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Book clubs & reading nights · Barcelona

Book clubs in Barcelona, come alone, bring a book.

35 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Barcelona at 28 venues — all easy to walk into on your own.

Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs3 upcoming

Thu19Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Shared reading of Adrienne Rich, Casa Golferichs, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:30 the Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs in Barcelona hosts a shared reading of Naixem de dona by Adrienne Rich, an essay on motherhood from a feminist perspective. The listing calls it a participatory activity that introduces the work, analyses its historical context and reads selected fragments together, so that participants can share reflections and create a space for dialogue, encounter and connection. It is run by Crisi, a non-profit cooperative and bookshop that aims to offer a meeting place in Barcelona for study, reading and shared reflection. Entry is free, but prior registration is required and places are limited. Reservations open on the Monday of the week of the activity, and a maximum of two tickets can be booked per person. The listing gives no end time, so a finish around 20:00 is an estimate. A reading circle like this is easy to join alone, since the format is built around talking with others. «Activitat participativa on s'introduirà l'obra d'Adrienne Rich, Naixem de dona un assaig sobre la maternitat des d'una perspectiva feminista.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior registration and limited places, starting at 18:30.

Fri20Nov
Free
MusicBarcelona
19:00–20:30

Lied recital L’ànima en vers at Casa Golferichs, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs in Barcelona presents the concert L’ànima en vers, a recital of lied. The listing describes an emotional journey through the history of the genre, in which voice and piano merge to lift poetry to a higher dimension. The programme runs from the foundations of the German tradition to French melody in wartime and explores the most intimate corners of human experience. It includes works by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Poulenc, and the listing presents it as a mirror of how great composers used the union of music and words to find beauty, comfort and freedom in the darkest moments of history. The performers are Jana Corominas, mezzosoprano, and Oriana Kemelmajer Alías, piano. Entry is free, with prior booking and limited capacity. Bookings open on the Monday of the event week from 10:00 at golferichs.org, by phone or in person. A recital like this is easy to enjoy alone, since people are there for the same music. «Aquest recital proposa un recorregut emocional a través de la història del lied, un gènere on la veu i el piano es fonen per elevar la poesia» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior booking and limited capacity.

Fri4Dec
Free
LearningBarcelona
11:00–12:30

Lecture on Parkinson's early detection, Casa Golferichs, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs

On Friday 4 December 2026 at 11:00 the Centre Cívic Casa Golferichs in Barcelona hosts a lecture titled El Parkinson no és només tremolor: Cap a la seva detecció precoç. The speakers are Rubén Fernández-Santiago and Yaroslau Compta Hirnyj, heads of the IDIBAPS research group on Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative movement disorders. The listing explains that Parkinson's is often linked to tremor, but not everyone with the disease has that symptom, and those who do may also have many others. It adds that the disease starts invisibly years or even decades before the first visible symptoms, which is why much current research focuses on early detection and on treatments that can be applied before neuronal damage is too extensive. Entry is free, but prior registration is required and capacity is limited. Reservations open on the Monday of the week of the lecture. No end time is listed, so about an hour and a half is assumed. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to listen and ask questions. «la malaltia s'inicia de manera invisible anys, o fins i tot dècades, abans que es manifestin els primers símptomes visibles» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior registration and limited capacity.

Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta3 upcoming

Thu19Nov
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:00–20:00

Lletra lligada book club on Wilt, Torre Llobeta, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta in Barcelona holds a session of its reading club Lletra lligada, dedicated to the novel Wilt by Tom Sharpe. The listing summarises the book as the story of a teacher disenchanted with his routine life, who becomes entangled in a series of misunderstandings that make him the main suspect in a crime. With irreverent, satirical humour, the novel criticises social conventions, marriage and institutions. The organisers stress that it is essential to have read the book, because the session is spent discussing it and exploring the ideas it raises. The club is coordinated by Esther Poblete and Javier Garcia. Entry is free, prior registration is required and places are limited. The session runs from 18:00 to 20:00. A reading club is an easy way to take part alone, since everyone arrives ready to talk about the same book. «Recordeu que és imprescindible haver llegit el llibre, ja que dedicarem l'activitat a comentar-lo i aprofundir en les idees que planteja.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives free entry with prior registration, from 18:00 to 20:00.

