The draft of the 2027 Fallas Bylaw, pending final approval and publication, has set off alarms among the monument artists. The document establishes that the calendar for transporting and assembling the Fallas pieces begins, as a general rule for all commissions except Special and First A sections, on March 11 — a date the artisans consider far too late.
According to artists consulted by Las Provincias, if the municipal proposal stands as written, they will have three fewer days than in the 2025 and 2026 Fallas to move the pieces from their workshops and carry out crane lifting. In the last two years, the start date for these commissions was set on March 8, while now March 11 is proposed, considering that children's monuments must be planted by March 15 and the large ones by March 16.
The City Council's intention was to synchronise the installation of most marquees (about 180, set up on March 11) with the transport of Fallas pieces, to minimise street closures and address neighbourhood complaints after the 2026 controversy, when marquees were brought forward to March 6 and then remained closed for nearly a week.
However, the coincidence of both operations threatens to further complicate traffic, with marquee installation vehicles and flatbed trucks carrying Fallas pieces circulating simultaneously.
Unease among artisans
Among the artists who have expressed their discomfort is Marta Povez, who runs a workshop in San Mateu (Castellón): «This year I am making five large Fallas, two of them in the Carmen neighbourhood where it is difficult to enter, and three children's ones. If instead of transporting on the 8th or 9th we cannot do it until March 11, I would have to spend that whole day transporting,» she explains.
The City Council is studying changes to the draft to give artisans at least one more day. The final decision will be known after the Bylaw's definitive approval.
Sources: Las Provincias — Artists warn they will have three fewer days to build the monuments (5/11/2026, Lola Soriano Pons)
