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In About Barcelona we have information of things that are happening in the city, events, fairs, congresses, or popular events that will take place together with Festivals and Concerts, Sporting Events and Art Exhibitions. Also information on interesting places to vist and what we like to call our favourite places, museums and outdoor sculptures. And if you are interested, we can provide your Barcelona Accommodation for your stay during the events, congresses or Festivals you are willing to participate.
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Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fall is coming and the fair season in Barcelona begins to get interesting. One o f the first events of this season will be the 30th Edition of the International Book Fair Liber 2012. The Liber International fair is an annual event that alternates the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. This year the fair will take place in the Hall 1 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira Barcelona in l’Hopitalet, from October 3 rd to 5th.
This year’s edition in Barcelona will bring Paraguay as a guest of honor and there are various cultural, recreational and literary activities organized...
Liber 2012 International Book Fair
Fall is coming and the fair season in Barcelona begins to get interesting. One o f the first events of this season will be the 30th Edition of the International Book Fair Liber 2012. The Liber International fair is an annual event that alternates the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. This year the fair will take place in the Hall 1 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira Barcelona in l’Hopitalet, from October 3 rd to 5th.
This year’s edition in Barcelona will bring Paraguay as a guest of honor and there are various cultural, recreational and literary activities organized...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira Barcelona, Gran Via Venue March 2011
This new edition of the Sonimagfoto & Multimedia trade show has modified the dates and venue of the event.
For a greater synergy with the graphic art sector the Sonimagfoto & Multimedia show will be held for the first time parallel to Graphispag 2011, the leading trade show for the graphics industry in Spain which attracts more than 50,000 trade visitors. The nexus between these two shows is digital graphic technology, which is bringing photographic processes and graphics services closer together. Graphispag 2011 will be showcasing...
Sonimagfoto & Multimedia 2011
Fira Barcelona, Gran Via Venue March 2011
This new edition of the Sonimagfoto & Multimedia trade show has modified the dates and venue of the event.
For a greater synergy with the graphic art sector the Sonimagfoto & Multimedia show will be held for the first time parallel to Graphispag 2011, the leading trade show for the graphics industry in Spain which attracts more than 50,000 trade visitors. The nexus between these two shows is digital graphic technology, which is bringing photographic processes and graphics services closer together. Graphispag 2011 will be showcasing...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira de Barcelona and the Port Vell - November 2010
The 49th edition of the annual Barcelona International Boat Show (Salon Nautico), the biggest in Spain and one of the top events of its kind in Europe, will be presenting all the services, products and innovations in every sector of the nautical industry in the classical venues of the Show.
At the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira it will be located the five traditional themed Areas:
The Innovation zone will be showcasing the new projects from design centers and R+D+I projects, engineering practices...
Salon Nautico - Barcelona 49th International Boat Show
Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira de Barcelona and the Port Vell - November 2010
The 49th edition of the annual Barcelona International Boat Show (Salon Nautico), the biggest in Spain and one of the top events of its kind in Europe, will be presenting all the services, products and innovations in every sector of the nautical industry in the classical venues of the Show.
At the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira it will be located the five traditional themed Areas:
The Innovation zone will be showcasing the new projects from design centers and R+D+I projects, engineering practices...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
The 28th Edition of The International Book Fair Liber 2010 will return in September to Barcelona. The Liber International fair is an annual event that alternates the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. This year’s edition in Barcelona will bring Puerto Rico as a guest of honor. The Liber Book Fair will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Hall 1 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira Barcelona, bringing the latest news in the market and with numerous workshops to discuss challenges and opportunities of the national and international future of the publishing industry.
Promoted...
Liber 2010 International Book Fair
The 28th Edition of The International Book Fair Liber 2010 will return in September to Barcelona. The Liber International fair is an annual event that alternates the cities of Madrid and Barcelona. This year’s edition in Barcelona will bring Puerto Rico as a guest of honor. The Liber Book Fair will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Hall 1 of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira Barcelona, bringing the latest news in the market and with numerous workshops to discuss challenges and opportunities of the national and international future of the publishing industry.
