Month by Month - Discover Barcelona: Experience the Best of Barcelona - page 83

June
Festival del Grec
This eclectic program of theatre, dance and music runs for most of the summer. Perform-
ances are held all over the city, including at the Teatre Grec ( Offline map ) amphitheatre
on Montjuïc, from which the festival takes its name ( www.barcelonafestival.com , in
Catalan).
La Revetlla de Sant Joan/Verbenas de Sant Joan
The night before the Día de San Juan Bautista (Feast of St John the Baptist, 24 June), the
people of Barcelona hit the streets or hold parties at home to celebrate the Revetlla de Sant
Joan (St John's Night), which involves drinking, dancing, bonfires and fireworks.
Pride Barcelona
The Barcelona Gay Pride festival is a week of celebrations held towards the end of June
with a crammed program of culture and concerts, along with the traditional Gay Pride
march on the last Sunday of the month ( www.pridebarcelona.org , in Catalan).
Sónar
Usually in mid-June, Sónar is Barcelona's celebration of electronic music and is said to be
Europe's biggest such event. Locations change each year ( www.sonar.es ) .