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Popular Festivals 15th March 2024 VALENCIA QUESTIONS WARS WITH ITS MUNICIPAL FALLA
By: 247valenciaTwo white doves facing each other over an olive branch are the main image of a piece that exposes the absurdity and contradictions of war. Two white doves, symbols of peace, are currently facing each other in the Town Hall’s Square in Valencia, over an olive branch, yet another symbol of peace. The Municipal Falla […]
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Popular Festivals 15th March 2024 FALLAS 2024 TIMETABLE
By: 247valenciaValencia’s biggest event of the year, the Fallas festival, commences this weekend, with a jam-packed schedule for all to enjoy. The origins of Fallas are believed to be linked to the pagan ritual of marking the changing of the seasons into spring, beginning with carpenters burning their wooden candle holders, known as “parots”, in celebration. […]
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Popular Festivals 10th March 2024 ‘NINOT’ FALLAS EXHIBITION AT ‘CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES’ UNTIL 15 MARCH!
By: 247valenciaThe Ninot Exhibition opened its doors at the Science Museum of the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia on 2 February and is open to the public until 15 March, which every year puts to a popular vote which ‘ninots’ are saved from the flames. The opening hours of the exhibition will be from […]
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Popular Festivals 4th March 2024 THE TRADITIONAL ‘ARTICHOKE FESTIVAL’ IS BACK THIS MARCH!
By: 247valenciaOn the 23rd and 24th of March artichokes will take over the Plaza de la Constitución in Alaquàs in celebration of the traditional ‘Festa de la Carxofa’ (Artichoke festival). The Associació d’Amics i Amigues del Cant de la Carxofa have organised for ten prestigious restaurants to prepare exquisite dishes which incorporate the artichoke at the […]
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Popular Festivals 3rd March 2024 VALENCIA IN FALLAS: A GLIMPSE INTO THE SOUL OF VALENCIA AND ITS PEOPLE
By: 247valenciaLas Fallas is a unique annual celebration where Valencians commemorate Saint José. The festival unites the city in an explosion of colour, art, culture, and music. It is a month-long celebration of creativity and expression that leaves a lasting impression on all who attend. Thousands of tourists from all over the world gather in Valencia […]
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Popular Festivals 26th February 2024 ’24/7 Valencia’ GUIDE to FALLAS 2024
By: 247valenciaAre you interested in folklore? Tradition? Big dresses? If you are, stick around. Valencia has all that and more, during the celebration known as Fallas. Read this and consider yourself armed for the festivities. LAS FALLAS This March 2024, you’ll see these large sculptures being set up at practically every street corner in Valencia. Anything […]
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Popular Festivals 18th February 2024 EXCLUSIVE ’24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH FALLAS ARTISTS!
By: 247valenciaArtista fallero Paco Pellicer tells ‘24/7 Valencia’ how fallas are made, what he thinks of ‘corporate’ fallas and what he likes best about the fiesta. Paco Pellicer and Marisa Falcó are fallas artists who run their own small workshop in the barrio del Carmen. The husband-and-wife team have been making fallas – the vibrantly-painted street […]
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Popular Festivals 15th February 2024 ‘LAMBURGUESA’ LIGHTS THE FUSE OF FALLAS WITH ‘LA MASCLET’ CHARITY EVENT
By: 247valenciaWith the vibrant spirit of Fallas soon to engulf the streets of Valencia, Lamburguesa, the renowned burger joint, is all set to kick off the festivities with its charitable event ‘La Masclet’ for the third consecutive year. Scheduled for Saturday, February 24th, in Bétera, this event promises a day filled with gastronomic delights, lively music, […]
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Popular Festivals 1st February 2024 CASAL VIVEROS MAHOU FROM 23-25 FEBRUARY !
By: 247valenciaThe flames of your heart burn fiercer and fiercer, an excitement fills your brain as you think back to the previous year’s burning of fallas and all the festivities celebrating the hard work of our many beloved carpenters. Maybe you haven’t seen Fallas yet. You may have just chanced upon some news articles at some […]
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Popular Festivals 29th January 2024 MUV! URBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL IN VALENCIA 23-24 FEBRUARY
By: 247valenciaOn the Friday and Saturday of the 23rd and 24th of February, an eclectic array of music will be gracing the Cabanyal. Following the great success of 2023’s edition, the MUV! returns to 16 venues across the Cabanyal hosting a variety of music, food and art exhibitions. Set to the backdrop of the old fisherman’s […]
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