The Conselleria de Educación, Cultura y Universidades has authorized this Monday the exceptional modification of the academic calendar of the academic year 2025/2026 for the educational centers of the municipality of Valencia.
The students will have as a non-teaching day next Monday, March 16, 2026, to coincide with the week of Fallas, and will finish classes one day later than planned, on Monday, June 22.
The decision responds to a formal request from the City Council of Valencia, supported unanimously by the Municipal School Board, and has the favorable report of the Educational Inspection.
As Cabo explained, the regional administration has sought the most favorable option for families in view of dates of “deep-rooted cultural tradition” such as the Fallas, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
The resolution is based on the logistical difficulties that the city presents during these dates. The technical report alludes to the “organizational and mobility complexity” derived from the Fallas events, specifically the awards ceremony of the children’s fallas and the guidelines for the occupation of the public domain approved by the Local Government Board on November 7, 2025.
From Education estimate that these factors “alter the normal development of educational activity and access to schools,” which is why it has proceeded to change the dates for all educational levels in the capital.
The Conselleria has clarified that this authorization has a “punctual character” and has stressed that “it does not generate precedent or binding effects for future requests”.
The modification is in addition to the non-teaching days already previously approved by the Territorial Directorate for this academic year in the city: last October 10, 2025 and the next 17 and 18 March 2026.
The calendar of local and school holidays in Valencia for the second and third quarter of this course also includes the holidays of January 22 (San Vicente Mártir) and April 13 (San Vicente Ferrer).