Sant Joan Festivities 2024

Última actualización: 20/08/2024

The Festivities of Sant Joan in Ciutadella de Menorca are celebrated from June 16 to 24, 2024.

Saturday June 15 – Vetlla des Be

• 20:30 Vetlla des Be

Sunday, June 16 – Be Day

June 22nd – Es Festers

 

• 21:00 Bonfires “festers” of Sant Joan in different parts of Ciutadella

Festers – Bonfires

• Bar Calós: Performance by Blue Jeans
• Cercle Artístic: Performance Feim Poble and Grupo Folklorico Es Born
• Bananas Bars and Niki’s: Mud Rock Performance
• C/ General Morera.
• Parròquia Sant Rafel: Performance by Joana Pons (21.30) and ses Guitarres and Dos Sipiots (23.00).
• Bar S’Oficina: Performance by Bep Marquès.

Parties and Dances

• Plaça Nova: Performance by the Tramuntana Folkloric Group.
• C/ Glosador Vivó
• C/ Sant Cristòfol: Performance by Pep Gener
• Centre Democràtic: Performance by Katy Cris
• Ses Voltes: Performance by Grupo Folkloric Group Arrels de Sant Joan

Concerts

• Fish MarketJukebox Band performance
• Casino 17 de Gener: Performance by Cris Juanico
• Pl.
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  Actuación de Fusiona2

June 23 – Vigil of Saint Joan

• 09:00 Fabiol’s First Play
• 14:00 Start of the Replec de Caixers and Cavallers (Carrer de Santa Clara – Casa Simó)
• 18:00 Caragol des Born (Plaça des Born)
• 19:00 Hazelnut Games in Constitució Avenue (Plaça de ses Palmeres and Avinguda Jaume I el Conqueridor)
• 19.30 Cant de Vespres (Sant Joan de Missa Chapel)
• 20:00 Hazelnut games in Constitució Avenue, between Bar de Calós and Plaça de Ses Palmeres.
• 20:00 Musical performance (In front of Bar Calós)
• 22.00 Corregudes a la Plaça (Ses Voltes Cathedral Square)
• 23:00 Caragol de Santa Clara (Streets near the Convent de Santa Clara)

June 24 – Sant Joan

• 08:00 Replec de Caixers (Carrer de Santa Clara – Casa Simó)
• 10.00 Jocs des Pla in the morning (Es Pla de Sant Joan)
• 13.30 Caragol de Santa Clara (Streets near the Convent de Santa Clara)
• 14.30 Caixers Mass (Menorca Cathedral)
• 17.00 Start of the Replec (Call de Sant Jeroni – Calle de Sant Francesc)
• 20:00 Jocs des Pla, Port of Ciutadella – Es Pla
• 23.00 Corregudes a la Plaça (Plaça de la Catedral, Ses Voltes Street and Plaça Nova)
• 00.30 (day 25 already) Caragol de Santa Clara (Streets near the Convent de Santa Clara)

June 25 – Sant Joanet

• 05.00 Last toc de Fabiol (Sant Antoni Maria Claret Parish Church – Pere Cortès Street 55)
• 23:00 Fireworks over the sea, They launch from the urbanization of Son Oleo

Official Information Brochure

The town hall of Ciutadella offers an official brochure with all the info about the festivities.
The brochure contains basic information about the events, street closures affecting cars and motorcycles, public toilets and cab and bus stops.

• Download Ciutadella City Council Official Brochure 2024 [PDF – 10 páginas]
• Download Flyer about street closures on July 23rd and 24th, 2024 [PDF – 1 páginas]

Transportation during Sant Joan 2024

During the month of June and during the Sant Joan festivities there are special bus services so that the thousands of people who travel to and from the festivities can get to and from their hotels and apartments without any problems. These are the lines that can serve you during the festivities (Jaleo Bus schedule to be confirmed):

• Jaleo Bus June 23: Jaleo Bus 2024 Schedules / Jaleo Bus 2024 Bus Stops
• Bus 61 – Ciutadella – Cala Blanes – Delfines – Cala Forcat – Ciutadella: Timetables and Bus Stops Bus 61 – June 2024
• Line 64 – Ciutadella – Cala Blanca – Santandria: Timetables and Stops Bus 64 – June 2024
• Line 65 – Ciutadella – Caleta – Cala Bosch – Son Xoriguer: Timetables and Stops Bus 65 – June 2024

Official Parking Zones in Ciutadella

Important People

The Junta de Caixers represents the medieval estates and is appointed every two years:

• Caixer Senyor: Chosen among the members of the ancient nobility of Ciutadella, he is the one who presides over the festivities and responsible for the proper functioning of all acts.
• Caixer Capella :He is in charge of the religious apsecths of the festival. He presides over the prayers held in the hermitage of Sant Joan on Saturday and celebrates the “Missa dels Caixers” on the day of Sant Joan.
• Caixer Menestral or Caixer Casat: Represents the menestral estate. To be elected must practice a craft, he must be married and must be the son of a menestral.
• Caixers Pagesos: They are two people who must be from different areas, Tramuntana and Migjorn. They are responsible for the good order of the qualcada (the horse rides). One of the two gives the lamb that will be carried during the Day of Be. [pendiente] will be Caixer Pagès de Tramuntana and [pending] will be Caixer pagès de Migjorn
• Caixer Fadrí: This position alternates each biennium. One is menestral and the other a farmer. He is the person who bears the flag during the official events of the party.
• Fabioler: Does not belong to the Caixers Board. He is a public official who makes himself available to the Caixer Senyor. He is responsible for giving the orders with his drum and his fabiol during several acts of the party.

Dangerous Zones and Moments

The City Council of Ciutadella defines the following risk zones during the festivities. These are areas with a high concentration of people with a very festive attitude (and usually with a lot of alcohol in their blood):

1. First touch of fabiol of the Lamb’s Sunday (Diumenge des Be).
2. First toc of fabiol of the 23rd day of june.
3. Caragol des Born.
4. Corregudes de sa placa the days 23 and 24 June
5. Caragols de Sant Clara days 23 and 24 of June
6. Jocs des Pla June 24 in the Morning
7. Invitation from the consistory to the Es Pla Games (Jocs des Pla)
8. Jocs des Pla the 24 of June at night
9. Hazelnut launching the 23 of June

Map of Sant Joan Highlights 2024

Map of Traffic Closures