A full day of health, science, music, and free activities in the heart of the Eixample district. The Hospital Clínic opens its doors—and its streets—to share how it researches, teaches, and cares for the city. More than 100 activities for all ages.

Open Clinic 2026: what it is and when it is held

The Hospital Clínic of Barcelona is organizing a new edition of Open Clinic, a free day that transforms the Campus Clínic area into a large space for health, science, sport, gastronomy and culture.

The event will take place on 9 May 2026 Saturday, 9:30 - 16:00, Casanova Street, between Provença y Paris.

More than 100 activities They will allow visitors to discover the day-to-day life of the hospital: research, teaching, innovation, healthy habits, and citizen participation.

Featured activities

Workshops, science and health

• Practical health and prevention workshops
• Informative talks
• Guided tours of hospital areas
• Research and teaching demonstrations
• Activities to learn first aid and healthy habits

Sport and well-being

• Zumba
• Yoga
• Tai Chi
• Healthy walks
• Outdoor spinning

Live healthy cooking

Showcookings with:
Ada Parellada
Mary Nicholas
Catherine Claver

Music, humor and culture

• Concert of Arnau Paris
• Magic shows
• Live comedy
• Children's activities
• Castellers exhibition

A full day of health, science, music, sports, and free activities in the heart of the Eixample district. The Hospital Clínic opens its doors—and its streets—to showcase its research, teaching, and community care. More than 100 activities for all ages, from science workshops to concerts, cooking demonstrations, and guided tours.

+Featured activities

Health, science and prevention tents

• Know your blood type and get in an ambulance
• Basic CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) workshops
• “Your hands can save a life”: first aid
• Perinatal mental health and early detection
• Memory, digital wellbeing, and healthy use of technology
• Prevention of osteoarthritis, oral health and allergies
• Information and screening for viral hepatitis
• Spirometry and lung health
• Early detection of breast, colon and bladder cancer
• Parkinson's disease and the role of smell in early detection
• 3D bioprinting, CAR-T and applied biomedicine
• Neuropsychology, Alzheimer's and ADHD
• Liquid biopsies: what a drop of blood reveals
• Rare diseases and neurotechnology
• Sexual health and gender in cardiovascular health

Health Agora: talks and debates

• Pandemics, conspiracies, and lessons learned
• Risks of cannabis, nitrous oxide, and “TUSI”
• Connection between heart, kidney and liver
• Asthma and COPD
• Chemsex and sexual health
• Dialogues on the future of health

Guided tours of spaces at the Clínic

• Microbiology Laboratory
• Arrhythmia operating rooms
• Cancer clinical trials
• CORE Laboratory of the Biomedical Diagnostic Center
• 120 years of the Faculty of Medicine
• Intensive Care Unit
• CRAI Library of the Clinical Campus
• Dissection Room and Body Donation Service
• Identification and study of skeletal remains
• Mummy specimens: history and science
• Biobank and biomedical research
• Neonatal screening laboratories and metabolic diseases
• Perinatal mental health unit
• Clinic Eye Training Center

Science workshops for all ages

• Biomedical laboratory experiments
• How cancer treatments work
• Scientific method in action
• Traveling scientists

Sports and cultural venue

• Open Zumba class (9:30)
• Open strength class (10:15)
• Mag Sitgman (12:00)
• Swing and dancing (13:45)
• Oye Sherman's monologue (14:30)

Music Stage

• The Pony Menut (11:00)
• The Jimband (12:45)
• DJ Miqui Puig (15:15)

Wellness space

• Txikung workshop for fibromyalgia
• Tai Chi session
• Yoga session
• Pilates session

Family and community activities

• Healthy stories and children's activities
• Collective mural thanking donors
• Community action with neighborhood schools
• Walk for lung health
• Blood donation bus
• Clínic Choir: “Cantem Together, Fem Salut!”
• Fruit and chocolate for the whole family (Mercat del Ninot)

According to the event's advertising poster, which the company is distributing OPEN leaflet distribution Barcelona especially in the vicinity of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona "Next Saturday, May 9, 2026, we will celebrate the second edition of Clínic Obert. On this day, we will open the doors of our Campus to connect with the community, showcasing our work, promoting healthy habits, and encouraging preventative healthcare. We want this to be a festive and participatory event. A full morning of workshops, talks, information booths, sports, music, recreational and family activities, live cooking demonstrations... on Casanova Street between Provença and París Streets. And also at the Maternitat Campus."

Where is celebrated

The event occupies the entire surrounding area of Campus Clínic, with themed areas distributed throughout Casanova Streetbetween Provence and Paris. There will be signage, information staff, and an official map to help you find your way between workshops, stages, sports areas, and family spaces.

Grand finale with food trucks

The day will end with a celebration open to everyone and an area of food trucks with healthy and local options, creating a festive atmosphere in the heart of the Eixample district.

Why you can't miss it

Clínic Obert is one of Barcelona's most special events of the year: a day when the city discovers how one of Europe's leading hospitals works, while enjoying music, sports, food, and activities for all ages. It's an event that blends knowledge, community, and celebration.