Can we get there without a car?

Yes. Rodalies line R2 Nord from Sants, Passeig de Gràcia or El Clot-Aragó stops at Cardedeu in under an hour, and the old town is about a 10-minute walk from the station. By car it is about 40 minutes; park on the edge of the center, since the fair takes over the central squares and streets.

What is there for kids?

In 2025 the program included a Caga Tió for kids to beat for sweets, craft workshops, a hot chocolate afternoon and a quieter, sensory-friendly Tió session. The 2026 program usually comes out in late November.

What is there to eat?

Escudella (Catalan meat-and-vegetable stew) cooked over the bonfire, hot chocolate with coca, and toasted bread with toppings, plus pastry stalls piled with borregos and nougat. The old town also has cafes and restaurants a couple of minutes' walk away.

Will a stroller work?

The fair spreads through flat pedestrian streets and squares, so a stroller rolls fine, but it draws thousands of visitors and the lanes between stalls get tight. A carrier is easier for the smallest kids.

How cold does it get?

It is all outdoors and Cardedeu sits inland, so evenings run colder than in Barcelona. Dress kids in layers and a hat; the bonfire in Plaça de Sant Corneli is the place to warm up.

Cardedeu Christmas and Nougat Fair

Name: Cardedeu Christmas and Nougat Fair
Start: 2026-12-11
End: 2026-12-13T23:59:59
Location: Plaça de Sant Corneli and the old-town squares

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Where

Cardedeu, Plaça de Sant Corneli and the old-town squares

Getting there

~40 min drive drive from Barcelona

Ages

All ages (best for 2–12)

Duration

Half a day

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Half a day

Don't miss

The Foc de la Fira bonfire

For kids

Caga Tió, workshops, hot chocolate

What you need to know

Caga Tió and workshops for kids; in 2025 there was also a sensory-friendly Tió session for kids who find crowds and noise hard
The Foc de la Fira bonfire in Plaça de Sant Corneli, lit at the Friday-night opening and burning all weekend
Easy by train, the R2 Nord to Cardedeu in under an hour, then a 10-minute walk to the old town

About

For one weekend in mid-December, Cardedeu's old town fills with around 200 stalls of crafts, Christmas decorations and food. The star is the town's own nougat, torró de borrego, made from borregos, the crunchy anise biscuits that only Cardedeu's bakeries make. At the heart of the fair burns the Foc de la Fira, a ring bonfire in Plaça de Sant Corneli that stays lit all weekend and slowly cooks huge pots of escudella stew. Kids get a Caga Tió to beat for sweets, craft workshops and hot chocolate, with stick-dancers and sardana circle dances in the squares.

Free

Dates & times

Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec

All day

Opens Friday, December 11 at 8:30pm with the lighting of the fair bonfire; stalls run all day Saturday and Sunday. 2026 hours and kids' program not published yet.

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Where it is

Plaça de Sant Corneli and the old-town squares

Plaça de Sant Corneli, 08440 Cardedeu

Getting there

Notes: Rodalies R2 Nord to Cardedeu from Sants, Passeig de Gràcia or El Clot-Aragó (under an hour), then a 10-minute walk to the old town. By car, park on the edge of town: the fair takes over the center.