What to do in Barcelona for free
Do you want to enjoy Barcelona without spending money? You should know that in Barcelona there are a variety of cultural, tourist and artistic options with which you can spend an unforgettable time without paying a single cent. In this article we are going to discover what to do in Barcelona for free so that you can choose the plan that best suits your needs and, thus, know how to get the most out of your visit to the Catalan capital.
Free tourist attractions
We start by detailing some of the free activities that you can do in Barcelona and with which you will discover emblematic spaces of Barcelona such as parks, fountains and even cemeteries.
- Horta labyrinth: free Wednesday and Sunday
In the neighborhood of Horta is where this curious park that is designed as a labyrinth. It is located in an old farm and inside it includes a neoclassical garden and a romantic one, spaces where he even recorded some of the scenes that made up the movie "El Perfume". The days that you can visit for free are on Wednesdays and Sundays, the rest of the day you will have to pay a ticket.
- Fountains of Montjuic
It is a tourist attraction of the city as it offers a free show of music and lights that can be enjoyed without paying a single euro. In winter season (from October to April) you can enjoy the show on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 pm to 9 pm uninterrupted but in the summer you can see from Thursday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Cemetery of Poblenou
Located in the same neighborhood that gives it its name, in Poblenou, it was built in 1775 and was the first civil cemetery in the city. It is a neoclassical architectural example that overflows with art in its funerary sculptures. This space offers guided tours that are free on the first and third Sunday of each month in a visit that shows you a historical and artistic tour of the city of the nineteenth century.
Museums and free exhibitions in Barcelona
If what you like is art and exhibitions, in Barcelona you will also find options open to the public thanks to which you will discover the most artistic and sensitive city. Here we discover them:
- MNAC: free access on Saturdays from 3pm
The National Museum of Art of Catalonia is a space that includes a large collection of medieval art and in which you will make an interesting journey through the Renaissance, Baroque and Modernism. It is usually a paid museum but on Saturdays from 3pm you can visit for free.
- Palau de la Virreina
Besides being a building that is worth visiting because it is one of the best examples of Baroque architecture, it is a space that hosts different exhibitions, especially photography and whose access is free.
- Free museums on Sundays
On Sundays from 3pm there are a lot of museums in Barcelona with free access. These are spaces such as the emblematic Picasso Museum, the CCCB, the Museum of History of Barcelona (MUHBA), the Museum of History of Catalonia or the Museu Blau.
In Barcelona there are also nights where you can visit some museums.
Free shows in Barcelona
The world of culture and urban leisure can also be enjoyed without having to pay entrance. Spread over the city of Barcelona you will find a wide variety of bars and establishments with cultural activities with free admission . Here we discover some of the best options.
- Live music for free in Barcelona
If what you are going for is the music and the concerts you will like to know that there is a large number of bars with a stable and free program of musical events. For example, in the neighborhood of Gracia we find L'Astrolabi that sometimes offers free concerts and, in other occasions, it is possible that a minimum consumption is required. In the same neighborhood is another of the great, the Helioglòbal, expert in more intimate sessions and modern and contemporary music.
In the Raval neighborhood you will find the 23 Robadors, one of the most popular spaces in Barcelona where you will find blues, jazz and flamenco jam sessions . It is also advisable to check the agenda of the FNAC centers because you will frequently see concerts of your favorite artists who present their new works for free and open to the public.
- Performing arts for free in Barcelona
If you like theater or dance, you should know that there are some spaces in the city with a varied program in which this type of event is included. For example, Casa Amèrica or Casa Asia are two public institutions that usually offer this type of specialized programming in authors of these lands.
But they are not the only ones, the network of civic centers of the city is the one that offers the most programming of this type. To know it, you will only have to consult the agenda of each civic center and, thus, be up to date. As a point of note, the centers specializing in theater are Center Cívic Drassanes, Center Cívic Cotxeres Borrell and Center Cívic Parc Sandaru.
