The opening ceremony and party of the Barcelona Christmas Lights Switch-on will once again be held on Passeig de Gràcia, one of Barcelona's most famous avenues. The opening show will be, as usual, free and open access.
Inauguration day: November 28, 2024.
Show start time: 18:00 h.
Solvern, the opening act
Solvern is a street arts production created for this opening act by the internationally renowned company Aktionstheater PAN.OPTIKUM (Freiburg) and the Barcelona urban dance company Iron Skulls. The creation is inspired by the light that we can find in moments of darkness and that speaks to us of hope, cohesion and a new beginning.
Urban dance, rap and audiovisual effects will bring to life a large-scale show with 28 performers who will move between five stages installed on Passeig de Gràcia. The choreographies will be broadcast on screens installed on each stage, complemented by 3D animations, lighting effects, smoke and pyrotechnics to create an immersive and multidimensional visual experience.
Avenues, squares, illuminated streets...and emblematic buildings
This year, as last year, avenues, squares and emblematic streets will be illuminated, such as Plaza Catalunya, Gran Vía, Ronda de Sant Pere, Balmes street, Plaza Urquinaona, Avinguda Paral-lel, Via Laietana, La Rambla and Passeig de Sant Joan. In total, 110 kilometers of lights will be lit, which will not be turned off until Epiphany.
As a novelty, this year the facades of 14 emblematic buildings and constructions of Barcelona will be filled with light, such as the Torre de les Aigües del Besòs, the Torre Llobeta farmhouse, the Casa Golferichs in the Eixample and the Vallcarca viaduct.
In addition, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) will enable, as usual, the Barcelona Christmas Tour that will tour the illuminated streets of the city.
Christmas lights switch-on timetable for 2024 / 2025
The Christmas lights will be turned on on November 28 and will be turned off on January 6.
- Sunday to Thursday: 5:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
- Friday, Saturday and holiday eves: from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
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