The events, camps, and places Barcelona families are looking at right now.
Festival
The neighbors spent months gluing bottle tops and papier mache into worlds above their streets, and this year one square belongs entirely to the kids.
Rides for every size of kid, and this is the week they run past bedtime.
Sports
Watch Barcelona's new squad debut as they face Egypt's Al Ahly in the first Gamper Trophy match at the renovated Camp Nou stadium.
Collection
Rooftop day passes, outdoor Olympic pools, and a quarry bathing pool for a family swim with a view.
Beaches, pools, water parks, and air-conditioned escapes for the hottest days.
Sports Club
Seafront swim club on Sant Sebastià beach, with day passes for a family swim and learn-to-swim from babies up
Exhibition
Filmed aboard the real ISS by its astronauts, and the Earth moment is one your kids will retell all week
Workshop
A museum full of games instead of glass cases, with educators matching each kid to the right one
The 15 places Barcelona families love most — start here.
Movie
Opening weekend for the pups' first big dinosaur adventure, timed for a 4pm escape from the heat.
Small, traffic-free squares that pair a playground with bar terraces, where you wander in, grab a drink, and let the kids run around.
Calm, shallow family beaches from Barceloneta to Castelldefels, each with playgrounds, chiringuitos, and summer lifeguards.
Water Park
Open-air Olympic 50m pool with grandstands on Montjuic.
Performance
Watch acrobats defy gravity on impossible machines, live musicians score the chaos, and steampunk characters bend your perception of what's real.
Day trips that start at a station, not a parking lot, each with the train line to take and how long the ride runs.
Water parks, beach towns, and historic stops an easy hop from the city, from Montserrat and Girona to Sitges and PortAventura.
Things To Do
Gaudí's stained-glass nave and lift-up tower views.
Watch Harry Potter's first adventure in original English audio as the 152-minute theatrical version unfolds on the big screen.
The fourth Tom Holland adventure, on a Barcelona screen the same week it opens worldwide.
Watch a Polynesian navigator sail across the ocean to save her people in Disney's live-action film with the original songs and voice cast intact.
Playground
Giant climb-in whale, zip line, lakes, and a summer water fountain.
Day Camp
Process-focused art camp where kids design, build and take home finished projects. - **Five themed weeks** of making: Dream House, Fashion, Pets, Camping, Back-to-School. - **All materials included** — children take finished projects home every Friday. - **Bilingual instruction** in English and Spanish for international and local families. - **Small, warm community** led by Sharon Speckman with focus on each child's unique pace.
Bilingual summer camp for babies and toddlers with on-site pool and included meals. - **On-site pool** with water play activities for early years learners - **Bilingual Catalan-English** immersion in safe, air-conditioned facilities - **Lunch and snacks included** daily, with flexible extended care available - **Sibling discounts** and multi-week pricing options for families
Outdoors
Turn up with nothing, the gear and the playmates are already there.
Hotel Pool
Freshwater pool with slides, loungers, and a food credit.
Park
Giant wide slides, a misting lake, and paths to the beach.
Six kids' films playing all summer in their original English, and the one everyone knows is just the start.
Water parks and seaside towns for a full day of cooling off near Barcelona.
Barcelona's newest big park, with a huge slide-filled playground and summer water play.
Pixar's latest in its original English, now an evening show at 6.45pm
