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Barcelona's festival year runs from early June to late September, and much of it happens on one stretch of seafront concrete: the Parc del Fòrum. Add Sónar's electronic weekend in L'Hospitalet, a month of summer concerts in Poble Espanyol and a week of free shows across the city for La Mercè.
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Music festivals in Barcelona
The season starts at the Parc del Fòrum, the big paved esplanade where Diagonal meets the sea. Primavera Sound takes it over in early June with indie, rock, pop, rap and electronic stages spread along the waterfront, and the Primavera a la Ciutat programme puts extra shows in clubs and halls around town in the same week. A couple of weeks later Sónar, the festival of electronic music, creativity and technology, fills its June weekend. It used to split into Sónar by Day at Fira Montjuïc and Sónar by Night at Fira Gran Via; it now runs as one festival at Fira Gran Via in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, just over the city line, from late afternoon until morning, while the Sónar+D talks and exhibitions stay in the centre.
July brings Cruïlla back to the Fòrum: four days of mixed line-ups where rock veterans, pop, hip-hop and a large share of Catalan acts share the bill with comedy and street art. At the same time Alma Festival, the former Festival Jardins Pedralbes, runs a month-long series of seated and standing concerts in the Plaza Mayor of Poble Espanyol on Montjuïc - one artist a night, from flamenco and jazz to pop and Latin. In August Brunch Electronik turns the Fòrum into a daytime electronic festival with house and techno from the afternoon into the evening, followed by afterparties in the city's clubs. The year closes in late September with La Mercè, the city's festa major: more than a hundred free concerts on stages from Plaça de Catalunya and Moll de la Fusta to the Rambla del Raval, including the BAM (Barcelona Acció Musical) programme of new and local acts.
A few things locals know. Barcelona runs late: headliners at the Fòrum often go on after midnight and the last sets finish near dawn. The metro (line L4 to El Maresme | Fòrum, trams T4) runs until midnight Monday to Thursday, until 2am on Friday and all night on Saturday, so check which night you are going and know your night bus (the N lines) as a backup. June and July afternoons on the Fòrum's concrete are hot with little shade - bring water, sunscreen and a hat, and save your energy for the late sets.
Common questions
When is festival season in Barcelona?+
From early June to late September. Primavera Sound and Sónar come in June, Cruïlla and the Alma summer concerts in July, Brunch Electronik in August, and La Mercè's free concerts close the season in late September. Mood lists what is on sale right now.
Where is the Parc del Fòrum and how do I get there?+
At the eastern end of Avinguda Diagonal, on the seafront by Sant Adrià. Take metro L4 to El Maresme | Fòrum or tram T4. The metro runs all night on Saturdays but stops earlier on other nights, so plan a night bus home. Check Mood for current Fòrum festival dates.
Is Sónar still in two venues?+
No. Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night have been merged into a single festival at Fira Gran Via in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, running from late afternoon into the early morning. The Sónar+D talks and exhibitions stay in central Barcelona. Current tickets are on Mood.
Are there free music festivals in Barcelona?+
Yes. La Mercè in late September puts on more than a hundred free open-air concerts across the city, and Primavera a la Ciutat adds city shows around Primavera Sound, some of them free. Ticketed festivals and parties are listed on Mood.