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We arrived in the middle of June and in A Coruña that means that the festival of San Juan or San Xoán, as it is known in Galician, is approaching.. The fire in the bonfires on the beach will once again be the protagonist during the night from Friday to Saturday, which completes a week of activities.

As in many parts of Spain, the night of San Juan, the shortest of the year, comes accompanied by great rituals and acts in search of luck. The sardines and barbecues will once again be present in the different points throughout the municipality of A Coruña during the traditional witch's night.

As has been announced, the A Coruña City Council, which will distribute more than 150 tons of wood, opts in 2023 for the motto “San Xoán. Keep me on”. It will be an act in which more than 650 troops will act as security in a night where the eyes will be on the large bonfires of the Riazor beach, with several accesses to the promenade closed from 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

But the festivities for San Juan already began the previous weekend, with activities from last Friday June 16 until the night of Friday the 23rd for Saturday June 24, in which most of them will take place, being the concert of Short Celts the great colophon.

San Juan 2023 in A Coruña: schedule and concerts

Wednesday, June 21

• Concert by the Abegondo Music Band

🎸 Celtas Cortos will perform at 12:15 p.m. the night of San Xoán on the Riazor esplanade

Here, all the programming of #SanXoán2023 👇 pic.twitter.com/OaH3DszcCy

– Coruña City Council (@ConcelloCoruna) June 16, 2023

Thursday, June 22

• Distribution of flowers for the Tribute Day to A Coruña Woman
• Tribute to Las Meigas 2023: Emilia Pardo Bazán, Teresa Herrera, Juana de Vega and Concepción Arenal
• Arca Music Band Concert

Friday, June 23

• Tribute to King Alfonso IX
• Entourage of the witches 2023
• Tribute to Brigadier Diego del Barco
• Hail Our Lady of the Rosary
• Tribute to Maria Pita
• Ignition and blessing of the fire of San Xoán
• San Juan bonfires on Riazor beach
• Fireworks show
• burning of the fault
• Short Celts concert