Is it happening in 2026?

It comes out every December 31, but the 2026 times and routes are not out yet. In 2025 the city parade started at 11am, Gràcia's at 10:30am, and Poblenou's at 11am, ending at 1pm. December 31, 2026 falls on a Thursday.

How do I explain the joke to my kid?

Ask them the riddle first: how many noses does a man have if he has one for each day left in the year? On December 31 the answer is one, so the Home dels Nassos looks just like everyone else. Catalan grandparents love telling kids to go and find him that morning.

Will toddlers like it?

Most do. The capgrossos are giant painted heads worn by dancers, which can startle very small kids up close, but the mood is silly and cheerful, with live music. Standing a little back from the front row helps shy kids.

Which one should we go to?

The city parade is the biggest, with the most figures and the key ceremony at Plaça de Sant Jaume. Gràcia's and Poblenou's are smaller, neighborhood affairs where kids can get closer. Poble-sec has had its own since 2022, but its 2025 route and times were never confirmed.

Home dels Nassos Parades on New Year's Eve

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Where

City Home dels Nassos, Casa dels Entremesos (2025: Wed Dec 31, 11am), Key handover at Plaça de Sant Jaume, end of the city parade (2025: Wed Dec 31, late morning), Gràcia Home dels Nassos, La Violeta de Gràcia (2025: Wed Dec 31, 10:30am) and Poblenou Home dels Nassos, Casino l'Aliança (2025: Wed Dec 31, 11am, ends 1pm at the Casal de Barri)

Ages

All ages (best for 2–9)

Duration

1-2h

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

A morning

Spots

3 parades: city center, Gràcia and Poblenou

The joke

One nose for each day left in the year

What you need to know

The city parade leaves the Casa dels Entremesos with the animals of Noah's Ark and grallers (Catalan pipe players), then winds to Plaça de Sant Jaume to hand over the key to the new year (2025: 11am)
Gràcia's own Home dels Nassos is modeled on Francesc Derch, the last mayor of the once-independent town, and tours its streets, squares and markets (2025: 10:30am from La Violeta)
Morning timing suits small kids: it is all over by lunchtime, long before the late-night fireworks

About

Catalan kids grow up with a New Year's riddle: on December 31 you can meet the Home dels Nassos, the man with as many noses as there are days left in the year. The joke is that on the last day he has only one, like everybody else. In Barcelona he is a real character: a big-headed capgròs figure who comes out on the morning of December 31 with musicians and other festival figures, parades through the streets and hands over a magic key to open the new year. The city center, Gràcia and Poblenou each have their own.

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Where it is

City Home dels Nassos, Casa dels Entremesos (2025: Wed Dec 31, 11am)
Plaça de les Beates, 2, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Directions ↗
Key handover at Plaça de Sant Jaume, end of the city parade (2025: Wed Dec 31, late morning)
Ajuntament, Ajuntament, Pl. de Sant Jaume, 1, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Directions ↗
Gràcia Home dels Nassos, La Violeta de Gràcia (2025: Wed Dec 31, 10:30am)
Carrer de Maspons, 6, Gràcia, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
Directions ↗
Poblenou Home dels Nassos, Casino l'Aliança (2025: Wed Dec 31, 11am, ends 1pm at the Casal de Barri)
Rambla del Poblenou, 42, Sant Martí, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Directions ↗