The festive spirit of Christmas is about to fill our hearts, and there's no better way to celebrate this special season than surrounded by loved ones and delicious delights. At our cosy restaurant, we are delighted to offer you a unique experience to make your Christmas celebration unforgettable.
At Casino Alcalá, we are determined, once again, to enjoy Christmas in Alcalá de Henares with our customers and create the ideal atmosphere in our Restaurant to savour these magical dates, as well as a Christmas menu to enjoy in Alcalá.
Our city will once again feature a giant Ferris wheel, an impressive ice rink, a Christmas market offering arts and crafts and gastronomy, attractions for the little ones, and a full programme packed with activities, from parades and street theatre to concerts where you can listen to the most traditional carols. Make a note of it!
Christmas lunches and dinners in Alcalá de Henares
Gatherings with friends, family, work colleagues… Your diary has surely started filling up with Christmas lunches and dinners, whether it's with family or Company meals and dinners.
And the fact is, talking about Christmas is talking about get-togethers and good food. We gather around a table to enjoy what we love most and toast with our loved ones to the wonderful moments.
At Casino Alcalá, we offer you some Christmas menus for groups with traditional dishes and succulent flavours from €57 per person with a drink. The menus consist of an appetiser, dishes to share, a main course to choose from, and dessert.
You can choose from three set menus featuring dishes from our menu, such as ham croquettes, scarlet prawn croquettes, foie gras shavings, and grilled octopus, with a choice of main course: meat or fish.
Traditional dishes exquisitely prepared for your Christmas lunch or dinner.
Furthermore, on Wednesday, 25th December, we will be open for food service, and you can enjoy our menu with your loved ones. Are you in? Don't forget to book your table.
And if you're one of those people who book last minute and we don't have availability at Casino Alcalá, we offer you as an alternative Fino Bar, another restaurant in the centre of Alcalá.
You can contact them via finoclientes@gmail.com
Furthermore, in the run-up to Christmas, we also invite you to enjoy our excellent gastronomic offerings should you wish to share a lovely family moment or use Casino Alcalá as your Corporate event venue trustworthy.
Christmas in Alcalá de Henares
Christmas will arrive in Alcalá de Henares on 29 November 2024 With the lighting switched on, you'll be able to enjoy the programme until the 6th January 2024 which includes musical, theatrical, magic, and film shows, workshops, and parades.
Christmas lights and drone show, the start of Christmas in Alcalá de Henares
Note the first important date: the Friday 29 November It officially starts with the switching on of the lights.
Christmas market in Alcalá de Henares
This year, Cervantes Square will once again host a large 40-metre Ferris wheel, a vintage carousel, an ice rink, and the traditional Christmas market with attractions for the little ones, and additionally, this year it will offer a new attraction in the style of major Central European cities. All this under renewed decoration and lighting.
It will also return to Plaza de Cervantes the train that will connect it with the Former GAL factory, which will house the Grand Monumental Nativity Scene, work by the Complutense Association of Nativity Scene Builders.
Charity wine tastings
Another important date is December 30th, the date on which the sixth edition of the solidarity pre-uvas, organised by the Peñas de Alcalá, will take place. The pre-uvas will be held at 00:00 hours at the Puerta del Ayuntamiento.
Three Kings Parade
And undoubtedly, on your Christmas calendar, the date that marks the end of Christmas but is the most magical and special cannot be missed, not just for the little ones: we grown-ups also get carried away by the magic of The Epiphany!
The Three Kings' Parade will go through the main streets of the City on Sunday 5 January from 18:30 and will finish in the heart of Alcalá, the Plaza de Cervantes, where their Majesties Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar will give their traditional speech to wish a Happy Twelfth Night. Do you want to end the day in style?
At Casino Alcalá, we are fortunate to experience the Alcalá Christmas from a privileged vantage point, and for that reason, we hope to see you enjoying the atmosphere and, while you're at it, our gastronomy. Don't wait until the last moment to book, and if you are interested in a group menu, you can write to info@casinoalcala.es
Merry Christmas, ou ou!