Las Fallas ( Mid March)

Does the sight of flames make you smile? Well, Las Fallas de Valencia is your kind of event--a loud, smoky, rowdy fiesta where the whole town is literally set ablaze!
Las Fallas is undoubtedly one of the most unique and crazy festivals in Spain unique to the Valencia region. What started as a feast day for St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters, has evolved into a 5-day, multifaceted celebration of fire. Valencia is usually a quiet city with a population of a half-million, but the town swells to an estimated three million flame-loving revelers Another highlight is the daily mascletá which occurs in the Plaza Anyuntamiento in Valencia at exactly 2pm. When the huge pile of firecrackers is ignited, the ground literally shakes for the next ten minutes.during Las Fallas. If you want less of a crowd all the smaller town have their own fires.
Las Fallas literally means "the fires" in Valencian The focus of the fiesta is the creation and destruction of ninots--huge cardboard, wood and plaster statues--that are placed at over 350 key intersections and parks around the city today. The ninots are extremely lifelike and usually depict bawdy, satirical scenes and current events (lampooning corrupt politicians and Spanish celebrities is particularly popular). They are crafted by neighborhood organizations and take about six months to construct (and often cost upwards of €75,000. Many ninots are several stories tall and need to be moved into position with cranes. The culmination of the merry-making comes on the "Night of Fire" March 19th, the day known as "La Crema holes are made in the statues and stuffed with fireworks. The crowds start to chant, the streetlights are turned off, and all of the ninots are set on fire at exactly the stroke of midnight "Las fallas" are burnt to a cinder turning many of the city's streets into huge bonfires certainly one not to be missed if you are here mid March