Fallas

What are Las Fallas?


Las Fallas is a traditional festivity celebrated every March in the city of Valencia and other Valencian towns. 


This celebration has its roots in ancient traditions of carpenters who, on the eve of the feast of St. Joseph, burned old junk and leftover wood. Over time, this custom evolved, and the “fallas” became large cardboard and wood sculptures depicting satirical scenes of everyday life, politics and culture.


The festival culminates in the “Nit de la Cremà”, where the fallas are burned in a spectacular series of bonfires. In addition to the fallas, the celebration includes music, contests and other cultural activities. 


This festivity has been declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It is an event full of colour, gunpowder, creativity and tradition that attracts thousands of visitors every year.

 
 
 
 

Events during las Fallas

  • Mascletà: Daily pyrotechnic event characterised by the achievement of a noisy and rhythmic composition. Starts on March 1st and goes on until March 19th, everyday at 14:00h at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.


  • Exhibition of the Ninot:  It showcases a vast collection of "ninots," which are intricate figurines made of cork, cardboard, wood, or other materials, which are part of the larger "fallas" monuments. The museum's collection includes "ninots" from various years. In addition, you can vote for the "ninot indultat", which will be spared from the traditional burning that occurs at the end of the festival, known as the "Nit de la Cremà". From February 2nd to March 15th at the Museo de las Ciencias.


  • Visit the monuments of the Fallas de Especial: Falla Convento Jerusalén-Matemático Marzal, Falla Plaza del Pilar, Falla l'Antiga de Campanar, Falla Na Jordana, Falla Cuba-Literato Azorín-P. Gisbert, Falla Exposición-Micer Mascó-Arévalo Baca, Falla Sueca-Literato Azorín, Falla Almirante Cadarso-Conde Altea and Falla Reino de Valencia-Duque de Calabria.


  • Light show of the Fallas of Ruzafa neighborhood: From Friday, March 7th, every night between 20h-23h.


  • Fallas parade of the Offering of Flowers to the Virgin: March 17th and 18th.


  • Verbenas: The different "falleras" commissions organise verbenas, which are essentially street parties every night from Friday 7th to 19th March.


  • Nit del Foc (Night of Fire): March 18th. Spectacular pyrotechnic event which combines gunpowder, light and sound to create a unique experience. 


  • Nit de la Cremà (Night of the Cremation): March 19th. This is the closure of the Fallas, where all the monuments are burned in the most spectacular way conceivable.