Fallas 2026 Valencia Calendar: Dates, Times, Mascletà, Ofrenda, Nit del Foc and Cremà
Fallas 2026 calendar: key dates, times, and where to go in Valencia
If you’re planning to be in Valencia for Las Fallas 2026, the easiest way to enjoy it (and keep your sanity) is to treat the festival like a living timetable: mascletàs at midday, fireworks at night, and the big rituals stacked from 15–19 March.
At a glance: the big Fallas 2026 dates
Sun 22 Feb 2026: Crida (official opening) at Torres de Serranos (plus morning events).
Sat 28 Feb 2026: Cabalgata del Ninot parade (city centre route).
Sun 1 Mar 2026 onward: Mascletà at 14:00 in Plaza del Ayuntamiento (daily during the main run).
Sun 15 Mar 2026: Plantà (children’s fallas) at 09:00.
Mon 16 Mar 2026: Plantà (all fallas) at 08:00.
Tue 17 & Wed 18 Mar 2026: Ofrenda de Flores (Flower Offering) from 15:30 (routes via Calle de la Paz and Calle San Vicente).
Wed 18 Mar 2026: Nit del Foc at 23:59 at Puente de Monteolivete.
Thu 19 Mar 2026: Cabalgata del Fuego at 19:00 + Cremà schedule from 20:00–23:00.
Day-by-day calendar (with times and locations)
Sunday 22 February 2026 — The Crida (opening day)
This is when Fallas stops being “soon” and becomes “right now.”
06:30 Plegaria (prayer) at Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital
07:00 Despertà Infantil
07:30 Macrodespertà (ends with a “terremoto” in Plaza del Ayuntamiento)
12:00 Entry of music bands
14:00 Mascletà at Plaza del Ayuntamiento
19:30 Crida at Torres de Serranos
Saturday 28 February 2026 — Cabalgata del Ninot (parade)
17:30 Cabalgata del Ninot
Route: Glorieta → Calle La Paz → San Vicente → Plaza del Ayuntamiento → Marqués de Sotelo → Calle Xàtiva
23:59 Night pyrotechnic show at Plaza del Ayuntamiento
From Sunday 1 March 2026 — Daily Mascletà (midday ritual)
14:00 Mascletà every day at Plaza del Ayuntamiento (through the festival’s core programme).
Tip: arrive early if you want a good spot; it fills fast.
The “big week” calendar: 15–19 March 2026
Sunday 15 March — Plantà (children’s monuments)
09:00 Plantà of all children’s fallas
14:00 Mascletà at Plaza del Ayuntamiento
23:59 L’Alba de las Fallas (citywide) with a pyrotechnic show in Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Monday 16 March — Plantà (all monuments)
08:00 Plantà of all fallas
16:30 Prize giving for children’s fallas (at the City Hall stand)
23:59 Fireworks at Puente de Monteolivete
Tuesday 17 March — Ofrenda begins
09:00 Awards ceremony (City Hall stand)
15:30 Ofrenda de Flores begins
Route 1: OFRENDA – Calle La Paz (various sector start times)
Route 2: OFRENDA – Calle San Vicente (various sector start times)
23:59 Fireworks at Puente de Monteolivete
Wednesday 18 March — Ofrenda + Nit del Foc
15:30 Ofrenda continues (sector timetable continues via Calle San Vicente)
23:59 Nit del Foc (biggest fireworks night) at Puente de Monteolivete
Thursday 19 March — Cabalgata del Fuego + Cremà (finale)
14:00 Mascletà at Plaza del Ayuntamiento
19:00 Cabalgata del Fuego: Calle de la Paz → Porta de la Mar
Cremà schedule (burning):
20:00 Children’s fallas burn
20:30 Children’s falla that won 1st prize Special Section
21:00 Children’s falla in Plaza del Ayuntamiento
22:00 All fallas in Valencia burn
22:30 Falla that won 1st prize Special Section
23:00 Municipal falla in Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Night fireworks calendar (official city agenda highlights)
Night shows run 28 Feb–19 Mar, mainly at Plaza del Ayuntamiento and Puente de Monteolivete. Highlights include:
28 Feb 23:59 Plaza del Ayuntamiento
1 Mar 20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento
6 Mar 23:59 Plaza del Ayuntamiento
12 Mar 20:30 Plaza del Ayuntamiento
13–15 Mar 23:59 Plaza del Ayuntamiento
16–18 Mar 23:59 Puente de Monteolivete (with Nit del Foc on 18 Mar)
19 Mar 19:00 Cabalgata del Fuego + 23:00 Cremà municipal in Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Quick location guide (save this)
Plaza del Ayuntamiento: daily Mascletà + several night fireworks + the final municipal Cremà
Torres de Serranos: Crida (opening ceremony)
Puente de Monteolivete: major late-night fireworks and Nit del Foc
Plaza de la Virgen area: where the Ofrenda builds the flower mantle (routes run via Calle de la Paz and Calle San Vicente)