Les Arts opens its opera season with Faust at the Reina Sofia Opera House. From 3 - 15 October, with a special show on 30 September for discounted youth tickets. See website for details
The Patraix Festival celebrates with a meeting of Gegants y Cabuts, Giants and Big Heads - enormous traditional puppets made of wood and plaster. The puppets will be arriving throughout the day, but theere will be a mascletà at 2pm and the main parade starts at 6 pm. See website for details.
The Valencia Orchestra will perform a free concert at Les Arts as part of the Valencia Day celebrations. Tickets will go on sale on October 8 at 10 am at the Palau de la Música (not at Les Arts, where the concert is). See website for details.
Canadian saxophonist Kirk MacDonald brings his quartet to Valencia's Jimmy Glass jazz bar. See the website for more details.
UPDATE: Rain warning has moved this to 10 PM. More than 200 drones will fly over Valencia's iconic City of Arts and Sciences in a light spectacle as part of the city's birthday celebrations. Stake a spot near Les Arts, the Monteolivete Bridge, or Avendia López Piñero for the best view.
UPDATE: Rain warning has moved this to 10:30 PM. At the stroke of midnight on October 9, Valencia will celebrate its birthday with a fireworks extravaganza. This year, the fireworks will take place at Monteolivete Bridge over the iconic City of Arts and Sciences. See the website for more details and the full program of...
The city commemorates the arrival of King Jaume I and the founding of the Kingdom of Valencia. Celebrations include a Civic Procession and the Moros y Cristianos parade. Schools and stores will be closed.
ValencCirc has a full program of free acrobatic and circus arts performances at the Jardin del Palau from October 9 to 12. See the website for the full program
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled because of rain. Procession and floral offering to commemorate the arrival of King Jaime I and the founding of the kingdom of Valencia. It starts at Plaza del Ayuntamiento, heads to the Cathedral, then Plaza de Alfonso el Magnánimo, before returning to the starting point for a mascletà . See...
CaixaForum hosts this free concert by local artists Doudou Nganga and Eric Simone with an exploration of their unique afro-jazz sound.
16 Toneladas hosts this LA-based band originally from Indiana, The Main Squeeze blends soul, funk, rock, and hip-hop. See the website for more details.
Radio City hosts this American/Austrian band, Slow Burn Drifters has earned a reputation for hypnotic and immersive rock soundscapes. More details on the website.