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TastArròs 2026 Returns to València's City Hall Square for its 9th Edition

The great Valencian rice festival will be held on April 25th and 26th in València's City Hall Square, featuring tastings, showcookings, and activities for all audiences.

Image of an urban rice drying area with rice spread out in a square, with traditional tools and animals.
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Image of an urban rice drying area with rice spread out in a square, with traditional tools and animals.

The most anticipated gastronomic event of the year centered around Valencian rice, TastArròs 2026, will return to València's City Hall Square on April 25th and 26th, becoming the epicenter of rice culture.

For two days, tradition, product, and cuisine will come together in an event that pays homage to rice as one of the great symbols of the Valencian territory. Since its first edition in 2016, TastArròs has consolidated itself as one of the most relevant gastronomic events on the calendar, both locally and nationally.
Organized by the Regulatory Council of the Arròs de València Designation of Origin, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the València City Council, the event brings the cultural, gastronomic, and environmental richness linked to Valencian rice closer to the public. Visitors will be able to taste traditional rice dishes and contemporary versions, prepared by a selection of restaurants from València and different regions.
This 9th edition of TastArròs is complemented by a varied program that includes showcookings with chefs such as Carolina Álvarez, Vicente Rioja, and Manu Yarza, where the techniques and particularities of the rice varieties protected by the D.O. will be discovered. There will also be an interactive rice mill, the traditional urban drying area, live music, and a new edition of the ‘Future Rice Cooker’ competition.
One of the great attractions returning this edition is the urban drying area, where a part of the square will be transformed into an authentic drying space with 10,000 kilograms of rice, following traditional methods. In addition, visitors can participate in the ‘Fastest Farmer of l’Albufera’ competition, which tests farming skills.
The TastArròs T’Ensenya stage will offer practical classes and showcookings throughout the weekend to reveal the keys to the varieties protected by the D.O. Arròs de València. There will also be a rice milling workshop and a space dedicated to the international dissemination of rice culture through EU Rice, a program promoted by the Agricultural Business Association of Thessaloniki and the D.O. Arròs de València, with the support of the European Union.
The event will also feature the participation of fishermen from the Port de Catarroja, who will bring some of their traditional boats and gear to the center of València. The ‘Future Rice Cooker’ competition will close the event on Sunday, distributing three prizes: one of €1,000 and two of €500, with a final prize of €2,000 for the winner.

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