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Spain Switches On 2025 Christmas Lights as Valencia and Toledo Lead Weekend Launch

Cities pair large-scale illuminations with free shows to draw visitors through early January.

Overview

  • Valencia inaugurates its lights on Friday at 19:30 in Plaza del Ayuntamiento with live music, a pyromusical by Pirotecnia Valenciana, a 25‑meter tree, and a €1.1 million rollout across more than 100 sites.
  • Toledo’s switch-on starts Friday at 18:30 in Plaza de Zocodover, featuring over 1.1 million LED points, a timed illumination show on the Puente de Alcántara, expanded decorations, and renewed markets.
  • Madrid begins its city lighting on Saturday evening, while Cortylandia opens the same day at 19:00 at Preciados‑Callao with free 11‑minute daily shows through 5 January 2026.
  • Valladolid will open its season on 27 November at Plaza San Pablo, with defined nightly schedules, light‑and‑sound shows on Calle Santiago and Plaza Portugalete, and a videomapping on San Pablo’s façade in early December.
  • Commercial and cultural programs also ramp up, with Bonaire’s concert and switch-on by Sandra Valero, Nuevo Centro’s belén and family activities now running, and free events in Madrid such as Matadero’s open residencies.