FAQs
FAQs
Here you can find quick answers to all of your questions. Linked, you’ll find the articles or the sections of the articles that can give you more detailed information.
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The Albà de les Falles is a celebration meant to open up the Semana Fallera, the most eventful and intense days of the Fallas festival (16th to 19th of March).
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The Albà de les Falles is celebrated on the night between the 15th and the 16th of March.
To know more about the programme, check the relevant section of this article.
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The Albà de les Falles takes place all over the city. Every Fallas committee fires their own fireworks, but the most important display is in Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
To know more about the programme, check the relevant section of this article.
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It depends on which display you are seeing. The one in Plaza del Ayuntamiento lasts around 11 minutes, but the ones by the casales falleros last less.
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Nit de l’Albà was the term used for the Albà de les Falles up until 2021. The name was changed to avoid confusion with a celebration of the same name that takes place in August in the town of Elche, not too far from Valencia.
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The tradition was first introduced in 1966, but it soon fell into disuse, only to be recovered in 2016.
To know more about the event’s history, check the relevant section of this article.
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If you want to go to the main Albà de les Falles display in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, you can take public transport (metro or bus) or simply walk there. We recommend the last option if you’re already in the city centre.
If you want to know more about transport to the site, you can check out the relevant section of this article.
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People generally start to gather pretty early to see the Albà de les Falles in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, so we recommend going half an hour early at the very least (11:30 pm).
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