The Stampa agenda
This October is all about fanzines, vinyl, odd music and markets where people turn up with their own stall. Not many red carpets, lots of gaffer tape.
If you're going to sell, play or lend a hand, we print the T-shirt and the tote bag, in colours that won't give up by the third wash. Do give us plenty of notice, though, because October print runs fly.
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2–4
Oct
BarcelonaFabra i Coats, Sant Andreu
Alternative comics and fanzines: around 60 creators and micro-publishers with stalls, free entry. If you're bringing your fanzines, a tote bag with your illustration sells better than any poster.
2–4
Oct
BarcelonaEstació del Nord
Vinyl, CDs and people digging through crates all weekend, with live gigs. Ideal for small labels and bands that want to move records and T-shirts at the same time.
3–4
Oct
BarcelonaCarrer Pellaires, Poblenou
Independent brands, music and street food. If you have a stall, branded tote bags and T-shirts are the first thing to sell out.
3–4
Oct
BarcelonaNau Bostik, la Sagrera
24 independent fashion and accessories brands selling directly, with no catwalk and no showroom. If you have your own brand, a good place to snoop on who's producing.
21–31
Oct
BarcelonaGràcia
Thirty years of beautiful noise: experimental music, improvisation and odd electronica in venues and corners of the neighbourhood. Small projects deserve merch that doesn't look like it came from a trade fair.
29
Oct → 8 Nov
BarcelonaVarious venues
Eleven days of music documentaries, with premieres and screenings. If you play or programme, a good excuse to watch a few and come out with ideas.
3
Oct
Baix LlobregatPlaça de Catalunya, Cornellà
Collectives and associations fill the square. If you're organising or taking part, volunteer T-shirts should be ordered with time to spare, not the week before.
4
Oct
Baix LlobregatParc de Can Mercader, Cornellà
Every first Sunday of the month, makers and craftspeople from the Baix Llobregat set up stalls in the park. Small, local and unpretentious.
8–12
Oct
Baix LlobregatSant Feliu de Llobregat
Five days of street life with colles, associations and gigs. Perfect for dressing the colla in something you can spot from far away (and that survives the washing machine afterwards).
Bar of the month
Molins de Rei
Right in the middle of carrer Major in Molins de Rei, this is the classic old-school bar where you order a vermouth and end up staying for the nibbles. No designer menu: people come for a well-poured vermouth, a last-minute sandwich and the bar-top chat that runs on longer than planned.
Carrer Major, 49, Molins de Rei