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Girona is a city on a human scale with all the charm of a larger city. Take a leisurely stroll through the old town, visit the museums and the historic buildings, wander through the streets and squares, and discover the tourist attractions, festivals, restaurants, cultural events, etc. Enjoy it at any time of year and, if you can, come back again and again! This lively city will always hold something in store to delight you.

FROM SEPTEMBER 18 TO DECEMBER 12

Temporada Alta Festival

Temporada Alta is the festival of performing arts that takes place in the cities of Girona and Salt during the months of October, November and December.

FROM 4 TO 13 DECEMBER

Acocollona't - XV Week of Fantasy and Horror Film

This week-long cinema festival includes screenings of a selection of the best international fantasy and horror short films, cult movie sessions and exhibitions

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13

La Volta Market: Product design and digital craftsmanship

Christmas Market with more than 20 stalls saling functional and decorative products from creators that combine traditional craftsmanship with technological and digital advances. Workshops and games, music and exhibitions

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 - 7:00 PM

Concert: The Messiah by Händel

Musicians and choirs play the masterpiece of G.F. Händel: The Messiah.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 - 8:00 PM

Concert: Chano Domínguez Sextet & Girona Jazz Project Big Band

Concert at the Girona Auditorium, reference facility for musical events in the city and in Catalonia.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 - 10:00 PM

Concert: PUNCH TRIO & ALEJANDRO ESPERANZA

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 - 10:00 AM

Half Marathon for "La Marató de TV3"

Sunday 15, Girona is once again holding the charity race organised as part of its fundraising activities for La Marató de TV3.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 - 11:00 AM

Mula Baba parade and puppets

Parade with Mula Baba giant figure through the Old Quarter followed by a puppets show

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 - 8:00 PM

Concert: SÉBASTIEN FALZON TRIO & JAZZ JAM SESSION

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts. Blues & Boogie Woogie.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 - 6:30 PM

Christmas concert in the Cathedral

Concert by the choirs and the trombone group of the Municipal Music School of Girona.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 - 10:00 PM

Concert: ALBERT SANZ (piano)

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 7:00 PM

Christmas Concert

Concert by "Nadal en clau de Jazz" (Jazz Christmas music versions) , Jazz trio (Xavi Molina, Xavi Dotras, and Lluís Escuadra).

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 10:00 PM

Concert: THOMAS ENHCO (piano)

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 - 6:00 PM

Christmas party by El Foment

Christmas carols and folk dances in Plaça dels Mercaders. The activity takes place in an informal atmosphere, with a traditional homemade soup.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 - 10:00 PM

Concert: ROBERTO TARENZI (piano)

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 - 7:00 PM

Concert by Gironsax

Concert by the Gironsax saxophone quartet in Plaça Independencia, with a repertoire that ranges from the beginnings of jazz to modern music, including works by Piazzolla, Gershwin or Iturralde.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 - 10:00 PM

Concert: LAURENT COQ (piano)

Sunset Jazz Club is a music bar with jazz concerts.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 - 6:00 PM

Girona Basketball - La Laguna Tenerife

Basketball match of the Spanish Endesa league at the Fontajau pavilion in Girona.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 - 7:00 PM

Concert: Geriona

Concert of the three choirs of Geriona on the occasion of Christmas holidays

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 - 8:00 PM

Concert: Heaven on Earth Gospel Choir

Gospel Christmas concert. ​

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 11:30 AM

Guided visit to the Former Santa Caterina Hospital (in Catalan)

Discover the former hospital chapel, that displays the painting "Girona's Great Day" by Ramon Martí Alsina, and the former hospital pharmacy, one of the oldest in Catalonia.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 2:00 PM

Girona FC - Atlético de Madrid

Football game of la Liga, at Montilivi Municipal Stadium in Girona.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 6:00 PM

Concert: Mayte Martín

Concert at the Girona Auditorium, reference facility for musical events in the city and in Catalonia.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 - 6:00 PM

Concert by Black Music Choir

100% a cappella music choir, which works musical styles related to Black Music, such as Soul, R&B, Funk, Rap, Beatbox, etc.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 - 6:00 PM (+)

The Song of the Sibyl in the Girona Cathedral

The Cathedral of Girona recovers the Song of the Sibyl according to the lyrics and music from a 1550 document of the Diocese of Girona. It is performed by the children's choir GiroNins, accompanied by the organ and the Cobla de Ministrers de Girona.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 - 6:00 PM (+)

The Song of the Sibyl in the Girona Cathedral

The Cathedral of Girona recovers the Song of the Sibyl according to the lyrics and music from a 1550 document of the Diocese of Girona. It is performed by the children's choir GiroNins, accompanied by the organ and the Cobla de Ministrers de Girona.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 - 11:45 PM

Midnight Mass

Traditional Christmas mass with singings to commemorate the birth of Christ

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 - 11:00 AM

Christmas Mass

Traditional Christmas mass with singings to commemorate the birth of Christ

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 - 11 AM

Mula Baba parade and puppets

Parade with Mula Baba giant figure through the Old Quarter followed by "Els Pastrorets" traditional puppets show.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

