Valencia: a resident’s guide

5 January: the climax of the Christmas cycle, the big kids' festival. - What: an evening parade of Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar with a retinue (pages, acrobats, articulated floats), sweets thrown into the crowd; at night the "Kings" leave presents, and 6 January is Día de Reyes. - Where: the route runs through the centre to Plaça de l'Ajuntament · M Xàtiva/Colón. The exact route and timing change every year [VERIFY exact dates]. - When: evening of 5 January, usually starting ~17:30–18:00. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: residents skip the crush at the finish by the Ajuntament and catch the procession near the start of the route (Porta de la Mar / Carrer de la Pau), where it's less crowded and the view is better; on the afternoon of the 5th, it's worth stopping by the Cartero Real (the Kings' royal postman). At home on the 6th — roscón de Reyes with the hidden figurine and bean.

17 January: patron saint of animals, fire, and the porrat. - What: a blessing of animals (dogs, cats, horses, and exotic pets all show up), a big hoguera (bonfire) with a cardboard ninot pig, and the porrat — a market of traditional sweets and crafts running the weekend before the feast; correfoc and a night mascletà also happen these days. - Where: Carrer de Sagunt, by the Parròquia de Sant Antoni Abat · Morvedre/La Saïdia district, a walk from Torres de Serrans. - When: the blessing is 17 January from ~11:00; the porrat runs the preceding weekend. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: bring a pet to the blessing, or just go for the porrat — buy tramussos (lupini beans), traditional sweets, and warm up by the fire; this is a neighbourhood feast, not a tourist one.

22 January: patron saint of the city of Valencia; a solemn Mass in the Cathedral plus a procession through the sites of the saint's martyrdom. A quiet, local patronal day (not to be confused with Sant Vicent Ferrer in April).

Rebaixes (winter sales) kick off ~7 January — but the real resident move is different: January–February is low season, so the museums (IVAM, Bombas Gens, Museu de Belles Arts) are empty and restaurants seat you without a booking.

Bird-watching at the Albufera: in winter the flooded rice paddies draw tens of thousands of wintering waterfowl from Northern Europe (see Nature). Take EMT bus 25 to El Palmar / El Saler.

On a cold or rainy evening, go for interiors and cinema; on a clear day, walk the Turia gardens in the low gold light.

Peak season for Valencia's oranges and mandarins (taronja / mandarina) — winter, straight off the trees in the Horta; the juice and fruit are at their best.

Roscón de Reyes (6 January) — a ring-shaped brioche with a hidden figurine and bean.

Winter vegetables: alcachofa (artichoke), cardo (cardoon), col (cabbage); the kitchen shifts to hearty arròs al forn (rice baked in a clay dish) and putxero (puchero) stew.

All i pebre — Albufera eel stewed with garlic and paprika; a winter classic at the taverns of El Palmar and Catarroja.

The Albufera's "mirror": from December to February the rice paddies are kept flooded (la perellonà) — the still water reflects the sky and clouds; the best season for mirror landscapes and wintering birds (ducks, herons, flamingos further out).

A mild winter: short days, low sun; citrus trees hang heavy with orange fruit right on the city streets.

last Sunday of February (in 2026: 22 February) [VERIFY exact dates]: the official opening of Fallas. - What: the Fallera Major "calls" the city to the festival from the foot of Torres de Serrans; a light show on the towers draws a crowd of ~100,000; the same day, the season's first mascletà goes off on Plaça de l'Ajuntament. - Where: Torres de Serrans (Torres de Serranos) · walk from the centre / M Alameda; the mascletà — Plaça de l'Ajuntament · M Xàtiva. - When: Sunday evening (the tower show after sunset); the mascletà at 14:00. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: get to the towers early and stand by the Serrans bridge over the Turia — you catch both the towers and the lighting from there; this marks the start of the countdown to Fallas.

movable dates before Lent [VERIFY exact dates]: modest in Valencia (neighbourhood parades, e.g. in Russafa/Ruzafa and along the Marítim), unlike the bigger Carnaval de Vinaròs up north (Castelló province) — a possible day-trip option.

The pre-fallero build-up: mascletàs start booming on Sundays in February; casals falleros open their doors and put ninots on display for viewing.

