Feria de Julio
Written by mpowellI’ll give you one guess as to how Valencians welcome the month of July.
Hopefully you said “By Throwing a Crazy, Weeks-Long Fiesta”. If not, you haven’t been paying attention. This is the city which celebrates almost anything. It’s Tuesday, let’s dance on the street! My kid just lost his first tooth… ¡Mascletà! Your dentist appointment went well??!!! Lemme go get my Fallera dress on!
La Feria de Julio officially kicks off tomorrow, July 2nd, with a set of traditional music in the Plaza de la Virgen, followed by fireworks (surprise!). Events occur every day throughout the month, until the 27th.
The Feria is Valencia’s best attempt to discourage its citizens from fleeing the summer heat. Really, it’s just a huge collection of random, officially-sanctioned events at 27 venues throughout the city. The selection of things to do is staggering, and far too expansive to list in detail here. We suggest picking up a free guide to the festival at any of the city’s Tourist Offices (available in English).
We’ve already highlighted a few must-see events, such as the maritime entrance of the Christians & Moors, various fireworks, the street performances during the Gran Nit de Juliol (Sunday, Jul 12) and, yes, Ball Dancing for the Elderly. Hot summer nights, my homey.
One question to our native Valencian readers — what is the Fallero Truc & Lado tournament? Googling this term results in 0 hits, although various Truc & Lado tournaments will be staged in the Jardines del Palau throughout the month!
A spanish-only guide to events can be found at the Feria’s Official Webpage
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Concerts at the Viveros Gardens - Feria de Julio | Hola Valencia Blog wrote,
[...] of the Viveros is playing host to 15 concerts during the month of July, as part of the city’s Feria de Julio. All begin at 22:15. Boney M: Ain’t No Stoppin the [...]
Link | July 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 am
Davide wrote,
Hi,
just wanted to say that during the “Feria de Julio”, the XII edition of the “Festival de Jazz” will take place at the “Palau de la Música”.
Moreover, on Monday the 7 of July at 22:00, an open air concert will be hosted at the “Jardines del Palau” (free entry):
Joan Soler Quintet “Jazz de cine”
Avishai Cohen Trio “Gently disturbed”
Davide
Link | July 6th, 2008 at 10:18 am
valencia blog wrote,
Davide,
thank you very much for the info – we might go to that free Jazz concert. It sounds really good.
Link | July 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
XIII Entry of the Moors & Christians | Hola Valencia Blog wrote,
[...] This past weekend, the Maritime District was the scene of Valencia’s Moors & Christians celebrations, which are a part of the Feria de Julio. [...]
Link | July 8th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Ballroom Dancing in the Pl. de la Virgen | Hola Valencia Blog wrote,
[...] It seems like every night, there is something new and unexpected occurring, especially with the Feria de Julio going [...]
Link | July 21st, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Inma wrote,
Hi!!!
The “truc” is a typical spanish card game. You can find information about it in this webpage: http://club.telepolis.com/fallajmh/qslf/truc-c.html. (Try google Translate, it’s not that bad)… The competition is organized by the “Junta Central fallera” (Central Fallas Committee) and mainly all the “comisiones falleras” (committies) participate..
Link | July 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 am
Valencia at Night - View from a Ferris Wheel | Hola Valencia Blog wrote,
[...] of the Feria de Julio was a fair in the Turia riverbed, which had this gigantic Ferris Wheel. You can’t have missed [...]
Link | August 14th, 2008 at 3:42 pm