Is the correfoc OK for young kids?

It is loud, with sparks and pyrotechnics all around you, so it suits kids around 8 and up. With younger kids, skip it and go to the market and the daytime blessing instead.

Can my kid bring a pet to the blessing?

Yes. Members of the public with domestic animals open and close the parade on Carrer de Sagunt. Bread rolls blessed at the morning Mass are given to the animals that take part.

What is there for kids at the market?

Last edition had children's workshops and dog demonstrations by guide dogs, police and firefighters on the weekend mornings. Check the program once the next dates are out.

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Sant Antoni in València: Blessing of the Animals on Carrer de Sagunt

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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FestivalLa Saïdia

Where

Carrer del Ministre Luis Mayans and Carrer de Sagunt

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Drop-in, stay as long as kids last

Animal blessing

Bring pets or watch the parade

Fire and fireworks

Correfoc, night mascletà and bonfire castillo

What you need to know

Kids can join the parade with a pet, which walks the blessing route before and after the mounted police
Usually around Jan 17, the saint's day: in 2026 the blessing parade was Saturday Jan 17 at 11:15am, with the correfoc and bonfire the weekend before
Fire and noise at night: the correfoc and bonfire fireworks suit school-age kids better than toddlers

About

Sant Antoni is Valencia's winter street festival for the patron saint of animals. A market of crafts and traditional food fills the streets, and a correfoc sends fire-costumed devils through the crowd. The bonfire is lit after a torchlit procession with drums and dolçaina. It ends on Carrer de Sagunt, where families walk pets in the blessing parade beside mounted police and cavalry in gala uniform.

Free

Dates to be announced

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Where it is

Carrer del Ministre Luis Mayans
Carrer del Ministre Luis Mayans & C/ de Maximilià Thous, La Saïdia, 46009 València, Valencia, Spain
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Carrer de Sagunt
C/ de Sagunt, La Saïdia, 46009 València, Valencia, Spain
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Resources

2026 program
Last edition's full program, in Spanish (ValenciaExtra).

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