Garage Café is a creative playground for adults — a place to create, share and connect.
For almost 10 years, Garage Stories has helped global innovators (NASA, Coca Cola, MoMA, Cannes Film Festival, Mobile World Capital, etc!) unlock creative confidence, imagination, and new ways of thinking.
Garage Café opens that methodology to everyone — making creative tools, practices, and learning accessible beyond studios, institutions, and expert circles.
A Place to Train Your Primal Intelligence
The intuition, imagination, expression, and emotional intelligence you carry — and AI never will.
How it works
A digital membership to rewire your creativity + a cozy café in La Barceloneta to play it out IRL. We offer online monthly challenges, personalized pathways, innovation and creativity classes, 1:1 mentorship and monthly events. Whether you want to rewire your creativity, find a new hobby, develop a side hustle, or simply play, we give you the tools, space, and community to rediscover the happiness that comes from creating for pleasure, and who knows where that can take you!
1. Your Creative Membership - online with in-person perks
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Personalized pathways to rediscover and develop your passion
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Monthly collective challenges to train your creative muscles - read more here
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Member-only events online and in-person
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Podcasts & Video with inspiring creatives around the world
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Local creative community
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Drop ins at our physical Café in Barceloneta
Garage Café Barcelona will open January 2026, join the waitlist to be the first to know and receive special perks.
2. Our Café in Barceloneta - a cozy place to get inspired
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10-seat communal table in Barceloneta
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Drop-in sessions included with membership
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Special in-person workshops + local events
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Books, toys and tools to leave refreshed and inspired
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Free coffee & tea
Try before you join!
You can try one of our events for 5 euros! If you join as a member in the next 7 days, the price of your ticket will be credited toward your membership.
> So, what kind of things can I do?
Anything that sparks you. Seriously.
Start a side hustle. Sketch your next big idea.
Write a film. Design your dream trip.
Launch a zine. Make a tiny podcast.
Plan your passion project. Draft a children’s book.
Design a board game. Write songs.
Map your future. Build a brand.
Create something weird. Or just make a mess on purpose.
You tell us what you want to explore.
And if you don’t know yet — we’ll help you find your spark.
Garage Stories methodology. Now open to you.
For 10 years, Garage Stories has helped global innovators (NASA, Coca Cola, MoMA, Cannes Film Festival, Mobile World Capital, etc!) unlock creative confidence, imagination, and new ways of thinking.
Garage Café brings that same depth to your everyday life — in a way that’s accessible, social, and designed for pleasure and personal growth.
Think of it as a creative studio disguised as a café:
a place where you think with your hands, build creative muscles, meet curious people, and explore ideas through play, design, and experimentation.
Not a coworking. Not therapy. Not a hobby club.
A professional creative practice — made human and made for you.
> Methodology
At Garage Café, we apply the same innovation-driven methods we use with teams and organizations — but this time, the focus is inward. Instead of chasing success, we help you build satisfaction by working on your most meaningful project yet: yourself. Our approach blends design thinking, psychology, and creative resilience, powered by play and human connection. You can choose the level of membership that fits your needs and gain access to:
Each month we explore a different creative muscle — from CURIOSITY (January 2026) to FAILURE (February 2026) or IDENTITY (March 2026).
Challenges unfold in a 4-week arc with tasks, prompts and tips.
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Week 1: Observe & collect sparks
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Week 2: Turn insights into ideas
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Week 3: Prototype & play
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Week 4: Shape & share
You decide how deep to go — each challenge can be as light or as demanding as the time you have. Daily prompts and weekly tasks keep you moving without pressure.
At our monhtly SPARK NIGHTS (normally the last Wednesday of every month between 7:00 to 9pm), you’re welcome to present your creation in a lightning talk — or just come to watch, connect, and get inspired.
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We have designed 8 personalized pathways to help you reconnect with yourself, your creative spark and, eventually, dare to share your passion with the world.
