Barcelona’s best-loved festival, Sant Jordi, is here
On 23rd April, Barcelona is filled with books and roses. Saint George’s Day, the Diada de Sant Jordi, is one of Barcelonians’ best-loved festivals and is a day-long celebration of love and literature.
Books, magazines, comics or anything you want to read
Specialised bookshops, bookshops with cafés, comic book and manga stores, contemporary literature… in Barcelona you’ll find the perfect bookshop where you’ll find everything you want to read. Discover them all here!
For Sant Jordi, the streets are lined with stalls selling books and roses, and you can get your favourite author to sign their latest book. Sant Jordi coincides with UNESCO’s World Book Day and the city hosts a wide range of cultural events. Which one will you go to?
A rose, a book to nourish the spirit… and things to do that are filled with love. Celebrate Sant Jordi, love, culture and literature with our pick of things to do. You’re bound to fall in love with them!
The VR metaverse comes to Barcelona with this fascinating immersive experience inside a vast 1000m2 venue. Come and enjoy digital and experimental art.
Come and experience the thrill of listening to one of the world’s finest tenors. The masterful voice of Andrea Bocelli will fill the Palau Sant Jordi with two unique concerts.
On 18th May, you can experience culture in a different way. Barcelona’s museums will be open until the early hours (from 7pm to 1am) so you can visit them all… free of charge!
There’s not long to go until one of Barcelona’s most eagerly awaited festivals. Get ready to enjoy live sets by Phoenix, Pulp, Vampire Weekend, Lana del Rey, The National, Justice, PJ Harvey, Róisín Murphy, Yo la Tengo, Ethel Cain and many, many more at the latest edition of the indie festival par excellence.
