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Get in the running. Next year will see Barcelona host the 20th European Athletics Championships. The event runs from July 26th to August 1st, and even the least sporty can take part by working as a volunteer. Check out the website for information on the requirements, training and different positions available; the first step is to sign yourself up as a ‘Friend of B10′ online.

More info on: www.bcn2010.org

Combine your participation at this event with a holiday in Barcelona and rent an apartment.

15 dates in one evening! What can be cooler than that?

Speed dating has been around for a while in the United States and the United Kingdom but many people still don´t know what speed dating is. Is it about dating people who are turned on by fast cars or high speed trains? Is it about going to a singles bar and talking as fast as you can? Not really..

Speed dating is in fact a safe, fun and well-organised dating activity, which brings together like-minded singles, who just want to meet new and single people and have a good time!

The next speed dating event will be held on the 14th of February in bar Gran Foc.

Age group of this event: 35 to 45

Language: International

Event times:
20:45 – Registration
21:15 – Event starts
23:15 – Event ends

Once you´ve found your partner you can stay in an apartment in Barcelona!

3GSM Mobile World Congress exhibition is taking place again in Barcelona, FIRA Barcelona from the 16th to 19th February.GSMA Mobile World Congress is the most significant global mobile event in the world where are expected more than 52,000 visitors  in Barcelona to develop business and discuss the latest trends in the mobile communications industry.

The Mobile World Congress gather the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a congress with Chief Executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. The event is where the industry defines its future and creates business.

To find accomodation in Barcelona is not easy during the 3GSM Mobile World Congress because many people from all over the world are attending the event and a lot of hotels are fully booked. Hotels double or even triple the prices. An alternative is to rent an apartment in Barcelona.

From the 19th till the 25th of February Carnival will be celebrated. The most spectacular place to celebrate carnival is Sitges.

Jueves Lardero or Fat Tuesday marks the beginning of carnival with a huge celebration of local dishes and the arrival of the King of the Carnestoltes. A big parade will cross the city which will be packed with locals and lots of tourists.

Sitges is a party town and carnival is the party of all parties ( The gay carnival starts already 4 days earlier.)! Discotheques organize special theme parties like La noche rosa ( Pink night), Noche de las mantillas, Noche de las touristas ( tourist night) and Noche de las viudas ( Widows night).

The festivities end with the Burial of a Sardine on Ash Wednesday ( the 25th of February).

Carnival fans who want to celebrate this big event can travel easily by train from Barcelona to Sitges. Recommended is to take the last train, party all night and to take the first train back to rest during the day in your apartment in Barcelona.

Cajón is a box drum and an important part of any Flamenco show.  In these grey winter days, even Barcelona can feel in need of some warmth. Lucky then, that the annual De Cajón Flamenco Festival is back to turn up the heat this month. Bigger and better than ever in its fourth year, the festival now takes in venues across Barcelona, Sant Cugat and l’Hospitalet, and lasts for three months. There are different shows like a percussion competition in Apollo2 on the 16th of January or Dance show in the Palau de la Musica. The festival starts on January 9th until the 3rd of April. 

More information on www.theproject.cat

Want to escape the winter grey and get a glance of summer? Come to Barcelona and stay in an apartment in the city center.

Bread and Butter Barcelona (BBB), is an International trade show for selected brands and the biggest fashion show in europe. Bread & Butter is hosting the international kick-off for the fashion industry. This years show will open its doors from 21–23 January 2009. The event will be held on the historical site of Fira de Barcelona. Leading brands from the high-end segment of contemporary fashion culture will be presenting their designs at the venue.

Check out the official BBB site for more information and reservation for the event: www.breadandbutter.com

Flats in Barcelona for rental are an attractive alternative for your stay during the Bread and Butter.

If you are still looking for an original and special x-mas present…you might find something unusual at the Drap Art Festival:

Drap-Art’08
International Creative Recycling Festival

Drap Art brings new energy to the arts movements that used objects trouvés as a language of social critique, and the movements that continue to do so. But it also encourages people in general to use the means that normal life and waste materials place within their reach, in order to develop their potential in a creative and autonomous way, use critical thinking and express themselves, overcoming habits and traditions that are a legacy of the colonial era.

Artists from various countries articipate in the Drap-Art exhibition to show their work. You can find all sort of things from cloth, art, objcets, jewelery and much more.

Drap-Art’08 is a Festival in the framework of the CCCB activities and is held this year from the 18.12. – 21.12. in the CCCB Barcelona.

Come to Barcelonas DRAP ART event and stay in an holiday apartment in Barcelona.

ARTZ 21
Avenue marques de l’argentera 21
08003 Barcelona
+34 93 268 74 02
Web Artz 21

New Art gallery opened in June 2008 in front of the train station Francia and near the entrance of the Ciutadella Park
Cultural events …

November 2008 Fantasia Erotica Japonesa
Campaign SAVE THE GEISHA … with a geisha walking aroung downtown Barcelona
Big japonese event on Thursday December 4th. with japonese artists., cultural events, drink , a Manga Geisha …from 6 pm to 10 pm
Price 10 € for a drink + event

Live amoung the people of Barcelona during your stay, hire an apartment in Barcelona´s city center.

Dostrece
Carrer Carme 60
Barcelona (near the Ramblas)
WEB Dostrece

Every first Sunday of the month , flea market for used stoffs from private to private.  In the Dostrece’s subterrenean lounge. Served with old music and new drinks.

DJ every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Special seasonal menu.
Menu for groups … 25 €

For your stay in Barcelona, enjoy living in an holiday apartment.

From the 16th till the 24th of September the 7th edition of the Asian Festival will be held in Barcelona.

Lots of acts, movies, food and joy in the Ciutadella park, the Mercat de les Flors and the Auditorio de la Caixa Fòrum.

The festival will be opened by the company of the prestigious dance director Akram Khan on the 16th of September in the Mercat de les Flors. He will be acompanied by the national classic ballet group from China.

From the 20th till the 24th of September you can enjoy more than 50 free spectacles and activities in the Ciutadella park. One of the present groups is the Rajastan Folk Group which will present authentic music and dance from Rajastan.

For more information www.festivalasia.es

For an apartment in Barcelona during the Asian festival www.cocoonbarcelona.com