Salou. Costa Dorada. 06 December 2019.
This year 2019 will be a pleasure to enjoy Christmas in Salou thanks to the thirty events organized by the municipality of the municipality for the whole family, from the most traditional to tests , workshops and concerts, not forgetting the presence of the most anticipated protagonists of the holidays: Santa Claus, the Tió and the Reyes Magos.
December 11 and are planned workshops and various concerts on 11, 12 and 13 December in the Christmas program of the capital of the Costa Dorada. But in reality , this 2019, the opening of the Christmas events in Salou is celebrated on December 15 when Mayor Pere Granados stars in the institutional Christmas congratulation event , accompanied by the Municipal Corporation, and tasting the traditional Christmas broth, from 12 in the Catalan farmhouse. In addition, there will also be children's entertainment and the participation of the Duorum Choir of the Municipal School of Music (EMMS), directed by Professor Mireia Sánchez.
Already in the afternoon, at 6 pm the Esplai Salou Group will represent the Living Nativity scene, which can also be seen on December 25 and January 1 at 7 pm.
Another classic Christmas in Salou who especially like the kids of the house is the exhibition of poultry and cattle native Catalan, which can be visited in the Catalan farmhouse the weekdays from 17 to 20 hours, and the Sundays and Holidays from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The view is totally free.
And on December 24, at 5:30 p.m., Santa Claus will walk through the main streets of Salou to the Civic Center, where he will distribute gifts for the children of Salou. The next day, it will be the Tió who will have arrived at the Catalan Farmhouse from the mountains, around 11.30am, to bring a children's entertainment party and distribute hot chocolate among all the attendees.
But as every year the most anticipated moment is January 5, when the Reyes Magos will arrive by boat to Espigó del Moll de Salou. On behalf of the city, the mayor will welcome you and give you the keys of the municipality so that you can enter all the houses and distribute the gifts that boys and girls look forward to. Before, accompanied by a good retinue of pages they will parade through the main streets of Salou to the Torre Vella, where gifts will be given to children and young people. Remember that in the Torre Vella there will be a special mailbox where you can deposit the letter to the Kings from Monday to Saturday between 6 pm and 8 pm.
As shopping is also an important activity at Christmas, Salou prepares the celebration of Christmas with the "Christmas Village", a market located on the Via Roma, next to the Municipal Market, which will be open from December 13 to 15 from 11 to 21 hours. During these days, young and old can enjoy shows, carol songs and workshops, among other activities.
The Xic's Club and the Christmas playground
Another of the most anticipated activities every Christmas in Salou is the Espai Xic's - Parque Infantil de Navidad, which will be open from December 21 to January 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. , in the Salou Center pavilion. The little ones of the house will be able to enjoy with traction , inflatables, workshops, music, adventure, sports and other activities to spend a fun Christmas. Tickets can be purchased at the park ticket offices. On January 1 and 5 the park will be closed in the afternoon .
Other activities for the children of Salou are on December 11, a workshop to create a Christmas greeting with cardboard, stickers and a lot of imagination, at 5.30 pm, in the Carrilet Station Children's Space . In this same place, on Wednesday, December 18 , there will also be another creative plasticine workshop to make a Christmas heart, at 5.30 pm. Ti or also visit the Space Children on Monday, December 23, at 17.30 h.
Christmas in Salou's library
For its part, the Salou Municipal Public Library has also organized a set of events for the Christmas season. On the occasion of La Marató de TV3, two activities will be carried out:
- a workshop on "How to set up a Christmas table" (Wednesday , December 11, at 6:30 p.m.), by a prestigious restaurateur from Salou, which includes a solidarity raffle in collaboration with the Tarragona Association of Solidarity Wheels to help families affected by minority diseases.
- the IV Marathon of solidarity stories (Saturday, December 14, at 10 am), in charge of personalities and representatives of Salouenses entities, including the joint sale of books to collaborate with this action.
- From December 16 to 20, the Salou Library has organized one and incana of the manger, a game of readings with tests of thematic manger to find and assemble a nativity scene.
- In addition, the satruday December 21 at 12am, the company Sensedrama Teatr and offer a Horn Shield and lla story about UNCLE and the shits Tió for new users and users up to 5 years who have made the card Library.
- December 23 to January 5, will be held "The invisible friend: loan blind" where salouencs of all ages may des wrapping proposals readings among the novelties of 2019, to read borrowed during the holidays.
- Finally, from January 2 to 4, another and incan reading will be carried out with tests to find the three Wise Men and the fourth missing Magician.
Music and concerts of Christmas
In Salou concerts and music also have paper protagonist to the Christmas program of Salou. Specifically, the Salou Municipal School of Music has organized a Christmas concert program that includes the following:
- concert of the Big and Small Bands, under the direction of Professor Sinto Gisbert (Wednesday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Xavier Turull Room);
- concert of pianos and Coro Encanta ts (Monday, December 16, at 6 pm, in the Xavier Turull room);
- Christmas concert by students awareness and initiation, choir i nfantil, m iddle and Duorum, bands, percussion group and group of saxophones (Tuesday 17 at 18:30 pm in the Auditorium Theater Salou);
- concert with the band and group of flutes (Wednesday, December 18, at 5.30 pm, at the Salou Nursing Home);
- concert of the string orchestras and guitars (Thursday 19, at 6.30 pm, in the Xavier Turull room ); and
- Combo concert (Friday 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the Xavier Turull room ).
Another Christmas classic in Salou is the concert of the Young National Orchestra of Catalonia (JONC), at 20 hours, in the Auditorium of Salou (TAS) . The invitation can be purchased in the area of Cultural Services, from Monday to Friday, from 10 to 14 hours, delivering a new toy on the same day of the concert, within the framework of the "No Child Without Toy" campaign, an initiative of BE Catalonia with Red Cross Youth.
In addition, choirs of schools Elisabeth,Santa Maria del Mar, Salou, Vora Mar and Europa will offer a concert of carols on Thursday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m., in the Auditorium Theater of Salou (TAS).
On the other hand, on Friday, December 13, the Alborada Choir, the Ama- Lur Basque Choir and the Eixàrcia Choir will perform at a Christmas concert, at 8 pm, also at the TAS.