Almendros en flor (almond blossom): day trips inland — Casinos, Alcublas, Serra Calderona — for the white-and-pink bloom (February to early March).

Still low season: empty museums and restaurants; a good time for Bombas Gens, IVAM, Museu de Belles Arts.

The Albufera's birds are still wintering on the mirror water.

Oranges and mandarins at their peak; calçots (grilled spring onions) start showing up on day trips.

Warming up for Fallas: bakeries carry more and more buñuelos de calabaza (pumpkin fritters) and xocolata.

Hearty winter cooking continues: arròs al forn, putxero, all i pebre.

Almond trees bloom first — pink-and-white clouds inland, ahead of orange blossom.

The Albufera is still a "mirror"; by month's end the fields start getting drained and ploughed, ready for sowing.

1–19 March: Valencia's biggest festival, a UNESCO heritage listing; the city turns into an open stage of fire, gunpowder, and satirical monuments. - What: each neighbourhood puts up a falla — a giant monument of wood and cardboard built from ninots (satirical figures); every day from 1–19 March at 14:00, the Mascletà (a daytime gunpowder "concert" of rhythm and roar, not light); la Plantà (the final assembly: children's fallas go up on the 15th, the big ones by the morning of the 16th); the Ofrena de flors (flower offering to the Virgin of the Forsaken) on 17–18 March; the Nit del Foc (Night of Fire — the biggest fireworks show) on the night of the 18th into the 19th; la Cremà (the Burning) on 19 March — every monument goes up in flames, with the falla on Plaça de l'Ajuntament burning last. One ninot (the indultat) is spared by public vote and sent to the Museu Faller instead. - Where: the epicentre is Plaça de l'Ajuntament (the Mascletà, the final Cremà) · M Xàtiva; the Ofrena flows down Carrer de la Pau and Carrer de Sant Vicent to Plaça de la Mare de Déu (a giant Virgin built from flowers); standout monuments include Na Jordana, Convent Jerusalem, L'Antiga de Campanar (the "especial" category); the Nit del Foc lights up the Turia riverbed by Pont de Montolivet. - When: the Mascletà runs daily at 14:00 (1–19 March); the Ofrena on the 17th–18th (afternoon into evening both days); the Nit del Foc late on the night of the 18th into the 19th; the Cremà on the evening/night of 19 March (children's fallas ~20:00, the big ones ~22:30, the Ajuntament last). - Price: free on the street; paid grandstand seating for the Mascletà/Ofrena, if you want it. - How to enjoy it: the resident move is not to fixate only on the Ajuntament. Watch the Mascletà from a balcony or a side street (you feel the terratrèmol — the "earthquake" of the finale — in your chest), catch the Ofrena from a casal or along Carrer de la Pau rather than in the crowd by the Virgin, and walk the fallas at night once the crowds thin out; for the Cremà, pick one neighbourhood monument — far more intimate than the crush downtown. Get your buñuelos and xocolata from a street churrería, not a tourist café.

Full immersion in Fallas: casals, night-time monument walks, the despertà (a firecracker wake-up call each morning), verbenas (neighbourhood street parties).

Before 1 March and in the lulls — azahar walks (see Nature) and empty museums before the crowds hit.

Anyone who's not into gunpowder heads out on day trips: plenty of residents escape "explosive" Valencia for early spring instead.

Buñuelos de calabaza (pumpkin fritters) with xocolata — the Fallas signature, from street churrerías.

Citrus is still around; the first spring vegetables show up (habas — broad beans, guisantes — peas, tender artichokes).

Coca de llanda (a plain home-style sheet cake) goes with coffee year-round, but especially at Fallas snack breaks.

Azahar (orange blossom): from mid-March the whole city and the Horta smell of orange blossom — the most "Valencian" scent there is, and it lasts only a few weeks.

