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June 1-24 Hogueras de Alicante fiesta: Parade, fireworks and more things to do

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June 1-24 Hogueras de Alicante fiesta: Parade, fireworks and more things to do

Celebrated around the summer solstice every June, the Hogueras de Alicante (Bonfires of St John) fiesta in Alicante showcases colourful parades, electrifying performances, thrilling fireworks displays and, of course, plenty of enormous bonfires.

This year, the celebrations will kick off on the first of June and culminate on the 24th, but in between visitors and locals will be captivated by almost daily events including processions, flower offerings, bull fights, concerts and late night street parties. And don’t forget the regular mascletà – deafening firecrackers launched at every opportunity.

Originally part of a pagan ritual marking the longest day of the year, these days the bonfires are stacked high with elaborate characters made of wood and cardboard, and adults and children alike spend the month erecting the huge figures all around the city. The celebrations culminate at midnight on June 24 when the bonfires are lit one by one.

Here’s what you can expect from the 2024 edition of the Hogueras de Alicante fiesta:

Saturday June 1

6pm: The festivities kick off with a fireworks display powered by 130 kilos of gunpowder in front of the ADDA parking lot.
7pm: Tribute concert to José Ángel Guirao at the ADDA.
7.30pm: Tribute to the Foguerers and Barraquers who died in the Plaza de España.
8pm: Proclamation parade, from the Plaza de España to the City Hall.
9.30pm: Grand opening of the festival in Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
11pm: More mascletà at the late-night party in the Volvo area of the Port of Alicante.

Sunday June 2

2pm: Fireworks in sector 3, Pau 1 in the Don Bosco neighbourhood.

Friday June 7

11pm: Night-time fireworks display on Calle Francisco Muñoz Llorens in the Baver-Els Antigons.

Saturday June 8

6.30pm: Parade from the Plaza de los Luceros to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Saturday June 15

2pm: Fireworks on Avenida Pintor Xavier Soler, at the roundabout of the Gran Vía shopping centre.
7pm: Parade of the ninots (the figures to be burned on the bonfires) from the Plaza de los Luceros to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Sunday June 16

5pm: Competition to judge the best ninots at the Lonja del Pescado.

Monday June 17

Inauguration of the Fogueres Market.

June 18-24

2pm: Mascletàs competition in Alicante's Plaza de los Luceros.

June 19 and 20

Preparing the children’s bonfires

June 20-21

Preparing the adult bonfires

Friday June 21

6pm: First day of the offering of flowers to the Virgen del Remedio of Alicante, from the Plaza de los Luceros to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Saturday June 22

11am: Bonfire awards on the Rambla de Méndez Núñez.
6.30pm: Second day of the offering of flowers to the Virgen del Remedio from the Plaza de los Luceros to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Sunday June 23

8pm: International folk parade from the Plaza de los Luceros to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Midnight: Shooting of the monumental palm tree from the Santa Bárbara castle, followed by ‘La Nit de la Cremà’ in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Also of interest: June 21-30 First ever San Juan fiesta in Orihuela Costa

Image: Ayuntamiento de Alicante

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