June brings events and activities for kids, foodies, a bit of gay pride, and much more to the island. One of the capital’s biggest festivals takes place this month, kids have salsa, bouncy castles and Disney on Ice waiting, and seafood festivals in San Juan and Guánica. And while hurricane season officially begins in June, it’s no reason not to visit Puerto Rico.
Highlights :
- The 9th Annual Salsa Congress for Children and Adolescents brings together young salseros from all over the world.
- The San Juan Bautista Festival is a great outdoor party, complete with its own traditions and lots of revelry.
- Inflalandia turns the Puerto Rico Convention Center into a playground.
Events calendar:
- June 1 : San Juan celebrates its annual Gay Pride Parade , with thousands of people taking to the streets along Condado’s Ashford Avenue in a peaceful and festive march. San Juan is a very gay-friendly city, and this parade generally draws a large crowd.
- June 4-8 : Disney on Ice returns to Puerto Rico and tours the island. The show begins at the Coliseo de San Juan June 4-8 and then travels to Arecibo June 12-15 , followed by a trip to Humacao June 18-22 . Tickets available here.
- June 14 : The HCOA Energy Challenge, the largest fitness event in Puerto Rico, arrives at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, with live Zumba classes, CrossFit, Yoga and more.
- June 14 : Do you enjoy music from Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, and more? Then you will want to see this film music concert by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce.
- June 14 : Come to the first annual ceviche and seafood festival in the Urban Bay of San Juan.
- June 14-16 : The city of Guánica celebrates its annual crab festival , with the delicious Jueye or Crab, the culinary star.
- June 20-22 : Take the kids and bounce back to Inflalandia, an inflatable and inflatable jungle of fun and activities for kids that transforms the Puerto Rico Convention Center into a child’s wonderland.
- June 23-24 : The San Juan Bautista Festival is a festival in honor of the patron saint of San Juan, but as with many festivals of this type in Puerto Rico, religious fervor occupies an important place in the festival. The festival comes with a wonderful tradition: at night, head to the beach and jump back into the water three times. It is by luck. Not really; this.
- June 25-29 : El Yunque Carnival arrives in Rio Grande with music, food and a Sunday parade to cap off the festivities.
- June 27-29 : The 7th Annual Salsa Congress for Children and Adolescents arrives at Condado Plaza Hilton. The only youth salsa congress in the world attracts some of the best young salsa fans in the world for a few days of instruction and fun in San Juan.
- June 28 : 1964, the Tribute celebrates the music, legacy and legend of The Beatles in the Urban Bay of San Juan. Rolling Stone magazine calls it the Best Tribute to the Beatles on Earth.
- June 29 : San Juan’s Bahía Urbana Park organizes the first annual PR Pizza & Beer Fest, which starts at 1:00 p.m. In addition to beer and pizza, there will be live music and a tasting. Tickets are available here.
