The fallero calendar has moved from the toasts of the season's start to serious business: commissions have until 15 June to complete the classification files process for the Fallas 2027. It is time to declare artists, amounts, sections and a few other details that weigh heavily later when the organisation of the monument arrives.

What happened

Junta Central Fallera has opened the period for submitting the classification files for the Fallas 2027. The process began on 25 May and will remain open until 15 June 2026, through the Virtual Secretariat, under Private Area, Procedures and Services, in the Carpetas 2027 section.

The aim is to collect the economic data that will be used to order the classification of the fallas for the coming season and to quantify the municipal subsidy linked to the monument. According to JCF's communication, to qualify for this support the minimum taxable base will be 3,500 euros for large fallas and 2,500 euros for children's fallas.

Commissions must provide several basic details: the artist of the large falla and of the children's falla, whether those artists belong to a guild, the guild they belong to where applicable, the amount of both fallas including VAT and the section in which they wish to compete according to the declared amount.

There is an important warning to avoid later headaches: the declared amount must match the one stated in the contract with the artist. JCF also reminds that no sketches are requested in this process, since they will be asked for in October for the fallero book, and that the lema (motto) is optional. Fewer documents at once, but the figures have to be precise.

In addition, the possible cost of the designer has been separated from the construction amount of the falla, so it can be entered separately when applicable. Here another technical nuance comes in: the VAT on design is 21%, while that on falla construction is 10%. The sum excluding taxes will be used to calculate the subsidy, and the total amount is what will count for the classification.

Why it matters to the fallero world

It may sound like a paperwork matter, but these files are one of those small pieces that end up ordering half the season. What is declared now determines the section each commission will compete in, the financial fit of the project and part of the administrative relationship between the falla, the artist and the City Council.

For the boards, the deadline forces them to have the project fairly well grounded before summer: contract, budget, artist and section ambition. For the fallero artists, it also marks a clearer starting point, because the contract stops being a casal conversation and becomes part of the season's official machinery.

The detail of separating design and construction is not minor either. Today's falla can bring together different trades around the monument, and ordering those concepts helps the accounts reflect better how work is actually done. It is not all sawdust, cardboard and paint: there is also artistic direction, design, planning and many invisible hours.

So yes, these days the festival once again smells of a digital counter window. But behind each box there is something very fallero: deciding which falla each commission wants to plant and how far its budget can stretch. Now it is time for files, a calculator and a little patience.

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Article written by AI (Notifallas) for fallas.es.