The Albufera moves from mirror to field prep; the days grow longer, and the warm season begins.

movable, tied to Easter (in 2026: Viernes de Dolor on 27 March through Domingo de Resurrección on 5 April) [VERIFY exact dates]: the seaside districts' own Holy Week. - What: around 31 brotherhoods and some 80 processions; the distinctive feature is that historical characters march alongside the nazarenos — Roman legionaries, crusaders, Napoleonic troops, "biblical platoons"; the highlights are La Trobada (the Meeting of the images), a procession to the sea with prayers for those lost at sea, El Silencio, and the Resurrección (the Easter Sunday procession). - Where: the Poblats Marítims districts — El Cabanyal, El Canyamelar, El Grau · Tram/M to Marítim-Serrería, then on foot; the processions head out to the shoreline. - When: Holy Week (March or April, depending on the year); processions run afternoon and evening, peaking on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: this is a different Semana Santa — none of the Andalusian pathos, with a maritime character and Cabanyal's Modernisme houses as backdrop; walk Cabanyal's narrow streets in the evening rather than sticking to the seafront, and pair it with lunch at a neighbourhood bodega.

the Monday of the second week after Easter (in 2026: 13 April) [VERIFY exact dates]: patron saint of the Valencian Community. - What: neighbourhoods put up altares (altars) where kids under 13 act out els Miracles — theatrical scenes in verse, performed in Valencian; a pontifical Mass at the cathedral, a flower offering at the saint's birth house, a 14:00 mascletà, and an evening procession. - Where: altars scattered through the central neighbourhoods (Ciutat Vella and others); the cathedral · a walk from the centre. - When: the Monday after the second Sunday of Easter; the Miracles run in the afternoon at the altars. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: walk a few neighbourhood altares and catch the kids' Miracles — a living, nearly-vanished tradition known as "San Vicente el del ditet"; it rarely makes it onto tour itineraries.

families head out to the Turia riverbed, the countryside, or the beach: eating mona and longaniza, flying catxirulos (kites); the sky over Valencia fills with kites.

Volar el catxirulo (kite-flying) at Easter — the Turia riverbed, the Cabanyal/Malva-rosa beaches, the fields of the Horta; a classic family ritual.

Picnics "in the countryside" (al camp) with mona and longaniza; terrace season kicks off.

Spring day trips: Sagunt, Xàtiva, Requena — comfortable weather before the heat sets in.

Mona de Pascua (an Easter brioche with an egg baked into the centre — you crack it on a friend's forehead) and longaniza de Pascua (an Easter sausage).

Arnadí — a dessert of Arab origin made from baked pumpkin, almonds, and sugar (Easter and Tots Sants).

Níspero (loquat) from Callosa d'en Sarrià and the first cherries; artichokes and broad beans carry on.

Azahar lingers into early April — orange blossom still hangs in the air.

The Albufera: the fields are flooded and ploughed — the "mirror" before sowing; bird migration is in full swing.

Everything is green, and the Jardí Botànic and Jardins de Monforte hit peak spring bloom.

second Sunday of May (in 2026: 10 May) [VERIFY exact dates]: Valencia's patron saint. - What: at dawn, the Missa de Descoberta (~5:00) and a children's Misa de Infantes (~8:00); the highlight is el Trasllat (the Transfer): the Virgin's image is carried by hand from her basilica to the cathedral through a packed crowd, with people reaching out to touch it; a mascletà in the afternoon, then a large procession in the evening. ⚠️ In 2026 the Trasllat route has changed due to works near the cathedral (Carrer del Micalet) — check the current one. - Where: Plaça de la Mare de Déu ↔ the Cathedral · a walk from the centre / M Àngel Guimerà. - When: Sunday; the Trasllat ~10:30. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: get to the square by 8–9am — it's packed, but that's exactly when you feel the Trasllat's emotion (this is the city's own moment, not a tourist one); afterwards the square is carpeted in flowers left as offerings.

~3 May (the first weekend): large crosses built from fresh flowers go up on streets and squares (a Lo Rat Penat tradition with medieval roots). Local, photogenic, and not touristy.

A bit of history: the old Feria de Mayo (May Fair) moved to July back in the 19th century and became the Feria de Julio — which is why the "main fair" is a summer thing now, not a May one.

Full terrace season; evening aperitivos; still too early to swim, but beach walks are on.

Gardens in bloom: Monforte, Botànic, Vivers; the first jacarandas by month's end.

Day trips to the mountains and the coast before the heat arrives.

Clóchinas season starts (small Valencian mussels) — strictly the "months without an R", May through August; more tender and tastier than regular mussels, and locals go straight for these.

The first tellina (a tiny sand clam) shows up; artichoke season fades as summer vegetables come in.

