Contact us now via email: THE FORMER Socialist Party deputy at the centre of a corruption scandal, Juan Bernardo Fuentes Curbelo, went to a brothel on the day that Main switchboard Newsroom/Sales & Admin: La Noche de San Juan: What is Spains midsummer celebration all about? 100% guaranteed San Juan is the 24th June every year. Certain pagan gods, for instance, make themselves visible during this night and we mere humans also give thanks and realise that the seasons of harder times are still to come. It's celebrated on June 23rd, St. John's Eve and the day of the summer solstice. Tourist Day, variable dated, which pays homage to the foreigners who have visited the city over the years, with food, music and cultural performances. - From July 1 to September 6 takes place the Summer Festival in Benalmadena, where we can enjoy an extensive program with theatre, music and summer cinema for all audiences at the Auditorio Municipal Parque de la Paloma. Woo hoo we arrive 23rd next year! Almost every week someone I know experiences a, 2 Billion versus 43 Billion Euros from the EU taxpayers pocket. Covid-19 regulations and social distancing will be in place at all events. In true Marbella style, most of the restaurants and beach clubs are taking the closed beaches as an opportunity to put on their own celebrations. Where on earth may I watch a sequoia tree over 1000 m tall? The day fair takes place in the Plaza de la Mezquita and the night fair takes place at the fairgrounds. We are coming to Benalmadena 26th June, and were hoping to catch a bit of the festival. This is a sort of cleansing ritual which is believed to wash away evil spirits. All across the Costa del Sol, many restaurants, clubs and Chiringuitos are transforming their usual set up to bring customers a San Juan night they wont forget, with live music, special set-menus and even fireworks. })(document, 'script', '//aff.bstatic.com/static/affiliate_base/js/flexiproduct.js'); As many as 16,000 people attended the last night of the celebrations. Benalmadena Destination Experts. I wasn't there last year so wouldn't know. Have you ever heard of the festival of San Juan in Spain? Report inappropriate content JustineandKelvin Bridgend, United. The Mass will be held as planned and many of the performers will also be performing in local bar venues. The sight of hundreds and even thousands of people wandering into the water after midnight with the haze of bonfires everywhere can be close to awe inspiring. San Juan's, or St John's, feast day falls on the 24 th of June every year, but it's on St John's eve, the 23 rd of June, that the celebrations take place. This is also a favourite time because it is the start of the warmer nights on the coast. The buses in Estepona only serve the main road along the coast. It's celebrated on June 23rd, St. John's Eve and the day of the summer solstice. Arroyo de la Miel celebrates from 24th to 29th June with its annual local fair. DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR US at Spains most popular English newspaper - the Olive Press? Hi , does anyone have a link (in English) detailing all the goings on and festivities happening in the area in the coming week for San Juan. In Arroyo de la Miel are burned "juas", paper dolls made from old rags.