The Vila-seca City Council activates 70 personnel for the eve

The Vila-seca City Council mobilizes more than 70 agents and restricts fireworks to protect La Pineda beach during the Sant Joan eve celebration. The event, which attracts thousands of people, requires precise coordination to avoid chaos and preserve the natural environment.

The Sant Joan eve celebration at La Pineda is a classic that now more than ever demands organization and respect. The 2026 proposal includes measures to prevent excesses and ensure that everyone finds their place, even those who prefer calm.

Special deployment on La Pineda beach

What does the coordination operation include?

The operation deploys more than 70 officers from the Mossos d’Esquadra, Local Police, and Civil Protection, reinforced with cameras and a drone for aerial surveillance. There will also be medical assistance and a Purple Point for the prevention of gender-based violence. All of this is to ensure the celebration is safe and respectful.

How do restrictions affect natural areas?

There are specially protected areas, such as the beach within the Natura 2000 Network, where fireworks have been banned and access restricted. Additionally, the Pinar de Perruquet park becomes a sensory calm zone, free of noise and fireworks. More than 100 signs will be installed reminding people of the rules to preserve dunes and avoid litter or uncivil camping.

The change of venue for the festive activity

Why are they moving the celebration to Prats park?

The promenade and the beach will be free of fireworks and fire-related activities to protect the environment. Prats park is a more suitable space to concentrate the celebration, with designated zones and more security, facilitating control and coexistence between residents and visitors.

What coexistence measures are applied?

It is forbidden to make fire, leave waste, camp, and step on the dunes. These measures are accompanied by a visual information campaign that aims to make people understand that the celebration cannot end with degraded spaces or disturbances for residents. The invitation is to enjoy responsibly and with respect.

Challenges and expectations for the celebration

What does Mayor Pere Segura demand?

The mayor has been clear: the celebration cannot be synonymous with disorder or degraded spaces. He demands respect for the environment and for those who need calm, emphasizing that the city council cannot be cleaning up and repairing damage the next day. It is a call for collective responsibility.

How does this organization impact the local community?

This coordination aims to avoid conflicts and ensure the celebration is for everyone without leaving negative consequences. The effort in security and civility wants to keep La Pineda beach clean and accessible, reinforcing coexistence between residents and tourists and protecting a valuable natural space.

This year’s measures show a shift in how the celebration is understood: more control, less excess, more care. Let no one think the party loses its charm, but rather that it is a party that leaves no trace.

La Pineda is a meeting place, but also a fragile space. This deployment is a response that aims to prevent the best of the night from becoming the worst of the next day.