Another year comes the Nit del Foc, the most anticipated fireworks display of all the Fallas. If you are one of the people who usually come to see it, on some occasion you have surely ended up watching it badly because you have arrived late.
Sound and image delayed by the distance, fireworks that can only be seen in the windows of the buildings, seemingly perfect streets, but with trees that block the view… The list is long, but to fix it we bring you the definitive guide.
Generally speaking, the castle lasts about 20 minutes and more than 2,000 kilos of gunpowder are fired in the form of rockets and thunder in multiple forms. It happens only once a year and as you won’t want to miss it, read on.
The 2025 will repeat with the new schedule for this show established in 2024: the castles of Fallas, and the Nit del Foc, are brought forward to 00.00 hours. In this case, it will be fired at 00:00 on the night of March 18 to 19.
Location map
As already happened in 2023 with the change of firing zone, the new device of the castle will be deployed in the Ciutat de les Arts, at the height of the Palau del Palau de les Arts.
The security perimeter will be limited to the entire surroundings of Calatrava’s complex, especially the gardens surrounding the music center.
The pyrotechnic company in charge of firing the Nit del Foc this 2025 is Pirotecnia Valenciana.
Best bridges and streets to see it
Going outside the security perimeter, there are several places that are known to be the best. New this year is Alcalde Reig street and the vicinity of the Palau de les Arts and the Hemisfèric outside the security perimeter. It is the best area to vibrate and not miss anything.
However, there are other points not far from the castle that will give you a new opportunity to see it up close:
- The bridge of the Kingdom, at the height of the Gulliver: it is one of the bridges closest to the shooting area.
- Plaza de Europa with Avenida de Francia: It is the closest you can be to the firing zone, at the height of the Barceló hotel from the security perimeter.
- Paseo de la Alameda, river bed, parallel to the Ciutat de les Arts.
- Professor López Piñero Avenue, in front of El Saler shopping center.
- Azud de Oro Bridge, between the Agora and the Science Museum.
To avoid
Do not go too far away from the shooting area: The farther you go, the more the castle will become a delayed show. Image, on the one hand, and sound on the other. A pity, but if you don’t mind the Trinity Bridge, the Regne or the Palau de la Música can be a good option.
Don’t be late: remember that it starts at 00:00 hours, so ideally arrive with at least 45 minutes of margin.
The anteroom of the cremà
The Nit del Foc will give way to the cremà, which will be held this Tuesday, March 19 in Valencia starting at 8 p.m. in the more than 350 commissions that make up the city of Valencia.
The cremá will be preceded by a spectacular parade, the Cabalgata del Fuego, which will take place from 7 pm between the streets of La Paz and Puerta del Mar.
Weather forecast for the Nit del Foc
It will not be a quiet night in the sky of Valencia. The AEMET forecast for Tuesday March 18 is rain and thunderstorms that will last throughout the day.
The trend is that the rain passes as the hours advance and the entry into the day March 19 is made with only a 10% chance of rain, which could save the most anticipated castle of the Fallas 2025.