VALENCIA is set to party like never before as it prepares to celebrate 9th October, the Day of the Valencian Community, with a week of music, fireworks and parades
The fun kicks off on Saturday, October 4, and runs through to Thursday, packing history, culture and pure spectacle into every day.
Saturday – Kids take the lead
The celebrations launch with the Children’s Moros y Cristianos parade at 17:00, snaking from Plaza del Tossal to Plaza dels Furs. Later, the Ambaixada de la Conquesta lights up the Torres de Serranos at 20:00 with theatre, music and medieval flair.
Sunday 5 – Thunder, trumpets and tunes
The city honours the 100th anniversary of the Valencian Anthem in Plaza de la Mare de Deu with 800 performers. At 11:40, muskets roar in the traditional arcabucería through the city centre, followed by a Banda Sinfonica concert at the Palau de les Arts at 19:00.
Wednesday 8 – Pre-party with folk and fireworks
The Reial Senyera goes on display at City Hall, while folk music and dance take over Plaza del Ayuntamiento from 19:30. Around 21:00, 300 couples join a dansa, a traditional circle dance. The night ends with 200 drones and 819kg of fireworks from Montolivet bridge at 23:59, lighting up the Valencian sky.
Thursday 9 – The big day
At 12:00, the Civic Procession parades the Reial Senyera through the city to the Cathedral for a tedeum and floral tribute to Jaume I. In the afternoon, the XXI Moros y Cristianos parade kicks off at 17:00, featuring towns hit by the 2024 floods in a show of solidarity. The grand finale comes with a mascletà of 186kg of gunpowder by Pirotecnia Tamarit and a concert by the Orquestra de València at 19:00.
From parades and concerts to fireworks and drone displays, Valencia transforms into a week-long carnival of history, culture and pure spectacle – making the 9th October one of Europe’s most vibrant regional festivals.
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