Friday has come and as usual Valencia and its surroundings get prepared for the week-end. So, what about you? Are you ready?

Our Spanish school El Rincón del Tándem selected a list of events to help its students make the most of their stay in Valencia. Have a look at the below post and get ready for a fun and lively week-end 😉

IX Distrito 008

Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th. All day
Barrio de Extramurs, Valencia

The yearly appointment with Distrito 008 has come. Distrito 008 is an urban festival, aiming at revitalizing the 008 zone of the Extramurs neighborhood through culture, leisure and local shops.

With the slogan “Let’s go out on the streets”, the festival offers us the chance to join the neighborhood life throughout the week-end. In the Saturday program we point out Photowalk, a photographic route, promoting the city through the street photography, an urban sustainability Lab, and the “I Am Free” dance performance in the afternoon. On Sunday, we also suggest Golpe poético, a poetry duel between published poets and street poets, as well as the gastronomic route, where you can taste typical local dishes.

A perfect plan to mingle with local people and to get to know life in Estramurs!

4º Edition Graffitea Cheste

Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th. All day
Cheste (Valencia)

This week Cheste celebrates the 4º edition of Graffitea Festival. The festival is a cultural initiative, promoted buy the culture councillorship and the Valencian group Wall Arttitude. The street art intervention foresees the participation of international artists, like the Argentinian Cobre, the Mexicans Los Calladitos and the Portuguese Godmess, as well as Valencian artists, like Dehi, Freskales, and the artistic couple Antonio Tone y César Goce.

The event will close on Sunday, with the cultural route, starting at 11.00 a.m. from Plaza Castillo. During this walk through all the artworks an expert guide will tell about the meaning and contexts of each mural.

To reach Cheste from Valencia, you can take the regional railway – line C3 at Estación del Norte.
A good chance to immerse yourself in a fantasy, colored and dream world…

Les Tendetes. Market with varieties things

Saturday, 6th , 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 7th, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mercado de Tapinería, Valencia

If you feel like going shopping without spending too much money, this is a perfect chance! At this market you fill find a variety of objects and accessories at good price and from local shops.

Besides, you will enjoy the good atmosphere of Mercado de Tapinería, that in a short period of time has turned in one of the most lively and colorful spot of the city.

Ideal for the alternative shopping lovers…

Piano duel 6.0

Sunday, 7th, 12.00 a.m.
Amstel Art – Veles y Vents, Marina de Valencia

The initiative, promoted by two famous pianists from Valencia music scenario, propose us a music duel between different styles and sonorous worlds. During the performance short and animation films will be set to music, in a lovely maritime setting.

A unique event with the blow of music next the sea…

Now it’s up to you to make your plan 😉

Our Spanish school El Rincón del Tándem in Valencia, wishes you a happy week-in in Valencia and its surroundings.
And, of course, we invite you to keep learning Spanish by connecting with new people and immerse yourself into local life.

Have a nice week-end!