Bonfires of Saint John (Hogueras de Alicante)
24 June 2026 — Tonight the fire shines brighter than the stars!
The Hogueras de San Juan (Bonfires of Saint John) is the biggest festival of Alicante, in eastern Spain. It runs from 20 to 24 June and is tied to the summer solstice, the shortest night of the year, when people across Europe have lit fires since ancient times. During these days the city raises large artistic sculptures of wood, cardboard and other light materials, called hogueras, each sponsored by a neighbourhood committee. There are parades in traditional dress, fireworks and the mascletà (a rhythmic barrage of loud firecrackers). On the night of 24 June, known as the Cremà (the burning), the sculptures are set alight and burn until morning. One figure from the main hogueras and one from the children's hogueras are spared from the flames by public vote – the so-called ninot indultat (pardoned figure). The festival is officially recognised as being of international tourist interest.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver giant figure made of bright dots and thin glowing lines, like a constellation drifting across the night sky; it has a playful, rounded face and a tall pointed crown, and tiny sparks trail from its outline like falling stars
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