It runs every year and always opens before December 13, but the 2026 dates are not out yet. In 2025 it ran from November 28 to December 23, 10am to 9pm.

When can kids beat the giant Tió?

In 2025 the giant Tió was out on December 6, 7, 8, 14 and 20 from 11am to 1:30pm and 4:30pm to 7:30pm, and on December 5, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. It is free: kids tap the log with a stick and get sweets. Expect a queue at weekends.

Where do we buy a Tió and a caganer?

Tió logs of all sizes are sold in the greenery stalls, next to the moss and Christmas trees. Caganers are in the nativity-figure stalls, from the classic farmer in a red barretina cap to footballers and famous faces. Buy the Tió early in December so kids have time to feed it before Christmas Eve.

Is it OK with a stroller?

The square is flat, but the aisles between stalls get tight at weekends and in the evening. A carrier is easier for little ones at busy times.

Is there anything else for kids?

Besides the giant Tió, the fair usually has the Carassa de Nadal parade, traditional dancing and music, and short workshops by Barcelona's nativity-scene makers' association.

Santa Llúcia Christmas Fair at the Cathedral

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Santa Llúcia Christmas Fair at the Cathedral photo 3

Santa Llúcia Christmas Fair at the Cathedral photo 4

Santa Llúcia Christmas Fair at the Cathedral photo 5

FestivalCiutat Vella

Where

Ciutat Vella, Fira de Santa Llúcia, Avinguda de la Catedral

Ages

All ages (best for 2–9)

Duration

1-2h

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

An hour or two

Stalls

About 215: nativity figures, Tió logs, trees, crafts

Giant Tió

Free for kids on set days (2025: Dec 5 to 20)

What you need to know

Giant Tió kids can beat for sweets, free in front of the cathedral; in 2025 it came out on set days from December 5 to 20, 11am to 1:30pm and 4:30pm to 7:30pm
The place to buy your own Tió and caganer, with Tió logs in the greenery stalls and caganers among the nativity figures
Weekday afternoons are calmest; weekends before Christmas get packed, and the stalls glow after dark

About

Since 1786, the square in front of Barcelona Cathedral has filled with Christmas stalls around the feast of Santa Llúcia on December 13. Families come to shop for their nativity scene: tiny clay figures, moss, cork mountains and little barns, plus the caganer, a crouching figure with his trousers down who hides in every Catalan nativity. It is also where locals buy their Caga Tió, the smiling log in a red hat that kids feed all December, then beat with sticks on Christmas Eve, singing, until it "poops" out sweets. A giant Tió in front of the cathedral lets kids try it for themselves.

Free

Dates to be announced

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