Events in Alicante, Spain: Fogueres de Sant Joan

The famous fiesta of Fogueres de Sant Joan ( or Fogatas de San Juan) is hold between the 20th and 24th of June. These are the Alicante’s main fiestas and they have been declared an event of International Tourist Interest.The ancestral tradition of burning useless objects with the arrival of the summer solstice around the San Juan Bautista Festival, led to festivals featuring colour, gunpowder and fire from 1928 onwards in which the whole city takes part. Streets are closed and the city centre practically comes to a standstill for 5 days as it is taken over by the party spirit. You must assist to this event!!