What to do in Tarragona this All Saints' Day and Halloween?
The streets abound with stands selling fresh-roasted chestnuts. This holiday is best known for the panellets (traditional pine-nuts sweets) that fill the pastry shops and for the flowers for the departed.
All Saints' Day in Tarragona is a festivity dedicated to the remembrance of ancestors, but also tradition and gastronomy in the streets, squares, and homes of the people of Tarragona.
Chestnuts are the main element of this popular tradition in Catalonia. And in Tarragona this beautiful tradition is kept alive. You will find chestnut stands that roast them freshly and sell them hot (from 28 October to 4 November: 10.00 - 20.00).
In Catalonia, and also in Tarragona, apart from celebrating with family and friends, there is a very widespread tradition: eating panellets. It is a sweet made with marzipan and pine nuts, but over the years families have adapted the recipes and have made them with coconut, chocolate, coffee... You can buy them in the city's patisseries.
The rapid acceptance in Tarragona of other types of celebrations such as Halloween has made All Saints' Day a fun festival.
Activities await you in Tarragona this All Saints' Day and Halloween. Don't miss them!
Discover the history and cultural wealth of this World Heritage City
- If you want to take a guided tour of the city to find out curiosities and anecdotes about the history of Tarragona, contact the guides.
- You can also visit the cemetery of Tarragona, a cemetery with an outstanding history and heritage. It is open from 26 October to 2 November (both included): from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm non-stop.
Other activities not to be missed
| Day / time | Activity | Place |
| 03/11, 10.00 - 14.00 | Open day in the MNAT | Exhibition “Tarraco/MNAT”, Necropolis of Tarraco, Roman Villa of Els Munts, Centcelles Roman ensemble |
| 03/11, 9.00 | “City of Tarragona” Half Marathon +10K | C. Torres Jordi |
| 03/11, 18.00 | El Trencanous (dance) | EL PALAU Convention Centre |
| 01 - 03/11 | Halloween horror weekends | Tamarit Beach Resort campsite |
| 01 - 03/11 | Terrifyingly fun activities | Trillas Spa Tamarit campsite |
| Until the 15/12 | SCAN International Photography Festival (exhibitions) | Tinglado 2 + Refugi 1 del Moll de Costa, Tarragona Museum of Modern Art, Bus station, Personal Galeria Tarragona, Mèdol – Centre d’Arts Contemporànies de Tarragona, Espai Turisme |