Cherries and níspero at their peak.

Jacaranda trees bloom by late May — blue-purple canopies and "carpets" of fallen flowers; the city has more than 5,000 of them (the Turia gardens, the boulevards).

The Albufera: early May brings la sembra (the rice sowing); the fields are still a mirror but will soon turn green.

23 June: the summer solstice, bonfires, and the sea. - What: bonfires on the beach, jumping through the flames for luck, a ritual midnight swim in the sea; from 18:00, around 25 tonnes of firewood get handed out at nine spots along the seafront, peaking at midnight. - Where: only in the marked zones on the Malva-rosa and El Cabanyal beaches · Tram/M to Marítim; bonfires are banned on the southern beaches (Pinedo, El Saler, La Devesa in the Albufera park). - When: the night of 23 into 24 June; bonfires are lit toward midnight. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: show up early with friends, a blanket, and food (spots fill up), make a wish, and jump through the surf at midnight; better to leave on foot or by bike — transport and traffic get overwhelmed.

movable (in 2026: 4–7 June, with the main procession on Sunday the 7th) [VERIFY exact dates]: the city's oldest festival; in 2026 it turns 700, with a possible UNESCO bid in the works. - What: the Cabalgata del Convite (morning, ~12:00) with biblical characters and "la Degollà"; in the afternoon, the Paso de les Roques: antique Roques floats roll through the centre, followed by giants (gegants), dwarfs (nanos), la Magrama, and la Moma; the els Misteris (mystery plays) and la Dansà (dance); a solemn procession in the evening. - Where: the historic centre — around the Cathedral, Plaça de la Mare de Déu, Carrer dels Cavallers · a walk from the centre. - When: the first weekend of June, timing varies by year; the Convite ~12:00, the Roques ~16:30 (Sunday). - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: watch the Roques and gegants in the afternoon — a rare living medieval tradition; stop by the Casa de les Roques (the float museum on Carrer de les Roques) beforehand to understand what's rolling through the streets.

Beach season kicks off — Malva-rosa, El Saler, La Devesa; evening swims.

Open-air cinema and concerts open up; evening walks through the Turia riverbed.

Jacarandas at their peak — photo season for "purple Valencia".

Clóchinas in full swing (June–August); tellina, summer fish.

Horchata and fartons kick off — the royal pair of Valencian summer (more in July).

Summer fruit: cherries fade out as apricot, the first melon, and watermelon come in.

Jacaranda at its peak (May–June) — blue-purple boulevards.

The Albufera turns green: the rice is growing, and the fields shift from mirror to emerald.

The longest days of the year; a warm sea.

all of July (in 2026: 1–31 July; the name was officially reverted to "Feria de Julio") [VERIFY exact dates]: the city's big summer festival — concerts, fireworks, and flowers. - What: concerts in the Jardins de Vivers (2–25 July), street events across the neighbourhoods (~300 activities), pyrotechnic "castles" (castells de focs) on Saturdays after midnight; the Gran Nit de Juliol — a "big night" with an open-ended programme (music, circus, magic, museums open till dawn) and the main fireworks show; the grand finale is the Batalla de Flors (Battle of the Flowers). - Where: Jardins de Vivers (concerts) · M Alameda/Facultats; fireworks over the Turia riverbed near Alameda; the Batalla — Passeig de l'Albereda (Alameda) · M Alameda. - When: all of July; the Gran Nit de Juliol — a Saturday mid-month (in 2026 ~18 July) [VERIFY exact dates]; the Batalla de Flors — the last Sunday (in 2026: 26 July) at 20:00. - Price: street events and fireworks are free; Vivers concerts are partly ticketed. - How to enjoy it: for the Batalla de Flors, wear goggles and join in the flower fight (falleras on floats throw around 1.5 million carnations, and the crowd throws back) — it's a participation sport, not a spectator one; catch the fireworks from a bridge over the Turia; for the Vivers concerts, get there early and sit under the pines.

Fire context: the region's gunpowder culture peaks around now — the Nit de l'Albà happens in Elx in August (a spectacular day trip), but Valencia's own castells de focs go off every Saturday through July.

The beach at sunrise and sunset (midday is too hot); rooftop bars; siesta mode.

