Christmas begins to be felt in Seville when two of the great summer events start: the Nativity Scene Fair and the switching on of the Christmas lights. The Association of Nativity Scene Merchants of Seville (ACOBE) organizes one more year this popular craft event between the Cathedral of Seville and the Archivo de Indias from November 9 to December 23.
For this occasion, has a large list of exhibitors where, as has become tradition, traders will offer their handmade crib products.
Amazing scenes, mechanisms that drive mills and rivers, livestock and characters of all kinds or tiny details ranging from small buns to strings of garlic or sausages.
This activity that is the nativity scene of Andalusia is protected since 2023 as BIC of Andalusian Ethnological Interest.
Crafts and activities
Whether to give life (and craftsmanship) to the Bethlehem at home, or to browse the pieces of traders, a walk through this Christmas market is a must in Seville.
Different shapes, sizes, styles and materials fill the stalls of dioramas (even Playmobil) of the Avenida de la Constitución.
Pieces, ornaments of different kinds, moss and other derivatives to decorate the Nativity scene to your liking. Of course, the lighting will still have to wait a few days.
There will be the Antigua Cerería del Salvador, Artesanía San Julían, Óscar Lazarte, Alfares, Gloria Botonero, María José Romero, Gregorio García Colón, and many others.
On the other hand, and as has become tradition, several Christmas activities will harmonize the fair, such as the Christmas proclamation, concerts and parades or the Extraordinary Christmas Concert of the Municipal Symphonic Band. An essential event to welcome Christmas and to highlight the value of Sevillian craftsmanship.
When can I visit the Nativity Scene Fair?
Located in Fray Ceferino González with Avenida de la Constitución, this handicraft exhibition can be visited in the following schedule:
- Monday to Friday, from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm and from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
- Weekends and holidays, from 11:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 21:00 hours.