Buen Finde! It’s Easter weekend. Expect some road closures and traffic restrictions around the Cabanyal area for Semana Santa Marinera processions. A quick heads-up:
- Some supermarkets are closed today (Good Friday)
- Most will be closed again on Easter Monday (April 21)
Semana Santa Marinera
Valencia’s Holy Week processions center around the seaside neighborhoods of Cabanyal, Canyamelar, and El Grau. These traditional fishing communities host processions on:
- Good Friday – 18 April
- Easter Monday – 21 April
Full schedule here
Fireworks
- Midnight Saturday to Sunday at the Marina Clock Tower
- 1:00 AM Monday morning at Plaza de Martí Grajales (next to Cabanyal Market)
Fireworks info here
Easter Holiday Activities (Kids & Families)
CaixaForum – Kids’ workshops building 3D “sliceform” sculptures
Details
Climate Change Observatory – A week of FREE kids’ activities (in Spanish, registration required)
More info
Hortensia Herrero Art Center – Family art workshops during school holidays
See program
Foodie Tip: Almuerzo for a Cause
EsmorzAvant is helping revive eateries in flood-hit areas — and they’ve made a Google Map to help you plan your next almuerzo.
Explore the map
Sports & Games
Football
- 22 April – La Liga: Valencia CF vs RCD Espanyol @ Mestalla
Tickets - 18–20 April – Valencia International Girls Cup @ Turia Park pitches
Info
Basketball
- 19 April – Endesa Women’s League: Valencia Basket vs Celta Femxa Zorka
Buy tickets
Live Music This Weekend
Jazz & Flamenco
Jimmy Glass Jazz
- 18 Apr – Flora de Geuss Quartet
- 19 Apr – Guida Baucia Quartet
- 24 Apr – Hakan Brostrom Quartet
? Lineup
CaixaForum – FREE Afro-jazz: Doudou Nganga & Eric Simone Duo, 19 Apr
Info
Matisse Club
- 20 Apr – Jazz Jam Session
- 22 Apr – V-side Collective + jam session
Details
Les Arts – Flamenco singer Manuel Morena Maya, 24 Apr
Program
Rock & Pop
Radio City
- 18 Apr – Rumba Santa (Latin-ska-rock)
- 19 Apr – Diagnóstico Binario (Indie rock from Alicante)
- 20 Apr – FREE Funk Jam
See schedule
Loco Club
- 19 Apr – Marmi (Album Launch)
- 20 Apr – Caifás Duo: Jesus Christ Superstar
- 24 Apr – Ciao Marina
Events
16 Toneladas
- 21 Apr – Dean Wareham + Gazella (Indie-pop)
- 22 Apr – FREE Rock Jam
- 24 Apr – Death Valley Girls + Desert Vipers (Hard Rock)
Lineup
La Rambleta
- 24 Apr – Swedish rock band Graveyard
Tickets
La Casa de la Mar
- 24 Apr – Singer-songwriter Pablo Grande
More info
House & Electronic
La Fábrica de Hielo – 18 Apr House night w/ Phanor, DJGameboi & Tomasso Pizzelli
Event page
Classical
Palau de la Música – 23 & 24 Apr
Dresden State Orchestra performs Schumann
Tickets
Les Arts – Family-friendly: Ravel’s one-act opera L’Heure Espagnol
Program
Ongoing Exhibitions
Fundación Bancaja – New works from Lita Cabellut
Exhibition details
Centro del Carmen – Valencia en el Alma exhibit (until 29 June)
More info
Museo de Bellas Artes – Masaveu Collection (until 15 June)
Almudín Museum – Claudy Jongstra: wool landscapes (until 27 April)
Details
Art Galleries
Estudio 64 – New works by Jorge González, including New Yorker illustrations
Exhibit info
Stay With Me (Tue–Fri) – Works by Anaja Hvastija Gaia, Gema Quiles, & Katia Lifshin (until 30 April)