The magic of Christmas in Tarragona
From the end of November Tarragona is decked with festive Christmas lights and hosts its annual Christmas fair. Two very rooted traditions are re-enacted: el Tió (log that gives presents) and the nativity scenes exhibited in premises of different associations and in the city’s parks. The festivities are completed with different Christmas activities: Performance of the theatre show Els Pastorets (The Little Sheperds), Christmas carol singing, and the children’s park, among others.
The Tarragona of eternal spring, the Tarragona of pure Mediterranean light, also surrenders to the charm of the Christmas festivities and the darkness of winter. The loss of daylight hours is compensated for by extensive night-time lighting turning streets such as the Rambla Nova into a dreamlike promenade and the Central Market into a spectacular spot that shines with its own light; all accompanied by the traditional Christmas and Crafts Fair, held every December. The Home dels Nassos (the man of the many noses) offers the fun counterpoint to a New Year's Eve in which hundreds of people, year after year, insist on taking a dip in the now cold waters of the Mediterranean, while the icing on the cake is the magical Three Kings Cavalcade, more than a hundred years old.
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| DAY / TIME | ACTIVITY | PLACE |
| 28/11/24, 18.30 | Christmas lights switch-on festival (family activities, popular culture and festivities) | Rambla Nova (Banc d'Espanya segment) |
| 29/11/24, 21.00 | The Nutcracker (family activity, dance) | EL PALAU Convention Centre - Cultural activities |
| 29 + 30/11/24 | Tarragona Olive Oil Fair (fairs and markets) | Plaça Corsini |
| 29/11/24-23/12/25, 10.00 - 21.00 | Christmas Fair (fairs and markets) | Rambla Nova (Collegiate of St. Theresa of Jesus segment) |
| 29/11/24-7/01/25 | Tarraco Gel (ice rink) | Josep Maria Folch i Torres, 14 (Les Gavarres) |
| 06/12/24-06/01/25, 10.00-21.00 | Craft Fair (fairs and markets) | Rambla Nova (Teatre Metropol segment) |
| 07/12/24-07/01/25, 8.30-21.00 | Nativity Scene (popular culture and festivities) | Central Market |
| 15/12/24, 12.00 | Rock - The Beatles (music, family activities) | EL PALAU Convention Centre - Cultural activities |
| 20 + 27/12/24, 20.00 | Christmas Concert (music) | Cathedral |
| 27/12/24-04/01/25 | Christmas Park (children's activities) | EL PALAU Convention Centre - Cultural activities |
| 27-30/12/24 | The Royal Warehouse (family activities, popular culture and festivities) | Refugi 1 del Moll de Costa |
| 30/12/24, 11.45 | New Year's Eve for children (family activity, popular culture and festivities) | Plaça Corsni |
| 31/12/24, 10.00 | L'Home dels Nassos (the man of the many noses) (family activity, popular culture and festivities) | From Casa de la Festa ("Festival House”) |
| 31/12/24, 17.15 | Sant Silvestre race (sport) | El Serrallo (the seafaring quarter of Tarragona) |
| 31/12/24, 23.00 | New Year's Eve Party (popular culture and festivities) | Plaça Corsini |
| 05/01/25, 19.00 | Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men from Orient (family activity, popular culture and festivities) | From plaça dels Infants-carrer Reial |
