São João in Porto 2022

São João is the biggest party on Porto's calendar every year and WOW has some of the best views over the fireworks!
The party is a celebration for Porto’s patron saint, São João. Many Portuguese towns celebrate their saints with fireworks and street parties, stalls and fun and games with each town benefiting from a local bank holiday on the saint’s day.
The official party of São João in Porto starts on the evening of the 23rd June. Much the pride of local Porto residents, more than 200,000 people take part in the revelry, culminating in a spectacular firework display over the River Douro lasting about 15 minutes, usually around midnight.
St John‘s festival is much loved by the people of Porto and is very much a family event. Traditions range from launching hot air balloons into the sky and hitting plastic hammers on the heads of passers-by, to waving garlic in people’s faces, jumping bonfires and offering friends and relatives potted basil plants decorated with traditional poems. It’s a time to get together with friends and family; or take a walk through the streets towards the spectacle of the best firework display in town.
The main attraction is the fun it provides as well as the local holiday.The streets are full of stalls and decorations, music can be heard everywhere and popular songs are sung. The traditional fare is delicious grilled sardines, green peppers and rice and traditional Portuguese cabbage soup, called Caldo Verde. The smell of grilled sardines fills the city as it radiates from street corners and gardens to restaurants and beaches.
For the strong hearted, the party will go on until sunrise with many parties taking place on the beach!

[@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql]

O São João é muito bonito e uma festa de família… só é pena que se tenha esquecido a estrela principal da festa: o São João Baptista, um santo e homem incrível… 😢 São João Baptista é a razão pela qual a “festa” existe… As pessoas parece que se esquecem do fundamental e só olham para o superficial… 😢