Midsummer’s Eve welcomes the summer with its traditional festivities around the municipal squares and beaches. A celebration to welcome the summer around bonfires, which congregate those who want to get away from bad energies. There is a whole mystique surrounding this festivity, rites, superstitions and legends, although there is no doubt that this day still has something magical about it. And in this regard, we bring together all the parties for the Night of San Juan that you can not in Seville, province and surroundings.
Beyond the coastal zones, which we will review in the following lines, the night of June 23-24 will be celebrated in the following zones sevillian localities.
St. John’s Eve in the province of Seville
- Las Cabezas de San Juan. This Sevillian town will be filled with bonfires on June 23rd.
- San Juan de Aznalfarache is one of the most popular destinations during the Night of San Juan in Seville due to the number of concerts, shows and bonfires that take place. In the absence of knowing the details for this 2024, in its last year’s verbena (street party) brought together Los Rebujitos, Mägo de Oz, OBK and Antílopez.
- Coria del Río recovers the tradition of bullfighting along the streets of the historic center.
- A pilgrimage will do the same in El Castillo de las Guardas.
- Another of the great promises of the Noche de San Juan in the province of Seville is Utrera. Under the name of Los Juanes, this festival around the solstice summons hundreds of curious people every year. Specifically, every year dolls representing well-known characters are burned in the locality and, in fact, they are the Juanes. It is usually performed in picturesque street bonfires.
- Over the course of three days, Villanueva de San Juan lavishes this festival, which is also the patron saint of the town, with concerts, sports competitions and other cultural events.
The burning of ‘Los Juanillos’ in Cádiz
It is not only Utrera that can boast of hoisting its dolls above the flames. In Cadiz the burning of ‘Los Juanillos’ is a classic, which undoubtedly has its roots in the humor, social criticism and shrewdness that characterizes its emblematic carnivals.
San Juan in the beaches closest to Seville
Those who like to go to the beach on this day marked by bonfires and festivities should be aware of the following these beautiful beaches the closest to Seville and also, in our opinion, the most beautiful.
what do you eat on Midsummer’s Eve?
Stocking up on traditional dishes is also a virtue of June 23. San Juan casserole, a pumpkin pie typical of Granada, the sardine espeto or the pericones (the traditional sweets de las Navas de Jaén for these dates) are some of the classics.
Of course, there is no need to give up the appetizers and caps that always accompany us as well as summer drinks such as sangria.