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💡 The Short Version: The big days of Las Fallas 2027 are Monday 15 to Friday 19 March. The mascletà fires at 14:00 in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento every day from 1 to 19 March. The fallas are planted on the night of 15 March, the Ofrenda is on 17 and 18 March, and the Cremà is on the night of Friday 19 March, a regional holiday. Nothing needs a ticket. The centre’s roads are cut from 12:00 for the mascletà, and rooms in the centre are scarce: in Visit València’s survey for 2026 the average room price was €166 across the six nights. Or book a tour: the Fallas guided walkad is from €49 and the Fallas tourad from €18 (GetYourGuide). They are guides, not tickets.
⚠️ Roads and rooms. The square is closed to traffic from 12:00 every day from 1 March, the centre’s roads are cut from 08:30 on 16 March, and rooms in the centre sell out. 19 March is a regional holiday.
The dates
Visit València gives the fixed dates: the monuments are set up in the streets on the night of 15 March and burned on the night of San José, and the festival fills the streets from 1 to 19 March. Levante-EMV reported the 2027 sequence, agreed by the Junta Central Fallera and the City, on 20 August 2026, with all the big days falling on weekdays. The Junta publishes its full programme in December.
| Day | Date | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5 February | The Ninot exhibition opens |
| Sunday | 28 February | La Crida, the proclamation, at the Torres de Serranos, with a macrodespertà and the entry of the bands |
| Monday | 1 March | The daily mascletà starts, at 14:00; the centre is cut from 12:00 |
| Sunday | 7 March | The Cabalgata del Ninot |
| Thursday | 11 March | Street marquees go up |
| Friday | 12 March | The fairground stalls open |
| Sunday | 14 March | Night of the children’s plantà |
| Monday | 15 March | Children’s fallas ready to visit; the big fallas are planted overnight; the Alba de les Falles fireworks |
| Tuesday | 16 March | General traffic cut in the centre from 08:30; the big fallas can be visited |
| Wednesday | 17 March | The Ofrenda, first session, and a castillo |
| Thursday | 18 March | The Ofrenda, second session; the Nit del Foc, the night of 18 to 19 March |
| Friday | 19 March | Homage to San José and Mass; the Cabalgata del Foc; the Cremà |
Sources: Visit València and Levante-EMV.
The mascletà
Daily 1 to 19 March · 14:00 · Plaza del Ayuntamiento
A mascletà is a daytime fireworks display built for noise and rhythm, with the falleras mayores giving the signal from the Town Hall balcony. Crowds gather up to an hour before, and the square is closed to traffic from 12:00. Many fallas fire their own at 14:30 or 15:00, and there are night mascletàs at weekends until 19 March, according to Visit València.
The crowd and smoke at a mascletà in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Photo: Rafa Esteve, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The fallas and the Cremà
There are around 800 fallas monuments, half of them children’s, according to Visit València. Each is a satirical figure group, built over a year, and the one in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento is the municipal falla: for 2027 it is “Vuelvo a mi tierra”, 20 m tall, with Nino Bravo as its subject, designed by José Luis Santes. A ninot, a single figure, is pardoned from the fire by popular vote each year, and the pardoned ones since 1934 are kept in the Fallas Museum: Valencia museums has its price and hours.
On the night of 19 March the monuments are burned. Visit València gives the pattern as the children’s fallas from 20:00 (the first-prize one at 20:30 and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento’s children’s falla at 21:00), the big fallas at 22:00 (the first-prize falla at 22:30) and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento’s falla last, at 23:00. The Fallas are on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, since 2016.
What is free and what costs
The Ofrenda procession filling Calle de San Vicente Mártir. Photo: Rafa Esteve, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The fallas, the mascletà, the Ofrenda, the Nit del Foc and the Cremà are street events with no ticket. The paid extras:
- A mascletà balcony. Visit València lists hotel and venue balconies on the square, among them the Ateneo Mercantil’s Atenea Sky, Portolito, the Hard Rock Cafe and the El Centenari rooftop, each with food and drink included.
- A guided tour, below.
- The Fallas Museum, €2, free on Sundays and closed on Mondays.
