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Fiesta Mayor de GràciaFrom August 15 to 21The Fiestas of Gràcia have a long tradition and are one of the most famous in Barcelona for the various organized activities, but mainly for the decoration of the streets and balconies. But the important thing is to participate, a competition between the streets is organized and prizes for the three best decorated streets are granted. Oh, and the themes are secret until the day when the festivities begin. There is as well another competition, the decoration of the balconies in which each neighbor can participate. And this year the Fiesta will be very special celebrating its 200th anniversary!

Extreme Sailing SeriesFrom July 20 to 23Barcelona will host for the first time the Extreme Sailing Series, an extreme sailing competition near the coast that travels 8 countries on 3 continents for 10 months. On the occasion of the event, the city will be filled with free activities around the sail and the public can follow the show from the Village or from the beach of Sant Sebastià, in an accessible way and totally free

The world of Giorgio de Chirico: dream or realityFrom July 19 to October 22This exhibition shows us the main creative stages of Giorgio de Chirico (Volos, 1888 - Rome, 1978). His work was a constant research in different fields, which was reflected in different artistic periods: an early metaphysical period of 1910 (best known) to his neometaphysical period between 1968 and 1976.

BachcelonaFrom July 19 to 255th edition of the Bach Festival of Barcelona, an international festival with performers from all over Europe coming to Barcelona to perform the music of the German genius in some of the most emblematic areas of the city such as the Palau de la Música, the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site or the courtyard of the Frederic Marès Museum. This year's edition begins at the Palau de la Música with a minor Mass concert with an unprecedented approach: they will be based on the original material that inspired Bach to write it, which will allow us to understand the genesis of this essential work. The festival will end at the Frederic Marès Museum with a MontRubí wine tasting and music from the BZM chamber choir.

Bomba Estéreo in BarcelonaAugust 31Bomba Estéreo is a musical group of great international prestige that started in 2005 in Bogotá, Colombia, which fuses electronic music, rock, reggae and rap with rhythms of the Caribbean region of the country, such as cumbia and champeta.

St. John's NightJune 23 and 24The Night of San Juan, the verbena, the night of the firecrackers, the bonfires and the coca (of San Juan), a Christian holiday of pagan origin with bonfires, fireworks and firecrackers. Although celebrated the night of 23rd to 24th of June, it is associated with the summer solstice (June 21) and pagan rites, with bonfires, sought to increase the power of the sun on its way to the winter solstice. The fire, in turn, was serving as a purifying function in people who watched it. If you see a fire, stop and look at it

Music in the parksUntil August 31The complete program of Music in the parks is already known. As we announced, the opening was last Saturday at the Parc de la Barceloneta and the closing concert will be held on August 31st in the Clot Park with Monica Green. Between the two dates, the music will sound in the Parc de la Ciutadella, the Parc Joan Miró, the marsh of Vallvidriera and many other green spaces

Barcelona Design WeekUntil June 14The Barcelona Design Week (BDW), organized by BCD Barcelona Design Center, is an essential event on design, creativity and innovation, and one of the most important in the international calendar. The BDW is aimed at companies, entrepreneurs and professionals of the sector, but also the general public. This 12th edition will offer a 9-day program with more than 100 activities.

Grec Festival of BarcelonaFrom the 1st to the 31st of JulyThe Barcelona Grec Festival is a festival with theater, dance, music and circus with a long tradition (this year celebrates the 41th edition). It is not just the main cultural attraction of the Barcelona summer, but also a reference in the European calendar of festivals. This year's edition of Grec has been structured into two large groups of shows (El Grec de Montjuïc: the most international festival, and Grec_ciutat: a reflection of local creation), as well as organizing an extensive program of parallel activities with several entities of the city (especially the factories of creation and the libraries). There will be a total of 102 shows (40 theater, 43 music, 15 dance and 4 circus), 412 sessions, 145,725 tickets for sale, 27 absolute premieres, 32 international productions, 10 family shows and a 43% of shows by a woman in the role of authorship, direction or choreography.

Discount cards to visit BarcelonaTo save money when visiting Barcelona it is a good idea to buy discount cards and combined tickets that offer discounts to enter the best museums, the major tourist attractions and to have flat rate using public transport in Barcelona. In addition to money, you can save time because in many cases you can avoid the long lines that are formed to buy tickets at the places of interest. We present here the most important cards.