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- Weekend Digest 18 June
This Weekend | Pride Parade, Gay Games & Festival of San Juan Weekend Edition · Thursday 18 Jue – Sun 21 June · Published Thursday, 18 June 2026 Buen finde! This is a big weekend in Valencia. The Pride Parade marches on Saturday evening. San Juan bonfires on the beach next Tuesday and the Gay… - News Digest June 15
Pont de València Valencia News | Summer Strikes & Beach Disruptions Monday, 15 June 2026 Bon dia! It is shaping up to be a disruptive summer for getting around. In Valencia news this week, taxi drivers strike on Wednesday, Metrovalencia workers are planning walkouts from San Juan through to October, and the beaches are already… - Valencia Weekend Digest June 11
Pont de València This Weekend | Open Art Studios and Live Music Weekend Edition · Published Thursday, 11 June 2026 Buen finde! Dozens of artists and designers open their doors across this Valencia weekend for Obert Estudis and Valencia Design Week. Alongside it, Bombas Gens launches its digital arts festival, Meida Server Sessions. There is…
Features
- Sexual Liberalism in Spain, Explained — Ahead of the Gay Games
This month we are celebrating Pride, and Valencia is hosting the Gay Games — the world’s largest LGBTQ+ sporting event, bringing over 9,000 athletes from every continent to our city from June 27 to July 4. It felt like the right moment to ask a question that doesn’t get asked enough: how did Spain get… - Valencia’s Family Summer 2026: Six Things to Put on the Calendar
Kids are about or already on holiday. Most probably you have already made your summer family arrangements, but if you are in town here is there are several plans going on in June, July and August than most families can fit in. Here are some of those worth keeping in your calendar. 1. Sant Joan… - Valencia’s Animal Shelters Are Changing Hands. Here’s Why People Are Worried.
If you’ve ever adopted a dog in Valencia, fostered a cat through the municipal system, or simply walked past the Benimàmet shelter on a Sunday — this story is for you. After more than fifteen years running Valencia’s municipal animal shelters, Modepran is out. The handover is happening this week, and the community that has…
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