Barcelona welcomes August with sunshine and cloud, and more agreeable temperatures.

The Mas i Mas Festival starts this weekend, bringing big-name singers such as Rokia Traoré, Lucrecia and Silvia Pérez to the city. Let's give a welcome to August!

The Mayor has outlined the proposals he will put to the presidential candidates in the regional elections for Catalonia and Barcelona to continue working together as they have been doing in recent years.

Barcelona City Council, the Regional Government of Catalonia, SEAT and Endesa have created the Live Barcelona platform, which will pave the way for the launching of electric-powered vehicles in the Metropolitan Area.

Contemporary photojournalism is discussed in an exhibition curated by Carles Guerra and Thomas Keenan. 

Hausson the Magician, co-founder of the Brossa Theatre, takes to the stage for a show reminiscent of those performed by the legendary Houdin and Méliès in Paris.

Romain Gary's "A Life Ahead" returns to the Teatre Goya, under the direction of Josep Maria Pou and starring Concha Velasco.

The Sala Ciutat and Arxiu Fotogràfic de Barcelona are showing a selection of photographs taken by Barcelona photographer Eugeni Forcano.

The Club Capitol presents <em>Fora de joc</em>, a play by Sergi Belbel about football as a tonic for times of crisis.

Workshops, shows, cinema, guided visits, tours, stories... All these and much more are being planned for the summer by the museums of Barcelona.