Halloween and All Saints' Day in Valencia 2026

Is there an All Saints' long weekend in Valencia in 2026?

No. In 2026, 1 November falls on a Sunday and the Valencia region has not moved the holiday: in its 2026 calendar, Monday 2 November is a working day (BOE). In Madrid and Andalusia, however, Monday 2 is a public holiday, so you may see more visitors that weekend.

The dates that matter:

• Friday 30 October: pumpkin festival in Benimàmet.
• Saturday 31 October: Halloween.
• Sunday 1 November: All Saints' Day.

Halloween events in Valencia

From the official Visit València listings:

• Pumpkin Festival at Mercado de Russafa: on Saturday 31, from 11:00 to 14:00, with pumpkins of every shape and size and family activities on their uses, from cooking to decoration. Free (Visit València).
• Festa de la Carabassa in Benimàmet, in Plaça Lluís Cano: on Friday 30, with a display of decorated pumpkins at 17:30, a community snack of roast pumpkin and mistela wine at 18:00 and storytelling at 18:30. Free. Metro L2 or bus 62 (Visit València).
• Halloween special at Museo Iluziona: until 2 November, the optical illusion rooms and the 4D simulator are decked out with cobwebs, eerie lights and sounds (Visit València).
• The Golfus Cabaret, Halloween Edition, at Casino Cirsa: dinner and a show on Saturday 31 (Visit València).

Saints' bones, fritters and panellets

In Valencia the real treats come on 1 November, from the city's bakeries (Visit València):

• Huesos de santo ("saints' bones"): marzipan rolls with candied egg yolk.
• Buñuelos: fried dough balls filled with custard or pumpkin and dusted with sugar.
• Panellets: made with ground almonds, sugar and pine nuts.

Any neighbourhood bakery (horno) sells them around these dates.

All Saints' Day: cemetery hours and buses

From 17 October to 2 November 2026, the city cemeteries open from 9:00 to 18:00 without a break (València City Council).

For the Cementerio General, the council's 2026 notice provides extra buses on EMT lines 9, 10, 18, 59 and 99 from Saturday 24 October, a special service from Calle Periodista Azzati to the main gate and another linking the Cabanyal cemetery with Malva-rosa and Cabanyal. There are road and parking restrictions around the Cementerio General until 2 November, so public transport is the better option (València City Council, All Saints' 2026 notice).

What opens on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 November

• Sunday 1: each museum, sight and shop keeps its own Sunday hours; check its website.
• Monday 2: a working day in Valencia, so shops and services open as normal. If you are heading to a museum, check first whether it closes on Mondays.
• City of Arts and Sciences: hours vary by day and building; check the calendar on its website before you go (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències). Oceanogràfic tickets are also sold on Tiqets.
• Free hours through the week are on our free museums in Valencia page.

More ideas for those days

• València Boat Show: from 28 October to 1 November (Visit València).
• Football: Levante UD v Atlético de Madrid, on Saturday 31 at 14:00 at the Ciutat de València stadium (Levante UD).
• Concerts: Malú, on Saturday 31 (Visit València).

Everything else, with times and venues, is in the Valencia events guide and on the this weekend page, both updated every morning.