Celebrations to mark the longest day lead into a very long night. Bonfires on the beaches, fireworks throughout the city and generally one big party.

Sant Sebastià Day (the patron Saint of Palma) is on the 20th and the previous night there are outdoor concerts, dancing and barbecues but there are many events held in the preceding week including bonfires, barbecues and the correfoc (locals dressed as demons and devils letting off fireworks in the streets) on the night of the 16th.

This is the southern Catalan town of Tortosa's biggest annual festival and covers four days at the end of July (19-22 2007). The whole town gets involved with residents dressing up in medieval costumes, street theatre, outdoor markets and a massive fireworks display on the last night.

Festivals in Catalunya are often celebrated by a region or city and sometimes, as with the Festa Major de Gràcia, specific to a neighbourhood (barrio) within a city. Gràcia celebrates with street decorations, parades of traditional gegants (giants) and the correfoc, which involves locals dressing as demons and devils letting off fireworks in the streets.

This week long festival at the end of September is the biggest and best of the year. There's regional food and wine in abundance at the Maremagnum complex near the port, street theatre, free outdoor concerts, parades of the gegants (Giants), the city's biggest correfoc and firework displays on the beach every evening. You'll need a holiday to get over this one.