Upcoming
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Nativity Scene Walk and Caganer Hunt in Barcelona
- When
- Dates to be announced
- Ages
- All ages (best for 2–10)
- Price
- Free; Pedralbes charges…
Upcoming: Nativity Scene Walk and Caganer Hunt in Barcelona
Nativity Scene Walk and Caganer Hunt in Barcelona
ExhibitionGràciaCiutat VellaLes CortsHorta-GuinardóSants-MontjuïcSant Andreu
Where
Various locations
Ages
All ages (best for 2–10)
Duration
2-3h
Setting
Mostly indoors
Plan for
Half a day for a Gothic Quarter loop
Spots
12, from the Gothic Quarter to Gràcia and Pedralbes
Kid game
Find the caganer hiding in each scene
What you need to know
- Start with the Playmobil nativity at Espai Albert Musons in Gràcia, a huge scene built from the toy figures kids already know (2025: Dec 10 to Jan 9)
- An easy Gothic Quarter loop: City Hall, the Cathedral cloister, Casa dels Entremesos and Santa Caterina market sit within about 10 minutes' walk of each other, all free
- Four living nativities in December, with neighbors in costume acting out the scenes (2025: El Carmel, Torre del Suro, La Marina and Navas)
About
Around Christmas, Barcelona fills with pessebres, the Catalan nativity scenes: whole miniature villages of moss, rivers, mills and shepherds built around the manger. City Hall, the Cathedral, markets and neighborhood clubs each build one, and the most kid-friendly in 2025 was a giant Playmobil version in Gràcia. The game every local kid knows is spotting the caganer, a little peasant figure squatting with his pants down, hidden somewhere in almost every Catalan nativity. In the Cathedral cloister, kids also count the 13 white geese that live there. Living nativities, with neighbors in costume acting out the scenes, add a few more in December.
Where it is
- Various locations
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12 spots on the map
Nearby playgrounds
Resources
- All the nativity scenes in Barcelona (2025)The city's full list of nativity scenes with dates and hours, in Catalan.
- City Hall's traditional nativityThe city's news on the 2025 Sant Jaume nativity, with opening hours, in Catalan.
- Living nativities in Barcelona (2025)The city's list of the four living nativities with times, in Catalan.
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