How do we get tickets for the family shows?

They're free, handed out in person at the information point of the Centre Museístic la Beneficència from the Tuesday before each show. There's no online booking, so go early in the week for popular ones.

Who are these monsters?

Figures from Valencian folk tales: la Bubota, el Caro, el Dimoni, and l'Home dels Nassos, the man with as many noses as there are days left in the year. Telling kids his story before you go makes the visit click.

Is there anything outside València?

Yes. Over a hundred public libraries and local museums across the Valencian Community join in each year. L'ETNO's campaign page links a map of the centers taking part.

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Espanta la Por at L'ETNO: Valencian Monsters for All Saints

Name: Espanta la Por at L'ETNO: Valencian Monsters for All Saints
Start: 2026-10-25
End: 2026-11-27T23:59:59
Location: L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia

When: Through Nov 27
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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FestivalCiutat Vella

Where

Ciutat Vella, L'ETNO, Museu Valencià d'Etnologia

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

What you need to know

Free family shows on Sundays, with tickets handed out in person at the museum from the Tuesday before
Valencian monsters, not Halloween, a good fit if your kids know pumpkins but not la Bubota
Shares a building with the Prehistory Museum, so you can pair both in one morning

About

Espanta la por is València's own take on All Saints: instead of pumpkins and witches, the ethnology museum brings back the monsters Valencian grandparents grew up fearing, like la Bubota and l'Home dels Nassos. This year marks ten years, with four new puppet characters by illustrator Miguel Hache, family theater, scary songs and storytelling. Younger kids enjoy the puppets and stories; school-age kids get the proper spooky tales.