Your complete guide to festivals, events and celebrations in Valencia. Dates are approximate β always check locally before travelling!
UNESCO World Heritage festival and Valencia's greatest celebration! Monumental sculptures are set ablaze in La CremΓ on March 19th in a breathtaking pyrotechnic finale. Firecrackers, flowers and fire β utterly unforgettable!
Holy Week processions through Valencia's historic streets. A moving and atmospheric spectacle with brotherhoods carrying elaborate floats by candlelight.
Valencia's beach bonfire celebrations are legendary. Bonfires on Malvarrosa Beach, fireworks over the sea and locals jumping the flames at midnight to welcome summer.
One of Europe's most famous music festivals just 45 minutes from Valencia! Huge international headliners, camping on the beach and four days of non-stop music and sunshine.
Just an hour from Valencia in BuΓ±ol β the world famous tomato throwing festival! 20,000 people and 150 tonnes of tomatoes in one gloriously messy hour. Book tickets well in advance!
The Valencian Community's national day with spectacular parades, traditional costumes and celebrations throughout the city. One of the most colourful days of the year.
The months-long build-up to Spain's most explosive festival! Gigantic satirical sculptures (ninots) appear across the city while daily mascletΓ firecracker displays at 2pm shake the ground.
Valencia's Christmas lights are spectacular and the city's markets are among the best in Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences looks extraordinary illuminated at night.