Promoted...
Fairs and Congresses > Congresses
The 20th Anniversary of the European Respiratory Society will be celebrated in Barcelona during the annual Congress. This is the Year of the Lung and special scientific and social events are being planned for the 2010 ERS Congress. The sessions, which involve leading experts in respiratory medicine, but also in other areas, cover the entire spectrum of research and practice in respiratory medicine, from cell and molecular biology, through clinical diagnosis and management to prevention of public health.
The Symposia will cover the most recent topics on research and clinical practice, including,...
European Respiratory Society
The 20th Anniversary of the European Respiratory Society will be celebrated in Barcelona during the annual Congress. This is the Year of the Lung and special scientific and social events are being planned for the 2010 ERS Congress. The sessions, which involve leading experts in respiratory medicine, but also in other areas, cover the entire spectrum of research and practice in respiratory medicine, from cell and molecular biology, through clinical diagnosis and management to prevention of public health.
The Symposia will cover the most recent topics on research and clinical practice, including,...
Fairs and Congresses > Congresses
Gran Via Venue – Fira Barcelona, June 2010
The Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association will celebrate its 15th anniversary in Barcelona, Spain, from June 10-13 of 2010.
The European Hematology Association (EHA) aims to promote excellence in clinical practice, research and education in European hematology, and the congresses have become the most significant hematology meeting in Europe, offering presentations of latest research, relevant both to basic scientists and clinical scientists as well as state of the art education sessions for clinicians and hematologists...
15th Congress of EHA
Gran Via Venue – Fira Barcelona, June 2010
The Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association will celebrate its 15th anniversary in Barcelona, Spain, from June 10-13 of 2010.
The European Hematology Association (EHA) aims to promote excellence in clinical practice, research and education in European hematology, and the congresses have become the most significant hematology meeting in Europe, offering presentations of latest research, relevant both to basic scientists and clinical scientists as well as state of the art education sessions for clinicians and hematologists...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira Barcelona- Gran Via Venue - June 2010
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be back to Barcelona for the 12th consecutive year at the Gran Via Venue of the Fira Barcelona. It is an Exhibition which, as a result of sector involvement, continues beating records, growing year after year and consolidating itself as the leading Exhibition in Spain and Southern Europe as an international point of reference where all logistics sectors are represented.
During the 2010 Exhibition, it will take place the 13th Symposium as well as the 8th Mediterranean Logistics...
12th international Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition
Fira Barcelona- Gran Via Venue - June 2010
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be back to Barcelona for the 12th consecutive year at the Gran Via Venue of the Fira Barcelona. It is an Exhibition which, as a result of sector involvement, continues beating records, growing year after year and consolidating itself as the leading Exhibition in Spain and Southern Europe as an international point of reference where all logistics sectors are represented.
During the 2010 Exhibition, it will take place the 13th Symposium as well as the 8th Mediterranean Logistics...
Musical Events and Dance > Concerts
The English group Roxy Music will be performing in Barcelona during the Sonar 2010 Festival. The group formed in 1971 by art school graduate Bryan Ferry, the group's vocalist and chief songwriter, Phil Manzanera on the guitars, Andy Mackay playing saxophone and oboe, Paul Thompson on the drums and percussion and Brian Eno with the synthesizer and "treatments" attained popular and critical success in the UK and Europe during the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1983 Ferry dissolved the band and they devoted themselves to their solo careers.
In 2001 Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay, and Thompson...
Roxy Music at Sonar 2010
The English group Roxy Music will be performing in Barcelona during the Sonar 2010 Festival. The group formed in 1971 by art school graduate Bryan Ferry, the group's vocalist and chief songwriter, Phil Manzanera on the guitars, Andy Mackay playing saxophone and oboe, Paul Thompson on the drums and percussion and Brian Eno with the synthesizer and "treatments" attained popular and critical success in the UK and Europe during the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1983 Ferry dissolved the band and they devoted themselves to their solo careers.
In 2001 Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay, and Thompson...
