Nadal 2023

Street arts, music, installations and digital arts have been the Barcelona Christmas Festival through different universal languages accessible to everyone in the morning, afternoon and evening from 16 to 29 December 2023. The common thread for all of this has been Christmas and the energy unleashed during the cherished festive season.

The Barcelona Christmas Festival have been intended as a gift to the Catalan capital: a festival with a cultural and cosmopolitan outlook, a showcase for the city's arts, culture and creativity, a programme which promotes the city of Barcelona and ensures an authentic Christmas celebration.

Mornings in Plaça de Catalunya: Christmas with the family

The square was playing host to morning family events and activities covering literature, artistic creation, learning and games, while live DJs played music. Two hours of participatory cultural activities, with paper as the star attraction and connecting thread.

Young and old have been treated to a family concert from 1 pm, to round off the morning programme.

Music and street art afternoons

The afternoon programme kicked off at 4.30 pm, with daily street-arts and music shows. Dance, circus, tightrope walking and even parkour was all in store during the early hours of the afternoon.

There was music later on, with gigs from artists and music groups highlighting local talent.

Evenings

The large-format event arrived at 8 pm. A theatre, music and visual arts show rounds off the Barcelona Christmas Festival every day in the best possible way.

Plaça de la Universitat, The setting for digital arts

This year also had a digital artistic installation decking out Plaça de la Universitat to create a space for interaction with city residents, a dialogue that will translate into an audio-visual language based on light, colours and sounds.