Thu17Dec
Free
CultureBarcelona
18:00–20:00

Book club Lletra lligada, Quim Monzó, Torre Llobeta, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta

On Thursday 17 December 2026 at 18:00 the Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta in Barcelona hosts the reading club Lletra lligada, coordinated by Esther Poblete and Javier Garcia. The book under discussion is El perquè de tot plegat by Quim Monzó, a collection of short stories that explores human relationships, love, desire and the contradictions of everyday life from an original perspective. The listing describes the work as ironic, humorous and direct, showing the paradoxes and worries of contemporary society. It stresses that participants must have read the book beforehand, because the session is devoted to discussing it and going deeper into the ideas it raises. The meeting runs from 18:00 to 20:00. Entry is free, but prior registration is required and places are limited; bookings can be made in person, on the centre's website or by phone on 933 585 614. A book club is easy to join alone, since everyone arrives with the same text to talk about. «Recordeu que és imprescindible haver llegit el llibre, ja que dedicarem l'activitat a comentar-lo i aprofundir en les idees que planteja.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives free entry, with prior registration required and places limited.

Thu28Jan
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Talk on literature and grief at the Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta

Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta

On Thursday 28 January 2027 at 18:30 the Centre Cívic Torre Llobeta in Barcelona hosts a talk in the series Present continu, titled Literatura i dol: lectures per una pèrdua. The listing asks how we explain a loss, why we need to say our grief and put words to absence, and what part literature plays in understanding and sharing experiences that hurt. With three writers who have recently written about loss, Estel Solé, Maria Rovira and Xavier Mas Craviotto, the evening talks about how to write grief, and about which books crossed them as readers and which texts anchored them. Entry is free but prior registration is required through the civic centres website, and places are limited. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. A talk with several speakers and open questions is easy to join alone. «Com expliquem una pèrdua?» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free, with prior registration and limited places.

Casal de Barri Espai Putxet2 upcoming

Wed25Nov
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Club de lectura La Teranyina, Espai Putxet, Barcelona

Casal de Barri Espai Putxet

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 18:30 the Casal de Barri Espai Putxet in Barcelona holds a reading club session on La Teranyina by Jaume Cabré. The listing says the novel places the reader in the summer of 1909, during the Tragic Week in Catalonia. Against that complex backdrop, Cabré weaves the story of the scheming of a dynasty of industrialists who fight over power in the factory and control of the family. The listing adds that the author uses the springs of intrigue, surprise and enigma with great narrative skill, while also reflecting on the eroticism of power. Books can be collected at the neighbourhood centre 15 days before the club. Entry is free, prior booking is required and capacity is limited. No end time is listed, so a finish around 20:00 is an estimate. A reading club is easy to join alone, since everyone shares the same book to talk about. «La teranyina situa el lector a l'estiu del 1909, durant la setmana tràgica a Catalunya.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior booking and limited capacity.

Centre Cívic Can Deu2 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
19:30–21:00

Zarraluki and Aguado poetry dialogue, Can Deu, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Can Deu

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 19:30 Centre Cívic Can Deu in Barcelona hosts Diàleg poètics, a literary meeting between the poets Esther Zarraluki and Jesús Aguado. The listing describes them as two of the most prominent voices in current poetry. Through a free conversation and a crossed reading of poems from their latest books, Surcos and Dulce fruta, the two authors talk about how a poem is built from essentials and from attention to the details of existence. The activity belongs to the cultural pill Versos lliures: la paraula compartida, and the event is organised by Pedro Alcarria. Entry is free, but advance registration is required, online or in person at the centre, and places are limited. Registrations open fifteen days before the date. A poetry reading is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience simply listens together. «una conversa lliure i una lectura creuada de poemes dels seus darrers llibres» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior registration required and limited places.

Centre Cívic Pere Pruna2 upcoming

Fri20Nov
Free
SocialBarcelona
18:00–20:00

Silent reading party, then an open conversation

Centre Cívic Pere Pruna

Inspired by Silent Reading Parties: an hour of quiet reading together from a selection of poems about Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, then an open chat about them led by philologist Ruth Galve. Perfect if you come alone.

