November is almost here and along with that, all the new events of Barcelona. Here are our recommendations.
Halloween and All Saints Day
Monday 31st of October is the celebration of Halloween and on Tuesday 1st of November is the All Saints Day. Halloween is not a Spanish or Catalan tradition, but it has been celebrated in a big way. In Barcelona there are many fancy dress and costume parties, and kids are doing the “trick and treat”, or as it is called in Spanish, the “truco o trato”.
The All Saints Day is a public holiday in Spain. The tourist shops and attractions will still be open. One of the traditions in Barcelona on 1st of November is called “La Castanyada” which means “chestnut time” and it is a tradition of eating roasted chestnuts, sweet potatoes and drinking sweet muscatel wine. The “Castanyers i Castanyeres” roast and sell them on the streets.
The Barcelona International Jazz Festival
The 25th International Jazz Festival is taking place from 20th of October until 16th of December. In November there is going to be jazz concerts every day in different places around Barcelona.
Some of the concerts are free and for some is necessary to buy a ticket. You can get more information and buy the tickets here.
Guided Tour of the Fundació Joan Miró
On Sunday 6th of November a group of local architects, El Globus Vermell, organizes a guided tour around the Fundació Joan Miró in Montjüic. The building is opened in year 1975 and designed by architect Josep Lluis Sert. The tour delves into the style and techniques of the Catalan avant-garde architecture.
The tour is held every first Sunday of every month and lasting one hour and 15 minutes. Guided tour in English starts at 11 am, in Spanish and Catalan at 12.30 pm. The tour is free but the places are limited.
More information here.
World Press Photo exhibition
From 10th of November until 11th of December is held the yearly exhibition of World Press Photo. It is the most important and recognized annual competition of press photo.
The exhibition takes place in Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and the opening hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 11 am to 20 pm. More information here.
Don’t forget the monthly flea market called Fleadonia held first Sunday of every month in El Raval, in Filmoteca de Catalunya from 11 am to 18 am.
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