On the 9th of October every year, the people of València celebrate the national day of their autonomous region. This is a historical commemoration of the date in 1238 when King James I officially entered the city of Valencia, freeing it from Moorish rule.

The celebrations start the night of the 8th with a stunning exhibition of fireworks and continue on the 9th with a civil parade, with the “Senyera”, the Valencian flag, presiding in the morning, and a Moors and Christian parade in the afternoon, all of them worth witnessing.