Fri20Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
18:00–20:00

Silent reading and poetry talk, Centre Cívic Pere Pruna, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Pere Pruna

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centre Cívic Pere Pruna in Barcelona hosts the workshop Llegir en silenci, conversar plegats. The listing says it is inspired by Silent Reading Parties and invites people to read together in silence while discovering poetic voices linked to Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. Starting from a selection of poems related to authors, places or stories of the district, the activity begins with one hour of individual reading in a quiet atmosphere. Philologist Ruth Galve then leads an open conversation to comment on the texts, put them in context and share views on the works read. Entry is free, advance registration is required and places are limited. Registration opens on 3 September at 9:30 and continues while places remain. The listing gives no end time, so two hours in total are assumed. A silent reading session is easy to attend alone, since the reading itself needs no company and the talk afterwards is open to all. «l'activitat començarà amb una hora de lectura individual en un ambient tranquil.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with advance registration and limited places, led by philologist Ruth Galve.

Auditori Sant Martí1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
19:00–20:30

Dance Sanguinària and talk, Auditori Sant Martí, Barcelona

Auditori Sant Martí

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Auditori Sant Martí in Barcelona stages the dance piece Sanguinària by Cia. La Dama, followed by a conversation. The listing says the work grows from the legend and historical episode of the Order of the Hatchet of the women of Tortosa. Moving between fantasy and reality, the dancers give body to women who pass between the worlds of the living and the dead, like an army marching to the rhythm of a pasodoble. The piece itself lasts 15 minutes. Afterwards the company talks with Sandra Monfort, a composer and musician who blends Valencian tradition with contemporary sounds and poetry, and who was a member of the trio Marala. The listing says her sound world explores dissident and queer narratives. Entry is free, and prior registration is required through the centre's booking page. A short performance followed by a discussion is easy to enjoy alone, since the conversation invites everyone in. «Les ballarines posen cos a aquestes dones que transiten els intersticis entre el món de les vives i les mortes» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior registration required.

Biblioteca Collserola - Josep Miracle1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
Free
SocialBarcelona
11:00–12:30

Nature reading club: Orbital by Samantha Harvey, Barcelona

Biblioteca Collserola - Josep Miracle

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 11:00 the Biblioteca Collserola - Josep Miracle in Barcelona, in the Vallvidrera and Tibidabo area, holds the second session of its nature reading club, led by Gabi Martínez. The listing says the group will discuss the novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey. The club meets on Saturday at 11:00, and entry is free with limited capacity. The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is an estimate of an hour and a half. The library stands in the green hills above the city, a quiet setting for a talk about a book that looks at the Earth from space. A reading club is easy to join alone, since everyone has read the same book and the conversation starts from it. Reading the novel beforehand is the only preparation you need. «Segona sessió del club de lectura de natura a càrrec de Gabi Martínez.» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the entry as free, with limited capacity.

Biblioteca Francesca Bonnemaison1 upcoming

Tue2Mar
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Talk with Lucia del Greco, La conspiració de l'escena, in Barcelona

Biblioteca Francesca Bonnemaison

On Tuesday 2 March 2027 at 18:30 the Biblioteca Francesca Bonnemaison in Barcelona hosts a talk titled La conspiració de l'escena, with Lucia del Greco. The listing poses its questions: what can the theatricality of the stage say today about the various theatricalities of everyday life, and how can we imagine an action, a time and a place that escape the immediacy in which we live without giving up the great challenges of the present, or talk about reality without falling into the temptation of realism. It introduces Lucia del Greco as a director and playwright who studied literature in Rome, held a doctoral grant at Oxford and then trained in directing at the Institut del Teatre. Admission is free, and booking opens 15 days before. The listing gives no running time, so the end shown is estimated. A free library talk is easy to join alone. «Com podem parlar de la realitat sense caure en la temptació del realisme?» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing says admission is free and that entry booking opens 15 days before.

