The buñuelos and churros of Fallas will have to wait a little longer this year to be enjoyed on the streets of Valencia. The Valencia City Council has confirmed a significant change in the festive calendar: street vendors selling churros and buñuelos will reduce their presence on public roads by 11 days compared to 2025.
Traditionally, these stalls opened their shutters to coincide with the Crida weekend—which this year will be held on February 22— but the council has decided to modify the roadmap to ensure residents’ rest. They will finally open on March 2.
The decision was the result of a consensus reached at the Fallas Dialogue Table. According to Santiago Ballester, Fallas councilor, the aim is to rationalize the occupation of public space.
“The stalls usually opened for the Crida, but given that there are no festive activities in the streets during the following week until the beginning of March, we have decided to postpone the authorization,” explained the councilor.
This will avoid unnecessary inconvenience to the neighborhood during a week when the city is operating normally in terms of work and school.
In total, the stalls will remain open for 17 days, specifically from Monday, March 2, until the cremà on Thursday, March 19.
This year, the City Council has given the green light to the installation of 146 churros stands requested by the various Fallas committees.