The hours we spend teleworking and screens: what has caught our attention the most this week
The Raval(s) festival and chestnut and Halloween activities are among the cultural offerings.
BarcelonaThis week we'd like to recommend the Raval(s) cultural festival and Halloween activities, among others.
We also offer a review of the week's news through Andrea Zayas' comic strip, the To think about it and the data and statements that caught our attention the most.
Cultural and leisure activities
From November 6th to 9th
From November 6th to 9th, the Raval neighborhood will host a new edition of the Raval(s) Festival, with nearly 60 free activities promoted by 140 organizations and neighborhood groups. With over 20 years of history, the festival fills various spaces in the Raval with music, theater, workshops, trails, family activities, and artistic interventions.
Families and children will have their own space on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th in the morning on the Rambla del Raval, where they can participate in creative and sensory workshops and games. There will also be puppet shows, readings, and music. For those who are a little older, on Friday the 7th, the Filmoteca de Catalunya will present short films made by young people from the Raval neighborhood between the ages of 16 and 25, in which their concerns and dreams can be seen.
Until November 11
If you're one of those people with children who absolutely want to celebrate Halloween, amusement parks offer alternatives that are sure to make them have a good time. Port Aventura World transforms until November 11 into a unique setting with surprising characters and a selection of horror and fun designed for all levels of bravery. Among the main new features is the premiere of1, 2, 3… It’s Halloween!, a family show that unites Count Draco and the characters of Sesame Street in a magical story of music, humor and friendship.
10th anniversary
If you've ever had babies or are pregnant, you've surely heard of the Concert for Babies, a pioneering project by L'Auditori specifically designed for families with children aged 0 to 12 months, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. This season, it can be enjoyed over three weekends: October 25 and 26 of this year, February 28 and March 1 of 2026, and May 9 and 10 of 2026.
The initiative is part of a larger project designed in three stages. Thus, the Concert for Babies is previously complemented by the Musical Morning for Pregnant Women and the Workshop for Babies. Anna Roig Dolz, creator and pedagogical director of the project, has composed a special birthday song that will be performed during the concert.
Filmoxica
FilmoXica continues with the autumn series Free books, and gives up part of the family sessions on the November weekend to the proposals of My First Festival, a well-established group of new spectators that this year, among other proposals, takes us Little Amélie, winner of the audience award for best European film at the last San Sebastian festival; Mary Poppins; Seven Chances, by Buster Keaton, and also, with an eye on Palestine, Fleeting dreams, the story of Sami, a twelve-year-old boy who embarks on a journey from the refugee camp where he lives to Haifa in search of his carrier pigeon. Every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.
Tour starting in February
If you want to enjoy catchy rhythms and profound lyrics, go listen to the new album by the family music group Xiula, which releases its seventh studio album on October 10th, XiulalalandAcross thirteen songs, the group addresses themes such as gratitude, masculinity, the right to protest, screen addiction, and global warming through lyrics that don't infantilize audiences. After fourteen years of experience, Jan Garrido, Rikki Arjuna, Adrià Heredia, and Marc Soto release an album to recover what makes them happy: helping to create a better world through music. The album can be streamed on all digital platforms and will be sold in physical form at concerts and in their online store. They are also preparing a tour that will begin on February 1st at the Poliorama Theater in Barcelona.
Regina Youth Theatre
Fancy a little theater? The Jove Teatre Regina presents Figaro(ck),from the company La Trepa, a musical theater show that fuses humor, social criticism and contemporary rhythm to rethink what it means to be a revolutionary in today's world. A musical comedy that confronts the myth of Figaro with the world of influencers and social media with live music. The show, aimed at children ages 10 and up, will run until November 16 at the Jove Teatre Regina on Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
If you're a fan of puppets, theater, the circus, magic, and music, the fall program at La Casa Elizalde in Barcelona is sure to provide a great time with your family. It begins on October 11th with the puppet show. The maidens of Bellaguarda. For those who like the circus the most, on October 18th you can go see it. At a clown's pace and on November 8th The crisis of imaginationThe shows take place on Saturday mornings, and you can purchase tickets at www.casaelizalde.com.
Book recommendations from Marta Gil, bookseller at El Gat Pelut
By Clotilde Perrin (Maeva Young)
When two friends start arguing, it can feel like the world is falling apart... but perhaps all it takes is a page to see what's hiding behind all the bickering. With her ability to transform emotions into visual art, Clotilde Perrin creates an album full of movement, wonder, and sensitivity. A book that talks about conflict, reconciliation, and how, even when we fight, affection is still there, waiting to be discovered.
Ages 3 and up.
Things That Happen (To Me), by Andrea Zayas
To think about it
Teleworking has saved us hours of commuting to work and allowed us to better balance our lives. On the other hand, our children often resent us for spending too many hours glued to the computer or mobile phone. We tell them we're working and that, thanks to the ability to work from home, we can take them to school or pick them up from extracurricular activities. Teleworking is welcome, but no one explained the fine print: that the days are endless and there's no clear line between personal and professional life, and that the computer screen has crept into our relationships with our children.