Feria de Julio Valencia 2027: Dates & Program

The Feria de Julio de València (Gran Fira de València) is the city's big summer festival: it runs every year through the month of July and mixes concerts, mascletàs, fireworks, parades, a brass band contest and the Battle of Flowers that closes it. It began in 1871, when the city council decided Valencia should not sit empty in summer.

When it happens and what's on

Around 300 activities are spread across the city's districts and several outlying villages, and the backbone of the programme repeats every year:

• Conciertos de Viveros: the ticketed concert series, in the Jardines de Viveros (Jardines del Real), on most nights of the month.
• Mascletàs and fireworks: at various sites, on their own gunpowder calendar. A mascletà is a daytime firecracker display built out of rhythm and pressure — you feel it in your chest more than you watch it.
• Battle of Flowers: traditionally the last Sunday of July, around 20:00, on the Paseo de la Alameda. It has run since 1891.
• Beer fair, jazz, an international brass band contest and neighbourhood events through the month.

The dates and line-up for the next edition are not known until a few weeks beforehand: the day-by-day bill usually isn't finalised before late June, and it is announced on the festival's official site. Our live events agenda fills in as acts are confirmed.

Conciertos de Viveros

The best known ticketed strand: open-air concerts in the gardens, with bills that mix international names, Spanish pop and Latin music. The 2026 edition ran 18 nights, 2 to 25 July, with Duncan Dhu, Deep Purple, Garbage, Ana Torroja, UB40 with Ali Campbell, The Jacksons, Gente de Zona and Silvestre Dangond among the headliners. The line-up is rebuilt every year, so read that as a sense of the level, not a preview. More in our guide to the Viveros concerts.

What's free and what costs money

Nearly all of it is free: mascletàs, fireworks, parades, the Battle of Flowers and many neighbourhood concerts. You pay for the Viveros concerts, the Sant Jaume bullfights and each funfair ride. In 2026 the average Viveros ticket was around 37 €, with some shows from roughly 25 €; prices for the next edition come out with the line-up.

The funfair

The funfair goes up in the Jardines del Turia, the old riverbed, for much of the month: bumper cars, a haunted house, big wheels, shooting galleries and plenty of fairground food. Entry to the grounds is free and each ride is paid separately. In 2026 it opened at 18:30 and closed at 01:00, or 02:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays; some years the site stays up into early August. Buses 31, 32, 71 and 81 stop nearby, as do metro lines L3, L5 and L7.

Getting there

Alameda is the handiest metro stop, both for Viveros and for the Battle of Flowers. If you're visiting, read how to get around València. July is hot and nearly all of this is outdoors, so check the weather in València before heading out.

Tips for the Battle of Flowers

The most photogenic act of the lot: floats covered in carnations parade down the Alameda while the crowd throws the flowers back in a "battle". Watching from the pavement costs nothing; seats along the route are booked separately. Arrive early, as many streets close to traffic. To build a longer plan around it, see what to do on a weekend or, with kids, things to do with children; for more summer music, the summer festivals.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Feria de Julio de Valencia?

Every year in July, with events spread through the month. The dates of each edition are published by the city council a few weeks in advance.

What is free at the Feria de Julio?

The mascletàs, fireworks, parades, the Battle of Flowers and many neighbourhood concerts. The Viveros concerts and the bullfights are ticketed.

Where are the Conciertos de Viveros held?

In the Jardines de Viveros (Jardines del Real). Tickets are sold on the series' official site.

Where is the Battle of Flowers?

On the Paseo de la Alameda, traditionally on the last Sunday of July around 20:00. It's free.