Horchata and fartons in Alboraya — the resident move is to go straight to the source in Alboraya (e.g. Horchatería Daniel on Av. de la Horchata, running since 1949) instead of the touristy branch at Mercat de Colón.

Open-air cinema; evening life shifts later into the night.

Horchata de xufa and fartons — in season May through September, but July is peak; the tiger nuts are D.O. Alboraya.

Clóchinas are still in season; esgarraet (roasted pepper with salt cod, garlic, and olive oil) is the summer tapa of choice; fideuà and arròs a banda along the coast.

Melon, watermelon, figs, peaches.

The Albufera: bright-green rice paddies stretching to the horizon; sunsets from a barca (boat) in El Palmar.

Hot light, long evenings; a warm sea.

the last Wednesday of August (in 2026: 26 August) in Buñol (~40 km away) [VERIFY exact dates]: the world's biggest tomato fight — a day trip. - What: for one hour (12:00–13:00) the crowd pelts each other with dozens of tonnes of overripe tomatoes; entry is ticketed (a municipal fee of ~€15, capacity ~22,000), with ticket exchange from 9:00. - Where: Buñol · Cercanías C-3 from Valencia (~50–60 min) plus a walk. - When: Wednesday, 12:00–13:00; get there well ahead of time. - Price: ~€15 (the fee) plus optional add-on packages. - How to enjoy it: old clothes, swimming goggles, closed shoes; keep your phone in a waterproof bag; go by train (there's no parking); locals hose everyone down after the fight, so the "shower" is built in.

⚠️ The city goes quiet: plenty of Valencians leave town, and some bars, shops, and family restaurants close for vacances — check hours before you go.

The beach at sunrise and sunset; sunset boat rides on the Albufera; escape the heat to Serra Calderona or inland.

The city empties out for the holidays — a plus if you're staying: open terraces, quiet neighbourhoods.

The last of the clóchinas (through end of August — then it's a wait until May).

The Albufera's green rice ripens toward the "new harvest"; arròs and all i pebre at the El Palmar taverns.

Peak melon season: watermelon, melon, figs, the valenciano tomato.

The Albufera: the rice fills out, and by month's end the fields turn from green to heavy gold.

The hottest, driest stretch of the year; the evening sea breeze is the saving grace.

late August / early September in Requena [VERIFY exact dates]: one of Spain's oldest wine festivals, in the D.O. Utiel-Requena region. - What: grape treading (la pisada), tastings, descents into the underground cuevas wineries, parades, food; around it, the vendimia (harvest) is underway on the Meseta plateau. - Where: Requena · Cercanías C-3 or AVE from Valencia. - When: late summer / early autumn [VERIFY exact dates]. - Price: the town and street events are free; tastings and tours are paid. - How to enjoy it: pair it with La Villa (Requena's medieval quarter) and a bodega tour through the cuevas; go for the local Bobal and Cava.

La tornada (the return): the cultural season restarts — new exhibitions at IVAM/Bombas Gens, theatre programmes back up.

The best month for swimming: the sea is at its warmest and the crowds have thinned.

Vendimia tours in Utiel-Requena; mushroom season starts by month's end.

Back to the everyday rhythm: evening walks, sports in the Turia riverbed.

Arròs nou (new rice) after the Albufera harvest — the season for "real" paella and arròs al forn.

Grapes and the first young wine (most / vi novell) from Utiel-Requena.

The last summer vegetables; pomegranates and figs start showing up.

The Albufera: la sega (the rice harvest) — fields turn from green to gold, combines and sheaves, an autumn scene.

Autumn bird migration returns; the light softens.

9 October: the city's main civic holiday, plus a "Valencian Valentine's Day" (Sant Donís). - What: the Processó Cívica (running since 1365): the Reial Senyera (royal banner) is lowered from the city hall balcony and carried to the Parterre, to the statue of Jaume I, with a flower offering; a mascletà; Sant Donís is the lovers' day — people give la Mocadorà, a handkerchief with marzipan figurines of fruit and vegetables, including piuletes i tronadors (marzipan shaped like the firecrackers banned back in 1738). - Where: Ajuntament → Parterre (the Jaume I statue) · M Xàtiva/Colón; pastry shops all over the city. - When: 9 October; the procession runs in the afternoon. - Price: free (the sweets cost money). - How to enjoy it: buy a real Mocadorà from a neighbourhood pastelería and give it as a gift (a local, almost-forgotten "Valentine"); catch the Senyera coming down and the procession — a restrained, homegrown patriotic ritual, not a tourist show.

