Are you looking for plans for the Easter holidays? It’s your first time in Valencia and you do not know what the city can offer you in these days?
In this case, our Spanish school El Rincón del Tándem invites all its students to read this post. You can find here some suggestions on how to spend happy Easter holidays in Valencia 😉
Semana Santa Marinera
From 11th to 21st of April
Poblados Marítimos
The Semana Santa Marinera is the second largest feast in Valencia, declared as a Feast of National Tourist Interest in 2011.
The Semana Santa consists of a series of ceremonies, processions and celebrations, that take place in the district of Poblados Marítimos, in the Cabanyal, Grao and Canyamel neighborhoods.
Every year, the feast attracts devotees and tourists from around the world, capturing the attention for its peculiarities. Among them, we point out the exhibition of sacred images on the neighborhoods balconies and locals, the parades of drums and biblical characters, the live performance of the passion and death of Christ.
Furthermore, we highlight some of the collective acts that will be celebrated in these days:
HOLY THURSDAY (18/4) – Visit to the holy monuments
8.00 pm. Act of the Prophecy in the Parish of Santa María del Mar and procession of the Visits to the holy monuments.
HOLY FRIDAY (04/19) – Holy Friday of the Passion and Death of the Lord
From 06.30 pm. to 01.30 am. The Holy Burial procession
This is the most important act of all the Holy Week, in which all the brotherhoods and collectives participate.
EASTER SUNDAY OF RESURRECTION (21/04) – Procession of Resurrection
From 1.00 pm. to 2.30 pm. The procession closes the Holy Week and celebrates with joy the resurrection of Christ.
Finally, if you want to know more about all the events we invite you to consult the program.
An opportunity to get to know a feast of historical interest that traces back to the 18th century and to appreciate its artistic heritage.
CCCCCIRC – Escuela de Circo con el Gran Fele
Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st
CCCC – Centre del Carmen, Calle del Museo 2-4
Morning hours: 11.30 am. y 12.30 am. / Afternoon hours: 5.00 pm. y 6.30 pm.
Free activity with registration
If you want to live a magic surprising moment, you cannot miss this experience! In the Gothic cloister of the center of contemporary culture, the artists of the Circus Gran Fele will wait you to offer you a circus show that will leave you speechless.
In addition, everything will be ready for the spectators to be the main protagonists of the show.
Finally, we point out that you need to register to attend the event. We invite you to come a half hour before the start of the show to register.
PÏM/PÄM
Sunday, 21st, 6.00 pm.
CCCC – Centre del Carmen, Calle del Museo 2-4
Free activity with registration
Do you want to try something different and alternative? In this case, we invite you to participate in the performance that will take place this Sunday at the CCC.
The event is part of a cycle organized by the artist-educator John Escobar, with the aim to create alternative ways of living the exhibition spaces. That is, to involve visitors so that they break with traditional norms and experience art in museums through five elements: noise, union, exploration and power.
Sunday’s act will focus on “noise” as a prohibition and on its transgression.
To confirm your attendance at the event, you must book on this web page.
Do you dare to live this breakthrough experience?
Hip Hop Jam Session
Monday 22nd, 10.30 am.
Radio City, Calle de Santa Teresa, 19
Free event
This is the only hip hop jam session in the city. During this event, you will enjoy a show of talented dancers and join them, sharing the stage.
Besides, the event counts on the participation of well-known names of the Hip-Hop local scene, such as Big Fish, Charly Efe, Frida, Tesa, etc. The jam session is an initiative organized by Radio City, held every Monday. Each month a finalist will be selected to compete in the final dance competition every last Monday of the month.
If you like to dance, why don’t you dare?
To finish, we suggest you to try typical Easter sweets, including the famous Mona de Pascua and Buñuelos de Cuaresma.
This way, you will experience Valencian Easter with all the senses…
We hope this post has been useful for you to schedule your vacation days.
From our Spanish school El Rincón del Tándem in Valencia, we wish you happy Easter holidays. And, of course, we invite you to learn Spanish, practicing the language and living closely the traditions and local culture.
Happy Easter!
