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International Guitar Competition: El Condado Region
10 March 2026
Fiestas de San Juan
Description
These festivities have been held since 1808 in honour of San Juan Bautista, Patron Saint of the Jaén town of Navas de San Juan.
On the afternoon of 24 June, the Patron Saint is carried through the town's streets to the bullring, to the sound of pasodobles, to make a lap of the ring as a blessing and endorsement of the popular events prepared in his honour, a tradition that defines these festivities.
Among the recreational events, the "bull runs" stand out, a custom held since time immemorial, in which fighting bulls are run through the town's streets.
Both at the fairground, with its open-air dance, fairground attractions and mobile bars, and at the town's other bars and restaurants, the joy and festive spirit characteristic of the people of Navas overflows during these final days of June, marking the start of summer.