Fairs and Congresses > Congresses
Fira Gran Via Barcelona. April 2010
The European Association of Urology will hold this year the 25th Annual EAU Congress and has chosen Barcelona to host the Congress, from 16-20 April 2010. The latest news in the field of urology will be presented during the 5 days of the Congress that will bring together medical professionals from around the world and also there are more than 11,000 delegates together with approximately 3,000 company representatives expected to attend this event.
The 25th Anniversary EAU Congress marks a quarter of a century of continuing efforts to elevate...
25th Anniversary EAU Congress
Fira Gran Via Barcelona. April 2010
The European Association of Urology will hold this year the 25th Annual EAU Congress and has chosen Barcelona to host the Congress, from 16-20 April 2010. The latest news in the field of urology will be presented during the 5 days of the Congress that will bring together medical professionals from around the world and also there are more than 11,000 delegates together with approximately 3,000 company representatives expected to attend this event.
The 25th Anniversary EAU Congress marks a quarter of a century of continuing efforts to elevate...
Musical Events and Dance > Festivals
The 17th International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art Sonar 2010 will take place, for the first time simultaneously in the cities of Barcelona and A Coruña (Sonar Galicia) coinciding with the Xacobeo (Compostela’s Jubilee). The Sonar Festival confirmed dates are 17, 18 and 19 June, and presents a line-up that will be, to a large extent, shared by the two cities. In both cities the Sonar’s diverse artistic offer will split between the Sonar by Day activities (in Barcelona, the CCCB and MACBA venues) with a music line-up, and a multimedia and audiovisual...
Sonar 2010 Barcelona
The 17th International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art Sonar 2010 will take place, for the first time simultaneously in the cities of Barcelona and A Coruña (Sonar Galicia) coinciding with the Xacobeo (Compostela’s Jubilee). The Sonar Festival confirmed dates are 17, 18 and 19 June, and presents a line-up that will be, to a large extent, shared by the two cities. In both cities the Sonar’s diverse artistic offer will split between the Sonar by Day activities (in Barcelona, the CCCB and MACBA venues) with a music line-up, and a multimedia and audiovisual...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2009
The 48th edition of the Barcelona International Boat Show will be held from the 7 to the 15 November 2009 bringing together the widest offer and the latest nautical and leisure products. For the first time ever the Show will take up the five halls in the Gran Via Exhibition Centre and the On-water Show in the Port Vell will exceed the 250 boats.
A highlight of this year’s show will be the first BCN Dive, dedicated to the underwater world, on the first few days of the International Boat Show of Barcelona. BCN Dive...
Salon Nautico - Barcelona 48th International Boat Show
Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2009
The 48th edition of the Barcelona International Boat Show will be held from the 7 to the 15 November 2009 bringing together the widest offer and the latest nautical and leisure products. For the first time ever the Show will take up the five halls in the Gran Via Exhibition Centre and the On-water Show in the Port Vell will exceed the 250 boats.
A highlight of this year’s show will be the first BCN Dive, dedicated to the underwater world, on the first few days of the International Boat Show of Barcelona. BCN Dive...
Musical Events and Dance > Festivals
In June is time for the Sonar Festival with the Sónar by Day (CCCB, MACBA) from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th June, and the Sónar by Night (Fira Gran Via M2) Friday 19th & Saturday 20th June 2009.
Two of the main attractions already announced are Grace Jones and Orbital.
Grace Jones, the Jamaican-born artist, muse of the 1980s, singer, model, actress and an icon of modernity far beyond mere music, returns, after almost twenty years of recording silence with an excellent new album, "Hurricane," produced by well renowned names including Sly & Robbie, Tricky and...
Sonar Festival 2009 Barcelona
In June is time for the Sonar Festival with the Sónar by Day (CCCB, MACBA) from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th June, and the Sónar by Night (Fira Gran Via M2) Friday 19th & Saturday 20th June 2009.
Two of the main attractions already announced are Grace Jones and Orbital.
