The festival of San Juan is ready to enjoy the summer solstice

Salou. Costa Dorada. 16 June 2022. With the summer solstice and the heat, the celebration of the festival of San Juan is one of the most popular traditions, and for this reason in Salou they already have bonfires, festivals and parties on the beach so that everyone can enjoy this Magic night.

On June 23, as tradition marks, the flame from the Canigó mountain will walk through Salou, starting at 8:00 p.m., announcing the start of the festival, from the tourist train, hand in hand with Hereu and Las Pubillas. They will be accompanied by the Moto Club Barenys and after touring the main streets of Salou they will reach the confluence of Paseo Jaume I with Espigó del Moll.

There will begin a correfoc with the Diables Maleïts, els Bruixes Latemó and la Morena de Salou, who will carry the Canigó flame to the Plaza de las Comunidades Autónomas, where the set of cauldrons will be lit and the tradition

At 10pm 3 bonfires will be lit on the beach:

• The bonfire of the flat of Llevant, at the height of Verge del Pilar street
• The bonfire of the Llevant beach at the height of the Plaza de las Comunidades Autónomas
• The bonfire on the Ponent beach, near the Espigó del Moll.

Starting at 11 p.m., a large popular festival will be held in the Plaza de las Comunidades Autónomas with the “La Fania” orchestra, while the youth festival “Sant Joan Beach Festival” will be held on the Ponent beach, next to the Espigó del Moll with La Fresh, and the DJs D-Lort, Joan Monty and Dj Moncho.

In the presentation of the San Juan 2022 program, the mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, said that “culture has been one of the sectors most affected by the restrictions, these last two years; and, for that reason, we want to give it a big boost to relive, once again, the festival of San Juan, as we did before the COVID-19 pandemic”.

For his part, the Councilor for Cultural Services, Xavier Montal, has encouraged all Salouans to "enjoy a good festival, in the company of their families and friends." And the Councilor for Youth, Julia Gómez, explained that "we have prepared the Sant Joan Beach Festival on Ponent beach, with great enthusiasm, since, for two years, young people have not been able to enjoy this long-awaited night by all and all".

Finally, the Salou City Council recommends the utmost caution with the use of fireworks and pyrotechnic material to avoid injuries to people and fires. In this link you can consult the security and precautionary measures determined by the Generalitat de Catalunya

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