  We present optical spectra of a flare on Barnard's star. Several photospheric
as well as chromospheric species were enhanced by the flare heating. An
analysis of the Balmer lines shows that their shapes are best explained by
Stark broadening rather than chromospheric mass motions. We estimate the
temperature of the flaring region in the lower atmosphere to be >8000 K and the
electron density to be ~10^14 cm^{-3}, similar to values observed in other dM
flares. Because Barnard's star is considered to be one of our oldest neighbors,
a flare of this magnitude is probably quite rare.
