The Escena Poblenou Contemporary Creation Festival returns to the neighbourhood with an intense programme of contemporary performing arts and social commitment. 🎭

This multidisciplinary event rooted in Poblenou boasts an international outlook, championing emerging artistic creation and innovative languages.

🎭 Escena Poblenou Festival 2026

📅 From 22 to 25 October 2026

🕐 Time not indicated

📍 Various venues in the Poblenou neighbourhood, Barcelona

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📖 New languages and civic empowerment

Escena Poblenou promotes new dramaturgies and artistic expressions while nurturing a strong connection with audiences. The festival embraces art as an active tool for civic empowerment and critical awareness of our social reality.

The festival develops its activity across four main pillars: performance programming, direct support for creation, community-based work, and dedicated training for performing arts professionals.

🎭 Rooted in the district, open to the world

Originating in the vibrant streets and spaces of Barcelona's Poblenou, this performing arts gathering bridges local community life with international perspectives, placing live arts at the heart of public dialogue.

✨ An essential autumn showcase of contemporary performing arts in the heart of Barcelona's Poblenou.