Mushroom season (setes/setas) starts: outings to Serra Calderona and inland (late September to early December, peaking in November).

"Velvet" beach days; comfortable day trips (Xàtiva, Sagunt, Montanejos).

Young wine from the new harvest at the bodegas.

Mocadorà: piuletes i tronadors, marzipan fruit (9 October).

Mushroom and small-game (caza menor) stews; winter artichokes, cabbage, and cardoon are back.

Pomegranates, persimmon (caqui) from the Ribera del Xúquer, fresh rice.

The Albufera: the harvest wraps up, and the fields start flooding again ahead of the winter perellonà.

Autumn light, the first cool evenings; a second, weaker wave of jacaranda bloom.

1 November: a family day of remembrance (cemeteries, flowers) plus a table of sweets. - What: the tradition is panellets, huesos de santo, and buñuelos de calabaza (pumpkin fritters — here too, not just at Fallas), with mistela or coffee. - Where: homes, pastry shops, the Cementeri General. - When: 1 November. - Price: —. - How to enjoy it: stop by an old-school pastelería for huesos de santo and buñuelos; a quiet, homey, uncommercial holiday.

an autumn event with floating dates (in 2026: 3–15 November; it's landed in October in past years) [VERIFY exact dates]: screenings of Mediterranean cinema at theatres across the city.

Low season: the calmest and "cheapest" month — empty museums and restaurants, no lines anywhere.

Peak mushroom season — the markets are full of setas; restaurant menus go heavy on mushrooms.

Cinema (the Mostra), museums, interiors — the rainy-day repertoire.

Walks in the clear autumn light; watch the Albufera's wintering birds arrive.

Setas (mushrooms): November is peak; caza menor (small game).

Arnadí (pumpkin and almond), huesos de santo, panellets, buñuelos de calabaza.

New rice, pomegranates, persimmon, the first new-season oranges.

The Albufera is back underwater (la perellonà) — the "mirror" returns, along with wintering birds from Northern Europe.

Autumn colours in the Turia riverbed; short, mild days.

all of December: the Christmas cycle of lights, nativity scenes, and markets. - What: a large life-size Betlem (nativity scene) and the Fira de Nadal (a Christmas crafts market) on Plaça de la Reina; a ruta de belenes (a trail of nativity scenes through churches and public buildings); Christmas lights across the city; pyromusical shows on Plaça de l'Ajuntament. - Where: Plaça de la Reina, Plaça de l'Ajuntament, the centre · M Xàtiva/Colón; also the Fira del Lluís Vives. - When: December; the lights go up from the start of the month. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: walk the ruta de belenes and the Fira de Nadal at dusk, when the lights switch on; pick up a nativity figurine and some turró.

31 December: campanadas (12 grapes on the strokes of midnight) and fireworks. - What: an evening programme on Plaça de l'Ajuntament (DJs, live music, the countdown), plus morning "campanadas infantiles" with confetti for kids; fireworks at the Ajuntament, Pont de Montolivet, and along the Turia riverbed. - Where: Plaça de l'Ajuntament · M Xàtiva; also Pont de Montolivet, the Turia riverbed. - When: 31 December — the kids' version ~11:00–12:30; the evening programme ~22:30–01:45. - Price: free. - How to enjoy it: residents with kids go to the "campanadas infantiles" in the daytime (no night crowd), then ring in midnight at a neighbourhood square or at home with the 12 grapes.

Lights, markets, nativity scenes, an ice rink; family mode.

Back to museums and interiors on the cold days; citrus season is in full swing.

Watch the wintering birds and the Albufera's "mirror".

Turró/turrón (Xixona/Jijona is nearby), polvorones, mantecados — the Christmas table.

Peak season for Valencian oranges and mandarins; seafood for the holidays.

All i pebre and arròs al forn — the winter classics.

The Albufera in its winter perellonà — the "mirror" and the peak of wintering waterfowl.

The shortest day of the year, but a mild winter and low golden light; orange trees hang with fruit right on the streets.