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Switching-on of the Christmas lightsChristmas Time, Main Events 2023
11/23/2023 - 01/06/2024

The streets of Barcelona welcome Christmas with light and colour. From November, the Christmas spirit will light up until January. The motifs of the lighting are different and varied: you will find traditional lights and also highly innovative compositions which invite you to experience and enjoy what the city is planning for these festivities.

This year's eagerly awaited Christmas lights ceremony will take place on the central Passeig de Gràcia, celebrating the bicentennial of this iconic modernist artery of the city. The event will be opened by Obskené, who will be presenting it's show "Astronòmica".



Lighting hours:
Sunday to Thursday, from 5:30pm to 11pm.
Friday and Saturday, from 5:30pm to midnight.
25/12, 31/12 and 6/1, from 5:30pm to 1am.

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