The Centre Cultural Albareda is a municipal facility run by Barcelona City Council and officially opened on 1 December 2012. It is a facility local neighbourhood associations had long been calling for. The venue consists of more than 1,870 m2 distributed across five floors, which are dedicated to social and cultural development activities in Barcelona and more specifically the neighbourhood's popular culture and traditions.

The cultural organisations based at the centre are: Gralles i Tabals del Poble Sec; Gralles dels Castellers del Poble Sec and SC Els Moderns.

You can see various features of festive imagery at the Centre: Sírius the Cat, the Diables of Poble Sec, the Three Chimneys of Paral·lel and the Ombra del Sol and Raig de Lluna capgrossos [big-headed papier-mâché figures], which were donated by Carla Aguilar.

Opened in: 2012

Number of rooms: 6: IT room, performing arts room, handicrafts room, workshop space, multi-purpose meetings room

Events hall: Yes (175 people)

Other types of room: 7 music-practice rooms

Bar: No. Self-service vending machines serving coffee, drinks and snacks in the social zone.

Exterior spaces: Patio, 235 square metres

Area: 1,870 metres

Services provided: Information point, social zone, room bookings, soundproofed rehearsal rooms, workshops, cultural events programme, family activities.

Workshops: Yes

Disabled access: Yes

Other services: Exhibitions and space and social zone