Leisure and fun form part of the city’s dynamic, and especially in its neighbourhoods, forming an essential aspect of its popular culture. Celebrations are a potential socialising event when linked to a public space, as shown by the photos of local festivals and other popular celebrations. Although the section on amateur photography shows the street as becoming one of the major subjects of the photographers, this topic focuses on the more recreational and festive aspect: a glimpse into the city becoming a large urban open-air room, an improvised dance hall, a theme park and even a large sports field. It is a topic that forms an essential part of the urban imagination and has considerably enriched the photograph collections of the municipal archives of the district of Barcelona.

This topic is formed by a series of photographs that depict a fun city, with fun being understood as tool of transgression of everyday life, the rules, and as a recognition of free time beyond work. The city becomes a place for leisure and fun in the street and also turns towards private and themed topics such as the Tibidabo Amusement Park. All in all, as a visual itinerary of an extroverted city.