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27th August 2024 ‘La Tomatina’ on August 28! (Exclusive ’24/7 Valencia’ report)
Siobhan of the ’24/7 Valencia’ team recounts her experience of a previous ‘La Tomatina’… ‘La Tomatina’ is probably the world’s biggest and certainly the messiest food fight. So when I heard that they were organizing a coach trip, I jumped at the chance to go. I have never experienced anything like it in my life, […]
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5th August 2024 ‘FESTIVAL NOCHES MAGICAS’ THIS SUMMER
On Saturday 3rd August ‘Festival Noches Magicas’ hosted an ‘80s Summer Party’ at the Jardines De Abril. The gardens are located in San Joan (Alicante) and are a stunning location for a festival. Fairy-lit trees, hidden bars, art installations, food trucks, live performances and a main stage area all give the atmosphere of being in a […]
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26th July 2024 ‘SAGUNT A ESCENA’ 2024 ADDS FLAMENCO, URBAN MUSIC, and FOLK, JAZZ, ELECTRONIC AND POP TO ITS PROGRAMME!
The 41st edition of the Sagunt a Escena festival (1-25 August), organised by the Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), this year incorporates a wide variety of musical genres and styles, from flamenco to urban music, folk, jazz, electronic and pop music, with a wide range of concerts and sessions to be held both at the […]
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24th June 2024 THE LONG AWAITED SAN JUAN FESTIVAL CAME TO THE BEACHES OF VALENCIA THIS PAST SUNDAY, WITH AN EVENING OF BONFIRES, PARTYING AND TRADITION!
A recognition of the summer solstice and a night of mysticism and tradition, seemingly the entirety of Valencia came together on Sunday evening to partake in the biggest beach party of the year: The Fiesta De San Juan. Arriving at Malvarrosa beach, seemingly the most popular spot for the festivities, the atmosphere was hectic yet […]
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20th June 2024 ‘FIESTA DE SAN JUAN’ BY THE BEACH ON JUNE 23rd!
The biggest beach party of the year is back for some magical mayhem! Fiesta de San Juan will return to Valencia’s beaches this year. Starting at sunset, the annual fiesta is set to be full of fun, mischief, and mystical tradition. Early birds may want to get there from around six to grab wood and […]
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6th June 2024 LOOKING BACK AT CORPUS CHRISTI FESTIVAL 2024
THE TRADITIONAL CORPUS CHRISTI FESTIVAL TOOK OVER VALENCIA LAST WEEKEND, WITH MANY IMPRESSIVE PROCESSIONS, PROPS AND DECORATIONS RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE. With balconies and shop windows decorated spectacularly, enormous figures being spotted around the Ciutat Vella, and buckets being hung from balconies, an unaware visitor to Valencia would find it hard to piece together […]
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31st May 2024 What’s on in Valencia this weekend?
Valencia will hold many exciting and varied festivals this weekend, spanning across all three days! Corpus Christi Festival This weekend Valencia will celebrate the anticipated Corpus Christi festival, with a variety of intriguing events during the weekend. At 8pm on Friday the 31st, vintage cars will leave from Casa de las Rocas until they […]
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31st May 2024 RUSSAFART 2024 WITH CERVEZAS ALHAMBRA
As part of the art festival Russafart 2024, Alhambra will open up their Ruzafa studio as a meeting point for art and beer enjoyers. After the success of the past three editions, The Cervezas Alhambra studio in Ruzafa will participate in Russafart 2024 and contribute to the initiative which aims to strengthen and support the […]
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9th May 2024 VALENCIA WILL CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL OF THE ‘VIRGEN DE LOS DESAMPARADOS’ THIS WEEKEND
From the 10th to the 12th of May, Valencia will celebrate the city’s patron saint in The Festival of the Virgen de los Desamparados. The figure of the Virgen is held in the Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados, or can be seen being paraded through the streets this weekend during the festival. Aside […]
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29th March 2024 EASTER IN VALENCIA IS A BIT DIFFERENT
The Holy Week in Valencia is so unique that events unfold over fifteen days, offering numerous peculiarities. Images in houses; Christs carried by their faithful, pressed against their chests; the Dolorosas guarded by grenadier soldiers; the colourful attire; the music, sometimes sad, other times cheerful; the pyrotechnics that proclaim the Resurrection or the typical gastronomy […]
