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Sant Joan Ciutadella 2026

The festival of Ciutadella, a town of traditions that ignite the hearts and purest emotions of this remote island

Festivals of Sant Joan 2026, Ciutadella

Main dates of the festival programme in Menorca for Sant Joan, the patron saint festivals of Ciutadella in the year 2026.

  1. Day Dissabte de Sant Joan
  2. Day Dia de Sant Joan
  3. Vetlla des Be
  4. Diumenge des Be

Calendar ofCalendar of June, 2026

Programme of festival in Ciutadella 2026

The most highlighted dates of the Fiestas of Sant Joan in Ciutadella (Menorca) are the days 23 and 24 of June of 2026.

mid-June Vetlla des Be

The caixer pagès de Tramuntana will open the doors of the inn to exhibit es Be de Sant Joan who will be part of the procession the following day, to announce the arrival of the Sant Joan festivities.

  1. Teatre
    Foc i Fum
  2. Posada des Caixer Pagès
    Vetlla des Be

end of June Diumenge des Be

The festivities of Sant Joan de Ciutadella begin this Sunday, with the First Toc de fabiol at the house of the caixer senyor. From there the homo des be will leave to begin the hundred visits that it has scheduled in various parts of the city throughout the day, and until late at night. In the evening, the first hazelnut trees will be thrown and the route is expected to end before midnight, in cas Caixer Casat, where the flag will be hung and sa beguda will be offered to the Entourage des Be.

  1. Teatre
    Foc i Fum
  2. Casa des Caixer Senyor
    Sortida de la Comitiva des Be

 Dissabte de Sant Joan

The festivities start after noon with the First Toc de fabiol at the house of Caixer Senyor. They continue with the replec of all the caixers and cavallers who participate in the party until before the evening, when the Caragol des Born begins. Then the hazelnuts are celebrated, the ceremony of the cant de Vespres in the hermitage of Sant Joan de Missa and the return of the horses through the streets of the historic center of Ciutadella.

  1. Plaça des Born
    Caragol des Born

 Dia de Sant Joan

The party begins early in the morning with another First Toc, and the replec for the assaigs. Then riders and horses move back to the city center and in the afternoon the guest is held in front of the City Hall (Plaça des Born), and then in the afternoon and evening they celebrate the Jocs des Pla and return again to the center of Ciutadella.

  1. Pla de Sant Joan
    Jocs des Pla

Map of Ciutadella

We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the Ciutadella map so that you can find your way around once you are at the traditional festival.

Map of Ciutadella
Map of Ciutadella

Sant Joan, Menorca’s most emblematic festival

The festivities of Sant Joan date back to the fourteenth century, they are today an eminently popular festival, undoubtedly the most popular on the island, which attracts a large number of foreigners and drags, in its wake, our enthusiasm. Three days cover the feast of San Juan: the day of the be, the dissabte and the day of Sant Joan.