Fallas in Valencia for Residents: Dates, Closures, Noise

Expect the mascletà at 14:00 daily in Plaza del Ayuntamiento from 1 March, the plantà on 15 and 16 March, and the Cremà on 19 March. The centre is closed to traffic, but residents can still reach their property with proof of address.

First March in Valencia, with a falla going up outside your door? Plan around five dates and a few street closures, and the week is easy to live with. The dates below follow the 2026 programme, and the Junta Central Fallera runs the festival.

Key dates

The plantà is the day your street’s falla goes up, and the Cremà is the night it burns. The Plaza del Ayuntamiento falla burns at 23:00.

Live in Ruzafa? Its two commissions reach Calle La Paz for the offering at 18:55 and 19:55 on the 17th. The guide to living in Russafa covers the barrio.

The mascletà

The mascletà is a loud daytime fireworks barrage, fired at 14:00 in Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Keep your mouth slightly open to protect your ears. If you live near the plaza, keep doors, windows and shutters closed and clear flammable items off balconies. A garage inside a restricted zone cannot be used during the event.

The metro is the other thing to plan around: Xàtiva and Colón stations close from 12.30 to 14.30 on mascletà days, so use Alameda, Plaça Espanya or Àngel Guimerà.

Driving and parking

If you live in the closed centre, you can still reach your property by showing a DNI, circulation permit, IBI (property tax) receipt, or a rental in your name. Try to enter between 06:30 and 11:00, and only when essential. Traffic is cut inside a perimeter around Colón, Xàtiva and Avenida del Oeste from 1 to 16 March, and a wider ban inside the Turia riverbed roads runs from 15:00 on 16 March to 04:00 on 20 March.

If you park in Ciutat Vella, move the car before 28 February, because listed streets are banned until 20 March. Park outside the restricted area and take public transport to the shows.

Noise

Expect street parties on 7, 14 and 16 to 18 March. Night verbenas run from 22:00 to 04:00, and music inside tents is allowed until 04:00 on the 7th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th. Private noisemakers are restricted from 22:00 to 07:30 on 8 to 13 March, then from 02:00 to 07:30 on 14 to 19 March. Firing fireworks in the Turia gardens or children’s play areas is banned.

No paellas on garden areas, which include tree pits, and alcohol is only sold and drunk inside each commission’s authorised zone.

Buses and metro

EMT buses run around the clock during Fallas week, with night lines doubling their service until the early hours of 20 March. Metrovalencia runs special services from Friday 13 until the early hours of Friday 20 March, and bikes and scooters are not allowed on the network from 13 to 19 March. Fares and cards are in the Valencia public transport guide.

At a firework show, stay behind the fences and follow the security staff. If something goes wrong, tell them or call 112. The emergency numbers guide has the rest.

Your Fallas checklist

1. Open the Fallas section of the Ajuntament geoportal to see which public space your commission occupies.
2. Move your car before the parking ban in listed Ciutat Vella streets.
3. Carry your DNI, permit, IBI receipt or rental contract if you drive into the closed zone.
4. Close doors, windows and shutters on mascletà days, and clear balconies.
5. Use Alameda, Plaça Espanya or Àngel Guimerà when Xàtiva and Colón stations close.

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Not confirmed: Day-by-day 2027 dates are not out yet, so use the 2026 pattern as a guide; the fallas are planted in March.

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