Post by @thisweekendbcn

Things to do in Barcelona in October 2026 🍂 — your full guide to the coolest plans this month, free and paid. Save it 📌 🎉 EARLY OCTOBER Festa Major de la Barceloneta (free, to 5 Oct) — correfoc, giants & havaneres by the beach BAUM Fest — 2–4 Oct, Europe's biggest tattoo & urban-culture festival at Fira (from €18) Festa del Roser — 3–11 Oct, the Rambla's free festa major (flowers, fairs, street culture) The 12 Oct long weekend — Fiesta Nacional lands on a Monday, so it's a 3-day puente 🎬 MID OCTOBER Sitges Film Festival — 8–18 Oct, Europe's biggest horror & fantasy fest + the legendary Zombie Walk (from ~€11.50/film) Barcelona Boat Show — 14–18 Oct at Port Vell, 130+ boats, tickets from €10 🎃 LATE OCTOBER Halloween at Poble Espanyol — 17 Oct–1 Nov, the whole village turns haunted (from €12.50) PortAventura Halloween — terror passages & haunted houses, an easy scary daytrip (from ~€56) The Strokes at Palau Sant Jordi — 20 Oct, the month's biggest gig (from €62.50) Festival Escena Poblenou — 22–25 Oct, contemporary performance across the barri's hidden spaces 48h Open House BCN — 24–25 Oct, 250+ buildings open free La Castanyada & Halloween — 31 Oct, chestnuts, panellets & parties citywide More things to do in Barcelona every week → follow @thisweekendbcn Which one's going in your calendar? 👇 #barcelona #thingstodoinbarcelona #barcelonaevents #visitspain #barcelonaweekend