The Ruzafa neighborhood of Valencia will celebrate the traditional San Blas market throughout the coming weekend. This event will be held again this year, coinciding with the feast of San Blas or Sant Blai from Friday, January 30, to Sunday, February 1.
The event will take place throughout the weekend in Doctor Serrano, Clero, and Carles Cervera streets, near the Church of San Valero and San Vicente Mártir, in the heart of the Ruzafa neighborhood.
Photo: FALLA DOCTOR SERRANO-CARLOS CERVERA-CLERO CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
The Doctor Serrano–Carlos Cervera–Clero Cultural Association, in collaboration with Fragua de Vulcano, Espectáculos A.M.B. Producciones, and the Valencia City Council, is organizing this traditional event, which in 2026 will have more than 70 stalls offering handmade and local products.
The public will be able to buy everything from jewelry, leather goods, and even toys to foods such as pickles, cheeses, cold cuts, artisan bread, and chocolates. There will also be food stalls where visitors can enjoy local dishes.
Poster for the San Blas Market 2026
The opening ceremony will be held on Friday with dolçainaandtabaletgroups playing pasacalle music, and on Sunday there will be regional dances and the traditional quinto y tapa (fifth and tapa) of the Falla Doctor Serrano–Carlos Cervera–Clero Cultural Association.
The opening hours of the San Blas Market 2026 in Ruzafa are as follows:
- Friday, January 39, from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.,
- Saturday, January 31, and Sunday, February 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
January 30
- At 6:30 p.m. – Participatory discussion on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
- At 7:30 p.m. – Official opening of the San Blas Traditional Market 2026
January 31
- At 11:30 a.m. – Lecture on pyrotechnics and gunpowder by Pirotecnia Nadal-Martí
- At 6:00 p.m. – Concert by the Paiporta Youth Orchestra in the Church of San Valero
February 1
- At 12:00 p.m. – Show of regional Valencian dances with groups from the Fallas de Ruzafa
- At 4:00 p.m. – Talk on Valencian clothing by María Luisa Llorens