Do you a feeling that many things are happening in Valencia and you do not know where and when to go to not miss them? If so, our Spanish school El Rincón del Tándem invite you to read this post that highlight the main events of Fallas 2019.
Don’t miss it!
This year Las Fallas celebrate its 3rd edition as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Here below find some unmissable appointments of this rich programme 😉
THURSDAY, 14th
Closing ceremony of the Ninot infantil exhibition
The popular verdict will be red and the Ninot indultat infantil will be proclaimed. Also the best ninots infantiles will be selected for each category. All of them will be part of the collection of the Museo Fallero.
5.00 p.m. Salón Arquerías, Ciudad del Arte y de las Ciencias
FRIDAY, 15th
Plantà of fallas infantiles
During the “plantà” the fallas artists together with the fallas commission members will assemble the fallas infantiles.
9.00 a.m. All the neighbourhoods
Closing ceremony of the Ninot exhibition
The popular verdict will be red and the Ninot indultat will be proclaimed. Also the best ninots will be selected for each category. The Fallas commissions will proceed to collect all the ninots for their placing.
5.00 p.m. Salón Arquerías, Ciudad del Arte y de las Ciencias
SATURDAY, 16th
Plantà of fallas
All the big Fallas will be assembled and placed in the participating neighborhoods.
8.00 a.m.. All the Fallas neighbourhoods
SUNDAY, 17th and MONDAY, 18th
Offering to the Virgin of Defenseless
Through this act, all the Fallas commissions pay homage to a big statue of the Virgin, by offering flowers. All the Fallas participants will file wearing traditional clothing and will gather at the Plaza de la Virgen, where the offering will take place.
From 3.30 p.m. Plaza de la Virgen de los Desamparadods
TUESDAY, 19th
Flower Offering to Saint Joseph
The Falleras Mayores and their Cortes de Honor will be responsible of the flower offering to Saint Joseph, the Fallas’ Patron Saint.
11.00 a.m. Puente de San José
The Fire Parade
This act announces the Cremà, by a suggestive parade with masks, costumes, music, firecrackers and floats. The fire is the main element of the event to remind us the upcoming fallas’ end.
7.00 p.m. From Calle Ruzafa to Puerta de la Mar square
Cremà of fallas infantiles
The Cremà is the final act during which all fallas, the wooden and paper statues, are set on fire. The act starts with burning the fallas infantiles and later and continues with setting fire to the big ones.
10.00 p.m. All the Fallas neighborhoods
Cremà of the falla infantil at Plaza del Ayuntamiento
11.00 p.m. Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Cremà of all Valencia’s Fallas
00.00 a.m. All the Fallas neighborhoods
Aerial Fire and Cremà of the City Hall Fallas
1.00 a.m. Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Furthermore, you can also find below a list of the main entertainment events to keep enjoy the fest at any moment:
PYROTECHNIC SHOWS AND MASCLETA
– Mascletà
Every day at 02.00 P.M., till the 19th of March
Plaza del Ayuntamiento
– Fallas’ daybreak
Friday, 15th at 00.00 a.m.
Plaza del Ayuntamiento
– Castillo of Fireworks
Saturday, 16th at 00.00 a.m.
Paseo de la Alameda
– Castillo of Fireworks
Sunday, 17th, 00.00 a.m.
Paseo de la Alameda
– Fire Night
Monday, 18th, 01.30 a.m.
Paseo de la Alameda
– Macro Mascletà Universal
Tuesday, 19th, 02.45 p.m.
Solares de la Avenida del Levante UD
VERBENAS
– Plan B Falles Festival 2019
Rock, jazz, indie, swing, electronic music
From Friday, 15th to Tuesday, 19th
Plaza San Sebastián (next to Jardín Botánico)
– Falla Pintor Stolz – Burgos
Commercial, trap, 80`, 90` and reggeton music
From Friday, 15th to Monday, 18th
C/ Castillo de Benisano 7
– Falla Plaza del Mercado de Ruzafa
Live music, hip-hop, latin, DJs
From Friday, 15th to Tuesday, 19th
Plaza del Mercado de Ruzafa
– Festival Xe que bó!
Indie, rock, reggae, world music, etc.
From Friday, 15th to Monday, 18th
Plaza del Carmen
Finally, we remind you that this year the City Hall falls “Creative process” is the result of collaboration between the Fallas artists Latorre/Sanz and the Valencian Street-artists Pichiavo.
If you want to know more about the artistic work of Pichav, we invite you to visit the exhibition at the Centre del Carmen.
By the way, do not forget to take a walk around the city to see the Fallas and enjoy of these nice ad meaningful artworks!
We hope you will enjoy this great fest and will keep learning Spanish language in a funny and easy way! Our Spanish school organizes a Fallas tour on the 18th of March with its students. If you want to join it, please get in contact with us.
Happy Fallas!
