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The Spanish rock band Pereza (Spanish for "Laziness") will host a concert in Barcelona. It will take place in Poble Espanyol, a small town in Barcelona with different architectural styles from all over Spain. This group from Barajas (Madrid) composed of 2 guys named Leiva and Rubén exits since 2001. Until today they recorded 6 albums.

 

 

Kosmopolis is one of the main literature events which takes place in Barcelona. During 5 days, visitors can explore new themes, genres and formats that reflect the festival's innovative spirit through its core structural sections: the spoken word, the printed word and the electronic word.

This event is the 6th edition and it will take place in CCCB (Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona) in the city centre. Writers, essayists and novelists from all around the world will be part of Kosmopolis.

 

La Cursa de la Mercè is a 10 k fun run through the city of Barcelona and its most emblematic and beautiful sights and streets. This great sports event has now been taking place for more than 30 years and still enjoys great popularity so that each year more than 10 000 people take part. The idea of the run is motivating all kinds of people to join –no matter of their physical condition– in order to promote the idea of exercising for an overall better well-being.

 

Every year on September 11th the Catalonians celebrate their national day –the celebration commemorates the fall of the city into the hands of the Bourbon monarchy in 1714 during the Spanish Succession.

During this special commemoration the city celebrates with concerts, demonstrations, parades, and proud Catalonians hang the Catalonian flag from their balconies. Furthermore, flowers are laid down in front of the monuments of Rafael Casanova and General Moragues who fought against the Bourbon army.

 

The BAM festival is a huge annual event in Barcelona where different kinds of music is presented to the public for free. The festival is an integral part of Barcelona’s festival culture and usually consists of more than 50 different musical acts and dance performances.

 

 

 

La Festa Major is a huge annual festival in Sitges, which is a city near Barcelona. There you can see different costumes and performers like some giants, people dressed in big paper heads and some other costumes. There will be music and live performances.

 

European athletics championships will be held at Montjuic olympic stadium in the end of July. The venue will be organized already for the 20th time, so it will a huge event. Tickets are already on sale in ticket office.

 

This year, the 20th edition of ArtFutura will take place in several cities in Spain. This event will take place in Barcelona as well. ArtFutura delves into the world of new media, videogames, interactive design and digital animation. Its activities include conferences, workshops, interactive installations, exhibitions and live performances.

 

If you are interested in reading books, then don't miss Barcelona's Book Fair. This is the 59th Book Fair in Barcelona and during this fair, many stands along Passeig de Gracia will offer a huge range of new and old books. So if you are still looking for a special book, a special old one or something else, then have a look at this place.

 

 

Joaquín Sabina one of the most famous singers of the Spanish-speaking world will come to Barcelona this September to host a concert. Having fully recovered from the stroke he had suffered from in 2005 he is now back on the stage and performing better than ever. The concert will be an exciting event that is not to be missed.

 

At the Wine and Cava Show, vintners from Catalonia present their cavas and wines from this region. Spectators  can for example taste wine like Alt Penedés rosés and red wines from the Priorat area. The event is held around Moll de Bosch i Alsina area.

 

 

The Hipnotik is very popular Hip Hop festival in Barcelona, which consists of many different elements. It offers a wide range of concerts, competitions and workshops for everybody to participate and prizes for the winners of the competitions are offered. The workshops focus on various disciplines related to Hip Hop such as song writing and production, however, inscription fees have to be paid for those.

 

This year, in 2010, it will be the 6th Busker's Festival in Barcelona. This is festival of street music which celebrates the cultural diversity of Barcelona through music. Everywhere in the city, you can find buskers from all around the world which are giving concerts as well as dance performances. Especially in the old city, you can find a lot of musicians.This festival last 4 days from Thursday 5 August until Sunday 8 August 2010.

 

Seal concert in Barcelona to perform numbers from his latest album "Soul".

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a new album, SOUL, on Warner Bros. Records on November 11, 2008. It is the best-selling artist's sixth studio album and was created in partnership with legendary producer David Foster.

SOUL is comprised of twelve classic soul songs that each evokes their own drama, emotion and romance. Seal brings his unique, signature style to the album and found a great collaborative spirit working with Foster.

 

Docupolis Film Festival which takes place in October 2010 in Barcelona is an international Film Festival. Some of the most talented and committed stage directors will attend this festival. Catergories such as world cinema, European films and Spanish documentaries are shown. It takes place the famous Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona.

 

 

Each year from 23 to 26 September, la fiesta de la Mèrce takes place in Barcelona. This is one of the biggest festivals in Barcelona which is held in honour of the city's patroness "La Mèrce". It is also named  "Fiesta Mayor" (main festival) as it is the largest and colourful festival of Barcelona. Concerts, dancing performances, human towers (castellers), parades and spectacular costumes are organised during these days.

 

 

Alejandro Sanz is a famous Spanish singer-songwriter who became in 2004 the Grammy-award for his album No es lo mismo . With his Latin pop and soulful ballads he entertains crowds of thousands and soon, he will give a concert in the huge Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona where he will performs tracks from his latest album, Paraíso Express.

 

 

The Parc de la Ciutadella annually exhibits Asian culture, art and customs, representing the diversity of the continent. Throughout the festival week visitors can sample arts, crafts and cuisines from across Asia. Music and dance performances are organised.

 

 

The Joan Gamper Thropy (Catalan: Trofeu Joan Gamper) is an annual football tournament hosted by the FC Barcelona prior to the football season kick-off in fall. It is one of various trophies competed for in Spain during the otherwise football free summer time. Enric Llaudet, a former club president originally established the tournament and named it Joan Gamper –one of the founders, players, and later presidents of the club. Every year usually different prestigious clubs from Latin America, Italy, England or Germany send their teams to compete for the trophy, with the host club –FC Barcelona – being the most frequent winner of the trophy.

 

This week long festival in the Gracia neighbourhood of Barcelona usually opens on 15th August every year. The Festa Major de Gracia is the biggest of the local neighbourhood festivals in Barcelona and basically a big street party with many wonderful Catalan traditions and a full programme of concerts and activities. The streets of Gracia will be full every night during the festival.

 

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