Christmas at the Sagrada Familia

The Sagrada Familia invites you to feel and share the spirit of Christmas with three activities aimed at all audiences: the Christmas workshop, the traditional Christmas concert and the illumination of the facade of the birth.

Children's Christmas workshop

This workshop adapted for children from 6 to 12 years and their companions that takes place in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia is divided into two parts: the first one visits the Basilica with special attention to the details of the facade of the Nativity, that explains the coming of Jesus to the world. In the second part, children will participate in a craft workshop where they will make a piece with plush and several of the most typical elements of Christmas.

Days: Saturdays and Sundays until January 5, and days 6, 7, 24, 27, 28 and 31 of December and 2, 3 and 4 of January.
Duration: 1 h 30 min.
Hours: 10h - 12h
Access: by Marina street.
Recommended age: 6 - 12 years.
Price: € 6.50.
Reservations: workshop@sagradafamilia.org / Phone: 931 980 705.
Each child or group of minors must be accompanied by at least one adult person.

Christmas Concert

The Sagrada Familia offers the traditional Christmas concert, which this year will perform the Julià Carbonell Simphonic Orchestra of the Terres de Lleida, the Enric Corrado de Granados de Lleida, the Escolania Blauets de Mallorca of the Lluc Sanctuary and the Cor de Cambra de la Diputació de Girona, directed by Xavier Puig. In the repertoire we can enjoy Chichester Psalms, by Leonard Bernstein (coinciding with the centenary of his birth), Gloria, by John Rutter, and traditional Catalan Christmas carols.

Day: December 15
Time: 17: 30h

Illumination of the facade of the Nativity

The facade of the Nativity is the only one that began to be built when Antoni Gaudí still alive. This facade symbolizes the joy for the birth of Jesus but also the illusion and the joy of living. During the action the different sculptural groups of the facade are illuminated, and with a background music, the different scenes of the arrival of the son of God are narrated, explaining the symbology of each of them. The facade is illuminated four times a day. The act is free, but there is limited capacity. At the end of the event, there will be hot chocolate for the attendees.

Days: December 21, 22 and 23
Time: 19:30 h -  21:00 h.
Start of lighting cycles: 19:30, a las 20:00, a las 20:30 and 21:00
Duration of each cycle: 15 minutes
Price: free