Can you feel it in the air? It’s getting warmer and it’s not from the burning puppets soon to be gracing Valencia’s streets. Eager travellers to the Cabanyal are tentatively dipping their toes into the water, some able to show their mirth by jumping in, others face the shameful walk back to the beach. This weekend is a big one as the Fallera Mayores will be heralding the beginning of Fallas, be sure not to miss it and be sure to have a look at what else is going on!

Friday 23rd February

Cabanyal: Friday heralds the beginning of the multi venue music festival MUV! who will be hosting a variety of music events starting with Krama, who draw their influences from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, bringing their lively and atmospheric performances to the audience. If there is a mood for the rhythms of Brazil, Saulo Oliveira will be leading with his project Samba y Algo Más, in a show alongside his own compositions forming an inciting repertoire to the sounds of Brazilian Popular Music at the S.M Poblados Maritíms. Later in the evening, reggae/dub DJ Charlart 58 will be playing out the night from 22:30h with no admission charged.

Krama tickets available here for €10 https://entradium.com/es/events/krama-muv-23-febrero

Krama will be performing at La Batisfera which can be found at C/ de la Reina, 167, Poblats Marítims, 46011 València

Saulo Olivera tickets available here for €10: https://entradium.com/es/events/saulo-band

Saulo Olivera and DJ Charlart will be performing at S.M Poblados Maritims. Address is C/ d’Escalante, 201, Poblats Marítims, 46011 València

Saturday 24th February

City of Arts and Sciences: This Saturday why not get yourself in the mood for Fallas by visiting the Ninot exhibition taking place this month whereby you can visit the prospective Ninots and wield the democratic power to vote for one of them to be saved from its demise in the flames next month. Can a puppet feel survivor’s guilt? Admission is €3.

The City of Arts and Sciences can be found at Av. del Professor López Piñero, 7, Quatre Carreres, 46013 València.  More info:  https://cac.es/en/

Funkadelia: In the evening if you are feeling like some live funk and more, head down to Funkadelia for ‘Mr A and the Party Crashers’ who will be delivering an eclectic mix of blues, rock and funk! Tickets are priced at €10 and is inclusive of a drink.

Funkadelia can be found at C. Marqués de Zenete, 5, Extramurs, 46007 Valencia

More info: https://www.facebook.com/funkadeliaclub

Sunday 25th February

Torres Des Serranos: (POSTPONED) Fallas officially begins this Sunday when Maria Estela, this year’s Fallera Mayores of Valencia, officially announces the beginning of Fallas 2024 at 19:00h. Naturally there will be a display of fireworks and lights to accompany this very important time in the Valencian calendar. For those who wake up early, or if you live near El Carmen, a potential unwelcome disruption to your Sunday morning lie-in awaits as the falleros walk the streets warning the residents of the beginning of Fallas at around 07:30h.

The Torres Del Serranos is located at the northern tip of Turia Gardens at Plaça dels Furs, s/n, Ciutat Vella, 46003 València

Have a great weekend from the team at ‘24/7 Valencia’!

Report by Sebastian Garraway

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