That said, Barcelona is not exactly the city where Santa’s toy workshop is hidden. After one of the hottest and longest summers in history, with high temperatures that have reached almost until December, the cold has finally appeared, allowing us to say that, now yes, Christmas is coming.
And there is no Christmas without an ice rink (even a synthetic one). So, after the icy rinks have come and gone over the years in the city, this year Barcelona will enjoy several points where you can use the skates and glide across the ice with the grace of a swan.
The Tibidabo ice rink for skating in the heights.
Is there anything more beautiful than ice skating while enjoying Barcelona at your feet? We can think of few better plans, and that’s why we are happy to explain that this year Tibidabo premieres an ice rink that will allow us to feel like we are gliding over the sky of the city.
The amusement park rink will be installed in the Plaça del Somnis from November 23 to January 5 and will be open to all citizens because, although access will be included in the park entrance, if someone wants to use the ice rink without visiting the rest of the park can do so for a price of 5 euros for a 15-minute pass.
The rink, with capacity for 40 people, by the way, is not exactly made of ice, but of a synthetic material that imitates it, more sustainable, since it does not require energy consumption because it does not need water or electrical maintenance. So you know, if this year you want to skate on the sky you know where to go.
This year, in addition, the rink inaugurates a giant Christmas tree 10 meters high and several family shows.
Location: Parc d’Atraccions del Tibidabo (Plaça dels Somnis)
🗓️ Dates: From November 23 to January 5
Tickets: Included with the park ticket or 5 € independent access to the track.
The modernist ice rink of Llums de Sant Pau
The Christmas light show of Sant Pau has already put on sale their tickets to visit it. Until January 11, 2025, the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site will host this Christmas event with tickets on sale from 10 euros.
General admission prices start at 12 euros for this 2023-2024 edition, although on Fridays, weekends and holiday eves will rise to 15 euros per person. Below, we detail the full price of tickets to see the Llums de Sant Pau 2025.
Among the new features of Els Llums de Sant Pau 2023 is the installation of an indoor ice rink. Access to this attraction has an additional cost of 5 € for a 20-minute skating session, and it will be the only ice rink located inside a modernist building in Barcelona.
📍 Location: Recinte Modernista Sant Pau
🗓️ Dates: Approximately from November 20, 2025 to January 4, 2026 (within the schedule of Els Llums de Sant Pau)
Tickets: Access with an additional cost of 5 € for a 20-minute session (apart from the entrance to the light show).
The classic track of the upper area at l’Illa Diagonal.
The upper rink has that New York ice rink feel, right in the middle of the mall, surrounded by lights that give that Christmas feel to holiday shopping. A traditional ice rink, but also with synthetic ice, designed for families, where the little ones will also have penguins to help them take their first steps on the ice.
The rink will be open from November 29 to January 7, and the entrance fee of 5 will give access to 25 minutes of skating (artistic or not, that’s up to everyone) on the rink. The space will be open on weekends and holidays open from 11 am to 9 pm, and weekdays from 5 pm to 9 pm.
📍 Location: L’Illa Diagonal (Av. Diagonal, 569).
🗓️ Dates: From November 24 to January 7
💸 Tickets: 6 € for 25 minutes of skating (includes skate rental)
The biggest Christmas fair in Catalonia is at Can Zam
If you are looking for a plan where adrenaline and festive spirit go hand in hand, you have to come to Parc de Can Zam, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. It is not just any fair; we are talking about 50,000 square meters of pure fun that make it the largest in Catalonia. For this 2024-2025 edition, the fairground has more than 100 attractions, highlighting its imposing panoramic Ferris wheel from which you can see the entire metropolitan skyline and an ice rink of 500 m² to slide in the open air. In addition, this year the gastronomic offer has been reinforced with an area of food trucks and churro stands that are the perfect refuge after a trip on the “Ratón Vacilón” or the “Inverter”.
📍 Location: Parc de Can Zam (Santa Coloma de Gramenet). Metro L9N (Can Zam).
🗓️ Dates: Until January 5. Weekend schedule: from 11:00h to 14:00h and from 16:00h to 22:00h.
💸 Tickets: Free access to the enclosure. Attractions and ice rink with individual prices (there are 2×1 promotions on special days).
Skating on the sea at the Nadal al Port gel rink.
If skating on the heights, skating on the sea is also a little golden dream. Gliding over the water with sharp skates like an elegant sailboat is not yet possible, but the ice rink of the Port of Barcelona will allow to reach a similar sensation.
