Sant Joan Ciutadella 2026
The festival of Ciutadella, a town of traditions that ignite the hearts and purest emotions of this remote island
Autor Michelle Casasnovas Anglada.
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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.
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
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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.
- TeatreFoc i Fum
- Posada des Caixer PagèsVetlla des Be
end of June Diumenge des Be
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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.
- TeatreFoc i Fum
- Casa des Caixer SenyorSortida de la Comitiva des Be
Dissabte de Sant Joan
Col·lecció Miquel À. Limón Pons.
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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.
- Plaça des BornCaragol des Born
Dia de Sant Joan
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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.
- Pla de Sant JoanJocs 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.
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.
