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Valencia Events May 2016

Día de la Madre ~ Mother’s Day in Spain

1 May 2016

The first Sunday in May is Mother’s Day in Spain and this year it falls on 3 May.

Feliz día del madre!


Valencia Events May 2016

SEASON OF CONCERTS AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN

Six open-air acoustic concerts until September

Sons al Botànic returns to the Botanical Garden with new acoustic concerts. This music event is celebrated in the open air under the monumental trees of a natural area inside the city.

L.A. on 22 April – McEnroe on 13 May –  Polock on 24 June, -Joana Serrat on 8 July – Maronda on 16 September and an extra concert on 26 August.

Cost : €15.

Venue: Botanical Garden


Valencia Events May 2016

IVAM  ~ American Documental Photography in the Thirties (Case Study)

21 April  ~  4 September 2016

Through a careful selection of photographs, magazines, books and documentaries, the exhibition reviews the historical context of the work of the FSA photographers, and pictures by some of the greatest exponents of social photography in America, such as Lewis Hine, Paul Strand and Ralph Steiner, who are represented in the IVAM Collection.

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IVAM – Valencia Institute of Modern Art


Valencia Events May 2016

Feria del Libro (Valencia Book Fair) 2016

20 April – 1 May 2016

Cartel-51-Fira-del-Llibre-731x1024The 51st  edition of the Book Fair of Valencia is held for 12 days in the lovely Viveros Gardens.

There are over 80 outlets with a large collection of books of all genres, from major bestsellers to technical publications or rarities.

From 11.00 – 2:00 p.m
From 17.00 –  9:00 p.m

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Valencia Events May 2016

Cruces de Mayo ~ Festival of ‘The Crosses of May’

3 May 2016

Every year the festival of ‘The Crosses of May’ is celebrated in Valencia.

There are crosses made of flowers throughout the city.


Valencia Events May 2016

Festival of Our Lady of the Forsaken  

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Fiesta de la Mare de Deu de Valencia (Festival of Our Lady of the Forsaken) is alway held  on the second Saturday/ Sunday in May.

The festival is in honor of Our Lady of the Forsaken, one of the Patron Saints of Valencia.

Saturday Evening Events

8 pm ~ Ceremony for the Virgin at the Real Capilla (Royal Chapel).

11 pm Concert by the Municipal Orchestra in the Plaza de la Virgen.

Midnight (00 am) Fireworks display in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Followed by the Gran Dansà (the Great Dance) and Cantà d’Albaes (traditional songs) in honour of la Mare de Déu (with the collaboration of the Associació de Cant Valencià) in the Plaza de la Virgen.

~ Sunday Events  ~

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Valencia Events May 2016

A LAKE OF CONCERTS

7 April to 29 July

The lakes around the City of Arts and Sciences will be the backdrop, for another year, of the open-air concerts offered by students at Berklee Valencia. From 7 April to 29 July, enjoy the best music in an unrivalled setting.

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Valencia Events May 2016

CORPUS CHRISTI

26 – 29 May 2016

Over four days Valencia celebrates the festival of  CORPUS CHRISTI with concerts and short, open-air theatre pieces, exhibitions of the triumphal carriages known as “Rocas”, a parade — the Cabalgata del Convite — bursting with dance, music and colour, and a solemn procession.

Venue:  Valencia Historic center

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