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The summer is already here, the Barcelona beaches are crowded, on the streets you can find all kind of people but also Barcelona welcomes us with plenty of Festivals, Concerts, Free movies in open air spaces. Following you will find alternative plans of what to do in Barcelona July 2019, perfect to be captured in your photos holidays.

Some event are FREE of charge; Next you can see which ones are free and also you can see the prices for the others.

Plans to do in Barcelona July 2019, some of them are for FREE

☑ From 2^nd to 18 ^th July – Els Vespres festival at Barcelona University Garden.

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Festival in a budget. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 23:30.

Free admission.

☑ From 3^rd to 6 ^th July – Cruilla Festival at Park Forum. Full program and prices here.

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4 days full with music (Garbage remembers me of my adolescence, ZAZ of my first days at office and  Seu Jorge of my 1^st friend I made in Barcelona), activities, talks (storytelling “Historical Women”; Khalida Popal – the 1^st women´s football team of Afganistan; MaceloD2 and comedy shows  – how to fight populism with culture) and comedy (Friday 4^th from 18:45 to 2:00 and Saturday 6^th from 19:00 to 1:45)

☑ From 4 ^th to 7 ^th July we have rock and roll in Barcelona. Rock Festival Barcelona brings us famous names and rock legends like ZZT, Leo Jimenez and much more.

Here is the full program. You can purchase 1 Day ticket or passes for all 4 days. For those that have 4 day passes and want to get the wristband before, they can do it on Fnac starting with Tuesday July 2^nd from 10:30 to 20:30.

☑ From 18 ^th to 20 ^th July; Music, Creativity and Technology on Sonar Festival.

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The 26^th edition of Sonar Festival arrives in Barcelona this summer with the most on trend DJ. Here is the full program.

After the sun goes down on Sónar by Day the action continues across town at the epic venue for Sónar by Night, where the best producers and Dj’s in the world keep the party going until the sun comes up again. 

Also you have the chance to attend a FREE show, part of the festival, underground, at Arc de Triomf metro station on Friday 5^th July at 8 PM. This year’s show will be performed by the Barcelona producer MANS O, playing a number of tracks from his recent triple album “Three Stages of Change Appreciation”.

☑ From 11^th to 28^th July, on MNAC you can play, dance and perform on White Bouncy Castle. You are invited to the museum to enjoy the White Bouncy Castle (a white inflatable castle, 45 m long), a choreographic object designed by dancers and choreographers William Forsythe and Dana Caspersen.

The installation inevitably gets visitors involved in the kinetic idiosyncrasy of the White Bouncy Castle, a place where there are no spectators, only participants. The choreography that appears, accompanied by Joel Ryan’ssoundtrack, is the result of complete physical destabilization and the resulting social absurdity, the euphoria of the contagious and, in some cases, addictive situation.

Admission: 2 euros

☑ From 4^th to 14^th July 2019 Barcelona will experience the world’s largest event comprising all the world championship roller sports disciplines as regulated by the World Skate international federation – World Roller Games Barcelona 2019.

During eleven days intensive competition, the World Roller Games will see more than 4,000 athletes in action and will crown the world’s best in eleven very diverse disciplines such as Alpine, Artistic, Roller Freestyle, Downhill, Inline Freestyle, Inline Hockey, Rink Hockey, Roller Derby, Scooter, Speed and Skateboarding. Check the website for full program and prices.

☑ From 21^st July until 27^th September you can listen as much Blues as you want at Poble Español at “Noches de Blues”. Starting from 21^st July, if you are a blues lover, every Thursday you can listen different artists on Poble Español, here the list with all the details.

This month we have 2 popular parties: Raval quarter & Poble Sec.

☑ From 12^th to 16^th July we have Raval Quarter Party– Festa Major Del Raval.

These celebrations are made in honor of the Virgen del Carmen, patron of the main parish of the neighborhood. During 4 days the streets will be full with activities and events. There will be music, dance, children´s activities, popular meals, giant, devils, and theater.

Free admission

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☑ From 19^th to 28^th July we have another popular celebration, the Poble Sec neighborhood annual party – Festa Major Del PobleSec. The Poble Sec is a popular quarter of Barcelona belonging to the district Sants-Montjuïc and is located between the Plaça d’Espanya, the Avinguda del Parallel and Ronda del Litoral.  At this event you can enjoy all kinds of activities; from Castellers – a catalan culture symbol until live music, concert, workshops and popular diner.

Free admission

Cinema on Open Air

This summer you have 3 options to enjoy a nice movie in a cool and nice atmosphere.

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☑ On Saturdays starting from 29^th June until 23^rd September we have Mecal Air Festivals at the Design Museum.

This is the longest-running outdoor cinema and this is the 11^th edition. On Mecal Air you can see some of the best short films of this year, on each night will be different themed sessions as Voyage Voyage, Comedy, Erotic and Horror.

For full program check the link.

Free admission

 

☑ From 28^th June until 2^nd August – Open-air cinema at the Montjuic castle. This open-air cinema is already a classical in Barcelona agenda as is at his 9^th season. Live music, short films, program variety, accessible price, beautiful location are some of this event highlights

For full program and prices check here.

