Next straight on from this can be the Las Hogueras de San Juan or Bonfires of St. John. The competition, courting back to preChristian instances, is actually a celebration on the summer time solstice and whilst celebrated throughout Spain, is especially virulent in coastal parts and Alicante. In Alicante the celebration can take place amongst the twentieth along with the 29th on the month with the most important celebration going down about the 24th. Major as much as the key party there'll be 'barracas' build where the vast majority of the festivity will come about and there are fireworks just about every working day at 2pm. The most crucial party about the 24th starts off following a fireworks screen from Alicante Castle at midnight. This marks the beginning of burning of all of the wood and paper mache figures dotted around the most important squares inside the metropolis. Winding down from this, firework shows proceed all of the way as much as the 29th and numerous entertainments will be commonplace inside the city.