Grace Jones, the Jamaican-born artist, muse of the 1980s, singer, model, actress and an icon of modernity far beyond mere music, returns, after almost twenty years of recording silence with an excellent new album, "Hurricane," produced by well renowned names including Sly & Robbie, Tricky and...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
The Biennial International Construction Exhibition of Barcelona, Construmat, is celebrating the 16th Edition and its 30th anniversary. For the first time the Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via Exhibition Centre will house all the exhibits of this 30 year-old show which has become the number one show of its kind in Spain and one of the three most important in Europe. From 20th to 25th of April 2009.
Construmat will again be the reference point for the construction sector in a year marked by economic crisis. The International Construction Show, Construmat will again become a major showcase for the...
CONSTRUMAT 30th anniversary
The Biennial International Construction Exhibition of Barcelona, Construmat, is celebrating the 16th Edition and its 30th anniversary. For the first time the Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via Exhibition Centre will house all the exhibits of this 30 year-old show which has become the number one show of its kind in Spain and one of the three most important in Europe. From 20th to 25th of April 2009.
Construmat will again be the reference point for the construction sector in a year marked by economic crisis. The International Construction Show, Construmat will again become a major showcase for the...
Fairs and Congresses > Congresses
Fira Gran Via Barcelona Montjuic 2, Spain. December 2008
The Global Meeting & Incentives Exhibition will take place at the Hall 2 of the Fira Gran Via Montjuic 2 Barcelona, Spain from 2nd to 4th of December 2008
EIBTM is the leading exhibition for the conference, incentives, events, and business travel and meetings industry, held in the fantastic Mediterranean city of Barcelona.
EIBTM provides the perfect platform from which to influence the global meetings and incentives industry. Bringing together senior buyers with quality suppliers from around the world, attendance at EIBTM promises...
EIBTM 2008
Fira Gran Via Barcelona Montjuic 2, Spain. December 2008
The Global Meeting & Incentives Exhibition will take place at the Hall 2 of the Fira Gran Via Montjuic 2 Barcelona, Spain from 2nd to 4th of December 2008
EIBTM is the leading exhibition for the conference, incentives, events, and business travel and meetings industry, held in the fantastic Mediterranean city of Barcelona.
EIBTM provides the perfect platform from which to influence the global meetings and incentives industry. Bringing together senior buyers with quality suppliers from around the world, attendance at EIBTM promises...
Musical Events and Dance > Festivals
Advanced music and multimedia art, June 2008
As every other year in June in Barcelona is time for the Sonar Festival. The Sonar is a carefully curated electronic music festival and multimedia showcases.
Sonar is considered in European electronic panorama a festival of reference for artists of last generation, electronic professionals and a place were to see the most influential companies of the sector of music and arts.
The combination of concerts, DJs sessions, audio-visual areas of artistic experimentation and projections has called up the attention of the most demanding European...
Sonar Festival in Barcelona 2008
Advanced music and multimedia art, June 2008
As every other year in June in Barcelona is time for the Sonar Festival. The Sonar is a carefully curated electronic music festival and multimedia showcases.
Sonar is considered in European electronic panorama a festival of reference for artists of last generation, electronic professionals and a place were to see the most influential companies of the sector of music and arts.
The combination of concerts, DJs sessions, audio-visual areas of artistic experimentation and projections has called up the attention of the most demanding European...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía Venue M2 - June 2008
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has arrived to the 10th edition in Barcelona. Confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity especially for Southern Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Maghreb and Latin American Countries with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
The principal business areas that will present in SIL 2008 will be related to Storage, equipment and Maintenance especially about Automation and control; Information technologies applied to the Logistics;...
10th Edition of SIL 2008
Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía Venue M2 - June 2008
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has arrived to the 10th edition in Barcelona. Confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity especially for Southern Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Maghreb and Latin American Countries with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
The principal business areas that will present in SIL 2008 will be related to Storage, equipment and Maintenance especially about Automation and control; Information technologies applied to the Logistics;...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira Barcelona, Montjuic and Gran Via Venues - March 2008
International Food and Beverage Exhibition. Every two years Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverage Exhibition, is back in Barcelona showing the world’s food and beverage. The event will take place in March 2008 from the 10th to 14th at Fira Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), with 85% of the Spanish food and beverage industry expected to be there. For this new edition, the show’s organisers have undertaken to reorganise the exhibition space. For the first time since the show has been held in two venues, due to their increasing...
