Last updated: December 01, 2024
Discover the Christmas celebrations in Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample with our complete guide to activities and events. Whether you're a resident or a visitor, this festive tour offers an authentic neighborhood experience during the holidays.
The heart of the celebrations is concentrated around Avenida de Roma and Parc de Joan Miró, where you'll find the traditional Christmas market with local craft stalls and Catalan gastronomy. The main streets of the neighborhood, such as Calle Aragó and Calle Entença, are illuminated with festive decorations, while local squares host musical performances and cultural activities for all ages.
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Ice rink in the modernist site.
The Llums de Sant Pau event transforms the Sant Pau Modernist Site into a universe of lights and colors, offering an extended route through its installations to explore the mysteries of space, including galaxies, stars, and planets. The ice rink is a new feature in this edition, allowing visitors to enjoy 20 minutes of skating.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Christmas Garden at Sant Pau Site
The only fair in the world with more than 160 spaces selling strictly Christmas products.
The Fira de Santa Llúcia is a Christmas tradition celebrated in the heart of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, featuring over 200 stalls offering a wide variety of Christmas products, including nativity scenes and decorations, as well as crafts and gifts.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Santa Llúcia Christmas Market
Traditional market stalls with gifts and handmade products.
The Feria de Reis de la Gran Via is a traditional Christmas market held on Barcelona's Gran Via, offering a wide variety of gifts, clothing, accessories, and handmade products. Visitors can enjoy activities like Santa Claus visits, leaving letters to the Royal Page, and enjoying music and entertainment.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Barcelona Kings Fair
Children's activities and musical performances in a maritime setting.
The Port Vell Christmas Market offers a variety of creative and fun activities for children of all ages, as well as musical and traditional events for the whole family.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Port Vell Christmas Market
Responsible consumption game with a roulette and gifts for participants.
The Fair for Sustainable Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy offers a central space in Plaza de Catalunya for companies and organizations promoting sustainable consumption and social and solidarity economy. It presents sustainable products and services, including responsible textiles, sustainable food, and local and social purchases.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Market for Sustainable Consumption and Social and Solidary Economy
Largest pot in Catalonia with thermal broth tastings.
The Caldes de Montbui Christmas Market celebrates a new edition from December 5 to 10, with a hundred stalls set up in the historic center and a wide range of family activities. The largest pot in Catalonia, with a capacity of 1,600 liters of broth, will be heated to prepare the traditional thermal broth, with tastings of beef stew and vegetables cooked with thermal water. A hundred stalls and wooden huts will be installed in the Font del Lleó square and surrounding streets, offering a variety of Christmas products, food, antiques, and more.
Where: Caldes de Montbui | More Info: Caldes de Montbui Christmas Market
Handcrafted gifts and foods set against the stunning backdrop of the Sagrada Familia.
Nestled among the iconic towers of the Sagrada Familia, this market features an array of handcrafted gifts, artisan foods, and traditional holiday decorations. Families and visitors alike can wander through the stalls while enjoying the unique ambience created by the backdrop of one of the most famous basilicas in the world. The market reflects local culture and crafts, making it a hub for holiday spirit.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Sagrada Familia Christmas Market
Ice rink with sports and educational activities.
The ice rink in Plaça de Catalunya is an initiative by the Barcelona Commerce Foundation that transforms the city center into an exciting space during the holiday shopping period. It offers artistic skating, ice hockey, speed skating, and initiation courses for children.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Ice Skating in Plaça de Catalunya
Liturgical celebration with vigil masses and reading office.
The Midnight Mass at Barcelona Cathedral is a liturgical celebration that echoes the angel's announcement to the shepherds. It features vigil masses, a reading office, and the Sibyl's chant, culminating in a Midnight Mass presided over by Cardinal Joan Josep Omella.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Midnight Mass at the Cathedral
Guided nighttime tour of Barcelona's iconic landmarks.
The Barcelona Christmas Tour offers a nighttime bus tour through Barcelona's most iconic landmarks, discovering the city's Christmas traditions and secrets. The tour features the city's festive lights and decorations, including Passeig de Gracia, La Sagrada Familia, and its Christmas Market, La Pedrera, and Sant Antoni Market.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Barcelona Christmas Bus Tour
Indoor ice rink at the Sant Pau Modernist Recinto.
Ice skating at the Sant Pau Modernist Recinto is a unique experience where you can enjoy ice skating surrounded by modernist architecture.
Where: Barcelona | More Info: Ice Skating at Sant Pau Site