Croqueta Crush Barcelona food festival

Croqueta Crush opened at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona on May 22 as a four-day food festival built around croquettes, with restaurant stalls, tasting menus, workshops and live music. The event runs through May 25 and invites visitors to vote for the city’s best croquette, according to the festival website and Poble Espanyol’s event listing. Entry is free with advance registration, while paid options bundle drinks, croquettes or workshops. The Barcelona edition follows a first Croqueta Crush held in Seville in November 2025, according to El Periódico and third-party event listings. Poble Espanyol says the festival is the first edition in Barcelona, while El Periódico reported earlier this month that eight restaurants would compete for the title of best croquette in the Catalan capital. A later Poble Espanyol listing names seven restaurants, suggesting the lineup may have changed or that different listings were updated at different times. (poble-espanyol.com) ### Where is the festival, and how long does it run? Poble Espanyol, at Avinguda de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 13 in the Sants-Montjuïc district, is hosting the event from May 22 to May 25. Barcelona city listings and Poble Espanyol both show the same dates and location. Poble Espanyol lists operating hours as 6 p.m. to midnight on May 22, noon to midnight on May 23 and May 24, and noon to 9 p.m. on May 25. (elperiodico.com) Barcelona Metropolitan and other event calendars also describe the festival as a four-day program with food, music and activities. ### How does the competition work? El Periódico reported that each participating restaurant presents a classic croquette, a more original signature version and a tapa from its own menu. (barcelona.cat) The winning croquette is decided by public vote, according to El Periódico, Poble Espanyol and the festival’s promotional material. (poble-espanyol.com) The festival website and venue listing describe the event with the line “Tú pruebas, tú votas, tú haces match,” framing the format as a tasting-and-voting contest rather than a chef-juried competition. That public-vote structure is also reflected in El Periódico’s reporting on the event. ### Which restaurants are taking part? Poble Espanyol lists seven restaurants: Rooster&Bubbles, La Martita, Casa Rafuel, Bodega Borràs, La Fonda de Pirenaicas, Restaurant Casa Pince and 5 Hermanos. (elperiodico.com) El Periódico’s May 22 preview also refers to seven restaurants presenting their proposals that weekend. El Periódico’s May 2 report had said eight restaurants would compete and named Roostery & Bubbles, Catacroquet and La Martita among the early confirmed participants. (poble-espanyol.com) Because the available listings do not fully match, the clearest verified point is that the event is built around a small field of local Barcelona restaurants presenting both classic and more inventive croquettes. ### What are visitors paying for? El Periódico reported that advance entry can be free, subject to capacity, and that paid packages start at 5 euros for entry plus a drink bought in advance, rising to 6 euros on the day. A second package with two croquettes and a drink starts at 9 euros in advance and 10 euros on the festival day, the newspaper said. (elperiodico.com) Poble Espanyol separately lists “Entrada + menú” from 9 euros and “Entrada + bebida” from 5 euros. El Periódico also reported that some workshop-inclusive packages can reach about 30 euros, depending on the activity. ### What else is happening besides croquette tastings? Poble Espanyol says the program includes workshops led by Cookiteca, Rouge Cocktails, San Miguel and Taberna Nardi, along with a sweet market, live music and DJ sessions. (elperiodico.com) El Periódico reported that the event also includes adult workshops and children’s activities. Barcelona city listings describe the festival as a gastronomy event with restaurants, croquette varieties, tapas, activities, workshops and music. (poble-espanyol.com) That broader programming is part of how organizers are presenting the event over the full holiday weekend rather than as a single tasting session. ### What happens next? May 25 is the final day of Croqueta Crush at Poble Espanyol, with programming scheduled until 9 p.m., according to the venue listing. (poble-espanyol.com) Ticket options and the current event details remain available through the official festival site and Poble Espanyol’s event page. (barcelona.cat)