Values
The name Mostra refers to reflecting what is moving in the Barcelona scene and, at the same time, links with the idea of what art, film, or theater 'mostres' (exhibitions/samples) are, which is why in each edition we focus on a guest country by booking artists from that specific country.
We program a new way of listening to and enjoying the most advanced electronic music with a festival concept that aims to go beyond the norm: discovering different musical genres and giving visibility to artists who have traditionally been excluded from the circuit of venues and festivals in Barcelona.
Mostra is more than a festival: it seeks to offer an alternative experience that is closer to its city. We want the Barcelona audience to embrace this proposal and feel it as their own. For this reason, we generate synergies between collectives, labels, artists, record stores, and various cultural agents in the city with a whole series of parallel activities.
We are a festival that identifies with Barcelona, a project for our city that aims to contribute positively to its artistic vitality and its communities. Barcelona needs a festival like Mostra: we are here to add value and to be a benchmark for a new type of festival with its own identity, committed to local talent, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Local
From programming local artists to our collaboration with Top Manta, through ExtraMostra, our radio show and the Mostra'm talks, everything we do comes from the same place: our city. Discover the many ways Mostra lives, supports and stays committed to Barcelona.
Inclusive
We program the line-up consciously to close the gender gap of a very masculinised scene, and the whole team is trained in preventing sexual and LGBTIQA+phobic violence. MostraRespect is our safe-space point and our protocol , reviewed every edition and part of the Barcelona City Council's No Callem network.
Sustainable
With ReRoot we have a sustainability framework and a 2024-26 roadmap , and in 2025 we measured our full carbon footprint for the first time; after every edition we publish a report on the progress . Fewer artists flown in, public transport and return shuttles, renewable energy, reusable cups and suppliers from the social and solidarity economy.