Valencia Cathedral hosts a pilgrimage on 18 October

Valencia Cathedral (Catedral de València) will receive two Alzira brotherhoods on 18 October 2026 for a pilgrimage linked to the Eucharistic Holy Year. The programme combines a visit to the Holy Chalice exhibition at the Almudin with a Eucharist in the cathedral in Valencia, Spain.

Alzira brotherhoods bring a pilgrimage on 18 October

The Brotherhood of the Last Supper and the Brotherhood of the Holy Chalice, both from Alzira, are organising the pilgrimage together. The cathedral operator announced the programme on 2 October 2026 and places the first event on Sunday 18 October 2026.

The two groups will travel to Valencia, approach the Holy Chalice, visit the exhibition devoted to the relic at the Almudin and take part in a joint Eucharist inside the cathedral. The programme is part of the Third Eucharistic Holy Year of the Holy Chalice, which has made the relic the focus of religious visits during 2026. The 18 October pilgrimage programme also describes the day as a meeting between the two brotherhoods and the wider public.

The announcement gives no timetable for the pilgrimage and does not state a separate admission arrangement. It identifies the cathedral Eucharist as part of the programme, while the exhibition stop takes place at the Almudin rather than in the cathedral itself.

Why the Holy Chalice chapel shapes the visit

The pilgrimage is connected to a specific room within the building. The Holy Chalice chapel occupies the cathedral's former chapter house, built between 1365 and 1369, and the relic was moved there in 1916.

The chapel is a fourteenth-century Flamboyant Gothic space with a square plan, carved stone walls and a star-like ribbed vault. It measures 13 metres wide and 16 metres high, making the relic's setting a distinct destination within the larger church. The cathedral's chapel history and dimensions place the room within the building's medieval development.

Construction of the current cathedral began on 22 June 1262, after the site had served as a mosque and earlier religious buildings. The Almoina entrance and ambulatory began in a late-Romanesque style before later work continued in Gothic forms.

That layered history gives the 18 October programme a clear architectural setting. Visitors move from an exhibition at the Almudin to a Eucharist in a cathedral whose fourteenth-century chapter house now preserves the Holy Chalice.

Visiting Valencia Cathedral: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The pilgrimage and Eucharist take place on 18 October 2026, with the exhibition visit at the Almudin and the Eucharist at Valencia Cathedral.
• The announcement identifies the cathedral Eucharist as part of the programme but does not announce a closure or a changed entrance for cultural visitors.
• The cathedral stands in Valencia, Spain, and includes the Holy Chalice chapel, the museum and the Micalet bell tower as named visitor areas.

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Frequently asked questions about Valencia Cathedral

When does the pilgrimage take place at Valencia Cathedral?

The pilgrimage by the two Alzira brotherhoods takes place on 18 October 2026. It includes a visit to the Holy Chalice exhibition at the Almudin and a Eucharist at the cathedral.

What is the Holy Chalice chapel at Valencia Cathedral?

It is the former chapter house, built between 1365 and 1369 and used as the Holy Chalice chapel since 1916. The fourteenth-century Gothic room measures 13 metres wide and 16 metres high.

Where is Valencia Cathedral and how do you get there?

Valencia Cathedral is in Valencia, Spain. The 18 October 2026 programme also includes a visit to the Almudin before the Eucharist at the cathedral.