{"id":5305,"date":"2019-06-18T10:40:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T08:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/?p=5305"},"modified":"2019-06-18T11:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T09:11:26","slug":"the-night-of-san-juan-and-the-arroyo-de-la-miel-fair-two-festivities-you-wont-want-to-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/the-night-of-san-juan-and-the-arroyo-de-la-miel-fair-two-festivities-you-wont-want-to-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"The Night of San Juan and the Arroyo de la Miel Fair: Two Festivities you Wont Want to Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"sunsetbeachclub\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/whats-on\/the-night-of-san-juan-and-the-arroyo-de-la-miel-fair-two-festivities-you-wont-want-to-miss\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5306\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5306\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/San-Juan.jpg\" alt=\"The Night of San Juan\" width=\"251\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/San-Juan.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/San-Juan-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bonfire during the Night of San Juan&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">If you are planning on visiting Benalmadena this week (from the 23<\/span><sup style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">rd<\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> June) there are a couple of events you won\u2019t want to miss: <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Night of San Juan<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> and the <\/span><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">San Juan Fair in Arroyo de la Miel.<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/holiday-tips\/have-you-experienced-the-%E2%80%9Cnight-of-san-juan%E2%80%9D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Night of San Juan<\/b><\/a> is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of the summer. All over Spain, people flock to the beaches to enjoy a magical night with bonfires, barbeques, fireworks and lots of food and drink!<\/p>\n<p>Benalmadena is no exception with bonfires being lit all along its beaches. This year, there\u2019s the added attraction of a <b>full piro-musical show<\/b> (fireworks, music and lasers) which takes place just down the road from the hotel, at the Bil-Bil Castle.&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For a great view of the show, we recommend you head down to the promenade in front of the hotel and watch from there. Although a little late to stay up for (1:00am) it\u2019ll be worth it! Why not head down to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SalitosBar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Salitos Bar<\/span><\/b><\/a> on the promenade for a quick nightcap before the firework show begins?<\/p>\n<h3>The San Juan Fair 2019 in Arroyo de la Miel<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Arroyo-de-la-Miel-Fair-2019-Poster-2.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for the Arroyo de la Miel Fair 2019\" width=\"300\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Arroyo-de-la-Miel-Fair-2019-Poster-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Arroyo-de-la-Miel-Fair-2019-Poster-2-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you\u2019ve never been to a traditional Spanish \u2018Feria\u2019, we strongly recommend you take a stroll up to the centre of Arroyo and experience a true taste of Spanish culture. We recommend the following activities and events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The day fair which takes places every day in the Pueblosol Square<\/b>&nbsp;in Arroyo de la Miel. Flamenco (singing and dancing), delicious food and an endless supply of wines await you!<\/li>\n<li>On Monday 24th June at 7:00 pm there&#8217;s <strong>the traditional procession<\/strong> where the Patron Saint of Arroyo de la Miel is paraded through the streets accompanied by the Benalmadena Municipal Music Band.<\/li>\n<li>The 25<sup>th<\/sup> June is <b>children\u2019s day at the fair with all attractions and rides priced at just \u20ac1.50&nbsp;<\/b>(50% off normal price). If you\u2019ve got kids, this is definitely the day you want to visit as the rides on normal \u2018feria\u2019 days are \u20ac3.50 or more!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>On the 26th June from 19:00h to 21:00h and as a gesture in favour of the integration of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the <strong>fair attractions and rides will be music-free<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, will you be joining in the fun next week? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re looking for accommodation in Benalmadena, make sure you check the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\">Sunset Beach Club website<\/a>. Fabulous 4-star apartment-style accommodation and excellent facilities for all the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet If you are planning on visiting Benalmadena this week (from the 23rd June) there are a couple of events you won\u2019t want to miss: The Night of San Juan and the San Juan Fair in Arroyo de la Miel.&nbsp; The Night of San Juan is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[530,528],"tags":[343,1681,168,226,788,1701,984,316],"class_list":["post-5305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-costa-del-sol","category-whats-on","tag-arroyo-de-la-miel","tag-events","tag-fair","tag-feria","tag-fireworks","tag-local-events","tag-local-fairs","tag-san-juan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5305"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7527,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5305\/revisions\/7527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}