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Christmas is coming and that means, like every year, the installation of the Santa Llúcia Christmas Market! This is our most famous Christmas market and certainly the oldest, so it’s a tradition for locals and tourists spending Christmas in Barcelona to walk around the market located in front of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

It has been held in the heart of Ciutat Vella since 1786, which makes this the 233nd year it has taken place. The fair opens on November 30th and finishes on December 23rd, with its usual series of activities for people of all ages.

The fair brings together nearly 300 stalls with traditional Christmas products. They are grouped in four main sectors:

*Nativity scenes and figures offering nativity scene accessories, caves, figures, candles and Christmas decorations.

*Greenery and plants where you will find natural and artificial trees, moss, tió logs, eucalyptus branches and similar things.

*Crafts with all kinds of craft products and accessories, such as clothes, jewellery, decorations and gift items, plus lots more.

*The music sector with, tambourines and other traditional Christmas instruments.

Various parallel activities are being organized this year! Below you’ll find the most important:

26th Day of celebration of Christmas Traditions and Customs in Catalonia

14 December

Morning

*11am: Performance by the Esbart Catalá de Dansaires (young and child dancer section) dances related to winter and the Christmas season.

*12:00pm:  Parade of the traditional Carassa de Nadal de Barcelona (throwing sweets, throughout the market site and gothic quarter)

*12:05pm: NADAL AMB TABALS. Drum group performance and traditional Christmas music.

*1:30pm: Christmas dances, with SOM-HI DANSA school of Barcelona

Afternoon

*4:30 to 7:30pm: Traditional Tió figure