The Santa Llúcia Fair, considered one of Catalonia's most significant Christmas events, has been moved up a week this year due to the general elections on November 29th. Mayor Rosa Huguet highlighted the community's involvement and the enthusiasm behind this edition, which transforms the old town's streets into a large market of tradition, popular culture, crafts, and gastronomy.
The fair will feature over 350 stalls offering Christmas products, crafts, gardening items, and food. The program includes beloved traditional activities such as nativity scene exhibitions, children's workshops, musical performances, the Wishing Tree, the Chocolate House, the Giant Tió, and the traditional gifting of tiós to babies born in 2026. Canyelles Castle will be the central hub with the Castle of Magical Tales and Noel Park, as well as the Royal Tent of Page Vibó.
This year's novelties include an audiovisual mapping on the Castle's facade and a new magic games zone in the gardens. The mayor emphasized the arrival of new families discovering the fair for the first time. As tradition dictates, an Honorary Escudellaire, this year Manuel López, and a Christmas Ambassador, sports journalist Gerard Romero, will be honored.
Solidarity is a core pillar, with the sale of handmade products to raise funds against cancer, the traditional Christmas escudella (over 5,000 servings), and the participation of the FundARC-Stop Sarcoma Foundation. There will also be the 'Street of the Hairy Ones' and the Giant Solidarity Nativity Scene.
The Fair, which generates wealth and social cohesion, looks towards 2027, its 25th anniversary, and Canyelles aims to become the Christmas Town 2027. To facilitate access, parking areas and a free shuttle bus service from Vilanova i la Geltrú, Vilafranca del Penedès, Sitges, and Sant Pere de Ribes will be provided.