Biblioteca Nou Barris - Aurora Díaz Plaja1 upcoming

Wed18Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Berta Jardí talks about La bibliotecària del front, Barcelona

Biblioteca Nou Barris - Aurora Díaz Plaja

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 18:30 the Biblioteca Nou Barris - Aurora Díaz Plaja in Barcelona hosts the author Berta Jardí, who talks with the library's general reading club about her book La bibliotecària del front. The session is open to the public. The listing explains that the story is set in the spring of 1938, when a young assistant at the popular library of Canet de Mar travels to the front for the first time in the bibliobús, a travelling library created to bring books to soldiers of the Army of the East of the Republic and to the wounded recovering in rear-guard hospitals. The book is based on conversations between the author and the Catalan writer, translator and librarian Aurora Díaz-Plaja i Contestí. Berta Jardí is described as a novelist and short-story writer born in Barcelona in 1956. Entry is free, and the listing notes that capacity is limited. A book talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen and discuss the same book. «Berta Jardí parlarà amb el Club de lectura general i serà una sessió oberta al públic, sobre el seu llibre La bibliotecària del front» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with limited capacity and says the session is open to the public.

Biblioteca Sofia Barat1 upcoming

Casal de Barri de Trinitat Nova1 upcoming

Wed25Nov
Free
SocialBarcelona
17:00–19:00

Celebració del 25-N, book and torch march, Trinitat Nova, Barcelona

Casal de Barri de Trinitat Nova

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 17:00 the Casal de Barri Comunitari de Trinitat Nova in Barcelona hosts a gathering called Celebració del 25-N. The listing says the programme includes the presentation of the book L'endemà de totes les nits by Gemma Asins, a story in which a woman named Mònica suffers a miscarriage in the early weeks of pregnancy. The listing explains that this physical and emotional upheaval awakens a painful childhood memory she had forgotten, and that she then sets out to drain the pain, break the silence and recover her own voice. It describes the book as a deep reflection on trauma, memory and the path towards healing. The afternoon also includes a reading of the manifesto of the women's group and a torch march. Entry is free, and the listing names no booking requirement. The end time is not given, so about two hours is assumed. Such a community afternoon is easy to join alone, since everyone gathers around the same book and the same reading. «Lectura del manifest del grup de dones - Marxa de torxes» Starts 17:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives entry as free and lists a book presentation, a manifesto reading and a torch march.

Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou1 upcoming

Sun22Nov
MusicBarcelona
20:00–22:00

Roger Mas in concert at Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou, Barcelona

Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 20:00 the Casino de l'Aliança del Poblenou in Barcelona hosts a concert by Roger Mas. The listing describes him as a singer-songwriter from Solsona with almost thirty years of career and fourteen published works, who has built a distinctive poetic and sonic universe. It calls his proposal literature turned into song, with bare emotional strength and an unusual interpretive sensibility. He plays with a band made up of Xavier Guitó on piano and keyboards, Míriam Encinas Laffitte on viella, dilruba, flutes and percussion, Arcadi Marcet on double bass and Josep Martí on drums. The listing promises a night in which poetry and music merge. General admission costs 25 euros plus booking fees, and the listing does not state an end time, so the evening is likely to last about two hours. A singer-songwriter concert is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen. «Hi ha veus que tenen el pes de la història i la bellesa del paisatge. Roger Mas s'ha convertit en el millor exemple.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the general admission price as 25 euros plus booking fees.

Centre Cívic El Coll - La Bruguera1 upcoming

Centre Cívic Guinardó1 upcoming

Mon16Nov
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:00–20:00

Taller T'agrades? by Ada Vilaró, Centre Cívic Guinardó, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Guinardó

On Monday 16 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centre Cívic Guinardó in Barcelona hosts the workshop T'agrades?, led by Ada Vilaró. The listing explains that her show 360 grams is an autofiction, a pact with fiction and play that starts from the self in order to reach the other. The workshop proposes working from autofiction to accept ourselves as we are. Through individual and group exercises, participants are asked to make a small creation around the simple and complex question of whether they like themselves. The listing quotes the show: every body is different and has its own beauty, and questioning the canon of beauty intimately is also questioning it politically. The work approaches acceptance through humanity, with poetry and humour. The session runs from 18:00 to 20:00. Entry is free, registration is required in advance and capacity is limited. Group exercises make it easy to attend alone, since everyone starts as strangers. «Treballarem l'acceptació des de la humanitat, amb poesia i humor.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives free entry, prior registration and limited capacity, with a session from 18:00 to 20:00.

