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Sorry me again! I am limited with the school holidays as to when to come out to Barcelona however I have heard there are some great "Fiestas" in Barcelona and would love to try and fit my trip around one of these for the children to experience. The School hols are normally mid July, mid October, 2 weeks over the Christmas period, mid Feb, early April, late May - when you get a chance would appreciate your help.

I think Easter break is a wonderful time to visit. You should have warm, sunny weather without horrible heat and humidity and there are plenty of interesting religious celebrations to mark the holidays, both in Barcelona and in the region.

Mid February might be fun for Carnaval (Mardi Gras) celebrations, but it depends on the age of the children. And of course Christmas is always a wonderful time to visit any big city. There aren't too many "festivals" though, just lots of lights and decorations. The parade of the arrival of the 3 Kings of Orient on January 5 is also special to see, but nothing that I know of on Christmas per se.

I'll be interested to see what the others say!

That about sums it up I think! Although we always tell visitors to come pre summer as usually the weather is nice from April on and you can actually enjoy the beach without it being too packed. Barcelona seems to get more and more popular every year and lots of tourists in the summer. We have had some great weather recently and I have seen lots of families here over the school holidays. Any time of year I guess is good as there is always stuff to do - lots of museums and the zoo and aquarium etc. (Carnaval time is good fun though!!)