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Barcelona food calendar
What is in season in Barcelona, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Barcelona
The best of January: Escudella, bacallà, neules and torrons, Calçots, Calcotada season.
In season
- Escudella, bacallà, neules and torrons
Christmas dishes and sweets; salt cod cooked most Dec-Feb
Dec–Jan - Calçots
Sweet spring onions charred on vine cuttings and dipped in romesco; the calçotada is a winter Sunday outing.
Nov–Mar
On the calendar
- Calcotada season
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsGran Festa de la CalçotadaSunday 31 January 2027 · from Diari de Tarragona, checked Oct 24, 2026
The calçot festival, with grilled spring onions dipped in romesco and a calçot-eating contest.
How to go: An hour from Barcelona by train or car; calçotades run through March.
- Calçotadas in VallsJanuary to March
The calçot festival in Valls, an hour away, is usually the last Sunday of January.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Barcelona
The best of February: Calçots and Calçotadas in Valls.
In season
- Calçots
Sweet spring onions charred on vine cuttings and dipped in romesco; the calçotada is a winter Sunday outing.
Nov–Mar
On the calendar
- Calçotadas in VallsJanuary to March
The calçot festival in Valls, an hour away, is usually the last Sunday of January.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Barcelona
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Crema catalana, Mona de Pascua and Calçotadas in Valls.
In season
- Broad beans and peasMar–May
- Calçots
Sweet spring onions charred on vine cuttings and dipped in romesco; the calçotada is a winter Sunday outing.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Crema catalana19 March
St Joseph's Day, when the burnt-sugar custard is said to be at home.
- Mona de PascuaEaster Monday
Godparents give elaborate chocolate Easter cakes; pastry shop windows are a show.
Mar–Apr
On the calendar
- Calçotadas in VallsJanuary to March
The calçot festival in Valls, an hour away, is usually the last Sunday of January.
Jan–Mar
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Barcelona
Peak seasonThe best of April: Mona de Pascua, Broad beans and peas.
In season
- Broad beans and peasMar–May
Eat it now
- Mona de PascuaEaster Monday
Godparents give elaborate chocolate Easter cakes; pastry shop windows are a show.
Mar–Apr
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Barcelona
Peak seasonThe best of May: Broad beans and peas, Seafood and arroces, Tast a la Rambla.
In season
- Broad beans and peasMar–May
- Seafood and arroces
Rice dishes, fideuà and fresh anchovies by the beach at Barceloneta.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Tast a la Rambla
Expected late May; 36 venues serving tasting plates; ticketed
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Barcelona
Peak seasonThe best of June: Coca de Sant Joan, Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet, Revetlla de Sant Joan.
In season
- Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet
Summer tomatoes rubbed on toasted bread.
Jun–Aug - Heirloom tomatoes
Maresme tomatoes for pa amb tomaquet and esqueixada
Jun–Sep - Seafood and arroces
Rice dishes, fideuà and fresh anchovies by the beach at Barceloneta.
May–Sep
Eat it now
- Coca de Sant Joan23 June
Brioche flatbread topped with candied fruit and pine nuts, eaten on the night of Sant Joan.
On the calendar
- Revetlla de Sant Joannight of 23 June
Bonfires, fireworks, cava and coca on the beaches.
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Barcelona
A hard monthThe best of July: L'Escala anchovies, Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet.
In season
- L'Escala anchovies
- Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet
Summer tomatoes rubbed on toasted bread.
Jun–Aug - Heirloom tomatoes
Maresme tomatoes for pa amb tomaquet and esqueixada
Jun–Sep - Seafood and arroces
Rice dishes, fideuà and fresh anchovies by the beach at Barceloneta.
May–Sep
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Barcelona
A hard monthThe best of August: Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet, Heirloom tomatoes, Festa Major de Gràcia.
In season
- Stone fruit and tomatoes for pa amb tomàquet
Summer tomatoes rubbed on toasted bread.
Jun–Aug - Heirloom tomatoes
Maresme tomatoes for pa amb tomaquet and esqueixada
Jun–Sep - Seafood and arroces
Rice dishes, fideuà and fresh anchovies by the beach at Barceloneta.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- Festa Major de Gràcia
Mid-August (about 15-21 Aug), outdoor bars and grills
Plan around
- August closuresAugust
Some restaurants close for two to four weeks; Gràcia's street festival is mid-August.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Barcelona
Peak seasonThe best of September: Heirloom tomatoes, Seafood and arroces, La Mercè.
In season
- Heirloom tomatoes
Maresme tomatoes for pa amb tomaquet and esqueixada
Jun–Sep - Seafood and arroces
Rice dishes, fideuà and fresh anchovies by the beach at Barceloneta.
May–Sep
On the calendar
- La Mercèaround 24 September
The city's big festival with castellers, fire runs and food stalls.
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Barcelona
Peak seasonThe best of October: Wild mushrooms, Game and Mercat de Mercats.
In season
- Wild mushrooms
Rovellons (saffron milk caps) and ceps at the Boqueria and Santa Caterina stalls.
Oct–Nov - Game (partridge, hare, wild boar)Oct–Dec
On the calendar
- Mercat de Mercats
Municipal markets food fair, 16-18 Oct 2026
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Barcelona
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Panellets and roast chestnuts, Wild mushrooms, Castanyada / Tots Sants.
In season
- Wild mushrooms
Rovellons (saffron milk caps) and ceps at the Boqueria and Santa Caterina stalls.
Oct–Nov - Game (partridge, hare, wild boar)Oct–Dec
- Calçots
Sweet spring onions charred on vine cuttings and dipped in romesco; the calçotada is a winter Sunday outing.
Nov–Mar
Eat it now
- Panellets and roast chestnuts1 November
Marzipan pine-nut balls with chestnuts and sweet wine for La Castanyada (All Saints).
On the calendar
- Castanyada / Tots Sants
1-2 Nov (another page on same site says 31 Oct); chestnuts, panellets, sweet wine
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Barcelona
The best of December: Escudella, bacallà, neules and torrons, Game.
In season
- Escudella, bacallà, neules and torrons
Christmas dishes and sweets; salt cod cooked most Dec-Feb
Dec–Jan - Game (partridge, hare, wild boar)Oct–Dec
- Calçots
Sweet spring onions charred on vine cuttings and dipped in romesco; the calçotada is a winter Sunday outing.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.