Centre Cívic Joan Oliver - Pere Quart1 upcoming

Wed18Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
18:00–19:36

Baraka film screening at Centre Cívic Joan Oliver, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Joan Oliver - Pere Quart

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 18:00 the Centre Cívic Joan Oliver - Pere Quart in Barcelona screens Baraka, directed by Ron Fricke, a 96-minute documentary from the United States made in 1992. The listing describes it as a fascinating visual journey through different places on the planet that shows the beauty of nature, the diversity of cultures and the impact of human activity on the environment. There is no narration or dialogue, and the film invites reflection on the interdependence between people and the Earth. Its images of women in varied cultural settings highlight their essential role in community life and in protecting resources. The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1992. Entry is free, but prior registration is required and places are limited. Registration opens 15 days before the date. A silent documentary like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone watches the same images in the dark. «Baraka és un viatge visual fascinador que recorre diferents indrets del planeta per mostrar la bellesa de la natura, la diversitat de les cultures» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:36. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior registration, a 96-minute running time and limited places.

Centre Cívic Trinitat Vella1 upcoming

Fri20Nov
Free
MusicBarcelona
19:00–20:30

OKDW concert at Centre Cívic Trinitat Vella, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Trinitat Vella

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centre Cívic Trinitat Vella in Barcelona hosts a concert by OKDW. The listing describes OKDW as a Catalan group led by Virts, joined in the production by Pedro Campos. They present ten songs of varied genres that revolve around one axis: endings, new beginnings and everything that happens between those two moments of life. The record, the listing says, speaks about growing up, grief, nostalgia, acceptance and enthusiasm for the present. It adds that OKDW bring fresh air to the Catalan music scene, with productions inspired by references such as Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean and The Internet, while raising themes that are often hard to approach with the depth and sensitivity they deserve. Entry is free, but prior booking is required and capacity is limited. No end time is published, so about an hour and a half is assumed. A concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone shares the same music and the same room. «OKDW aporten aire fresc a l'escena musical catalana» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with prior booking and limited capacity.

Centre Cívic Vil·la Urània1 upcoming

Thu10Dec
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:00–19:30

Crochet bead decorations workshop, Vil·la Urània, Barcelona

Centre Cívic Vil·la Urània

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 18:00 Centre Cívic Vil·la Urània in Barcelona holds a crochet workshop called Motius nadalencs, Guarniment nadalenc amb abaloris. The listing invites participants to make small handmade details to decorate a tree, accompany gifts or add a Christmas touch to any corner of the home. They crochet decorative pieces with beads, suitable for garlands, baubles or mini trees. The workshop is led by Lalanalú and is rated intermediate level, so the listing recommends already knowing the basic stitches: chain, single crochet, increases and decreases. For the first day, participants are asked to bring 4 mm yarn in one or two colours, a 4 mm hook, beads of 3 or 4 mm, a threading needle, stitch markers and scissors. The session runs from 18:00 to 19:30. Entry is free, with prior registration and limited places. A craft workshop like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone works on the same project side by side. «Coneixements previs: per gaudir del taller, és recomanable dominar els punts bàsics de ganxet: cadeneta, punt baix, augments i disminucions» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives free entry with prior registration, from 18:00 to 19:30, at intermediate level.

