Valencia Events May 2014
Popular Valencia Events May 2014
Mother’s Day ( Día de la Madre)
4 May 2014
In Spain Mother’s Day is always held on the first Sunday in May so this year it will be celebrated on Sunday 4 May. Gifts usually include flowers and chocolates and Mothers are often taken out for a special lunch. Feliz día del madre!
Valencia Book Fair (Feria del Libro de Valencia)
24 April – 4 May 2014
The Valencia Book Fair is an annual event which is held in the lovely Viveros Gardens with activities, presentations, readings and much more. With more than 80 stalls this event is the ideal place to browse for novels, children’s books and of course that travel guide for your next trip.
Venue: Viveros Gardens
http://www.firallibre.com
Holi Run Valencia
10 May 2014
Time : 10:30 – 14:00
Now in its second year, the Juan Carlos I Royal Marina will be hosting the Holi Run.
The 5K race is very entertaining and colorful race because the adults and children taking part in the race throw different coloured natural powders at each other while they are running. Lots of fun with music, entertainment and much more.
Venue: Marina Real Juan Carlos I
http://www.sportzone.holirun.es
Festival of ‘The Crosses of May’
3 May 2014
Every year the festival of ‘The Crosses of May’ is celebrated in Valencia.
All the streets are full of flowers as there are crosses made of flowers throughout the city.
Festival of Our Lady of the Forsaken
11 May 2014
On the second Sunday in May is the festival of Our Lady of the Forsaken (Virgin of the Helpless), Patron Saint of the City.
Every year at 10.30am El Traslado (the transfer) takes place.
The statue of the saint is carried by her followers in a procession of flower petals through La Puerta de los Hierros (the iron doors).
At the end of the festival the entire square is a blanket of flowers – Virgin de los Desamparados.
Venue: Plaza de la Virgen
FREE Concerts at Museo Nactional de Ceramica
(On the last Monday of every month)
As well as housing the largest collection of ceramic pieces in Valencia, the Museo Nacional de Cerámica (National Ceramics Museum) hosts free concerts at 8 p.m in the museum ballroom on the last Monday of every month.
The ballroom is the ideal location to enjoy a classical music concert. The building is thought to have been constructed in the 15th century and in the 18th century local sculptor, Hipólito Rovira, added the Churrigueresque doorway.
Tickets can be bought at the museum itself the week prior to the concert, without the need to book in advance by telephone.
Ceramics Museum (Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas)
Calle Poets Querol, 2
Tel: 96 351 63 92
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