The correfoc, which literally means ‘fire-running,’ is a type of open-air performance during which people dressed as devils and other monstrous creatures dance to the sound of a rhythmic drum group and and spew out sparks from fireworks attached to forks among crowds of spectators.
The spectators that participate dress to protect themselves against small burns and attempt to get as close as possible to the devils, running with the fire. Other spectators will watch from "safe" distances, rapidly retreating as necessary.
The correfocs come in all shapes and sizes, and each town may have its own customs and traditions with regard to how the correfoc is carried out. Usually each town will have its own collection of monstrous creations that reappear year after year to the delight (or fright) of the local participants. In larger correfocs there is usually a central float from which the fireworks are distributed and which serves as the central base for the devils. In smaller correfocs, each devil has their own supply of fireworks and disperses them themselves through the crowd as they wish.
The correfoc is a very popular valencian tradition always seen at neighbourhood fiestas.