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Date Published: 23/06/2026

Alicante San Juan festival supermarket opening hours: What's open on June 23 and 24

Many stores across the Costa Blanca will open as normal on June 23 before closing for the regional holiday on June 24

Anyone planning a supermarket run during Alicante's San Juan celebrations may want to check opening times before setting off.

With thousands of people enjoying the Hogueras de San Juan festivities, many supermarkets and shopping centres are operating special schedules across the city and wider province. Tuesday June 23 is a local holiday in Alicante, while Wednesday June 24 is a regional public holiday across the Valencian Community.

Although many businesses will remain open on June 23, most larger stores will close completely on June 24.

Supermarkets open on Tuesday June 23

Most major supermarket chains will continue trading on the local holiday, although some are operating reduced hours.

Mercadona

Open: 9am to 9.30pm on June 23
Closed: June 24

Carrefour

Large stores open: 9am to 10pm on June 23
Closed: June 24

Several Carrefour Express stores in Alicante city will remain open on June 24:

Calderón de la Barca: 9am to 9pm
Explanada: 10am to 9.30pm
Eusebio Sempere: 9am to 9.30pm
Avenida de Alcoy: 10am to 9.30pm
Plaza del Ayuntamiento: 10am to 10pm

Alcampo

Alicante stores open on June 23
Closed on June 24

Dia

Open on June 23
Closed on June 24

Lidl

Open on June 23
Closed on June 24

Aldi

Open on June 23

Closed on June 24

Consum

Alicante city stores open: 9am to 2.30pm on June 23
Closed across the province on June 24

Shopping centre opening hours

Most shopping centres in Alicante will open as normal on June 23 before shutting their retail areas the following day.

Gran Vía

June 23: 10am to 10pm
June 24: restaurants only, 12pm to 1am

Plaza Mar 2

June 23: 11am to 10pm
June 24: restaurants only, open until 11.30pm

Puerta de Alicante

June 23: 10am to 10pm
June 24: closed

Vistahermosa

June 23: open
MediaMarkt: 10am to 10pm
Leroy Merlin: 8am to 9pm
June 24: closed

El Corte Inglés

June 23: 11am to 9pm
June 24: closed

The June 24 regional holiday is not one of the authorised opening days for large retail centres, meaning most shops across the province will shut their doors.

Shopping centres including Zenia Boulevard in Orihuela Costa, Habaneras in Torrevieja, L'Aljub in Elche, Portal de la Marina in Ondara, The Outlet Stores in San Vicente del Raspeig and the retail parks in Elda and Petrer will open as normal on June 23.

On June 24, retail stores will generally be closed, although restaurants, cafés, cinemas and leisure facilities are expected to remain open.

Image: Consum

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