroll through one of the largest Gothic cloisters in the world, free of charge.

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  Setmana del Llibre en Català

  La Setmana del Llibre en Català is one of Catalonia – and Spain's – major literary events, that is now in its 41st year. Passeig de Lluís Companys will host this year 242 exhibitors and over 250 activities: tours, book presentations, dialogs with authors, literary dissemination activities, concerts and children's activities. All thanks to the exhibitors and collaborating entities.

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  Free summer film screenings on the beach independent film nights

  "Cinema Lliure" on the beach is a free festival of independent cinema that takes place on summer nights on different beaches on the Catalan coast. Sessions where films that have been programmed in theaters and festivals in Catalonia are screened in original version. A cultural event that will make you discover on the beach films outside the commercial circuit, and which contradicts the cliché according to which independent cinema is reserved only for theoreticians and critics.

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  Getting around by bike

  The bike is an original and different means of transport to discover the city. Barcelona has fully integrated cycle lanes and you can cycle through the city’s open spaces and parks. These conditions and the mild climate are ideal for this alternative means of transport. You can choose from organised routes or bicycle hire.

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  Parc de la Ciutadella

  There are a hundred different ways to discover the Parc de la Ciutadella. You can explore the history of the former military citadel and the 1888 Universal Exhibition, or simply enjoy the surroundings and take part in one of its many cultural events. Barcelona's public park par excellence will never let you down.