Overview
- Municipal programmes are set nationwide, including Valencia’s arrival by sea and the Tui–Valença procession billed as Europe’s only cross‑border cabalgata.
- Security operations are extensive, exemplified by A Coruña’s more than 200 staff, 76 police and auxiliary points, multiple medical posts and rolling road closures.
- Organizers plan large candy distributions that prioritize gluten‑free options, such as 13 tonnes in Almería, around seven tonnes in Sabadell and over 10 tonnes of sweets in Málaga.
- Accessibility expands with sensory‑friendly stretches, noise‑reduction headset loans and reserved areas, highlighted in A Coruña, Soutomaior and Sabadell, alongside pictogram route maps.
- Innovation and contingencies define this edition: Madrid budgets roughly €2 million and fields cleaner fleets, Leganés schedules a helicopter arrival, Alcalá adds LED‑lit floats, Las Rozas readies a drone show, and Murcia keeps the parade conditional on weather with refunds promised if canceled.