 

☑ From 27^th June until 1^st August every Thursday you can enjoy a movie on Barcelona beach. Bring some snacks, a towel, your bath suite and a good company as durring Thursdays starting at 21:00 you have planes on Sant Sebastia beach in Barcelona. You can see alternatives movies produced in Spain, France, USA and Russia. For full program and details check this.

Free admission

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Beside of nice weather and the first days of summer, in Barcelona this month you will have plenty of events where you can take unforgettable photos and capture unique moments.

Bellow you can learn all about what to do in Barcelona this June 2019.

An inside view of what you can do in Barcelona JUNE 2019, once of them are FREE

6^th to 10^th June – foodie festival Tast a Las Rambla.

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The culinary festival Tast a La Rambla celebrates its sixth edition from 6^th  to 10^th of June, consolidated as a must for all gastronomy fans. The fair will feature the participation of the best stoves in the city. About fifty restaurants scattered in different areas on the Rambla de Santa Mónica: signature cuisine, traditional cuisine, tapas and dishes and pastry shops.

Ticket: FREE

8^th to 9^th June;  Matsuri Traditional Japanese Festival in Barcelona.

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If you want to taste Japanese culture and tradition come at the Moll de la Fusta between 12 noon and 9 pm; you can get close to Japanese culture without leaving Barcelona. Enjoy live music and traditional Japanese dances as well as its gastronomy, fashion and traditional toys. A festival for all ages and a good photo opportunity for you!

Artists who will participate in the 2019 edition:

Natsuko Sugano (drummer of the group Sado ga Shimai).

Chieko Kojima (popular Japanese dances).

Naito Tetsuro and Tomoko Takeda (from the Dongara Tomorou group, they will play the Taiko).

Ako Tomine (traditional Japanese folk songs accompanied by accordion).

Rai Tateishi (will play the Shinobue and the Nôkan, which are transverse flutes).

Shogo Yoshii (specialist in Taiko drum, flute Fue and violin Kokyu).

Ticket: FREE

8^th  June; Fifty years of the Castellers of Barcelona.

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Come to see how the famous Human Tower is built. Don´t forget to bring your camera!

On June 8^th  Barcelona will celebrate exactly half a century of the first pillar of quarter red rose in the Vendrell. And this very day the Castellers of Barcelona will celebrate it with a commemorative festival in the Plaza de Sant Jaume (6:00 pm). If you are interested to see with your own eyes one of the most important Catalan tradition, be at the City Hall square with half an hour ahead as will be crowded.

Ticket: FREE

8^th to 10^th June – Los Cors Muts

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3 days full of color and party in Barceloneta and Raval quarter.

If you like to take street photography and funny situations, here is the place to be with your camera.

Every year for Pentecost, you can see humorous groupings parade through the streets of Barceloneta disguised and bland objects of an excessive size. The members of the coral dance through the streets of the neighborhood wearing the emblem of their group under a rain of confetti.

 You can see them Saturday 8^th in the morning (from 8 AM to 12PM) and Monday afternoon (starting with 5 PM).

 Ticket: FREE

14^th to 16^th JUNE – Moto GP

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As every year you can enjoy a spectacular motorbike race at Circuit de Barcelona, in the town of Montmelo – 25 km north of Barcelona. Here you can buy your ticket for 1 or 3 days, also you have discount for seniors and packs for families.

20^th to 23^rd JUNE – Corpus Christi and “Ou com Balla”

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The Corpus Christi is dating from 14^th century making it one of the oldest known celebrations in Barcelona. It takes place 60 days after Easter Sunday and this year we´ll be celebrated from 20^th to 23 ^th of June. Sunday, in front of the Cathedral, you can be part of the mass following by a main parade where you´lll find the paper-mache Giants and Beasts dancing. But the most unusual and popular event when we celebrate Corpus in Barcelona is Ou com balla translated to “the dancing egg”. The Cathedral fountain is decorated with flowers and cherries and at the top of the spurting water it is an egg that you will see it dancing joyfully during these 4 full days.

Ticket: FREE

23^rd June – Sant Joan´s Night

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As every year, The night of San Juan – Summer Solstice – will be held in the city with all kinds of activities, parties and, above all, many fireworks and fireworks. We can say that is one of the craziest nights of the summer season as thousands of firecrackers will explode every minute all night long. A classic option is to go to the beaches of Barcelona, ​​where thousands of people celebrate San Juan until the sun rises.

Beside all that noise and party also we celebrate Sant Joan night with massive bonfire that symbolizes the renewal and purification. Is not a single bonfire, normally are several, each neighborhood organize his own bonfire but, one more time, on Barceloneta are the most impressive one.

As we are crazy with pastry, obvious we have a special one for this celebration called Coca de Sant Joan, normally we eat it on the night of the 23^rd.

Ticket: FREE

If you have an expensive camera, think twice if you´ll take it with you, as you never know how this night will end.

28^th to 29^th –   Barcelona Gay Pride

A event full of color, diversity and fun. This year´s edition is dedicated to families as LOVE is the concept that transpires.

The Pride Parade will take place on Saturday 9^th and start at 6 PM from Jardins de les Tres Xemeneis going to Av Parallel and ends at Plaza Espanya. Everyone can join it! Also are a lot of activities for kids (if you travel with your family). On the program you have also concerts, games, water fights and a lot of parties.

Ticket: FREE

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