Founded in 1819 by the Franciscan Father Fray Antoni Albarracín Enguídanos, the Banda Primitiva de Llíria is the oldest civil band in Spain still in operation. Two hundred years of uninterrupted history. First prize at the Valencia Contest in 1888. Performances in Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, the United States (New York, Los Angeles), and China (Beijing and Shanghai). First Spanish band to perform in China. The Banda Primitiva first appeared at the Valencia International Band Contest in 1888. Its most notable participations and recognitions:

1929 — First prize at the Barcelona Band Contest, at the International Exhibition.

1962 — First Prize and Honorable Mention at the Kerkrade International Music Contest (Netherlands)

1966 — First Prize, Honorable Mention, City Council Flag, and Golden Trumpet from the Czechoslovakian Foreign Ministry in Kerkrade

1986 — First Prize and Honorable Mention at the Valencia International Contest (first centenary of the contest)

2005 — First Prize and Best Band of the Valencian Community at the Valencia International Contest

2011 — First Prize and Honorable Mention at the 125th Valencia International Contest

2012 — Medal for Cultural Merit from the Generalitat Valenciana
2014 — Declared an "Asset of Cultural Interest" by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport

Founded in 1903 following the merger of two previous bands that had been active since the early decades of the 19th century, the Unió Musical de Llíria is much more than a musical society: it is an educational, cultural, and social institution that spans from childhood to retirement, and whose symphonic band has achieved 70 first prizes in national and international contests throughout its history.

Unió Musical is not just a band: it is a complete musical ecosystem. Its current groups include:

Symphonic Band — The main and most awarded formation, with 70 first prizes in contests and 46 first prizes at the Valencia International Music Band Contest — more than any other band in the history of the event.

Youth Orchestra — A group of young musicians who represent the society's generational handover and perform regularly at national and international festivals.

Symphonic Orchestra — Conducted by Pascual Cabanes Fabra, it has won the First Prize at the International Orchestra Contest.

Social Choir — Conducted by Vivián Gutiérrez Abreu.

Children's Choir — For children and youth.

Colla Pastrana de Tabal i Dolçaina — Traditional Valencian music group with its own school.

The Unió Musical Symphonic Band has a history of era-defining performances:

1978 — First Spanish band to tour the United States.

1983 — First music band to perform at the Teatro Real in Madrid.

1983 — Tour of Mexico.

1989 — Concert in St. Peter's Square before Pope John Paul II.

1992 — Recorded the music Carles Santos composed for the Barcelona Olympics and performed at the closing ceremony. It also recorded part of the music for the Seville Universal Exposition.

1999 — Tour of Japan.

2005 — Tour of Cuba.

2008 — Tour of Venezuela.

2013 — Zubin Mehta conducted the Symphonic Band in a historic concert: it was the first time Maestro Mehta had conducted a music band.

Founded in 1947 by Vicente Giménez Martí—professor at the National Orchestra of Spain and the Municipal Orchestra of Valencia—the Agrupació Musical Edetana represents a different musical dimension within Llíria's sound fabric. While the large bands fill the contests with wind and percussion, Edetana cultivates the world of plucked and bowed strings with admirable care and continuity.

The Agrupació Musical Edetana is organized into two complementary sections:

Chamber Orchestra — Composed of plucked and bowed string instruments, it develops a repertoire of classical and contemporary chamber music that brings a different dimension to the Llíria musical scene.

Plectrum Orchestra — Composed of plucked string instruments—bandurria, lute, guitar, and double bass—a musical formation that keeps alive a performance tradition with roots in Mediterranean popular music. Currently conducted by Miquel Maqueda.

Founded in 1956 by Manuel Gómez Martínez, the El Micalet Plectrum Orchestra of Llíria has cultivated for nearly seven decades a musical genre as demanding as it is little known outside its circles: plectrum music, performed with bandurria, lute, guitar, and double bass. A unique formation in the Llíria musical context, whose international journey and performances in the best auditoriums in Spain make it one of the country's leading plectrum orchestras.

Since its founding, El Micalet has maintained uninterrupted concert activity throughout Spain and several European countries—Portugal, France, Switzerland, Germany—with particularly memorable performances:

1967 — Concert in tribute to Maestro Granados in Madrid, under the direction of Maestro Halffter.

1973 — Selected for the tribute to Maestro Serrano in Madrid.

1989 — Concert in Paris on the occasion of the 750th Anniversary of the Reconquest of Valencia.

In 1993, when regional deputy Elena Yáñez asked at a meeting what new ideas could arise to commemorate the European Year, Miguel Bañuls had the answer: to form a regional music band composed exclusively of seniors. What sounded like a bold idea became a historic fact: the UDP Llíria-Camp de Túria-Serranos Band was the first European senior music band founded in Spain.

The UDP Band was born with 35 members under the direction of Amador Martínez. Three decades later, it has 45 musicians—many of them professionals who dedicated their lives to music and now continue to enjoy it in retirement—and a non-stop concert schedule.

In its more than 27-year history, the UDP Band has offered more than 650 concerts throughout Spain, in addition to international performances in Andorra, Gibraltar, and Portugal.

The UDP Band is much more than a musical group. It is the practical demonstration of something Llíria has been doing for centuries: using music to integrate all social groups. In this case, the senior community, who find in the band a space for belonging, activity, socialization, and artistic expression that no other institution can offer in the same way.

The band has been internationally recognized as a model for active aging through music.

In 1997, in the courtyard of Sant Francesc in Llíria, a group of friends gathered for the coronation of the Purísima and prepared the first dances. What began as a festive celebration became a cultural mission: to recover, preserve, and transmit the dance, songs, and music of the Valencian tradition. Thus was born the Grup de Danses i Rondalla El Tossal de Llíria.

El Tossal's work is not just to represent folklore: it is to recover it. Each piece in the repertoire has required research, documentation, and careful choreographic reconstruction work. Among its most significant recoveries is the Baile de los Pastorcillos y Pastorcillas de Llíria, a local traditional dance that Maestro Ferran Roig reconstructed in 2017 based on the shepherd dance of Villamarxant.

2009 was a key year: with the creation of the new fable under the direction of Maria José Pastor and the direction of the dance group by Professor Ferran Roig, El Tossal made a qualitative leap that led them to be finalists in Sona la Dipu that same year, and again in 2015.

El Tossal understands that tradition only survives if it is transmitted. That is why it has created two complementary educational spaces:

School for Boys and Girls (2010) — For the little ones, who learn the songs, feelings, and customs inherited from their ancestors through play and dance.

Adult School (2016) — For seniors who want to connect with their cultural roots or simply enjoy traditional Valencian dance in company.