This year 2025 there is a short holiday weekend, but you can take advantage of it to enjoy the multitude of events and activities that are scheduled.
We offer you a list by location.
Things to do in Gijón
La Westia Productions. «Saudade». Xixon Scene
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 19:00 p.m.
Location: Pumarín Gijón South Integrated Municipal Center.
ESCENA XIXÓN is a program that aims to promote the appreciation, value and enjoyment of stage creation through quality professional proposals, without limitation of genres, themes, formats or ages with the intention of exciting, stimulating the imagination and sensitivity, and promoting critical and reflective capacity, aware of the transformative potential of art and culture.
Ages: 14 years. Price: Free admission until full capacity is reached.
Jazz in El Llano. 'Asturboys and swimminggirl'
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 19:00 p.m.
Location: El Llano Integrated Municipal Center.
Free entry until complete seats.
November is once again the month of Jazz. The Jazz at the Ateneo program, which began at the Ateneo La Calzada in 2015 and expanded to the other centers in 2024 as Jazz in November, returns with its usual program of live performances and film screenings.
FICXPlus – Laboral Cinemateca: «That Summer in Paris»
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 19:00 p.m.
Location: Laboral City of Culture.
General admission: €4. Reduced price: €3 for members of the Club Cultura Asturias, Cultural Passport holders, Uniovi community* and Carnet Joven Asturias*. (*Promotion valid only for tickets purchased at the box office.) Event with hearing accessibility systems on demand.
Festivals and awards: Best Feature Film Award Cinemajove 2025, Berlin Film Festival 2025.
Workshop for adults: Gala tables
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 hours.
Location: Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón.
Ages 13 and up.
Price: € 10.
Want to start receiving compliments on your dinners even before your guests sit down? Then this workshop is for you. The wonderful María Cayado, from Flor de Pasión, will share tips and tricks for decorating your table with plants and natural objects, creating that special celebratory atmosphere you're looking for. Throughout the workshop, we'll work on the decorations and finish by setting a table for twelve guests with everything we've created.
FICXPlus – Laboral Cinemateca: «An Unfinished Film»
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 19:00 p.m.
Location: Laboral City of Culture.
General admission: €4. Reduced price: €3 for members of the Club Cultura Asturias, Cultural Passport holders, Uniovi community* and Carnet Joven Asturias*. (*Promotion valid only for tickets purchased at the box office.)
Event with on-demand hearing accessibility systems.
Festivals and awards: Cannes Film Festival 2024; Lisbon Film Festival 2024; Valladolid International Film Festival, SEMINCI 2024.
The Yugoslavs
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 20:30 p.m.
Location: Jovellanos Theatre.
Stalls: €24 / Mezzanine: €22 / General Admission: €12
ABBEY THEATRE / [OFF] PRODUCTIONS
Directed by: Juan Mayorga
Performers: Javier Gutiérrez, Marta Gómez, Luis Bermejo and Alba Planas.
Family workshop: Christmas floral art
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 From 12:00 to 14:00 hours.
Location: Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón.
Ages 7 and up. Maximum 2 accompanying adults per child.
Individual registration of all participants (adults and minors) is required.
We already know there are tons of eye-catching (and polluting) plastic decorations online, but we can also make our own plant arrangements and have a great time doing it. María Cayado, from Flor de Pasión, will give us a few ideas to get our hands and imaginations working and make this year's decorations truly our own.
FICXPlus – Laboral Cinemateca: «Generation Xixón Sound»
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 19:00 p.m.
Location: Laboral City of Culture.
General admission: €4. Reduced price: €3 for members of the Club Cultura Asturias, Cultural Passport holders, Uniovi community* and Carnet Joven Asturias*. (*Promotion valid only for tickets purchased at the box office.)
Event with on-demand hearing accessibility systems.
A group of teenage musicians, or aspiring musicians, in Asturias, decided to break with the established model and began forming bands. The phenomenon quickly evolved from a musical scene into a cultural movement.
Things to do in Candamo
Exhibition: Trousseaus Transforming Traces
Date: from December 6, 2025 to January 6, 2026.
Location: Valdés Bazán Palace. Candamo.
A project by Sandra Fernández Sarasola.
Starting from the idea of "Woman as Object," the artist takes us to the concept of "Woman as Container": a container of emotions, knowledge, doubts, dreams and disappointments, longings, feelings, traditions, rites... In this thread that is both theme and support, past and present complement each other and give shape to the concept of "trousseau."
Things to do in Allande
Magical Allande Christmas Market
Date: Saturday 6, Sunday 7 and Monday 8 December 2025.
Location: Pola de Allande.
A wide variety of stalls to buy the best Christmas gifts
Magic shows and plays, children's face painting and a visit from Santa Claus.
Magical Allande Lottery Draw.
Wine tastings, desserts and Christmas sweets.
Gastronomic zone to enjoy local cuisine in the best company.
Live music during vermouth and in the evening.
Things to do in Castrillón
The night in the mine
Date: Saturday December 6 of 2025.
Location: Arnao.
A unique opportunity to explore the mine galleries recreating the lighting.
Three guided descents: 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00 hours.
Prices: adult (+15 years): €5,5 and children (from 4 to 14 years): €3.
Info, availability and reservations: 985 507 992.
Things to do in Ribadedeva
Colombres Advent Market
Date: December 6th and 7th, from 11 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Location: Manuel Ibáñez Square.
A market organized by the La Asunción Festival Association. The stalls will be set up in Manuel Ibáñez Square, although in case of rain they will be moved to the sports center.
Things to do in Ribadedeva
Colombres Advent Market
Date: December 6th and 7th, from 11 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Location: Manuel Ibáñez Square.
A market organized by the La Asunción Festival Association. The stalls will be set up in Manuel Ibáñez Square, although in case of rain they will be moved to the sports center.
Things to do in Villaviciosa
Christmas market
Date: December 6th and 7th, from 11 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Location: Tent next to the Covered Plaza.
The Raitana Association of Villaviciosa will hold a Christmas market during the December long weekend. From 4:00 PM on Friday the 5th and throughout the weekend, the market will be set up in a tent near the covered plaza, offering gifts and decorations, games, and live music. On Saturday and Sunday, the market will be open from 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM.
What to do in San Martín del Rey Aurelio
Christmas Market in Sotrondio
Date: on December 6.
Location: Town Hall Square.
Around twenty stalls in the Town Hall square from 12 to 19 hours and the commercial activity will be accompanied by music and other activities, including the switching on of the Christmas lights (18 hours).
Christmas Market in Blimea
Date: on December 7.
Location: Rosario and San José squares.
It will take place from 12 to 19 hours.
What to do in San Martín del Rey Aurelio
Christmas Market in Sotrondio (SMRA)
Date: 06 / 12 / 2025.
Location: Sotrondio, San Martín del Rey Aurelio.
The streets of Sotrondio fill with Christmas stalls selling handicrafts, gifts, and local delicacies. Amidst carols, twinkling lights, and the aroma of hot chocolate, the market becomes a meeting point for locals and visitors alike. It's the perfect opportunity to combine local Christmas shopping with a stroll through the Nalón Valley.
Christmas Market in Blimea (SMRA)
Date: 07 / 12 / 2025.
Location: Blimea, San Martín del Rey Aurelio.
Blimea celebrates its own Christmas market, bringing together local associations, shops, and small producers. Throughout the day, you'll typically find live music, children's activities, and the typical festive atmosphere of a small town. It's a simple, local way to experience Christmas in a more intimate setting, away from the big shopping malls.
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