Festa de Sant Medir & Other March Events

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March (2010) Events in Barcelona

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Festa de Sant Medir
    When? March 3
    Where? Gràcia district
    What? A festival with fireworks and colorful parade with floats, horses and costumes where literally tons of candies and sweets are thrown into the crowds. The festival - in honor of Sant Medir - goes back to the 16th century, when an annual pilgrimage was held in honor of the saint.
  • De Cajón Flamenco Festival
    When? January 9 - April 3
    Where? Venues throughout Barcelona
    What? Flamenco festival featuring vibrant flamenco performances by singers, dancers, guitarists, etc.
  • Barna Sants Festival of Song
    When? January 15 - March 28
    Where? Venues throughout Barcelona
    What? Music festival featuring singer songwriters.
  • Tradicionàrius
    When? January 15 - March 31
    Where? Venues throughout Barcelona
    What? Catalonia's two-month folk music festival. Enjoy concerts of 17th-century music as well as workshops and other activities.
  • Sitges Vintage Car Rally
    When? March 20 - March 21
    Where? Sitges
    What? Vintage cars, all dating back to before 1924, parade along the Catalonian coastline.
  • Palm Sunday
    When? March 28
    Where? La Seu Cathedral
    What? Solemn procession of religious statues and devotees carrying palm branches that starts at the cathedral and winds through the streets.
  • Barcelona Guitar Festival
    When? February 21 - June 20
    Where? Various venues. The host venues are the Palau de la Música Catalana, L'Auditori and the Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? Diverse venues, both large and small, host guitar musicians from Spain and abroad.

EXHIBITIONS

  • John Baldessari: Pure Beauty
    When? February 11 - April 25
    Where? MACBA
    What? An exhibition of 130 works by conceptual artist John Baldessari in which viewers can see the evolution of his work.
  • Convidats d'honor
    When? February 12 - April 11
    Where? MNAC
    What? An exhibition of works by the greatest Catalonian artists, following the trajectory of Catalonian art from the Middle Ages up through the 20th century.
  • Possible Abstractions: Rodney Graham
    When? January 30 - May 18
    Where? Museo Picasso
    What? An exhibition featuring a project by Canadian artist Rodney Graham. The series of work is based on a popular cartoon from a 1950's men's magazine and incorporates characters from the comic as well as reflects on the concept of how people think art should look.
  • Murals
    When? February 19 - June 6
    Where? Joan MIró Foundation
    What? An exhibition featuring the works of 10 artists with diverse styles who use walls as their canvas.
  • John Baldessari
    When? February 11 - April 25
    Where? MACBA
    What? An exhibition featuring 130 works - a combination of photographs, paintings and movies - from throughout the career of North American artist John Baldessari.
  • Mario García Torres
    When? December 17 - February 21
    Where? Joan Miró Foundation
    What? An exhibition showcasing Mexican artist Mario García Torres featuring a series of his films and projects that reflect on the concepts of secrets and silence.
  • Armando Andrade Tudela
    When? January 20 - June 6
    Where? MACBA
    What? An exhibition featuring works - sculpture, drawing, photography, etc. - by Peruvian artist Armando Andrade Tudela.
  • Ciudad y espacio público
    When? October 8 - June 27
    Where? CCCB
    What? An exhibition that reflects on the contemporary city life, urban culture and the concept of public space.
  • A través del bosque. Rodney Graham. Through the forest. Rodney Graham.
    When? January 29 - May 8
    Where? MACBA
    What? An exhibition of books, sculptures, artwork and installations created by Canadian artist Rodney Graham between 1978 and 2008.
  • Picasso: Erotic Prints
    When? November 5 (2009) - February 15
    Where? Museu Picasso
    What? An exhibition featuring works between the years of 1964 and 1970, when all of Picasso's creations showcased sexually explicit themes.
  • Números de buena familia Numbers of Good Family
    When? July 16 (2009) - February 14
    Where? CosmoCaixa
    What? An exhibition that explores the history of numbers and the role of numbers as an essential language in both day-to-day life and in the fields of technology and science. Focuses on the creation of "families" of numbers (real, natural, rational, whole, etc.) to solve problems and to help us organize, calculate, encode, etc.

THEATRE

  • Allegro Vivace
    When? February 23 - March 5
    Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? Diverse parts of the world's greatest operas are combined in this single opera production.
  • Mi primera vez My First Time
    When? February 10 - March 28
    Where? Club Capital
    What? A performance in the style of the Vagina Monologues based on real people's testimonials of their first sexual experiences. Based on a real-life website that invited people to anonymously post their "first time" story online.
  • La Fille du régiment
    When? March 7 - March 25
    Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? Production of the opera La Fille du Régiment by Gaetano Donizetti.
  • IT Dansa
    When? March 11 - March 14
    Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? Performance by the Institut del Teatre dance company.
  • Farruquito "Puro"
    When? March 15
    Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? Performance choreographed by and starring flamenco dancer Farruquito along with 14 other dancers.
  • "A" de Nacho Cano
    When? February 25 - April 1
    Where? Teatro Apolo
    What? Popular and successful Spanish musical
  • Ballet: Cármen y Amor Brujo
    When? March 19
    Where? BCN Teatre Musical
    What? The Russian State Ballet of Cheboksary performs two works: Cármen, by Georges Bizet, and Amor Brujo, by Manuel de Falla.
  • Las Listas
    When? February 10 - March 14
    Where? Teatre Poliorama
    What? A play that questions the world of art and the concept of social image through the distorted view of two artists living in a world in which food is no longer available.
  • El encuentro de Descartes con Pascal Joven
    When? February 27 - March 21
    Where? Sala Fabià Puigserver
    What? A verbal duel between the great 17th-century French philosophers René Descartes and Blaise Pascal.
  • Nino Bravo, El Musical
    When? March 3 - March 7
    Where? Teatro Coliseum
    What? Musical homage to Sanish music legend Nino Bravo.

CONCERTS

  • Adam Green
    When? March 2
    Where? Razzmatazz
    What? www.adamgreen.net
  • Lila Downs
    When? March 5
    Where? Palau de la Música Catalana
    What? www.liladowns.com
  • José Mercé
    When? March 8
    Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
    What? www.josemerce.es
  • Brendan Benson
    When? March 9
    Where? Apolo 2
    What? www.brendanbenson.com
  • Barbara Hendricks
    When? March 9
    Where? Palau de la Música Catalana
    What? www.barbarahendricks.com
  • Spandau Ballet
    When? March 12
    Where? Pavello Olimpic de Badalona
  • Florence and the Machine
    When? March 13
    Where? Bikini
    What? www.florenceandthemachine.net
  • Method Man
    When? March 17
    Where? Apolo
    What? www.method-man.com
  • The Cranberries
    When? March 19
    Where? Pavello Olimpic de Badalona
    What? www.cranberries.com
  • Yo la tengo
    When? March 19
    Where? Apolo
    What? www.yolatengo.com
  • London Sinfonietta
    When? March 21
    Where? L'Auditori
    What? Classical music.
  • IAMX
    When? March 27
    Where? Salamandra
    What? www.iamx.eu
  • Hayseed Dixie
    When? March 27
    Where? Razzmatazz
    What? www.hayseed-dixie.com

SPORTS

  • Barcelona Marathon
    When? March 7
    Where? Starts in the northern suburbs of Badalona and ends in the southern L'Hospitalet.
    What? Marathon. www.barcelonamarato.es

* Want to see past months' events? Take a look! Barcelona Events

 

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