Bon Vivant Festival - A celebration of cocktails and hospitality

A CELEBRATION OF COCKTAILS AND HOSPITALITY

Stay tuned for the 2024 dates

Enjoying the good things together

5 fun-filled days in Barcelona

To celebrate the inauguration of Bon Vivant, we gathered in one of Europe’s most notable cocktail cities, for food, cocktails, music, takeovers, and much, much more.

Check out the 2023 edition

Passion and professionalism for cocktails and hospitality

Everyone here at Bon Vivant understands the importance of a professional meetup, especially in such a fast-pacing industry like ours. Sometimes, we need a moment to regroup and recuperate with like-minded professionals and connoisseurs.

Learn about new products and trends. Sit in on seminars with leading experts. Discover Barcelona through bar takeovers, take part in contests, and of course, some great parties. That’s an awful lot of mixing, shaking and stirring.

A very exciting program

Festival Highlights

Seminars with brands and industry leaders

Meet your industry heroes in person. Sit in on presentations or take part in workshops and private tasting sessions where you can try out some of the latest products on the market.

Contests

Witness our quickest instructors battling it out against guest bartenders in the Put Up or Shut Up speed bartending contest. With a chance to win great prizes, this high-energy competition will get your blood pumping.

Takeovers

World-famous bartenders takeover different iconic bars around Barcelona over the course of the 5 days. Witness your favourite bartenders in their natural habitat, doing what they do best.

Cocktails and the city

Experience some of the most famous cocktail bars in the world, right in the heart of Barcelona. Try out their off-menu, signature cocktail, specially created for Bon Vivant Festival.

Brand takeovers

Stay ahead of the curve.
Some of the leading brands in the industry will be showcasing the latest products in our main venue, Casa Rius.

Parties

Bon Vivant will be hosting a themed event every evening in a selection of stunning venues around Barcelona. Don’t miss out on exclusive parties, live music, dinners and entertainment.

Meet some of our 2023 speakers

Bon Vivant has invited some of the biggest movers and shakers in the industry.

Gavin Wrigley

Head of Education @ European Bartender School

Salvatore Calabrese

The Maestro

Charlotte Voisey

Global Head of Brand Ambassadors @ William Grants & Sons & EBS Board of Education

Ian Burrell

Global Rum Ambassador

Giacomo Giannotti

Owner at Bar Paradiso

Björn Kjellberg

Tequila & Mezcal maestro & EBS Board of Education

Tom Dyer

Flair Bartending Champion & EBS Board of Education

Jordan Bushell

Global Trade Advocacy Manager @ Hennessy

Luca Corradini

Founder @ Mariposa Negra

Barcelona - The cocktail capital of Europe

With an exploding cocktail culture, it comes as no surprise that Bon Vivant chose Barcelona as the location for the festival inauguration. Explore this historic European city, visit the famous Gaudi buildings, taste the delicious local delicacies and soke up the rich culture Barcelona has to offer.