What’s On in Barcelona This Weekend: Nov. 13-15

Barcelona’s weekend of Nov. 13-15 has metal and jazz on Friday, a stadium-size pop-rock show and a fire run through Sant Martí on Saturday, and neighborhood parades on Sunday. Most of the exhibitions below are free, and several end this weekend or soon after.

The details come from the Ajuntament de Barcelona (city council) events listing on Open Data BCN.

Concerts and live music

Concert “Amon Amarth” is on Friday, Nov. 13 at 19:00 in Sala Sant Jordi Club, Passeig Olímpic 5 (Sants-Montjuïc). The Swedish death metal band plays with two other Swedish acts, one of them Orbit Culture. General admission is 64.9 € plus booking fees.

Concert “La Segona de Mahler” is Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrección”, with conductor Ludovic Morlot, the OBC orchestra and the Orfeó Català choir. It runs Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 19:00 in Sala 1 Pau Casals, Carrer de Lepant 150 (Eixample). Tickets cost from 20 to 58 € plus booking fees.

Concert “Remei de Ca La Fresca” brings a quartet from Arbúcies to Razzmatazz, C Almogàvers 122 (Sant Martí), on Friday, Nov. 13 at 20:00. General admission is 21 €.

Concert “Samara Joy” is a jazz vocal show at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer del Palau de la Música 2 (Ciutat Vella), on Friday, Nov. 13 at 21:00. Tickets run from 38 to 72 € plus booking fees.

Concert “Bryan Adams” is on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 21:00 at Palau Sant Jordi, Pg Olímpic 5 (Sants-Montjuïc), part of the ‘Roll With The Punches 2026’ tour. Tickets cost from 43 to 62 € plus booking fees.

Concert “Buhos” features the band from Calafell on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 20:30 at the Palau de la Música Catalana (Ciutat Vella). General admission is 32 € plus booking fees.

Exhibitions

Exposició ‘Cartografia Besòs’ shows Eva Parey’s visual archive of the communities along the Besòs river, which she has built since 2007. It is free at Oliva Artés, Museu d’Història de Barcelona, Carrer d’Espronceda 142 (Sant Martí), from 10:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and runs until Nov. 28. A presentation takes place Sunday, Nov. 15 at 11:00.

Exposició ‘Visibles’ is about women in rural and farming life, told through Rosa Pruna i Esteve, a farmer from Llerona. It is free at the Museu d’Història de Catalunya, Plaça de Pau Vila 3 (Ciutat Vella), and closes Sunday, Nov. 15. Hours are 10:00 to 19:00 on Friday and Saturday and 10:00 to 14:30 on Sunday.

Exposició ‘Construint un Horitzó. Barcelona i Gaza, un pont al Mediterrani’ looks at the ties between Barcelona and Gaza. It is free at Oliva Artés (Sant Martí), open Friday from 10:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 20:00. It runs to Dec. 13.

Parades, fire runs and festivals

49è Correfoc de Festa Major is a fire run, where people dance among fireworks, on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 20:15, free. It starts at Plaça de Carme Montoriol (Sant Martí). The listing bans carrying firecrackers because a spark could ignite them, and bans throwing them at the fire procession.

XII Trobada de Dracs i tabals Manel Gómez is a day of popular culture with vermouth, music and dragon figures from several towns. It is on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 12:00 to 22:00 at Parc de les Rieres d’Horta, Av Estatut de Catalunya 21 (Horta-Guinardó), free.

XXV Edició ‘San Xibeco i Santa Quinta’ is a neighborhood festival in Plaça de les Treballadores de la Harry Walker (Nou Barris) on Saturday, Nov. 14. A proclamation is at 11:30, a parade with Banda Patilla at 12:00 and live music at 16:30. Entry is free.

Cercavila de Festa Major is a parade with giants, stick dancers and percussion on Sunday, Nov. 15. Groups gather at 11:00 at Rambleta de Selva de Mar, Carrer de la Selva de Mar 215 (Sant Martí), and the parade starts at 12:00. It is free.

For families

Visita dinamitzada ‘Fàbriques i rols en joc’ is a guided, role-playing visit about 19th-century industrial society for families with children aged 6 and over. It is on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 11:00 at the Museu d’Història de Catalunya (Ciutat Vella). Entry is 2 €, with a 25% discount for Amics del Museu, and tickets must be bought in advance.

Before you go

Paid concerts add booking fees to the listed prices, and the guided family visit requires a ticket in advance. Opening hours differ by day, so check each event page before setting out. For getting around on weekend nights, see the guide to Metro hours and night buses.

Event details come from Open Data BCN (Ajuntament de Barcelona), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. Programs change and events sell out: check the event page before you go.