When we talk about Christmas markets and gastronomy, the first thing that comes to mind is the Nuevos Ministerios market, famous for its food stalls -in this article we leave you a guide-. But this Christmas a town in Madrid goes a step further with the celebration of Gula Fest Xmas Edition: the largest Christmas food fair in the Community of Madrid.
It will be in Leganés from Thursday 12 December and will feature more than 35 food trucks “with food from all over the world”, including ten of the best hamburger restaurants in Spain, according to the City Council of Leganés.
In addition to the food, the atmosphere also counts, and that is why the Gula Fest Xmas Edition -located in the Fairgrounds- will have a heated tent and more than 35,000 square meters full of lights and Christmas decorations. Admission is also free.
Which restaurants are participating in Gula Fest?
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- Gottan
- Cheeck’s
- RICO
- DAK Burger
- The Wall
- Soul
- The Vicbros Burger
- Faakin Smash by Joe Burger
- Pulled Pork Smoke
- Street Food Burger
- Godeo
- Jenkin’s
Foodtrucks
- La Taquilla Street Food
- In Viaggio Pizza
- Rutins
- Michigan
- K-chopo
- Baloo by Essentia
- La Taqueria Street Food
- Divorare
- Torriko
- Krafty Kofta Street Food
- Vacarnal
- The Veggie Point
- Salxixica
- Something Different
- Shämandanga
- C
- Calamares La Lila
- Mr. Rick Foodtruck
- Gala
Sweet Corner
- Ioan
- By Ciriaco
- Luxury Food
- Waffles and pancakes
- Apples and cotton candy
And if you are curious, you can check the menu at this link.
Christmas in Leganés beyond Gula Fest
With this year’s proposal Leganés wanted to escape from the Christmas park format, according to the City Council of the town in a press release. And his bet goes, in addition to a clear protagonism of the gastronomic, by a new lighting. It has been baptized as the Magical Walk through the Central Park (in front of the Town Hall), where there will be “a mosaic of lights along an ornately illuminated walk“.
Another novelty will be the celebration of the I Festival Leganés On Ice in the Ice Pavilion (Avenida de Alemania, 2) on December 23 at 16:30h. It will feature an exhibition of the competition team and the figure skating ballet team of the Club Ice Leganés, and will be decorated with Christmas motifs. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
As usual, there will be nativity scenes, the Christmas market in the Plaza Mayor or the Papanoelada Motera, which last year brought together nearly a thousand bikers dressed as Santa Claus with a charitable purpose. The program is very extensive and you can consult it in full at this link.