The Junta Central Fallera is banning mojito stalls from 2027, according to its president at the Assembly of Presidents in April 2026.
Tours worth paying for
Neither tour sells entry to a festival event. Both are guided walks, and prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices, per person.
Fallas Festival walking tour
From €49 · 3 hours · 4.5 stars from 117 reviews · morning at 9:00 from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, afternoon at 17:00 from the Mercado de Colón
Valencia: Fallas Festival Walking Tour with Entry Ticketad is run by Valencia & Go, in English, French, German, Italian, Polish and one more language, and is wheelchair-accessible. The listing runs it from 12 to 19 March. It includes a ticket to visit a falla from the inside on 17 to 19 March only. On 12 to 16 March the monuments are still being finished, so the walk sees them from outside and includes hot chocolate with churros. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Fallas tour
From €18 · 2.5 hours · 4.7 stars from 34 reviews · meets at Carrer de Xàtiva 26
Valencia: Fallas Tourad is run by DescubreValencia, in English, and is wheelchair-accessible. The guide covers the history and traditions of the festival and visits fallas such as Convento Jerusalén and the Ayuntamiento falla. The listing places the tour from 16 to 19 March and ends at the Plaça del Portal Nou. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Getting around and what shuts
- Roads. The centre’s general traffic cut starts at 08:30 on 16 March, and the mascletà closes the square from 12:00 each day. Walk, or take the metro: Valencia public transport has the fares.
- Taxis. A special night supplement of €3.00 applies from 21:00 to 07:00 on 15 to 19 March.
- 19 March. A regional holiday. The cathedral gives no cultural visit and the Centre del Carme is closed; CaixaForum València is free.
- 20 March. The City of Arts and Sciences’ high-season prices start, and Maritime Holy Week begins: see the best time to visit Valencia.
Where to stay
Visit València’s survey for 13 to 19 March 2026, published by the City, put hotel occupancy at 67% a week ahead, against a final 75% in 2025, and the average room price was €166 a night across the six nights. In 2027 the big days run from Monday to Friday, so the weekends of 13 to 14 and 20 to 21 March matter too. A room on the Plaza del Ayuntamiento hears the 14:00 mascletà. The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com. Where to stay in Valencia compares the areas.
Grand Hotel Centenari, Valencia, Autograph Collection
Plaza Ayuntamiento 25 · 52 rooms · 5 stars · Hotels.comad
On the square where the mascletà fires, so the fireworks are at the door.
Meliá Plaza
Plaza Ayuntamiento 4 · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
Also on the square, with a terrace and a solarium, according to the hotel’s text on Visit València.
Zenit Valencia
Calle Bailén 8 · 67 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
The hotel’s Spanish page puts it opposite the Estación del Norte and a few steps from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Hotel Primus Valencia
Calle Menorca 22 · 262 rooms · 4 stars · Hotels.comad
Next to the City of Arts and Sciences, away from the festival’s centre, with an outdoor pool. See hotels near the City of Arts and Sciences.
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Common questions
When are Las Fallas in 2027?
The big days are Monday 15 to Friday 19 March 2027, with the plantà on the night of 15 March and the Cremà, the burning, on the night of Friday 19 March. The daily mascletà fires from 1 to 19 March at 14:00 in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Do I need a ticket for Las Fallas?
No. The fallas, the mascletà, the Ofrenda, the Nit del Foc and the Cremà are street events, and Visit València sells no ticket for them. A mascletà balcony, a guided tour and the Fallas Museum are the paid extras.
What is the mascletà?
A daytime fireworks display of noise and rhythm, fired at 14:00 every day from 1 to 19 March in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Crowds gather up to an hour before, and many fallas fire their own at 14:30 or 15:00.
When is the Cremà in 2027?
On the night of Friday 19 March, the feast of San José. Visit València gives the pattern as the children's fallas from 20:00, the big fallas from 22:00 and the falla in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento last, at 23:00.
Is 19 March a holiday in Valencia?
Yes, a regional holiday for San José. In 2027 it is a Friday, so the cathedral gives no cultural visit and the Centre del Carme is closed.
Are Las Fallas on UNESCO's World Heritage list?
They are on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, inscribed in 2016. That is not the World Heritage list.
