He The city hall Alicante has set as traditional local festivals for 2025 the Monday 23 and the Tuesday 24 of Junethe two days that will culminate next year’s San Juan Fires. This completes the work calendar, which also includes days when work is not carried out due to national or regional celebrations.
The local government team presents this proposal to the Presidency and Internal Regime Commission, which is being held this Friday, as a preliminary step to its approval at the ordinary plenary session on Thursday 26.
So, on June 24, the day of Saint Johnwill have in 2025 the double consideration of local celebration and autonomous recoverableas happened this year. By including June 23, Monday, in the work calendar as a local holiday, the people of Alicante will be able to enjoy next year a long bridge four days during the major festivals of Bonfires.
The other major traditional festival of the town, the Pilgrimage At Holy Face, will match in 2025 with the First of all of Canwhich is a national holiday.
“Initially, it was proposed that Holy Thursday, April 17, would be one of the two local festivals next year, along with June 24, that of San Juan, but after discussing with the Federation of Fogueres and other festive groups, we responded to their request and decided that Monday, June 23, would be a holiday to further exalt our great festivities of the Bonfires,” explained the Councilor in charge of Festivities, Christina Garcia. “This way, in Alicante next year we will have a ‘bridge‘ of four days in Hogueras and another of the same duration in Easter week” he added.
In addition to Monday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 24, which will be local holidays in Alicante, the 2025 work calendar is completed by the following: festivities: January 1, New Year; January 6, Epiphany of the Lord; March 19, San José; April 18, Good Friday; April 21, Easter Monday; May 1, Labor Day; August 15, Assumption of the Virgin; October 9, Valencian Community Day; November 1, All Saints’ Day; December 6, Constitution Day; December 8, Immaculate Conception and December 25, Nativity of the Lord.
