Festivals in Alicante

Local festivals in Alicante

Usual celebration

Les Fogueres de Sant Joan are Alicante's official festivities and are usually held from 20 to 24 June. The main places are the city's neighbourhoods and centre, where foguera monuments, racós and barracas remain for five days; Plaza de los Luceros hosts the mascletàs, while Plaza del Ayuntamiento stages parades and civic events. At midnight on the 24th, the Palmera fired from Mount Benacantil gives the signal for the Cremà of the bonfires.

Other events

The Santa Faz pilgrimage and the Moors and Christians festivities in several neighbourhoods complete the city's festive calendar, alongside cultural programmes at the Teatro Principal, MARQ and Santa Bárbara Castle.

Sources

• Alicante City Council: Fogueres de Sant Joan