Among all the offer of Christmas markets, sometimes we get lost in the infinity of plans that the city proposes. If you still don’t know where to do your shopping or simply have a nice time between beer and hot chocolate, we have taken it upon ourselves to select 7 Christmas markets that (perhaps) you didn’t know about.

Crafts become fashionable at the Festivalet

This year they take the small local craftsthe slogan think globally, act locally It has become a form of consumption. Festivalet is an independent fair of products made by hand and on a small scale.

This Christmas celebrates its fifteenth edition where, as a novelty, there will also be a outdoor dining area with local and homemade food. And is there anything more pleasant than having a good vermouth in the winter sun?

For the most creative there will also be workshops for adults Taught by artists and craftsmen.

📍 Fabric and Coats

💵 €3 adults and free for children under 12 years of age

🗓 December 17 and 18

A classic that cannot be missed: the Fira de Santa Llúcia

It may be the best-known Christmas market in the city, and the oldest!, but no less special for this. Dozens of wooden huts they occupy the square of the cathedral until December 23 for more than 200 years.

If what you are looking for are figures for your nativity scene, a caganer original or a fir for the dining room, this is your place. between his 300 stops you will find shepherds, moss, mistletoe, handmade gifts and all kinds of animals, although there are also options deluxe: mangers with rivers and running water or the gates of hell burning in the light of a boiler.

📍 Avda. from the Cathedral/Plaza de la Seu

💵 Free

🗓 until December 23

A luxurious Christmas at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Barcelona is full of terraces and hidden gardens, which we neither see nor know when walking with our heads down and in a hurry. The Mimosa Garden is one of them. Located on Paseo de Gracia, it is on the terrace of the first floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel and has more than 600 m2 of decoration, nature and art.

This Christmas opens its doors December 9 to 22 for free and an artisan market has been organized where you will not only be able to walk between its stalls, but you will also be able to make a master class wine tasting or participate in various workshops for children and adults.

In addition, there will be no lack gastronomic stops, whose benefits will go to foundations such as the Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu, the Fundación Soñar, the Llar Nova Esperança, the Fundació Ared or the Fundació A Bosch, among others.

📍 Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Barcelona. Paseo de Gracia, 38-40

💵 Free

🗓 from December 17 to January 6

For the most clueless, the Three Kings Fair on the Gran Vía

this fair dates back to the year 1877, when a group of street vendors set up booths to sell their products, taking advantage of the Saint Thomas festivity.

Since then it has become an essential event for the people of Barcelona, ​​but above all for the most clueless and for those who go at the last minute, since Twelfth Night opens until dawn.

between his more than 100 stops Find the ideal gift for one of the most magical nights of the year.

📍 Gran Vía between Calabria and Muntaner streets

💵 Free

🗓 from December 17 to January 6

Design Market for grinch of the house

If what suits you is the design, we have not forgotten about you. It may be the least Christmas option, but we know that A Grinch hides in every house.

Organized by Fomento de las Artes y el Diseño (FAD), it will have more than 100 exhibitors and aims to bring together the best creations of fashion and accessories, of contemporary jewelery and limited series works of art.

They ensure that this selection has been made under parameters of quality and design rigor, thus reflecting the commitment of the FAD to stimulate creative excellence and bring design closer to society. For this reason, it becomes the best option for those who want to get away from the more traditional market.

📍 Barcelona Design Center. Plaza de las Glorias 37.

💵 General €3, free for FAD members, under 16s and pink card holders

🗓 December 14-16

Sagrada Familia Christmas Fair

Born in 1962, this fair has become one of the most important in the city.

At the foot of the Sagrada Familia we can find decorations and Christmas trees, but also all kinds of sweet, chestnut trees or typical food of these parties.

do Privileged position makes it one of the most attractive options for doing Christmas shopping while enjoying unbeatable views of the Gaudí Temple.

📍Sagrada Familia Square

💵 Free

🗓 from November 27 to December 23

Christmas Fair and Three Kings of Vía Júlia for the whole family

We know that Barcelona is its neighbourhoods, so a typical market which has become in recent years one of the traditions of the Commercial Axis Nou Barris-Centre Comerç.

Of a more classic nature, at the fair we can find traditional products such as fir trees, caganers and decoration of the manger. So if you still don’t have the uncle under the tree, you know what to do.

The smallest of the house will be able to enjoy the Christmas magic with workshops and activities that have been programmed for those days.

📍 Via Julia

💵 Free

🗓 from December 4 to January 5

These are the Christmas markets in Barcelona that you cannot miss!