Next: about 13 to 29 Jun 2027
Festa Junina
Brazil's June festivals: bonfires, quadrilha square dancing, corn dishes and checked shirts for St Anthony, St John and St Peter.
When is Festa Junina in 2027?
Festa Junina 2027 runs from 13 to 29 June 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2026, 13 to 29 June 2026; 2028, 13 to 29 June 2028.
About Festa Junina
Festas Juninas are held across Brazil through June, in honour of Saint Anthony on 13 June, Saint John on 24 June, and Saint Peter on 29 June, and also mark the maize harvest. They are especially strong in the Northeast, in cities like Caruaru and Campina Grande, where São João is the largest festival of the year. People dress in rural costume, with checked shirts, straw hats and patched trousers for men, and braided pigtails and freckles painted on faces for women, and dance the quadrilha, a square dance with a caller, around a bonfire. Houses and streets are hung with flags and balloons. The food is made from maize: canjica, pamonha, pipoca, bolo de milho and curau, with quentão, hot spiced cachaça and ginger. Fireworks and balloons are a feature in many areas.
Festa Junina dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Festa Junina date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 to 29 June 2026 |
| 2027 | 13 to 29 June 2027 |
| 2028 | 13 to 29 June 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is eaten
- canjica
- pamonha
- bolo de milho
- quentao
- pipoca
Also part of it, and being written: Quadrilha (The folk square dance.), Canjica (The sweet maize pudding.), Caruaru (The city of the largest São João.).
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Festa Junina" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.