How do we get to each fair?

Girona is the easy one by train: about 40 minutes on the high-speed train from Barcelona Sants, and the fair spreads through the city center. The other four are small villages where a car is simplest: Viladrau, Calaf and Sant Feliu Sasserra are each about 1 hour 15 minutes away, and Pratdip, near Cambrils, about 1 hour 45 minutes. In 2025 Sant Feliu Sasserra asked for a €2 donation per car to park.

Which ones suit little kids best?

Calaf's pumpkin fair is short and gentle: one square, one morning, and a paint-your-pumpkin workshop. Viladrau is an easy chestnut day out. Sant Feliu Sasserra had a family puppet show and a clue game for kids in 2025, but its evening scenes act out a witch trial and a hanging. Pratdip has puppets and storytelling, and also a scary alley and a new House of Fear that are best skipped with small children.

Walking around all five fairs is free. You pay for food and a few extras: in 2025 Pratdip charged €2 to €5 for its shows and the scary alley. In Girona most of the street program is free, and funfair rides are paid.

Which fairs fall on the Halloween weekend?

Pratdip Llegendari runs Sat Oct 31 and Sun Nov 1. Sant Feliu Sasserra holds a witch night on Oct 31 and its Witches' Fair on Sun Nov 1. Calaf's pumpkin fair is held on Nov 1, All Saints' Day, each year. Girona's Fires also run through Nov 1.

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Chestnut, Pumpkin and Witch Fairs Near Barcelona

Name: Chestnut, Pumpkin and Witch Fairs Near Barcelona
Start: 2026-10-23
End: 2026-11-01T23:59:59
Location: 31a Fira de la Castanya, Viladrau (Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25)

When: Daily Oct 23 - Nov 1
Ages: All ages (best for 3–12)
Price: Free entry; some activities…

Chestnut, Pumpkin and Witch Fairs Near Barcelona

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Where

Viladrau, 31a Fira de la Castanya, Viladrau (Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25)

Getting there

~1h 15m drive from Barcelona

Ages

All ages (best for 3–12)

Duration

Half a day to a full day

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

A full day, including the drive

Language

Catalan

Fairs

5 towns, Oct 23 to Nov 1

Drive from Barcelona

About 1h15 to 1h45

What you need to know

Chestnuts open the season at Viladrau's 31st Fira de la Castanya in the Montseny, Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25
Girona runs for ten days, Oct 23 to Nov 1, with a kids' fire run on Wed Oct 28 and fireworks at 8pm on Sun Nov 1
Halloween weekend is the busiest: Pratdip runs Oct 31 and Nov 1, Sant Feliu Sasserra holds its witch fair on Nov 1, and Calaf's pumpkin fair is held on Nov 1 each year

About

Late October is harvest time in the towns inland from Barcelona, and each one celebrates in its own way. In the Montseny the chestnut is the star: they roast over open fires, guides lead walks through centuries-old chestnut groves, and for generations Barcelona's street chestnut sellers wanted only Viladrau's. Out on the plains, farmers bring their biggest pumpkins to be weighed, and children paint smaller ones to take home. Other towns lean on their legends. About 400 years ago, women in these hills were tried as witches, and today whole villages dress up to retell those stories with puppets, street theater, music and fire. For kids it sits somewhere between a fairy tale and a history lesson, and it makes for a very Catalan way into Halloween.

Schedule

Fri, Oct 23

8:30pm
Girona's Fires de Sant Narcís begin
Ten days of festival start with the big-headed capgrossos in the main square.
Plaça del Vi, GironaMaps ↗

Sat, Oct 24

All day
Viladrau Chestnut Fair, day 1
The 31st Fira de la Castanya; the 2026 program is not out yet.
Plaça Major, ViladrauMaps ↗

Sun, Oct 25

All day
Viladrau Chestnut Fair, day 2
Second and last day of the chestnut fair.
Plaça Major, ViladrauMaps ↗

Wed, Oct 28

8pm
Kids' fire run in Girona
Correfoc infantil with the young devils of Trons de l'Onyar.
Plaça de Sant Domènec, GironaMaps ↗

Sat, Oct 31

11am
Mula Baba puppet walk in Girona
A family walk with the Mula Baba festival beast and puppets.
Parc Central, GironaMaps ↗
Night
Witch night in Sant Feliu Sasserra
Fes-ta Bruixa, the evening show before the fair; in 2025 it started at 10pm with booked seats.
Sant Feliu SasserraMaps ↗
All day
Pratdip Llegendari, day 1
Craft market, puppets, storytelling and the legend of the Dips; 2026 hours not posted yet (2025: 10am to 9pm).
PratdipMaps ↗

Sun, Nov 1

10am to 2pm (2025)
Calaf Pumpkin Fair
Giant pumpkin contest and a paint-your-pumpkin workshop; 2026 details not posted yet.
Plaça dels Arbres, CalafMaps ↗
10am
Giants gathering in Girona
Girona's giants and festival beasts meet in the park.
Parc del Migdia, GironaMaps ↗
From 11am (2025)
Witches' Fair in Sant Feliu Sasserra
Puppets, street theater about the witch trials, stalls and a clue game for kids.
Parc dels Castanyers, Sant Feliu SasserraMaps ↗
8pm
Fireworks close Girona's Fires
The festival ends with fireworks by the river.
Parc de les Ribes del Ter, GironaMaps ↗
All day
Pratdip Llegendari, day 2
Last day of the legends festival.
PratdipMaps ↗

Free entry; some activities paid

Dates & times

Fri 23 Oct – Sun 1 Nov

All day

Each fair has its own days: Girona Oct 23 to Nov 1, Viladrau Oct 24 and 25, Pratdip Oct 31 and Nov 1, Sant Feliu Sasserra Nov 1 (witch night Oct 31). Calaf's pumpkin fair is held on Nov 1 each year; its 2026 details are not posted yet.

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Where it is

31a Fira de la Castanya, Viladrau (Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25)

Plaça Major, 17406 Viladrau, Girona

Getting there

Notes: By car from Barcelona, Viladrau, Calaf and Sant Feliu Sasserra are each about 1 hour 15 minutes away, and Pratdip about 1 hour 45 minutes. Girona is the one to do by train: high-speed trains from Barcelona Sants take about 40 minutes. Plan for village parking on fair days.