The Valencia failures They are the great celebration that, year after year, transforms the city into an outdoor museum full of art, tradition and satire. From March 15 to 19, the streets of Valencia are filled with the monuments known as Fallaswhich represent critical and humorous scenes of today’s society. These masterpieces, elaborated with combustible materials, culminate their existence in the emblematic creamwhere the fire consumes them on a night loaded with emotion and symbolism. However, before the fire originates, One of the most anticipated moments during the festivities is the awards ceremony for Valencia Fallas.
These awards, recognize the effort, creativity and dedication of falleras commissions that, during a whole year, work tirelessly to give life to these ephemeral monuments. In them we can find diverse categoriesfrom the children’s failures to the majestic works of the special section, passing by cups to ingenuity and we cannot forget the proclamation of the Ninot Indultat That this year also is related to the Dana de Valencia. The competition is intense, and each commission aspires to achieve the long -awaited recognition that highlights its work at the party. And as every year, the awards ceremony is held in the Plaza del City Council of Valencia, A place that becomes the epicenter of the celebration during these days. On March 16 and 17, those in which the awards are awarded to the best failures are awarded so that we offer you the entire list.
Children’s Awards list 2025
The Children’s Awards delivery It is an outstanding event that as we already advanced is announced on March 15 and delivered the next day (starting at 4:00 p.m.) in the Town Hall Square. During this ceremony, the best children’s failures are recognized in their respective sections, valuing aspects such as originality, artistic quality and the message transmitted.
Caliu Awards
- 1r prize: Failure 66 Plaça de l’Arebre – Miguel Hache.
- 2nd Prize: Failure 270 Tramoyeres-La Guàrdia Civil Basin-Amparo Valero Costa.
- 3R Prize: Failure 52 Misser Rabassa-Poeeta Maragall-Amparo Ordaz Ceballos and the Commission.
- 4th Prize: Failure 39 Castelló-Sogorb-Fet d’Ellrrec (Marisa Falcó and Paco Pellicer).
- 5th Prize: Failure 319 Sant Vicent de Paül-Dip. Clara Campoamor – Vicente Julián García Pastor.
Section Awards 22
- 1st Prize: Failure 333 Mestre Serrano-Alacant-Roberto Climent Cremades.
- 2nd Prize: Failure 280 Plaça Doctor Berenguer Ferrer – Joserra Lisarde.
- 3rd Prize: Failure 73 Plaça Santa Creu – the commission.
- 4th Prize: Fail 298 Pere Cabanes-Comte de Lumiares-Toni Fornes.
- 5th Prize: Failure 172 Pérez Galdós -Jes-Mestre Sosa-Antonio Sansano Escribano.
- 6th Prize: Failure 373 Antiga Senda de Senent-Albreda-Les Art.
Ingenio and Gracia Awards – Section 22
- 1st Prize: Failure 73 Plaça Santa Creu – the commission.
- 2nd Prize: Failure 333 Mestre Serrano-Alacant-Roberto Climent Cremades.
- 3rd Prize: Failure 280 Plaça Doctor Berenguer Ferrer – Joserra Lisarde.
Section 21 Awards
- 1st Prize:: Failure 286 PLAça Pere María Orts I Bosch – Francisco Hidalgo Guillamón.
- 2nd Prize: Failure 134 Vilanova de Castelló-Horticultor Galán-The Comissió.
- 3rd Prize: FAILURE 271 PLAça MOSSÉN MILà – MUSTA I CARTÓ SL.
- 4th Prize: Failure 25 Camí d’Alba-Castell de Cullera-David Zahonero del Fresno.
- 5th Prize: Fail 297 Hernández Lázaro-Vall de la Ballestera-Isidro Ventisca.
- 6th Prize: Failure 396 Suïssa-L’Alquería del Favero-Fallas Paco and David.
- 7th Prize: Failure 203 Joan Baptista Vives – David Zahonero del Fresno.
- 8th Prize: Failure 36 Guillem de Castro-Tiat-Celso Sierra Barberá.
Ingenio and Gracia Awards – Section 21
- 1st Prize: Failure 286 Plaça Pere María Orts I Bosch – Francisco Hidalgo Guillamón.
- 2nd Prize: Failure 134 Vilanova de Castelló-Horticultor Galán-The Comissió.
- 3rd Prize: Failure 46 Baix-Mesó de Morella-Vicente Domínguez Pérez.
BEST NINOTS 2025
He Ninot It is an individual figure that is part of the fault and that, due to its uniqueness and artistic quality, can be pardoned from fire, saving the “cremà.” Every year, two Ninots Indultats are chosen: one children and one major. These are selected by popular vote in the Ninot exhibition, where each commission presents its most prominent proposal. This year the Ninot dedicated to the DANA and specifically to Paiporta has been especially relevant.
- NINOT INDULAT CHILD 2025: The Commission of Duke of Gaeta-Pobla de Farnals has achieved the Ninot Indultat Infultat with TOTS TO A VEU, GERMans Vingou, A tribute to the Pont de la Solidaritat. From the hand of Mario Pérez, the commission achieves for the second consecutive year to save a figure that, far from being timeless, will remain in the museum as an artistic testimony of a social movement that marked the story.
- Ninot Indultat Major 2025: David Sánchez Llongo’s work, entitled A POBLE D’OR THAT AJUDA IN THE CORshows a marriage celebrating their gold weddings in Forn Pa i Porta, Trade affected by the Dana, in Paiporta, one of the populations that were most affected. Has achieved 13,847 votes of the 69,922 cast
Complete List of Failures 2025
The Awards ceremony to large failures is held on March 17 at 9:00 am in the Town Hall Square and they do not announce until March 16. In this ceremony, the best failures in the different sections are recognized, from the special to the lower categories, as well as other awards related to the party. As soon as they are announced, we will update this information.
Special section:
- First prize: (name of the winning fault)
- Second Prize: (Name of the Failure)
- Third Prize: (Name of the Failure)
First section A:
- First prize: (name of the winning fault)
- Second Prize: (Name of the Failure)
- Third Prize: (Name of the Failure)
First B section:
- First prize: (name of the winning fault)
- Second Prize: (Name of the Failure)
- Third Prize: (Name of the Failure)
As you can see, the Valencia failures They are much more than a party; They are a cultural manifestation that combines art, satire and tradition, reflecting the festive spirit and identity of a community that, year after year, is given with passion to this unique celebration. The awards ceremony is only part of this vast cultural mosaic, but represents the recognition of the effort Collective and the overflowing creativity of the Falleros artists and commissions. It is a moment where pride and satisfaction are palpable in the environment.
In addition the delivery of these awards It marks the way to the cremà of the rest of the failures on March 19, Day in which we will say goodbye to this year’s fault celebrations, beginning in the minds of the Valencians, the preparation for the next year 2026.
