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Barcelona launches more than a thousand summer activities for children and young people
Barcelona starts the summer with one of the largest activity offerings for children and teenagers. This year the municipal T’estiu molt campaign brings together 359,458 places in more than a thousand leisure, sport, culture and education proposals for people aged 1 to 17.
The figure matters to many families who need to organise school holidays without stopping work. Day camps, campsites, workshops, outings, sports activities and artistic proposals will cover much of the calendar between 20 June and 7 September.
The programme has 1,097 activities organised by 290 approved entities. The variety makes it possible to choose according to age, neighbourhood, interests and family needs: from Campus Olímpia to music, technology and visual-arts workshops, family activities or proposals for the youngest children, such as the bressol d’estiu.
The City Council is also strengthening aid so that price is not a barrier. This year, 5.1 million euros are allocated to families in vulnerable situations, with the aim of facilitating access to activities during a period that is especially difficult for balancing work and family life.
The organising entities must meet quality requirements, staff-to-participant ratios and set prices. The idea is for the campaign to operate not merely as a pool of places, but as a network of safe, accessible activities spread across different parts of the city.
Teenagers will also have their own programme with Adoles100!, which will take place from 29 June to 17 July. The series includes more than one hundred free activities in Barcelona neighbourhoods, with tournaments, workshops, sport, theatre, dance, cooking, escape rooms and board games.
The offer for young people also includes reading proposals, an urban vegetable garden, LGTBI activities, empowerment workshops and anti-racist spaces. The aim is for summer not to be limited to leisure, but also to serve to create connections, discover interests and take part in neighbourhood life.
Inclusion will be another focus of the programme. Looking ahead to 2026, the City Council will integrate adapted activities for young people with special needs into the ordinary call and will cover the additional cost, with a budget rising to 1.9 million euros.
T’estiu molt once again shows the extent to which children's summer is also a matter for the city. For minors, it means playing, learning and breaking from the school routine. For families, it provides real help in balancing responsibilities. And for neighbourhoods, it is a way of keeping community activity alive when Barcelona enters the holiday period in full.