The traditional ice rink that arrives in Pamplona every year for Christmas changes location after crossing the Castle Square of the city.
Pamplona is already preparing for the Christmas with the opening of its ice skating rinkwhich will be installed this year in the Sarasate Walk. According to what we know, the ice rink which will open for more than a month in Pamplona will have a capacity of 90 people.
In the absence of official confirmation, everything indicates that it will open before the regional bridge, on Friday November 29, the day of the patron saint of Pamplona, San Saturnino. It will remain open to the public until Three Kings, when the city’s Christmas campaign ends.
On the same day as San Saturnino it is also planned to turn on the Christmas lights, a tradition maintained in Pamplona to inaugurate the Christmas period. The event will begin at 5:45 p.m. at City Hall, with a musical performance by Anne Lukine.
Pamplona ice rink: timetables and prices
The Pamplona ice rink will operate 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and of 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.except on special days. It will not open on December 25 and January 1 and will only be available until 7 p.m. on December 24 and 31.
The price of the ice rink will be 8 euros, with skate rental included. Reductions will be provided for large families, the unemployed, seniors and organized groups. Furthermore, the schoolchildren Those who participate in educational programs will also benefit from reduced rates, thus promoting their access to this Christmas activity.
Switching on the Christmas lights in Pamplona
Christmas comes to Pamplona with the inauguration of municipal nursery in the corridor of the City Hall, created by the Association of Crèche Creators of Pamplona, and which will be open to the public until January 6.
At 5:45 p.m., the lighting of the Christmas lightingunder the show Argilunewill mark the official start of the festivities. This event will include a performance by the singer from Pamplona Anne Lukine and music from the balconies of the Town Hall. The lighting, which will also be maintained until January 6incorporates LED technology and more than 1,100,000 light points with motifs such as reindeer, trees, snowflakes and three-dimensional figures up to 5 meters in squares like Merindades and Viana.
For the first time, Christmas lighting reaches all neighborhoods, including San Juan, Rochapea, Chantrea and others. This project has a total investment of 439,882.19 euros and is in charge of Ximénez Lighting SAwho installed 617 decorative elements. In addition, they will be placed 18 luminous photocalls in different areas of the city.
Activities will continue with special concerts Pamplona at the Gayarre Theater on days November 28 and 29at 8:00 p.m. This event, dedicated to San Saturnino, will include zarzuelas performed by the soprano Laura Cruz and the tenor Javier Palaciosled by Father Molina. Tickets, whose prices vary between 5 and 10 euros, are available on the theater’s website and at the box office.
