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BarcelonaThis week we want to recommend a wide range of festivals for the coming days. You can choose from My First Festival, the ElPetit Festival, the Raval(es) Culture Festival, the Culturista Festival, or the DAU Festival, among others.

We also offer a recap of the week's news through Andrea Zayas's comic strip, the section Something to think about and the data and statements that have most caught our attention.

Cultural and leisure activities

If your sons and daughters like history, you're in luck because the new season of [series name] premieres on November 28th on 3Cat and SX3. WhipThe Super 3 program that recounts Catalan history and traditions with both accuracy and humor. The new episodes of the third season broaden their scope to include world history. Kiry, Eda, and Commander Jau Coloma will travel through various eras in search of Fuet, the alien cat. Viewers will experience the discovery of fire, learn about Pharaoh Tutankhamun, and explore the Great Wall of China with familiar characters and others they will meet along the way. The program is produced by the Museum of the History of Catalonia, and, as a new feature, the Racó Fuet, a permanent interactive Super 3 space within the museum, is being launched, aimed at children and families.

Nau Bostik, in Barcelona's Sagrera neighborhood, will once again host the Culturista Festival, organized by the magazine and cultural calendar of the same name, on the weekend of November 22nd and 23rd. Two days dedicated to enjoying culture as a family, with a program that includes workshops, concerts, shows, a food area, and a pop-up shop. There will be something for all interests, ages, and times of day, whether you're drawn to the visual arts, the world of stories and oral narratives, science, film, or circus. You can consult the program at [website address missing]. festivalculturista.cat.

From November 15th to 30th, the 21st edition of the ElPetit festival takes place. The program unfolds across 30 venues in eleven different cities, including Barcelona, ​​Sabadell, Granollers, Sant Cugat del Vallès, and Madrid. The program, comprised of shows, workshops, and art installations, is designed for children aged 0 to 5 and their families. Among the shows are premieres ofWave, from the company La Súbita, which combines dance, objects, light and live music, or from Komunumo, From Electric 28. It's the story of an atypical family community made up of a crazy but caring old monkey, a pair of horses who never have time for vacations, and a playful young laundry bear. You can find the full schedule at www.elpetit.cat.

If you love movies, the 18th edition of My First Film Festival for children aged 2 to 12 is taking place until November 23rd in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. More than 100 films from 20 countries will be screened, and there will be workshops and film forums. The opening will feature the screening of Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake (Spain, 2025), the first feature-length animated film produced in Catalonia, directed by Irene Iborra, which revolves around empathy, friendship, and imagination. See the full program at Primerfestivaldecine.com.

Do you love board games? Then you can't miss DAU Barcelona, ​​the leading board game festival, which returns to Barcelona from November 13th to 16th at the Fabra i Coats venue, with its biggest and most ambitious edition in its 14-year history. For four days and two nights, the festival will offer over a hundred activities for families, professionals, and schools: family workshops, expert areas, demonstrations, new releases, and interactive activities that invite you to discover the magic of gaming. New features include a giant new pavilion with 107 game tables, and the addition of the Fandom Zone, a space for meeting board game designers. As always, admission to the festival is free, but space is limited.

If you've ever had a baby or are currently pregnant, you've surely heard of the Baby Concert, a pioneering project at 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 on the following weekends: February 28 and March 1, 2026, and May 9 and 10, 2026. The initiative is part of a larger, three-stage project that aims to introduce music from the earliest stages of childhood. The Baby Concert is preceded by the Musical Morning for Pregnant Women and the Baby Workshop. Anna Roig Dolz, creator and pedagogical director of the project, has composed a special birthday song that will be performed during the concert.

FilmoXica continues with the autumn cycle Free booksand 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 Film Festival; Mary Poppins; Seven Chances, by Buster Keaton, and also, with an eye on Palestine, Fleeting dreamsThe 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.

Fancy a bit of theatre? Well, Jove Teatre Regina presents Figaro(ck), From the company La Trepa, a musical theater show that fuses humor, social commentary, and contemporary rhythm to rethink what it means to be a revolutionary in today's world. A musical comedy that pits the character of Figaro against the world of the influencers and social media with live music. The show, aimed at children aged 10 and up, will run until November 16th at the Jove Teatre Regina on Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 pm.

Literary recommendations from Marta Gil, bookseller at El Gat Pelut

A boy wakes up in an unfamiliar forest, and to find his way home, he can only follow a mysterious yellow brick road. Swedish author Sven Nordqvist, creator of the legendary Pettson and Findus, invites us to explore a world full of detail, strange creatures, and colorful landscapes reminiscent of... The Wizard of Oz and Alice in WonderlandWith vignettes that add rhythm and humor and great visual richness, this album is a wonderful journey that invites you to look, imagine, and discover. A book that will appeal to both children and adults.

Ages 5 and up.

Things That Happen (to Me), by Andrea Zayas

Something to think about

Mothers baking cakes to raise money for the end-of-year party, mothers volunteering to read stories at school, mothers organizing to create the school library, decorate for parties, or hire extracurricular activities. And we ask ourselves, where are the fathers? Because we all work outside the home just as much, but in the activities organized by PTAs and schools, the vast majority of volunteers and participants are always women. There are no excuses. We're all busy and we can all find time where there seems to be none. All it takes is interest. And what's more, it also serves as an example for our sons and daughters. This is also what equality is about.

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More suggestions for plans and activities

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• Cultural and leisure plans for the whole week
• Series premiering this month
• Video games being released this month
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• New restaurants to discover
• The castellers agenda