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Last updated: December 01, 2024

Get ready for the holiday season in La Sagrera! This guide presents all the festive events and activities in the neighborhood, offering essential information to enjoy the celebrations, whether you're a local resident or visiting for the first time.

The heart of the festivities is concentrated in Plaza de Masadas and Rambla del Onze de Setembre, where you'll find the traditional Christmas market with local crafts and gastronomy stalls. The neighborhood comes alive with lights along the main streets, while the La Sagrera Civic Center hosts exhibitions and cultural activities that connect with celebrations in the nearby Sant Andreu district and the rest of Barcelona.

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La Sagrera Holiday Light Displays

What to Expect:

Comic-themed lighting on Passeig de Sant Joan.

Description:

The Christmas decorations in Barcelona feature over 100 kilometers of streets and plazas illuminated with low-consumption lights, highlighting the Passeig de Sant Joan with a comic-themed design. The holiday lighting also extends to Plaça d'Urquinaona, Avinguda del Paral·lel, and La Rambla, among other iconic locations.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Christmas Decorations in Barcelona

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La Sagrera Holiday Markets and Shopping

What to Expect:

Unique location on Avinguda de la Catedral with over 160 spaces selling Christmas products.

Description:

The Fira de Santa Llúcia is a traditional Christmas fair in Barcelona, located on Avinguda de la Catedral, offering a wide variety of Christmas products, including nativity scenes, decorations, Christmas trees, and crafts.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Santa Llúcia Christmas Market

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Christmas market with over a hundred artisanal stalls.

Description:

The Fira de Nadal de la Sagrada Familia is a traditional Christmas market held in the Sagrada Familia square since 1962. It offers a variety of handmade products, Christmas decorations, traditional foods, and gifts. It is divided into four sectors: Christmas trees and plants, nativity scenes and traditional figures, food, and gifts.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Sagrada Familia Christmas Market

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Traditional and creative activities for the whole family.

Description:

The Port Vell Christmas Fair is a festive event offering a variety of creative and fun activities for children of different ages. Located in the Moll de la Fusta, this attractive space is surrounded by boats, color, and the smell of the sea. The Christmas market contributes to the commercial and social dynamization of the area, serving as a meeting point and union among various entities and schools in the neighborhood.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Port Vell Christmas Fair

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Exploration of traditional Christmas markets and fairs.

Description:

The guided Christmas tours in Barcelona offer a unique experience where you can explore local traditions and enjoy the Christmas markets and fairs. You can buy Christmas trees, explore the delicate Nativity scene figurines and the fun caganers, and immerse yourself in the city's magic.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Guided Christmas Tours

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Artisanal handmade pieces for sale.

Description:

The Christmas Artisan Market offers a variety of handmade products, including incense, candles, clothing and accessories, artistic painting, puppets, jewelry, and items made of glass, wood, leather, or ceramics.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Christmas Artisans Market

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La Sagrera Holiday Shows and Entertainment

What to Expect:

A show with illuminated drones and pyrotechnics at great heights.

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The New Year's Eve fireworks and drone show in Montjuïc features a grand display of pyrotechnics and illuminated drones, symbolizing the city's imagery and the desires of its inhabitants. The celebration includes music and a massive 75-meter-high light ball, with drones drawing the 12 grapes in the sky at midnight.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: New Year's Eve Fireworks

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Unique procession through Barcelona's city center with light characters and choreographies.

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The Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos is a traditional parade that runs through several streets in Barcelona's city center, filling the city with color and music. The Kings Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar will be received by the giants of Barcelona and the mayor, and then begin their procession along the same route as last year, accompanied by dancers, choreographers, and light characters.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Parade of the Three Kings

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La Sagrera Other Holiday Activities

What to Expect:

Magical experiences for all ages in five Christmas worlds.

Description:

Natalis at Poble Espanyol features five magical worlds filled with illusions and fantasy. Wishland is the place where dreams come true, while Ilusionarius surprises with the magic and illusion of Christmas. Tradicionarius revives the Christmas traditions, Candy Fun is the sweetest and most colorful world, and Elfland is a magical corner inhabited by the smallest Christmas characters.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Christmas in Poble Espanyol

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Unique Picasso artwork with caganer theme.

Description:

The Caganer is an artwork created by Pablo Picasso in 1970, made with blue ballpoint pen on cut paper. It measures 10 cm x 9.1 cm and is part of the collection at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Caganer

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Letter collection with royal pages and parades through the neighborhoods.

Description:

Children have the opportunity to deliver their letters to the Three Wise Men at various points in Sarrià and Sant Gervasi. They will also enjoy the return of the parades through the neighborhoods, with a reserved space for people with disabilities.

Where: Barcelona | More Info: Letters to the Three Kings

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