Alimentaria Barcelona 2008
Fira Barcelona, Montjuic and Gran Via Venues - March 2008
International Food and Beverage Exhibition. Every two years Alimentaria, the International Food and Beverage Exhibition, is back in Barcelona showing the world’s food and beverage. The event will take place in March 2008 from the 10th to 14th at Fira Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), with 85% of the Spanish food and beverage industry expected to be there. For this new edition, the show’s organisers have undertaken to reorganise the exhibition space. For the first time since the show has been held in two venues, due to their increasing...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2007
More than 2000 boats on display at this edition of the Salon Nautico (Barcelona International Boat Show), the most spectacular vessels and a huge range of accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving will be on show between November 3rd and November 11th.
Together with the International Floating Boat Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona this exhibition is the leading event in its sector in Spain and one of the most important commercial platforms in Europe.
The Barcelona International Boat Show will take...
Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show
Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2007
More than 2000 boats on display at this edition of the Salon Nautico (Barcelona International Boat Show), the most spectacular vessels and a huge range of accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving will be on show between November 3rd and November 11th.
Together with the International Floating Boat Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona this exhibition is the leading event in its sector in Spain and one of the most important commercial platforms in Europe.
The Barcelona International Boat Show will take...
Musical Events and Dance > Festivals
Advanced music and multimedia art, June 2007
L’Auditori in Barcelona will be the stage of one of the most special and exclusive moments at Sónar 2007. As part of the programming on Friday the 15th of June, there will be an experiment which will place electronic sound in contact with classical methodologies and which will bring together musicians from these two traditionally far removed areas once again, in the setting of two unprecedented concerts. Like last year's concert by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, the piano will be the main feature of this year's joint project between...
Sonar 2007 in Barcelona
Advanced music and multimedia art, June 2007
L’Auditori in Barcelona will be the stage of one of the most special and exclusive moments at Sónar 2007. As part of the programming on Friday the 15th of June, there will be an experiment which will place electronic sound in contact with classical methodologies and which will bring together musicians from these two traditionally far removed areas once again, in the setting of two unprecedented concerts. Like last year's concert by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, the piano will be the main feature of this year's joint project between...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira Barcelona- Exhibition Centre Gran Vía M-2 - June 2007
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
Organized by “Consorci de la Zona Franca” the SIL has become the greatest Logistics and Transport event in Spain and the most important one in Southern Europe and a reference point for the logistics and transportation sector.
This 9th Edition of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be...
9th Edition of SIL 2007
Fira Barcelona- Exhibition Centre Gran Vía M-2 - June 2007
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has confirmed itself as a meeting point for all the logistics activity with wide range of special events sponsored by the exhibition.
Organized by “Consorci de la Zona Franca” the SIL has become the greatest Logistics and Transport event in Spain and the most important one in Southern Europe and a reference point for the logistics and transportation sector.
This 9th Edition of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition will be...
Fairs and Congresses > Fairs
Fira Barcelona. Montjuic / Gran Via - May 2007
Interntional Building Exhibition, Construmat 2007 will be held from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres.
Construmat 2007 is the International Building Trade Exhibition held in Barcelona from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres, on Building Supplies, Ceramics for Building Purposes, Building Materials, Building Restoration and Prefabricated Concrete Units.
CONSTRUMAT will host the first ever CONCEPTO...
Construmat 2007
Fira Barcelona. Montjuic / Gran Via - May 2007
Interntional Building Exhibition, Construmat 2007 will be held from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres.
Construmat 2007 is the International Building Trade Exhibition held in Barcelona from the 14th to the 19th of May in the Fira de Barcelona, Montjuïc and Gran Vía exhibition centres, on Building Supplies, Ceramics for Building Purposes, Building Materials, Building Restoration and Prefabricated Concrete Units.
CONSTRUMAT will host the first ever CONCEPTO...
