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Festival Matsuri in Barcelona

Festival Matsuri is happening during May 10-17, 2026. Festival Matsuri turns Moll de la Fusta into a Japanese culture weekend with traditional performance, taiko-style energy, folk dance, workshops, martial arts demonstrations, and food stalls. It is one of the easier festival plans for visitors because the waterfront location sits close to the Gothic Quarter, El Born, and Barceloneta. Use it as a daytime-to-sunset stop, then continue into old-city drinks or seafood nearby.

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Festival Matsuri in Barcelona

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Festival Matsuri turns Moll de la Fusta into a Japanese culture weekend with traditional performance, taiko-style energy, folk dance, workshops, martial arts demonstrations, and food stalls. It is one of the easier festival plans for visitors because the waterfront location sits close to the Gothic Quarter, El Born, and Barceloneta. Use it as a daytime-to-sunset stop, then continue into old-city drinks or seafood nearby. Guide candidate: Two-day waterfront festival with performances, workshops, food, and a final concert.

  • Saturday general programFirst festival day for the official Matsuri programme: traditional performance, taiko, shamisen, sumi-e, dance, martial arts, children's activities, and Japanese food around the waterfront site. When: Sat, May 16, 10:00 AM. Venue: Moll de la Fusta.
  • Sunday general programSecond festival day for performances, workshops, food stalls, family activities, and participatory Japanese-culture programming. Published partner listings give the visitor window as 10:00 to 21:00. When: Sun, May 17, 10:00 AM. Venue: Moll de la Fusta.
  • Bon Odori and Earth Voice final concertFinal-evening anchor built around the participatory Bon Odori spirit and the announced Earth Voice concert by Shogo Yoshii & Ensemble. When: Sun, May 17, 6:00 PM. Venue: Moll de la Fusta.
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