San Juan 'Bonfires' (Hogueras) Alicante City June 2015

San Juan Fiesta in Alicante City June 2015

There are San Juan 'Bonfires' (Hogueras) in most Spanish cities in June and the the Fiesta of San Juan 'Bonfires' main events in Alicante from the 19th to 24th June 2015.

The full programme of events for each day is available from the local Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) or the Tourist offices. The main big event though will be on the 24th June 2015 with the The Burning (La Cremà), and this is the culmination of the 'Summer Solstice' festival. This is generally held at midnight but please check locally for times of all events.

The translation of the programme for the 24thJune 2015 is here:

Wednesday 24TH JUNE
08.00 hrs. “Despertá” (petards and music bands) in all quarters
13.00 hrs. Parade of Giants and Big Heads in the City of Alicante from Plaza del Ayuntamiento to Plaza de los Luceros
14.00 hrs. VII Session of the 28th Mas- cletás Contest. Pyrotechnic Company: Fuegos Artificiales Hermanos Ferrández Location: Plaza de los Luceros. [Spon- sored by: AMSTEL]
00.00 hrs. Monumental Palm Pyrotechnic Company: Fuegos Artifi- ciales Hermanos Ferrández. Location: Summit of Mount Benacantil Following: The Burning of the Official Foguera and Infant Official Foguera. Pyrotechnic Company: Alicantina de Focs i Artifici
Next: Burning of Fogueres, Infant Fogueres and Barraques in each district.
19.00 hrs. Bullfight and Bullfight on Horseback. Two Bulls of Fermín Bohórquez for Manuel Manzanares and four bulls of Núñez del Cuvillo for Enrique Ponce and José Mari Manzanares Location: Plaza de Toros of Alicante
20.00 hrs. Fogueres’ Official Mass Concatedral San Nicolás de Bari

For further information and advice for the Fiesta see this Tourist office link: http://www.alicanteturismo.com/en/project/the-hogueras-de-san-juan-2015/

The Bonfire evening (24th June) in every city is a spectacular event and the fire services should be there to keep everyone safe. Apparently it can get a bit wet with the fireman damping down the fires with their hoses but that's all part of the fun!

Have a great time!