Fira de Santa Llúcia
Fira de Santa Llúcia - 2023
Dear friends, welcome another year to the Fira de Santa Llúcia. After a whole year, it's great to meet again and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere with you.
This year the Fair starts on November 24th, almost a month before Christmas, so you will have time to choose and search among all the stands that you will find distributed in corridors that are wider than ever for your comfort.
As you all know is the oldest fair dedicated to Nativity scenes and Christmas traditions. This year we celebrate the 237th anniversary from the first confirmed date of the Fair of St.Llúcia, 1786.
The Fair has been preparing different novelties for all of you. This year, the nativity world is celebrating, because it is 800 years since the first nativity scene, made by Saint Francis of Assisi in a cave in the town of Greccio, in Italy. We are also working on activities for the children, which will be increased compared to last year both in terms of the quality of the acts and the days and schedule.
On Saturday, December 16, we celebrate the 30th Day of Christmas Traditions and Customs in Catalonia, with many activities and performances, among which this year's "Firaire de Honor" will be announced.
You will find these activities in detail on this website, a place where you can find everything you need to make your visit easier and also a place where you can find more about the history of the fair, its artisans, activities, nativity scene exhibitions, photos and much more.
You Will find the Fair at Avinguda de la Catedral, Barcelona, as every year; with a total of 200 stands, it is the only fair in the world where you will find more than 160 stands for the sale of strictly Christmas products, such as nativity scenes and figures, moss, Christmas trees, accessories for your home and many others. You can also enjoy more than 30 stands dedicated to crafts and gift items, such as textile accessories, ceramics, jewelry, leather, etc.
And remember, December 25 is Christmas but if you want to start living the Christmas spirit with us, November 24 the fair of Santa Llúcia arrives and will remain open until December 23.
Albert Deulofeu
Association Fira de Santa Llúcia
Celebration of the 800th anniversary of the first nativity scene
On Christmas Eve this year, we will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the first nativity scene, made by Saint Francis of Assisi, in a small cave in the town of Greccio in Italy, where the birth of Jesus was represented.
Stay tuned for the various events that you will find detailed in the section: Nativity exhibitions, in order to celebrate these 800 years of nativity scenes.
237th anniversary of the Fair of Santa Llúcia
This year we celebrate the 237th anniversary of the Fair of Santa Llúcia, 1786-2023; we know it is much older, but the first appointments are documented in 1786. With the motivation to improve the fair year after year, both the Association of Saint Fair and the City Council have worked together to offer you the best of all christmas fairs. This year the fair will open its doors next 24th november until 23th december. Again, this year we have increased the activities that we offer for you all. From 2th november to 17th december, all activities are confirmed.
It should also be noted that right next to the fair, less than 100 meters away, in the Frederic Marès Museum, in Plaza Sant Iu number 5 in Barcelona, we will have a nativity scene of more than 35 square meters, made by the Associació de Pessebristes de Barcelona, with figures of up to 40cm height. More information in the section of exhibitions of Nativity Scenes.
We hope you enjoy.
Increase of exhibitors at the fair
In the year 2022, a total of 189 stands or exhibitors took part in the fair. This year the fair has increased the number of exhibitors. We will go from 189 last year to 200; by sectors, you will find 90 stands within the sector of nativity scenes and figures, 90 in the area of trees, moss and herbs and 32 in the craft and gifts sector. The Fair of St. Llúcia, with the increment of stands in this year, will continue offering you another year the widest range of Christmas products that can be found, with a wide varietay of products.
"Diada" 2023 and awarding of this year's "Firaire d'Honor".
On December 16, we celebrate the {NUM_DIADA}th Day of Christmas Traditions and Customs in Catalonia at the fair.
In one of the most outstanding events, the President of La Fira will present the Award of "Firaire d'Honor" to the journalist Mònica Terribas and her husband and son, Sergi Cutillas and Marc Cutillas, as a tribute to human and family values they represent and for the defense they have always made of the traditions and, specifically, of the nativity scene, both at home and at the Santa Llúcia Fair itself.
Fourteenth anniversary of the Fair's website
Hello friends, welcome to the website of Fira de Santa Llúcia, where we are celebrating the fourteenth anniversary of this website, which we hope will be yours too.
We continue working to make it as complete as possible and we ask for your collaboration to complete the photographic archive on the web. If you have photos of the Fira, whether old ones or more current, you can send them to this address: lafira@firadesantallucia.cat. If you know the year and/or who the photographer was, please tell us. After uploading they will be resized to 800x600 px and 72 ppi for use on the website. If you prefer to resize them yourself before uploading, please remember that the minimum size is 800x600 px and 72 ppi.
Activities at the fair - 2023
As every year, we are prepairing different activities such as the Tió Gegant de la Fira de Santa Llúcia:
Activity for children under 12. Activity that this year will also be adapted to the security regulations of the moment to guarantee a completely safe activity.
Giant Tió de Santa Llúcia, 30 years of Christmas illusion
Activity for children under 12.
Days of operation of Giant Tió:
On december 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 17th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
On december 5, 7 and 16th from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
30th Day of celebration of Christmas Traditions and Customs in Catalonia
16th at morning
11:15 h - Presentation of activities
11:20 h - Begin of the celebration with a Tribute Dance
11:25 h - Performance by the Esbart Catalá de Dansaires dancers (young and child section) with Dances for winter and the Christmas season.
12:00 h - Start fo parade of the traditional Carassa de Nadal de Barcelona, throwing sweets, throughout the Fira site and gothic quarter.
12:05 h - Christmas puppets: "El Nadal dels tres Porquets" by the company Titelles Sebastià Vergés.
12:30 h - Presentation of the Firaire d'honor 2023 award to Mònica Terribas, Sergi Cutillas and Marc Cutillas.
13:00 h - Awards ceremony for the three categories of the Giants of Barcelona Drawing Contest on the occasion of the 600 years of Giants in the city (1424-2024).
13:20 h – Very special Christmas versions with THE COVER LAND.
14:45 h – Closing of the ceremony
THE CARASSA DE BARCELONA
On the 25th and 26th of November and 2nd, 3th, 16th and 17th of December at 12h, the Carassa of Barcelona will do the usual parade through the Barri Gòtic and the Fira de Santa Llúcia, accompanied by musicians and sweets for children.
It will be carried by the Colla dels Gegants de Sant Pere de les Puel·les on November 25, by the Colla de Trabucaires d'en Perot Rocaguirnarda on November 26, by the Grup Sardanista Mare Nostrum on December 2, l'Esbart Català de Dansaires on December 3, the Colla Gegantera del Casc Antic on December 16 and by the Amics dels Gegants Ramon i Lola del Raval on December 17.
TALLER DE CULTURA
98th COMPETITION OF NATIVITY SCENES OF ASSOCIACIÓ DE PESSEBRISTES DE BARCELONA
Dear all.
The calendar does not stop and little by little we are approaching the celebration of Christmas, a time in which, among other events, we find the Nativity Contest that the Associació de Pessebristes de Barcelona organizes year after year.
This year is the 98th edition and taking advantage of the technological advances that telematics offers us, the presentation of the works will be done virtually.
Therefore, all those individual creators, schools, parishes or entities that are interested in participating in this new and special edition of the contest, please contact us through our email address: concurspessebresbarcelona@gmail.com
We will send you the bases and the format in which you will have to present your nativity scenes and dioramas so that the jury that is constituted can make a fair and equitable evaluation of your creations.
Greetings to all!
Associació de Pessebristes de Barcelona
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