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Second edition of this night experience that transports us to a winter night of the last century at Casa Batlló. The experience combines a story full of tenderness, amazing audiovisual proposals and scenery that will surprise you.
The Fira de Santa Llúcia is the oldest and classic Christmas market in Barcelona (1786-2024, this year is its 238th anniversary). In its 215 stalls, which are installed on the Avenida de la Catedral in the Gothic Quarter just in front of the Cathedral, you will find handmade gifts, figures for nativity scenes, and lots of traditional Christmas decorative elements.
Open day at the Palau de la Música Catalana
Next Sunday, November 24, the Palau de la Música Catalana organizes its usual Open Day. An event to enjoy the architecture of the modernist building World Heritage Site.
Christmas Market Solidari
Casa Capell will be the setting for the 13th Solidarity Christmas Market, organized by the Villavecchia Foundation. This very special Christmas market is extended for an extra day, going from three to four, and promises to captivate with its characteristic charm.
Almost a hundred stalls selling all kinds of figures and elements for nativity scenes, Christmas trees and plants, gifts, food products and sweets. Of course there is no shortage of churrerías and you will also find a chestnut and sweet potato stall.
Lighting the Christmas lights of Barcelona
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, details of which are not yet known, will be, as usual, free and open access.
A large interactive and luminous Christmas star in Sant Jaume Square
This year Christmas comes to the Plaza de Sant Jaume in a different way: no manger will be installed in the square but a large 20-pointed star, each of which will be 4 meters long. This work of 2.5 tons, made of iron, methacrylate and LED lights inside, will illuminate the facade of the City Hall and the Generalitat.
Poblenou Open Night
A wide variety of free cultural events and special promotions organized by more than forty venues. After two years, the Music Urban Circuit returns, a musical tour through different scenarios and unique places in the neighborhood. In addition, Poblenou Urban District will have its own space in the Poblenou Open Night, although its location, right now, is secret.
The traditional nativity scene in Barcelona
The Association of Nativity Scene Makers of Barcelona is once again building the traditional nativity scene of the city, but it will be installed in the courtyard of Carriages of the Barcelona City Hall instead of in the courtyard of the Frederic Marès Museum. This year, the crib has been inspired by the marine environment to evoke the recent America's Cup and the centenary of the poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit.
Sant Jordi de Nadal is an important annual literary event in Barcelona in which different types of activities are organized, and where the main authors meet to make their work known to their readers. In addition, you can take the signed and dedicated books.
One of the best operas in history, El Mesías de Händel, which you can enjoy in an exclusive place like the Palau de la Música Catalana. The oratory The Messiah by Georg Friedrich Handel was composed in London in 1741 in just three weeks. Although it is an oratory associated with Christmas, this work is about the whole life of Jesus.
The Cruïlla Barcelona festival is one of the most outstanding musical events of the summer. Its cosmopolitan, fun and Mediterranean character attracts top artists year after year. However, the music of Cruïlla does not stop with the end of summer. During the fall and winter, Cruïlla Tardor and Cruïlla Hivern