Open Day at the Cinema Museum

Free entrance to the Cinema Museum's permanent exhibition to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the first public cinema screening where admission was paid given by the Lumière brothers on 28 December 1895.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 - 6:00 PM

Concert: Festival of waltzes and dances

Waltzes and polkas from the Strauss family and Central European popular music with the Vallès Symphony Orchestra

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 - 6:00 PM

20th. Girona Saint Sylvester Race + 15th. Mini Saint Sylvester

The Saint Sylvester Race takes place on New Year's Eve and is jointly organised by Girona City Council and Girona Athletics Club. It includes a children's run from 5 to 11 years old.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 - 11:45 PM

New Year's Eve Celebration

It is traditional to eat twelve grapes on the stroke of midnight, one with each chime of the clock. After the twelve chimes of the Cathedral, music by DJ Kivili until 3 am.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 - 7:00 PM

Lighting of the Christmas Star in the Cathedral

The magician Naj-Mandin and his entourage will participate with torches and other fire elements in the act of lighting the Christmas Star in the bell tower of the Cathedral to illuminate the path of the Three Wise Men.

DECEMBER 29 AND 30, JANUARY 2 AND 3

Lleuresport

Children's Christmas playground in Girona with adventure and sports activities, workshops, games and a programme of shows.

FROM OCTOBER 28 TO JANUARY 3

Exhibition: Expoart. From 1984 to 2002, innovating.

The Expoart gallery was open from 1988 to 2002 and was one of the great promoters of contemporary art in the Girona region. Expoart exhibited more than a hundred works by artists from the region.

FROM DECEMBER 20 TO JANUARY 4

Ice-skating rink

From December 20 to January 4, a 800 m2 indoor ice rink and a tobbogan run will be installed at Fira de Girona.

FROM 26 DECEMBER TO 4 JANUARY

Girona's Great Christmas Circus - PETER PAN On Ice

The best Ice Skating and Circus show in the world! A new show that combines the magic of Christmas, the beauty of ice skating, the charm of quality circus and the beautiful story of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie!

FROM NOVEMBER 28 TO JANUARY 5

Christmas Market

A traditional fair offering handicrafts and Christmas products made by artists and producers from the province of Girona.

MONDAY, JANUARY 5

Three Kings Camp

The entourage that accompanies the Three Kings set up a camp ahead of the arrival of Their Majesties in La Devesa Park (Camp de Mart area) to receive all the children who want to leave their letters.

FROM DECEMBER 7 TO JANUARY 7

40th Exhibition of Nativity scenes

Exhibition of nativity scenes in La Carbonera and the cistern rooms of the former convent of Sant Antoni.

FROM DECEMBER 6 TO JANUARY 7

Nativity scene in the Girona City Hall

As every year, a nativity scene at the entrance of the City Hall can be visited throughout the day.

FROM OCTOBER 25 TO FEBRUARY 8

Exhibition: "Woman Live Freedom: evolution of a revolution"

The exhibition denounces the situation of women in Iran through carpets featuring the artists' drawings, videos, and photographs. A project by Tere Recarens with Anahita Nassir and Carles Guerra.

FROM 6 DE DECEMBER TO 13 FEBRUARY

Neu! Festival

Non-international festival of music and other arts

FROM OCTOBER 3 TO FEBRUARY 15

Exhibition: "Comic. Dreams and history"

The exhibition gathers originals from the best comics of all time and delves into the production process of the comic, from conceptualisation and drawing to the printing.

FROM DECEMBER 11 TO MARCH 8

Exhibition: "A lighthouse between two worlds. Six works from the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi visit Girona"

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the twinning of Girona with Albi, the History Museum hosts six works by Toulouse-Lautrec that can be seen together with other works by Catalan artists who were influenced by this Occitan artist.

FROM OCTOBER 24 TO MARCH 21

Exhibition: “Drawings by old masters at Casa Masó. 18th and 19th centuries”

Selection of drawings from the collection of Rafael Masó Pagès, accompanied by other works on paper belonging to private collections from Girona and Barcelona.

FROM OCTOBER 23 TO APRIL 6

Exhibition: "Volaverunt, Goya's prints from the contemporaneity"

The exhibition presents the four major series of Goya's prints, executed between 1797 and 1819, which correspond to the printing carried out at the National Chalcography in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War.

FROM NOVEMBER 29 TO APRIL 6

Exhibition: "Francisca Rius i Sanuy (1891-1967). Design and life"

The exhibition shows the life and creative career of Francisca Rius, highlights the interest of her work, but also makes clear how difficult it was for a woman, at the beginning of the 20th century, to become an art professional.

FROM MAY 9 TO 17 2026

Girona, Temps de Flors

Girona receives spring with Girona Flower Festival (Girona Temps de Flors) undoubtedly the most international city event.

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