The rink will be a novelty this year and one of the main attractions of the Port Vell Christmas Fair. Like the one at Tibidabo, it will be made of recycled material, and will be 400 m2. In addition to the rink, there will be a little train, traditional attractions, a 65-meter high Ferris wheel ….. In short, skating on the ice (or on the sea) is just the beginning of the fun for those who come to Port Vell this Christmas.
The rink will be open from December 5 to January 6, from 11 am to 10 pm, except on December 25 and December 21, when it will only be open from 4 pm to 11 pm.
Ice rink of the Corte Inglés de Diagonal
Christmas is here with everything and along with the Christmas lights in the streets and Christmas markets that appear on every corner, ice rinks are multiplying around the city to bring joy to those who want to keep skating even if the ice is already difficult to find.
Therefore, a new synthetic ice rink has arrived in the upper area of the city. It is located and promoted by El Corte Inglés de Diagonal and will be installed on the large terrace of its headquarters in Reina María Cristina, overlooking the Gran Vía de Carles III.
The skating rink that saves water 40,000 liters of water
One of the most popular winter activities with the best social cause is back. The Splau Shopping Center, in Cornellà, has inaugurated its now traditional Solidarity Skating Rink, a great plan for the whole family that, in addition to offering guaranteed fun on the ice, donates part of the proceeds to charitable causes.
This year, the rink maintains its circular format and its privileged location in the outdoor area, facilitating access. It is the ideal place for a Christmas shopping break or for the little ones to take their first steps on the ice, with the possibility of renting the friendly dolphin-shaped skates.
📍 Location: Splau Shopping Center (Cornellà de Llobregat)
🗓️ Dates: Open until January 5, 2026
💸 Tickets: 5 € per person (discounts for Splau Club members)
The city’s biggest indoor ice rink
If you’re looking for square meters to slide freely, you have to make a trip to Castelldefels. This year, the city is once again setting up the largest indoor ice rink in Barcelona and its surroundings, with 525 m² of real ice surface. The great advantage of being covered is that no matter if it rains or it is unbearably cold, fun is guaranteed.
In addition to being perfect for skating, the facility is known for offering lessons for beginners. With an unbeatable price and less than half an hour from the center of Barcelona, it’s the perfect plan for an epic winter afternoon.
📍 Location: Plaza de la Iglesia, Castelldefels
🗓️ Dates: From November 28, 2025 to early January 2026
Tickets: From 7 € (including skate rental) per 30 minutes
Skating and ice slide
Why settle for an ice rink when you can have a giant rink and slide? At Westfield La Maquinista they have decided to go big and have not only installed a huge ice rink for skating, but have accompanied it with an impressive slide from which to slide at full speed.
📍 Location: Westfield La Maquinista Shopping Mall
🗓️ Dates: From November 28, 2025 to January 6, 2026
💸 Tickets: Ice Rink from 10 € / Slide from 4 € (depending on mode)
The first ice rink on the beach of the Costa Brava: 240 m², craft market and tickets from 5 euros, one hour from Barcelona.If you thought that to skate on ice you needed a thick scarf and a mountain, Lloret de Mar offers you a plan that breaks the scheme: sliding in front of the palm trees and with the smell of the Mediterranean in the background. For the first time on the Costa Brava, a 240 $m^2$ track has been installed right on the seafront, allowing you to practice your loops (or try not to fall) literally in front of the sea. It’s the centerpiece of a Christmas space that includes a craft market, a dome for children’s workshops and even a free miniature train. An ideal getaway an hour from Barcelona for those looking for Christmas spirit with a sea breeze.
📍 Location: Paseo Agustí Font (Lloret de Mar)
🗓️ Dates: Until January 7, 2026
💸 Tickets: 8€ (includes 30 min and skates). Mandatory use of gloves (you can bring them from home or buy them there for 2€).
Bonus track: FC Barcelona ice rink.
It’s not Christmas, because it’s there all year round, but the holidays can be a good excuse to approach the oldest and most emblematic ice rinks in the city. Next to Camp Nou, in Les Corts, FC Barcelona’s Pista del Gel is open to the general public when the Barça figure skating and ice hockey sections are not training.
For 15 euros for the general public and 7.5 euros for Barça members, at different times, any Barcelonian can spend the day skating where the best skaters in the city skate.
