Festivals in Sant Joan

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Sant Joan, municipality of Balearic Islands, in the Balearic Islands.

Local festivals of Sant Joan

The official page of Fires, Festes i Mercats of the City Council lists its own celebrations such as Sant Antoni, la Festa del Quart Diumenge o Es Pa i el Peix, Dilluns de Pasqua, Es Sol que Balla, Sant Cristòfol, Sant Joan Degollat and the Festa del Botifarró.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Sant Joan Degollat, Es Sol que Balla, Sant Antoni, Festa del Quart Diumenge or Es Pa i el Peix, Dilluns de Pasqua and Festa del Botifarró.
  • Main celebration day: 29 August, Sant Joan Degollat, as patron saint festivities; It is also relevant 24 June, Es Sol que Balla.
  • Usual duration: The municipal website indicates that Sant Joan Degollat is celebrated on 29 August and a few more days; Other festivals are one day or are concentrated in a specific weekend or period.
  • Usual places: the nucleus of Sant Joan, the parish church, squares and streets of the town, the Santuari de Consolació for Es Sol que Balla and the Festa del Quart Diumenge, and Bonany for the pancaritat de Dilluns de Pasqua.
  • Associated traditions: foguerons of Sant Antoni, distribution of casques in Consolació, Verge de Consolació poetry awards, going up to Consolació to see Es Sol que Balla at dawn, mass, balls, popular games, concerts, exhibitions, literary contest and a toast of botifarrons.
  • Who participates: City Council, cultural entities, Penya Motorista in Sant Cristòfol, delegation of the Balearic Cultural Work at the Festa del Llibre, neighbors, schoolchildren, families and visitors, depending on the celebration.
  • Local public holiday: para 2026, the official work calendar of the Balearic Islands sets Sant Joan on 7 April, Easter Tuesday, and the 24 June, San Juan Bautista. It should not be confused with the entire festive period or with Sant Joan Degollat ​​on 29 August.
  • Other cultural events: Festa del Llibre on 23 April, municipal agenda programmes, association activities and events linked to Consolació.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: parish church of Sant Joan Baptista, Santuari de la Mare de Déu de Consolació, Puig de Sant Nofre, windmills, terminus crosses, Centre Catòlic, public wells and visit to Els Calderers.