Day of the Valencian Community
Mark your calendars -- on October 9th, the next major festival hits Valencia, the Day of the Valencian Community (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). Of course, we'll be blogging more…
Mark your calendars -- on October 9th, the next major festival hits Valencia, the Day of the Valencian Community (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). Of course, we'll be blogging more…
This Wednesday, the 27th of August, the small town of Buñol will once again play host to one of the world's most famously bizarre festivals: The Tomatina. You've probably seen…
For most of humanity, public holidays are a breathlessly awaited godsend. But when you work independently, and are living in a new country, they can be an unexpected nuisance. Like…
Soccer meets volleyball at the 4th annual footvolley tournament at Las Arenas beach, in Malvarrosa. A 21st century mixture of sports, footvolley is extremely fun to watch -- it's almost…
http://www.vimeo.com/1424293?pg=embed&sec=1424293 Marking the end of Valencia's Feria de Julio is the famous flower battle (la batalla de flores), established in 1892. Basically, falleras ride on parade floats, equip themselves with…
Get ready for yet more open-air, original version cinema in Valencia, courtesy of l'IVAC-La Filmoteca and l'Aula de Cinema de la Universtat de Valencia. This time, the films are being…
We wrote about the T-Shirt Festival a couple weeks ago, and the line-up has just recently been announced. Looks pretty exciting... Primal Scream, <<rinôçérôse>> and Groove Armada are all appearing.…
This past weekend, the Maritime District was the scene of Valencia's Moors & Christians celebrations, which are a part of the Feria de Julio. http://www.vimeo.com/1301938?pg=embed&sec=1301938 Events occurred throughout the weekend,…
I'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.…
On the evening of June 23rd, Spaniards all along the southern coast flock to the beaches to celebrate the Día de San Juan, by burning all their old, unwanted items…