With our onboarding questionnaire, you will unlock a personalized creative pathway — a guided journey through the four stages of creativity (Inspiration → Ideation → Playing → Sharing). Over 10 sessions, you’ll build habits, grow confidence, and discover your voice.
Reignite your Wonder
Step into View
Test your Flow
Master the Craft
Test Your Idea
Let's Show the World
We bring you world-class professionals who share the tools, mindsets, and methods they use every day — from leadership and curiosity frameworks to problem-reframing, speculative design, and more. Learn directly from experts who have worked with organizations like NASA, Unity, and other global innovators, and apply their best practices to your own life and creative journey.
Some of Garage Stories clients & partners.
We organize weekly events to help you connect with like-minded people.
Weekly events:
> COMMUNITY NIGHTS (7 - 9pm on Wednesdays) and COMMUNITY BREAKFAST (8:30 - 10 am Fridays) where you are welcome to come and share what you are working on and support other creatives and their projects.
Monthly events:
> SPARK NIGHTS the last Wednesday of every month, we organize a large event for the community to come together and share their projects on stage! This event is open to non-members. Book your spot!
We also organize other pop events. Check our calendar below and book your spot!
> 1. Monthly Challenges
Each month we explore a different creative muscle — from CURIOSITY (January 2026) to FAILURE (February 2026) or IDENTITY (March 2026).
Challenges unfold in a 4-week arc with tasks, prompts and tips.
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Week 1: Observe & collect sparks
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Week 2: Turn insights into ideas
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Week 3: Prototype & play
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Week 4: Shape & share
You decide how deep to go — each challenge can be as light or as demanding as the time you have. Daily prompts and weekly tasks keep you moving without pressure.
At our monhtly SPARK NIGHTS (normally the last Wednesday of every month between 7:00 to 9pm), you’re welcome to present your creation in a lightning talk — or just come to watch, connect, and get inspired.
> 2. Personalized pathways
We have designed 8 personalized pathways to help you reconnect with yourself, your creative spark and, eventually, dare to share your passion with the world.
With our onboarding questionnaire, you will unlock a personalized creative pathway — a guided journey through the four stages of creativity (Inspiration → Ideation → Playing → Sharing). Over 10 sessions, you’ll build habits, grow confidence, and discover your voice.
> Calendar
Check our calendar of events and classes below. Some events require a membership, starting at 15 euros/ month to attend. You can also try one of our events for 5 euros (just book any event below)! If you join as a member in the next 7 days, the price of your ticket will be credited toward your membership.
> Calendar
Check our calendar of events and classes below. Some events require a membership, starting at 15 euros/ month to attend. You can also try one of our events for 5 euros (just book any event below)! If you join as a member in the next 7 days, the price of your ticket will be credited toward your membership.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND RENTAL OF THE SPACE
If you are interested in renting our space or organizing something there, please reach out to >> hello (a) garagestories.org <<
We look forward to hearing from you!
Why should I join?
Community. Fun. Self-realization. New sparks. Excitement.
Give your inner child the space to play.
Our monthly challenges keep your creative muscles active.
Our personalized pathways give you structure to discover and develop passions.
Our masterclasses to learn professional innovation & creativity techniques that strengthen your unique intelligence.
Our community events connect you with the people who will help you grow and share them.
Sounds pretty nice, right? Come play with us.
Garage Café Barcelona will open January 2026, join now to be the first to know and recieve special perks.
We are waiting for you like this! :)
We bet this is not who you wanted to be as a child.
Plus our social side! Citizen Labs
Citizen Labs
Citizen Labs are Garage Café’s way of bringing creativity back to the city.
Each Lab is a real-world challenge hosted in collaboration with local neighborhoods, shops, artisans, cafés, and cultural spaces. Together, we prototype ideas that make Barcelona more playful, more creative, and more connected — one small experiment at a time.
Join as a participant to co-create with your community, or get in touch if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities.
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