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Indoor things to do with kids in Barcelona: what to do when it rains
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Thirteen indoor plans for a rainy, cold or very hot day in Barcelona: libraries and a free play area, three places to burn off energy, four museums kids love and three spaces designed for ages 0 to 5. With each one's weekend opening hours and price.
Our selection
Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez
0-12 yearsNamed the world's best public library in 2023 by IFLA, with a children's area made to measure: books, corners designed for little ones and air conditioning. It is a climate shelter, so it saves a rainy day just as well as a hot one.
ℹ️ Libraries change their hours in summer: check the listing before you go.
Biblioteca Can Fabra
0-12 yearsIn a former textile factory in Sant Andreu, with a children's area offering a wide range of books and soft fabric books for the youngest.
Westfield Glòries (zona infantil)
0-12 yearsThe Glòries shopping centre has a free children's play area: a good refuge with kids when it rains or it's hot, with restaurants around it if you want to stay for lunch.
Amazing Park Sant Martí
1-9 yearsAn indoor soft-play park with ball pits and slides in the La Pau neighbourhood. For days when heat, cold or rain give no respite and the kids need to run.
ℹ️ It has a café, toilets and lockers. Adults go free. Closed on Mondays.
Aventura Park Barcelona
1-9 yearsA pirate-themed soft-play park with ball pits and slides in the Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample, so kids can let off steam indoors.
ℹ️ Monday to Thursday is cheaper (€9.90); Fridays, weekends and public holidays €10.90, and Saturday afternoons €11.50.
Pista de hielo del FC Barcelona
4-12 yearsThe city's most iconic ice rink: turn up, put your skates on and enjoy it as a family. Each session lasts between 75 and 120 minutes.
ℹ️ With your own skates, €10.
Museu Blau (Ciencias Naturales)
0-12 yearsSpacious, educational and perfect for a rainy day: stuffed animals to see up close, like a dinosaur skeleton or a lion to look in the eye.
ℹ️ Free for everyone on the first Sunday of every month. Closed on Mondays.
CosmoCaixa
0-12 yearsInteractive science from start to finish. Don't miss the Flooded Forest or the Planetarium: it's one of the best rainy-day plans in the city.
CaixaForum
From 1 yearExhibitions in a former Modernista factory at the foot of Montjuïc, with a family space and weekend workshops designed for little ones.
ℹ️ Free for CaixaBank customers and Carnet Jove holders.
L'Aquàrium de Barcelona
All agesAn underwater journey starring the sharks, with glass tunnels to dive in without getting wet. A comfortable plan, fully indoors and fully accessible.
ℹ️ Under-3s free; ages 3–4 €15; ages 5–10 €23.
Colorin Coloreado
0-5 yearsA café with a magical play space in the Vila de Gràcia: the little ones play while the adults have a drink next to them. Open every day.
ℹ️ A BabaMap partner venue.
L'Esbarjo Kids & Family
0-9 yearsKids can play vet, chef or hairdresser, and there is a playground with a slide: free and pretend play to burn off energy indoors. There is a café and wifi for adults.
ℹ️ A BabaMap partner venue.
Tribu House
0-5 yearsA play centre and family café in Poblenou: free play for ages 0 to 5 with Montessori materials, no booking needed. The little ones explore while adults stay with them in the rest area.
ℹ️ A BabaMap partner venue.
How to save a rainy day with kids in Barcelona
On rainy days the question is not just "where shall we go?" but "what is open right now?". That is why every plan in this guide comes with its weekend hours: some only open on Sunday mornings (the libraries or Colorin Coloreado) and others only in the afternoon (Tribu House). The museums, the Aquàrium and CaixaForum are open all day.
A tip to avoid overspending: at the Museu Blau, CosmoCaixa and CaixaForum under-16s get in free, so only the adult pays. And on the first Sunday of every month the Museu Blau is free for everyone.
On rainy days in Barcelona, the BabaMap map shows a 🌧️ Indoor button: one tap leaves only the plans under a roof, almost 200, and combined with "Today", only those still open. Three of the venues in this guide are BabaMap partners; we say so on their card.
Frequently asked questions
What can you do with kids in Barcelona when it rains?
There are indoor plans for every age and budget: libraries' children's rooms (free), soft-play parks with ball pits and slides like Amazing Park or Aventura Park, FC Barcelona's ice rink, museums like the Museu Blau, CosmoCaixa or CaixaForum, the Aquàrium, and play spaces for the youngest like Colorin Coloreado, L'Esbarjo or Tribu House.
Which indoor plans are free?
The Gabriel García Márquez and Can Fabra libraries, and the children's play area at Westfield Glòries. At the Museu Blau, CosmoCaixa and CaixaForum under-16s get in free (the adult pays), and the Museu Blau is free for everyone on the first Sunday of every month.
What is open on Sundays?
All day: the Museu Blau (10:00–20:00), CosmoCaixa, CaixaForum and the Aquàrium (10:00–20:00). Morning and afternoon: Amazing Park, Aventura Park, L'Esbarjo and the ice rink, in sessions. Mornings only: the Gabriel García Márquez and Can Fabra libraries (10:00–14:00) and Colorin Coloreado. Afternoons only: Tribu House (16:30–19:30).
Are there indoor plans for babies and under-3s?
Yes. Colorin Coloreado and Tribu House are designed for children aged 0 to 5, and L'Esbarjo for ages 0 to 9. Libraries' children's rooms also work really well with babies, and at the Aquàrium under-3s go free.
How much do they cost?
The libraries and the Westfield Glòries play area are free. Amazing Park costs €9 per child (adults go free) and Aventura Park from €9.90; the ice rink, €13. At the museums the adult pays: €6 at the Museu Blau and CaixaForum, €8 at CosmoCaixa. The Aquàrium costs €30 per adult and €15 to €30 per child depending on age. Colorin Coloreado, €10 per child and €5 per adult; L'Esbarjo, €7 an hour; Tribu House, €14 for a 3-hour session for one adult and one child.
Does it also work for very hot days?
Yes. The libraries are climate shelters with air conditioning, and the soft-play parks, museums and family spaces in this guide are all indoors: they work just as well on a rainy day as in the hottest hours of summer.
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