1st of January - New year's day. National holiday.

5-6th of January - The procession of the 3 Holy Kings.  On the morning of the 6th of January is when the children receive their gifts.

22nd of January - San Vicente Mártir: Patron saint of the city of Valencia, on the morning of the 22nd, there is a procession through the streets in his honor.

The 3rd week of March - Las Fallas

19th of March - San José. Especially celebrated throughout the region of Valencia because he is the patron saint, this is also Fathers Day in Spain.

March/April - Easter-Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Monday of Passover are official holidays, although throughout Spain during holy week there are often celebrations and parades every day.

1st of May - International Labor day. A national holiday in Spain.

15th of August - Asuncin de la Virgen. This is a national holiday celebrating one of the patrons of Spain.

Last Wednesday of August - La Tomatina

9th of October - National Day of the region of Valencia: To celebrate and honor their regional pride, the people from Valencia enjoy local festivities with friends and family .

12th of October - Dia del Hispanidad. This is a national holiday with official parades celebrating "being Spanish".

1st of November - All Saints day. National holiday in Spain.

6th of December - Constitution day in Spain. This is a National holiday, but is only celebrated with official events.

8th of December - Imaculada Concepcin. This is a national holiday celebrating the patron of Spain, la Imaculada Concepcin.

25th of December - Christmas day. National holiday.

28th of December - This is the day where people makes jokes upon each other (like the 1st of April in many other countries).

Shops and opening hours

The opening hours for most shops throughout the country are from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Saturday. From 2 p.m. to 5p.m. shops are closed for the famous Spanish "siesta". On Saturdays many small shops are only open to 2 p.m. Major shopping malls, department stores and supermarkets stay open without a break from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. or in some cases until 10 p.m.

Restaurants
Restaurants start serving lunch from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and dinner from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. In small restaurants and bars it is normally possible to get served a fixed number of menus at any time of the day.

Banks
Banks are open from 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Monday to Friday, exempt from October to April where banks also are open Saturday from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.