The main celebrations for Sant Joan in Barcelona take place on the evening of June 23rd before the public holiday on June 24th on what is known as the Revetlla de Sant Joan in Catalan and the Verbena de San Juan in Spanish.

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Saint John's Eve roughly corresponds to the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.

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The Feast of Sant Joan is celebrated mainly throughout the Catalan-speaking countries of Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands and the French Province of Rousillon, which is known as Rosselló in Catalan or more simply Catalunya Nord, or North Catalonia, because it was Catalan territory until the 1650s.

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Also known as the Nit de Foc or Night of Fire, with its fireworks and bonfires Sant Joan in Barcelona is like a bit like Guy Fawkes' Night held in summer on the shores of the Mediterranean so I'm sure you can imagine that it is a great deal of fun.

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People gather in squares, roof tops, houses and beaches to celebrate this festivity by burning old stuff (to drive away bad spirits), eat outdoors, drink, watch some fireworks and have fun.

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Here I leave my photographic testimony of last Revetlla de Sant Joan