Centre Cívic l'Elèctric1 upcoming

Fri27Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
19:00–20:45

Silent film Sunrise, live score by DJ tur21t, L'Elèctric, Barcelona

Centre Cívic l'Elèctric

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:00 the Centre Cívic l'Elèctric in Barcelona presents the silent film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, made by F. W. Murnau in 1927. The listing describes it as a gem of silent cinema and the winner of the first Oscar for best film. The film is shown with a live soundtrack that blends the organic and the digital. DJ tur21t plays electronics, accompanied by a cello and a flute, to create an immersive soundscape where warm, emotional melodies meet atmospheric electronic textures. The listing calls the evening a celebration of desire, guilt and hope. Entry is free, but advance registration is required and places are limited. Registration is online through the centre's booking site or by phone on weekday afternoons from 16:00 to 20:00. A screening with live music like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone is there to watch and listen in the same quiet room. «El cinema mut reneix entre cordes, alè i beats. Redescobreix Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) de F. W. Murnau» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:45. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry with advance registration and limited places.

Goethe-Institut Barcelona1 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
MusicBarcelona
19:00–20:30

NUCLEUS, Filippa Gojo & Stephan Mattner, Goethe-Institut Barcelona

Goethe-Institut Barcelona

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 19:00 the Goethe-Institut Barcelona welcomes the Cologne duo formed by singer Filippa Gojo and saxophonist Stephan Mattner, who come to Barcelona to present NUCLEUS. The listing describes it as an extraordinary sound concept that fuses voice, soprano saxophone, electronics and live effects. Their music combines acoustic and electronic soundscapes and explores the limits between improvisation, composition and sound design. Both musicians have been part of the German jazz and improvisation scene for many years. Filippa Gojo is an award-winning singer and jazz voice teacher in Nuremberg, while Stephan Mattner is a sought-after saxophonist, composer and university lecturer. Together they build layered soundscapes where acoustic and electronic elements merge into a concert the listing calls both experimental and atmospheric. Entry is free, and the listing does not mention a booking requirement. The end time is not published, so about an hour and a half is assumed. A listening concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole room is focused on the same music. «Junts, creen paisatges sonors multiestratificats en els quals els elements acústics i electrònics es fusionen» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives free entry and describes the Cologne duo and their NUCLEUS concept.

L'Auditori de Barcelona - Sala 4 - Alicia de Larrocha1 upcoming

Wed7Apr
MusicBarcelona
19:00–20:30

Erika Baikoff and Trio, a soprano recital at L'Auditori, Barcelona

L'Auditori de Barcelona - Sala 4 - Alicia de Larrocha

On Wednesday 7 April 2027 at 19:00 the Sala 4 Alicia de Larrocha of L'Auditori in Barcelona hosts Erika Baikoff, soprano, with Keval Shah on piano, Friedrich Thiele on cello and Charlotte Thiele on violin. The listing gives the programme: Dhire-Dhire by Reena Esmail, Quatre poèmes de Catulle by Darius Milhaud, a commissioned work by Ariadna Alsina, the resident artist of L'Auditori, on poetry by Samuel Beckett, receiving its world premiere, Néère, Tyndaris, Pholoé and Phyllis by Reynaldo Hahn, songs on poems by Allen Ginsberg by Kaan Bulak, and Zvezdy and La nuit by Pauline Viardot. The price is 15 euros plus booking fees. The listing gives 19:00 as the start and no end time, so the end shown is estimated. A small seated chamber recital with a printed programme is easy to attend alone, since everyone is facing the musicians and the hall is quiet. «Erika Baikoff, soprano.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives the price as 15 euros, plus booking fees.

La Fabra Centre d'Art Contemporani1 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
19:00–21:00

Visita amb les implicades, with LUCE, La Fabra, Barcelona

La Fabra Centre d'Art Contemporani

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:00 La Fabra Centre d'Art Contemporani in Barcelona offers a guided visit called Visita amb les implicades, led by the artist LUCE through the exhibition De cua d'ull. The visit is one of three evening activities in a programme set in the liminal moment of transition between day and night, a passing instant that invites visitors to stop, listen and experience other forms of perception. The listing says the wider cycle also includes a night-time poetry recital with Pol Guasch and electronic experimental pop concerts by damoridemort and Xenia, and it describes this visit as a tour in the dark. Entry is free, and the session runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A guided visit like this is easy to do alone, since the group follows the artist together and conversation comes naturally afterwards. «Les activitats tenen lloc en aquest temps liminal que dona nom al programa, un instant de pas» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives entry as free and the visit as 19:00 to 21:00.

