Overview
- Vigo activated its Christmas display at 20:00 on 15 November with 12 million LED lights across 460 streets and a safety plan that fences Porta do Sol, caps front‑row viewing at 7,000 people and controls access from 18:00.
- Madrid will switch on 13 million bulbs across more than 240 locations on 22 November, with Carlos Sainz officiating at Cibeles and an LED setup funded under a municipal contract that shifts energy costs to the provider.
- Madrid’s holiday markets roll out through late November, including Plaza Mayor from 27 November to 31 December with 104 stalls and the Recoletos artisan fair featuring 150 makers, plus a Plaza de España market with an ice rink.
- El Corte Inglés has reopened its Nuevos Ministerios gastro market, now running daily until 5 January with extended hours and a lineup of foodtrucks and traditional sweets.
- Valladolid is installing a 31‑metre Tree of Wishes, a nativity and a vintage carousel in Plaza Mayor ahead of the 27 November lighting and market opening, while A Coruña plans its 28 November switch‑on of nearly 2.8 million LEDs with the María Pita market opening that day and an ice rink from 21 November.