{"id":13239,"date":"2020-08-17T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T11:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natuaventura.com\/?page_id=13239"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:36:04","slug":"valencia-cultural-festivals-fallas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/valencia-cultural-festivals-fallas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural festivals in Valencia: Las Fallas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1546315194\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1876850926\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2076312411\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_439039196\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fallas-valencia-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fallas-valencia-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fallas-valencia-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fallas-valencia-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fallas-valencia.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_439039196 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h1>The main cultural festivals of Valencia: Las Fallas<\/h1>\n<p>Valencia has a reputation for being a vibrant, youthful city full of culture and events, one that always leaves its visitors wanting more. If you enjoy music, you will find concerts and shows featuring all genres. For the more artistically inclined, there are galleries with classical and modern art throughout the city. Theatre, museums, bars\u2026 these are the daily rhythm of a city that gains more admirers by the day. And, above all, you must enjoy its most important cultural festivals and its greatest celebration: Las Fallas de Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>It is undeniable that tourism in Valencia continues to grow, and one of the main reasons is its most famous local festival: Las Fallas. They are celebrated every year between the 15th and 19th of March, and tourists and locals alike can enjoy all the festivities right up until the 19th of March. That day sees the Crem\u00e0, the moment when these magnificent papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 monuments disappear, consumed by the flames. The stars of this festival are fire, the &#8216;masclet\u00e0s&#8217;, the firework displays and the involvement of all the city&#8217;s residents, all blended with centuries of tradition. Are you really going to miss it?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-771975349\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-961178629\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1190584048\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fuego-fallas-valencia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fuego-fallas-valencia.jpg 640w, https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fuego-fallas-valencia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1190584048 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-426591581\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1686181213\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/luces-valencia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/luces-valencia.jpg 640w, https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/luces-valencia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1686181213 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2>History of Las Fallas<\/h2>\n<p>The origin of this festival dates back to the ancient tradition of the city&#8217;s carpenters, who on the eve of their patron saint&#8217;s day \u2014 St Joseph&#8217;s Day \u2014 would burn the useless junk accumulated throughout the year in front of their workshops, in the streets and public squares. For that reason, the day of the crem\u00e0 (when the fallero monuments burn) always falls on the 19th, the Feast of St Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>These early fallas evolved year after year, taking on a critical and ironic dimension by representing current social realities, until they became, as they are today, true ephemeral works of art with a built-in expiry date. It was in 1932 that Setmana Fallera (Fallas Week) was established and the festival became the greatest celebration of the Valencian Community. Today, more than 700 fallas of all sizes are burned, in the city of Valencia alone.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Reasons to visit Valencia during Las Fallas<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the main reasons why you should visit Valencia during its greatest festival at least once in your life. From the first day of March until the 19th, you can enjoy a truly spectacular sound show with the Masclet\u00e0 in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, when the Valencians set off thousands of firecrackers that can reach 120 decibels!<\/p>\n<p>The 15th brings the Plant\u00e0, another of the key days in this festival. It is a day of great activity; the falleros work day and night because the fallas that are \u00abplanted\u00bb in Valencia must be finished by the early hours of the 16th. On that day, the jury will award prizes to the best and choose the &#8216;ninot indultat&#8217; \u2014 the only figure that will be spared from the flames on the 19th, during the Crem\u00e0. On the morning of the 17th, the falleras mayores and their commissions gather in procession at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to collect their respective prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Later, in the early hours of the 18th, the Valencian night is filled with light and colour thanks to the hundreds of fireworks launched in a unique and spectacular display known as the &#8216;Nit del Foc&#8217;. Finally, and as the crowning moment of a festival that has it all, comes the day of the Crem\u00e0 on 19th March. For this day, get comfortable and follow the full crem\u00e0 route like a true Valencian: it begins at 10 o&#8217;clock at night with the burning of the children&#8217;s monuments, and at midnight the large fallas are burned, except for the first-prize winner which burns at 00:30. Finally, to close Las Fallas, the Ayuntamiento falla is burned at 1 o&#8217;clock in the morning.<\/p>\n<h2>Guide to your end-of-year trip to Valencia<\/h2>\n<p>Discover much more about Valencia and how to plan your end-of-year trip with the rest of <strong>our guide<\/strong>: activities, accommodation, must-see monuments, and more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/organize-your-trip-valencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organise your end-of-year trip to Valencia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/stay-end-of-year-trip-valencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where to stay on your end-of-year trip to Valencia?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/10-places-visit-valencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 essential places to visit in Valencia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/discover-valencia-in-2-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover Valencia in 2 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/what-to-do-on-your-trip-valencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What to do on your trip to Valencia so you don&#8217;t miss a thing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/natuaventura.com\/en\/valencia-cultural-festivals-fallas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The main cultural festivals of Valencia: Las Fallas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the possibilities for your end-of-year trip to Valencia, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@natuaventura.com\">info@natuaventura.com<\/a> or by calling 91 714 06 36.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1546315194 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Valencia Cultural Festivals: Las Fallas \u2013 Natuaventura<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cultural festivals in Valencia: Las Fallas. 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