Sagunto bids farewell to its 2026 Fallas Queens at FJFS closing ceremony
The Federació Junta Fallera de Sagunt (FJFS) held the official farewell ceremony for Ana Martínez and Noa Barea, Sagunto's 2026 Fallas Queens, and their Courts of Honour at the Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo on 5 June.
The Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo in Sagunto hosted the ceremony on 5 June at which the Federació Junta Fallera de Sagunt (FJFS) brought the 2026 Fallas representatives' year to a close. Ana Martínez Llopis, the senior Fallas Queen, and Noa Barea Encinas, the junior Fallas Queen, received tributes from the 30 falla commissions that make up the municipal federation. The event concluded a year of representing the Fallas — the traditional Valencian fire festival declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in November 2016, celebrated each March and culminating in the cremà, the ceremonial burning of the monuments. The Fallas Queen is the main symbolic representative of the festival in her town for the duration of her reign. With 30 commissions, the FJFS shows how deeply rooted this tradition is in Sagunto's community life. The handover marks the beginning of the new term for the 2027 Fallas Queens.