La Fabra — Fabra i Coats1 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
CultureBarcelona
19:00–20:00

Contemporary art visit in the dark at La Fabra

La Fabra — Fabra i Coats

A free guided visit led by artist LUCE at dusk, in the twilight between day and night, inviting you to slow down, listen and look differently. Part of a three-evening programme with poetry and concerts.

Palau de la Generalitat1 upcoming

Sat26Dec
Free
MusicBarcelona
12:00–13:00

Sant Esteve carillon concert, Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona

Palau de la Generalitat

On Saturday 26 December 2026 at 12:00 the carillon of the Palau de la Generalitat gives its extraordinary St Stephen's Day concert in Barcelona's Plaça de Sant Jaume. The programme is traditional Catalan and international carols, with poetic interludes by Joan Maragall and Josep Maria de Sagarra read by the rhapsode Joan Vives. The concert honours M. Dolors Coll, the fourth carillonist of the palace, fifty years after the concert carillon was inaugurated in December 1976. Entry is free, but the page says a free registration made beforehand, through the Generalitat's carillon web form or by calling 012, is required to get in. The page prints no end time, so about an hour is assumed for the end. A concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since you register once, listen to the bells and the readings, and need nobody else. «Amb Joan Vives, rapsoda» Starts 12:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya official event page (guia.barcelona.cat). The listing gives a start at 12:00, free entry with prior free registration and no end time, so the end shown is estimated.

Sala Apolo1 upcoming

Thu10Dec
MusicBarcelona
20:30–22:15

Pastora, 25 years of electro-pop, at Sala Apolo, Barcelona

Sala Apolo

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 20:30 the Sala Apolo in Barcelona hosts Pastora. The listing calls the band an absolute reference of electronic pop of the early 2000s, back to celebrate 25 years of career with a double project: an anniversary tour that stops in Barcelona at Guitar BCN, and a new album of versions of some of its most emblematic songs, with big names of the music scene as guests. It recalls Lola, the song that burst onto every dance floor, and says the group became one of the most singular and influential proposals in Spain, pioneers of what they themselves called electro-domestic pop, a blend of electronics, urban poetry and pop sensitivity. General entry costs 30 euros plus booking fees. The end shown is estimated. A nostalgic club concert with a familiar dance-floor song is easy to join alone. «Una gira d'aniversari i un nou disc de versions.» Starts 20:30, ends about 22:15. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives general entry at 30 euros plus booking fees.

Sala Ovidi Montllor1 upcoming

Fri29Jan
CultureBarcelona
20:00–21:30

Las hijas de Bernarda Alba, by Taiat Dansa, at Sala Ovidi Montllor

Sala Ovidi Montllor

On Friday 29 January 2027 at 20:00 the Sala Ovidi Montllor in Barcelona hosts Las hijas de Bernarda Alba, by the company Taiat Dansa. The listing says Lorca's play is performed by the company through movement: the bodies of the five daughters of Bernarda Alba stage their drama starting from choreography, live music and documentary. It says they set out to explore a lyricism full of mystery and choreographic poetry, with the focus again on women. They invoke the five sisters, who take the audience through universal themes such as oppression, family tensions, social criticism and the struggle for freedom and identity. Meritxell Barberá and Inma García, trained in classical and contemporary dance in Valencia, founded Taiat Dansa in 2003. General entry costs 28 euros, with a Friday youth price of 10 euros. The end shown is estimated. A dance piece with live music is easy to join alone. «Els cossos de les cinc filles de Bernarda Alba escenifiquen el seu drama.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing gives general entry at 28 euros, with a Friday youth price of 10 euros, and lists a second performance on Saturday.

