The Stampa agenda
The darkest night of the year is coming. We have gathered the Halloween and Castanyada plans for Barcelona and the Baix Llobregat: horror markets, altars for the dead, haunted tunnels and a zombie march.
If you are running a stall, organising a party or kitting out a band, you still have time. With the normal turnaround, 10 to 14 working days, you need to order now; if you are tight, we do rush jobs in 3 to 5 days, with a surcharge.
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31
Oct · 11:00
BarcelonaLa Deskomunal, Sants
Horror market with stalls from artists and makers, vermouth, and the stall of our friends at Rockbombs, a shop for punk, metal and B-movies. At eleven at night, a Castanyada party and gig with Araña Club. It is the last Halloween at the Deskomunal, which says goodbye this winter.
24–31
Oct
BarcelonaCommunity centres, squares and markets across the city
Chestnuts, panellets and dancing, run by residents' associations and community centres in every district. The City Council's listings gather them all.
27
Oct → 3 Nov
BarcelonaLa Lleialtat Santsenca, Sants (c/ Olzinelles, 31)
A community altar for the dead, made with photos, flowers and objects from the neighbourhood. On Saturday 31st at 19:00, opening with calaveritas, chestnuts, pan de muerto and music. Free.
31
Oct · 12:00
BarcelonaCan Batlló, la Bordeta (c/ Constitució, 19)
The castanyada at the self-managed space in la Bordeta, from 12 noon to 1 a.m. The programme is published a few days before.
31
Oct · 10:00–21:00
BarcelonaSOM Multiespai, Nou Barris (av. Rio de Janeiro, 42)
A makers' market with horror illustration and merchandise, all day.
29–30
Oct
Baix LlobregatRoigé i Badia square, Sant Jordi square and Jardins de la Pau, el Prat
Neighbourhood castanyadas on Thursday 29th in Roigé i Badia square and on Friday 30th in Sant Jordi square and the Jardins de la Pau. On the 30th, from 18:00 to 20:00, a horror tunnel put together by young people, free.
30–31
Oct
Baix LlobregatEsplugues, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Castanyadas run by the residents' associations in la Plana, Can Clota, Can Vidalet, el Gall, el Barranco and Macael square. On Saturday 31st, one of them ends with a haunted passage at 19:00.
31
Oct · 20:00
Baix LlobregatFrom Lluís Companys square to La Farga, L'Hospitalet
Zombie march from Lluís Companys square to the La Farga shopping centre, with Folcat Diabòlic. Before that, from 17:00 to 20:00, horror make-up in the square.
6–15
Nov
Baix LlobregatMolins de Rei
45th edition of Molins de Rei's horror film festival, dedicated to found footage. At the closing, the directors of The Blair Witch Project.
The bar of the dark edition
El Raval, Barcelona
Open since 1820, with dusty bottles and a half-light that already works as scenery. It is the absinthe bar, where the drink is served with a sugar cube on a fork. Opens in the evening and closes late.
Carrer de Sant Pau, 65, BarcelonaDay trip · The getaway
La Bisbal d'Empordà · 23–25 Oct
For anyone who would rather run from the zombies: the contemporary ceramics biennial at the Terracotta Museu, an hour and a half from Barcelona, with about twenty ceramicists and the Santi Moix exhibition. Friday from 16:00 to 20:00; Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00.
The programme