When are the fairs in 2026?

Arbúcies has posted Sunday, December 6, 2026. The others have not posted 2026 dates yet. In 2025 Arbúcies ran Dec 6 and 7, Lavern was Dec 8, Mura ran Dec 6 to Jan 6, Moià was Dec 21, Solsona was Dec 6 and Olot's Christmas fair ran Dec 6 to 8.

Do we need to sign up for a Tió hunt?

Lavern's hunt is free; families going for the first time are asked to email nadalalavern@gmail.com beforehand so the organizers can explain how it works. Arbúcies posts its full program in November, including how the forest hunt runs.

Is it good for toddlers?

Yes. It is gentle: stalls, a short walk in the woods and hands-on decorating. Forest paths can be muddy, so boots and a baby carrier beat a stroller for the hunt itself.

Signs, songs and announcements are in Catalan, but decorating and hunting need no words. Learning the Tió song at home first makes the day more fun.

Are there bigger fairs farther away?

Solsona, about 1h30 by car, holds one of the biggest Tió fairs, with an exhibition of Tiós in the cathedral cloister (Dec 6 in 2025). In Olot, about 1h40 away, the Christmas fair ends on Dec 8 with a giant Tió dancing through the streets at 4:30pm.

Caga Tió Fairs and Tió Hunts Near Barcelona

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Where

Fira del Tió d'Arbúcies, with a Tió hunt in the forest (2026: Sun Dec 6), Fira del Tió de Lavern, with a free Tió hunt in the Serral woods at 11am (2025: Mon Dec 8, from 10:30am), Festa del Tió de Mura, a whole village decorated with Tiós (2025: Dec 6 to Jan 6; stalls and workshops weekends and holidays to Dec 21) and Fira del Tió de Moià, with the town Tió and a flea market (2025: Sun Dec 21, 10am to 3pm)

Getting there

~1h drive drive from Barcelona

Ages

All ages (best for 2–10)

Duration

Half a day, plus the drive

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Half a day, plus the drive

Spots

4 within an hour, 2 more farther out

The tradition

Feed the Tió all December, beat it on Christmas Eve

What you need to know

Arbúcies has posted its 2026 date: Sun Dec 6, with a Tió hunt in the forest and a workshop to decorate your Tió stick, about an hour from Barcelona
Lavern's hunt is free: at 11am on Dec 8 (2025) kids walk up to the Serral woods to find their Tió, and the R4 train stops right in the village
Mura stays decorated all season: Tiós line the streets of this medieval village from Dec 6 to Jan 6 (2025), with stalls and workshops on weekends

About

The Tió, or Caga Tió, is the Catalan Christmas log: a little log with a painted smiling face, a red barretina hat and a blanket to keep it warm. From early December kids feed it bits of bread and orange peel every night, and on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day they beat it with sticks while singing a song that orders it to poop out presents, then lift the blanket to find sweets underneath. Tió fairs celebrate the tradition with stalls full of logs of every size, workshops to decorate your own, and in some villages a hunt through the woods to find one to take home.

Free; some workshops paid

Dates to be announced

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Where it is

Fira del Tió d'Arbúcies, with a Tió hunt in the forest (2026: Sun Dec 6)
Pl. de la Vila, 6, 17401 Arbúcies, Girona, Spain
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Fira del Tió de Lavern, with a free Tió hunt in the Serral woods at 11am (2025: Mon Dec 8, from 10:30am)
Plaça del Cafè, 08739 Lavern, Barcelona, Spain
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Festa del Tió de Mura, a whole village decorated with Tiós (2025: Dec 6 to Jan 6; stalls and workshops weekends and holidays to Dec 21)
08278 Mura, Barcelona, Spain
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Fira del Tió de Moià, with the town Tió and a flea market (2025: Sun Dec 21, 10am to 3pm)
Plaça Major, El Moianès, 08180 Moià, Barcelona, Spain
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