Saló del Tinell1 upcoming

Mon16Nov
Free
LearningBarcelona
18:30–20:00

Lecture on Baroque devotions in Barcelona, at the Saló del Tinell

Saló del Tinell

On Monday 16 November 2026 at 18:30 the Saló del Tinell, at the Museu d'Història de Barcelona in Plaça del Rei, hosts the lecture L'art del fervor, on Baroque devotions in Barcelona. The listing says it is given by Silvia Canalda Llobet, professor of Modern Art History at the University of Barcelona. The reopening of the church of Sant Sever is the starting point to reflect on how local cults and devotions of universal reach lived together in Baroque Barcelona. The talk follows some of the most emblematic devotions of the modern city, from martyrs and saints to Marian titles and sacred images, and the multiple canonisations of 1622 and 1671. The aim is to draw a map of Barcelona piety between the reigns of Philip III and Ferdinand VI. Entry is free, but advance registration is required. The end shown is estimated. A lecture is easy to attend alone. «Una cartografia de la pietat barcelonina.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. Entry is free with advance registration.

Sants Teatre1 upcoming

Sun13Dec
MusicBarcelona
18:00–19:30

Cor Xera, Cançoner de Jordi Pàmies, at Sants Teatre, Barcelona

Sants Teatre

On Sunday 13 December 2026 at 18:00 Sants Teatre in Barcelona hosts the concert Cançoner del poemari de Jordi Pàmies, performed by Cor Xera and organised by the Federació d'Ateneus de Catalunya. The listing describes the Cançoner as an interdisciplinary proposal that combines new choral compositions with contemporary Catalan poetry. It consists of 11 pieces for mixed a cappella choir, with sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. The pieces were commissioned from Catalan composers who are award-winning and have recognised careers. The ticket system is listed as taquilla inversa, a pay-after arrangement, but the listing does not give a price figure, so visitors should check with the venue. The concert is part of the cycle presented by the federation of cultural associations, and the venue is on Carrer d'Antoni de Capmany in the Sants district. A choral concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience listens together and the poetry offers plenty to talk about afterwards. «El Cançoner és una proposta interdisciplinària que combina noves composicions corals amb poesia actual catalana.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives no end time, so the end shown is estimated. The listing describes the ticket as taquilla inversa with no figure, and gives 18:00 as the start.

Teatre El Maldà1 upcoming

Sun22Nov
CultureBarcelona
19:00–20:00

Calla, nena, a staged reading at the Teatre El Maldà, Barcelona

Teatre El Maldà

On Sunday 22 November 2026 at 19:00 the Teatre El Maldà in Barcelona presents Calla, nena, a dramatised reading with Mariona Esplugues. The listing calls it a work of fiction about the self-esteem of women and the repression of education, about daughters and mothers looking for their identity. Tired daughters and tired mothers, mothers eager for connection and daughters eager to fly, mothers who were also daughters. Both of them find their own rooms in a world that always demands more of them: more beautiful, more clever, more fun. More, as a concept. The cast is Rosa May as the mother and Mariona Esplugues as the daughter, with stage direction by Montse Rodríguez, artistic advice from Andrea Castellanos, sound design by Gerard Bosch and music by Pep Lladó. The piece lasts 60 minutes. The ticket costs 5 euros plus booking fees. A short staged reading is an easy evening alone. «Filles i mares buscant la seva identitat.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona — Open Data BCN, Agenda diària (CC BY 4.0). The listing gives a duration of 60 minutes, which the end shown follows. The ticket costs 5 euros plus booking fees.

First time?

How to join a book club alone

  1. Check the book, then relax. Many groups welcome people who have not finished it — the official page says if reading ahead matters.
  2. Arrive five minutes early and tell the host it is your first time; they will introduce you.
  3. Say one thing — a line you liked or a question. That is enough for a first evening.
  4. Nothing that suits you? Host a silent reading night: 60 minutes silent, 15 minutes talk, phones away, any book, finish at a café.

Phrases in the local language for your evening: Phrases for tonight · Library events in Barcelona

Questions people ask

Where can I join a book club in Barcelona?

This page lists 35 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Barcelona at 28 venues, from city open data. Public libraries and bookshops run most of them, and most are free.

Can I go alone to a book club in Barcelona?

Yes. Most people at public book clubs and readings come alone; the host opens the conversation, and having finished the book is often optional. Arrive early and say it is your first time.

Is there a silent reading party in Barcelona?

If none is listed, host one: create a free invite on party.comealone.app, pick a café, read silently for 60 minutes, talk for 15, phones away, any book.

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