Andorra's Parishes Packed with Three Kings Family Events This Weekend
Parroquias de Andorra host cavalcades, workshops, concerts, and exhibitions for families, featuring Three Wise Men parades and kids' activities.
Key Points
- Three Kings cavalcades: Canillo carriages with sweets, Pas de la Casa snowcat descent, parades across parishes at 6-7pm Saturday.
- Canillo: Rocío González concert 6pm, kids meet pages and deliver letters 6-9pm.
- La Massana: Nighttime light descent 5-7:30pm, lantern workshop 4:30pm, hot chocolate finale.
- Ongoing: Comic exhibitions, Playmobil city models, traditional games, Pastorets performances.
orra's parishes host a packed lineup of family events this weekend, highlighted by Three Kings cavalcades on Saturday evening, alongside workshops, performances, and exhibitions extending into the new year.
In Canillo, the Canillo Brilla programme includes a guitar and voice concert by Rocío González at 6pm, followed by the Casetes dels Patges in the Sella car park from 6pm to 9pm, allowing children to meet the Three Wise Men's pages and deliver their letters. At 6pm, Melcior, Gaspar, and Baltasar will parade through the streets in carriages loaded with sweets.
Encamp's Centre Esportiu del Pas de la Casa runs the Saló de la Infància with face-painting from 4pm to 9pm. At 6.30pm, "La gran festa" offers an energetic show mixing music and family interaction. The Three Kings cavalcade starts at 6pm through Encamp to Parc de l’Ossa, while in Pas de la Casa at 7pm, they arrive via snowcat down the ski slopes in a torchlit descent to the Grandvalira platform.
La Massana features a nighttime "baixada màgica de llumetes" for children from 5pm to 7.30pm at Pal-Arinsal/Grandvalira Resorts, with personal lights and a closing family hot chocolate. Ongoing exhibitions include Oscar Martin's "Solo" at the Comic Museum until January 16, tracing his hero from Tom and Jerry days, and Carles Pellejero's illustrations for Joan Peruga's *El museu de l'elefant* at the Comunal Library until January 5. A lantern-making workshop runs at 4.30pm at Lamlola, ahead of the Three Kings' arrival at 6pm across parish spots, with the main event at 5.30pm in Plaça de les Fontetes.
Andorra la Vella's Bici Lab Andorra continues "Enigma al Museu" from 10am to 6pm, with teams solving challenges for cycling rewards, and "Ciutats a escala humana"—using Playmobil and projections of car-free cities—until February 28. Children can hand letters to the Royal Page at noon Saturday, before the 6pm cavalcade heads toward Escaldes-Engordany.
Ordino's Museu d’Areny-Plandolit offers traditional games workshops for ages 3-6 from 11am to noon, and interactive history for ages 7-12 from 4pm to 5pm.
In Escaldes-Engordany, the Royal Page processes down Avinguda Carlemany to herald the Three Kings. The Centre d’Art hosts a 5pm guided tour and creative session for "Del néixer al renéixer," featuring Barcelona Egyptian Museum artifacts on ancient daily life, until February 21.
Sant Julià de Lòria schedules a 4.30pm lantern workshop, Three Kings arrival with letter handovers at 6pm, plus the 32nd Pastorets de Sant Julià performances at 6pm and 8pm at the Casa Comuna.
These events, including new exhibitions like "Pioners 1884-1954" at the government's display hall until March 7, sustain the festive holiday mood across the parishes.
Original Sources
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