Beginners welcome After the run: beer (the run itself is dry)
Midnight Runners Barcelona
Wednesday 20:00
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
The numbers we can source. Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, reports 215,000 participants in 2024 and 200,000 in 2025 on its own campaign page; sign-up for 2027 had not been announced when we checked on 20 October 2026. That counts people who signed up with the charity, not everyone who skips a drink in January. Alcohol Change UK ↗
This page only adds a view. Bars, pubs and every other listing stay exactly where they are on Come Alone. Dry January, Damp January (drinking less) or neither: all fine.
A month
One regular thing a week, built from what exists
A suggestion, not a schedule: the first listing of each kind below. Check the official page for the January dates.
- Fri 1 – Sun 3 Jan. Run club: Midnight Runners Barcelona — Wednesday 20:00
- Week of 4 Jan. Game night or quiz: Barcelona Backgammon at Viena Café — Wednesday not stated
- Week of 11 Jan. Language café: The Friday Language Exchange — Friday
- Week of 18 Jan. Soft clubbing: Caffeine Latte (Sunday tardeo) — Sunday afternoons; dates on site
- Week of 25 Jan. Library or book club: Las hijas de Bernarda Alba, by Taiat Dansa, at Sala Ovidi Montllor (29 Jan, 20:00)
Run clubs
Run clubs in Barcelona
Run clubs and walking groups: the drink, if any, comes after. Check the official page before you go.
Beginners welcome
Nike Run Club Barcelona
Barceloneta / Ciutadella (most popular)
various
free
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
PB:Running
Parc de la Barceloneta (Simon Bolivar statue) / Parc de les Glories / Ciutadella
Tue, Wed & Thu 07:15 & 19:30 (Tue); 20:00 (Wed); 19:00 (Thu)
10 EUR per class or 40 EUR/month unlimited
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
RCB - Running Club Barcelona
Passeig del Mare Nostrum 14, 08039 Barcelona
various
from 24 EUR (Urban Sports Club membership)
checked 2026-10-19
Unconfirmed — page not reachable when checked, verify on site
Fast Breakfast Club
various
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Game nights, chess and quizzes
Game nights, chess and quizzes in Barcelona
The game is the point; a pub quiz is still a pub, and an alcohol-free drink is a normal order there. Check the official page before you go.
Beginners welcome
Barcelona Backgammon at Viena Café
Carrer de València 243, Barcelona
Wednesday not stated
free (assumed; price not stated)
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
Board Games BCN - Wednesday night at Pasa Tapas
C. del Doctor Aiguader 8, 08003 Barcelona
Wednesday 20:00
not stated on group page
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome
KLEFF board game community (Estació de França)
Estació de França, Avinguda del Marquès de l'Argentera, Barcelona
Wednesday 19:00
free entry; consuming something at the restaurant recommended
checked 2026-10-19
Beginners welcome Pub quiz: soft drinks are a normal order
QED Trivia Night at Pasa Tapas
C. del Doctor Aiguader 8, 08003 Barcelona
Monday doors 20:00, quiz 20:30
4 EUR online, 6 EUR at door
checked 2026-10-19
Language cafés
Language cafés in Barcelona
Talk, practise a language, go home early. Check the official page before you go.
Languages: multi
The Friday Language Exchange
venue on the page
Friday
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: multi Meets in a pub or bar: soft drinks are fine
The Language Exchange Barcelona (Mon-Sat bar meetups)
Mon/Thu Space Cowboy; Tue Jardinet d'Aribau; Wed Soda Bus; Fri França station bar; Sat Trafalgar Pizza Club
Monday to Saturday (different bar each day) 19:00 (Monday event confirmed)
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Languages: multi
The Monday Language Exchange - Space Cowboy (BCN Languages & Friends)
Space Cowboy
Monday 19:00
Free
checked 2026-10-19
Soft clubbing
Soft clubbing in Barcelona
Dancing in daylight: coffee raves, ecstatic dance, zero-proof nights. Check the official page before you go.
Alcohol optional
Caffeine Latte (Sunday tardeo)
Albura Rooftop — Moll d'Espanya 8, Barcelona
Sunday afternoons; dates on site
price on the page
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol optional
Caffeine Rave (Caffeine Social Club)
Time Out Market Barcelona (Vol. 13) — Moll d'Espanya 5, Barcelona
numbered editions (Vol. 10-13 so far), usually Saturday 11:00-15:00; dates on site
Vol. 13: 14.90-25 EUR by phase (one drink included)
checked 2026-10-19
Alcohol-free (organiser says)
Ecstatic Dance Barcelona (Dom Lis)
Espai Viceversa — Passeig de Sant Joan 30, Barcelona
selected Fridays, roughly monthly, 18:00-20:00
20 EUR
checked 2026-10-19
Libraries and book clubs, January 2027
Libraries and book clubs, January 2027 in Barcelona
Dated events from the feed, 1–31 January 2027. Check the official page before you go.
Fri29Jan
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.
Three phrases
What to say at the bar
Pubs and bars are still on the map; this is how to be at one and not drink. For more phrases for a specific evening, try First Phrases ↗.
| EN | ES | FR | DE | IT | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Something alcohol-free, please. | Algo sin alcohol, por favor. | Quelque chose sans alcool, s’il vous plaît. | Etwas Alkoholfreies, bitte. | Qualcosa di analcolico, per favore. | Algo sem álcool, por favor. |
| I’m not drinking tonight, but I’m in. | Esta noche no bebo, pero me apunto. | Ce soir je ne bois pas, mais je suis partant(e). | Ich trinke heute nichts, bin aber dabei. | Stasera non bevo, ma ci sono. | Hoje não bebo, mas alinho. |
| Do you have anything without alcohol? | ¿Tenéis algo sin alcohol? | Vous avez des boissons sans alcool ? | Habt ihr etwas ohne Alkohol? | Avete qualcosa di analcolico? | Têm algo sem álcool? |
How it works
A month of evenings out in Barcelona: how it works
- Pick one regular thing a week, such as a run club on Wednesday or a game night on Friday. A fixed slot is easier to keep than a plan.
- Open the official page and check the date, time and price; January schedules shift after the holidays.
- Open Meet & Mint to see who else is going and say hi in the event chat. Many of the events on our sites are also in the app.
- Order what you like. Use the phrases above if it helps; nobody at a quiz or a run-club coffee is counting.
Questions people ask
Where can I go in Barcelona in January without drinking?
We list 16 options in Barcelona: run clubs, game nights, chess and quizzes, language cafés, soft clubbing, library and book-club events. Each is from a page we checked, with the date we checked it.
Are there alcohol-free events in Barcelona?
3 listings in Barcelona carry an alcohol-free or alcohol-optional tag taken from the organiser’s page. Where there is no tag, the page does not say.
Do you hide bars and pubs?
No. This section only highlights alcohol-free and alcohol-optional options. Bars and pubs stay in every other listing on Come Alone.
How current is the Barcelona list?
Each card shows the date we checked it; library and book-club events come from the feed for 1–31 January 2027 and fill in 2–6 weeks ahead. Always confirm on the official page.
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