The Councillorship of Parties will support for the Official Hoguera of 2010 the same budget that for that of this year, 102.000 Euros, as well as 21.100 for the infantile monument that will reach the Plaza of the Town hall,
Prices Bonfires 2010
Ninots indultats of them fogueres 2009
After closing the Exhibition of the Ninot on Thursday, the 11th from June to 7 p.m., Fogueras’s Federation of San Juan carried out the inventory of the votes that was deciding to reprieve for popular voting the infantile figure of the artist fallero Bernardo Estela and the Manolo García’s big one. Read the rest of this entry »
A short ‘Hogueras’ history
Since ancient times, the villages of the Mediterranean coast celebrated the coming of the summer solstice around bonfires that cleansed and purified. In Alicante, the ritual of fire survived throughout the centuries as a festivity connected to the farming community.
Practical Guide 2009 bonfires of San Juan
It is the hour of voting in order that the FALLAS or the HOGUERAS
are declared Exchequer of the Immaterial Patrimony of Spain. The campaign organized by the Bureau Internacional of The Cultural Capitals, initiated yesterday a civil voting across Internet for the election
Advice to enjoy fully las hogueras festivity SAINT JOHN 2009
Advice to enjoy fully las hogueras festivity
Many streets in the centre of Alicante will be no-through roads because of la plantà de las Hogueras,
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Hogueras de San Juan 2009 in Alicante
The night of San Juan is cause for celebration in many towns and villages around the Region of Valencia. In the city of Alicante, the San Juan Bonfires are a great event, deemed to be of International Tourist Interest.
Banyà:
This is very popular custom among the younger element of the public, and refers to the soaking they receive from the firefighters during the burning of the effigies.
Bellesa del Foc
Beauty Queen of the festivities chosen from amongst the queens from the various districts of the city.
Prizes Entered of Bands


