SanSe 2024: Dates & Full Stage-by-Stage Schedule

New here? This is the 2024 recap. For the full history, traditions, and what SanSe is about, see our complete guide: SanSe: The Complete Guide to the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián.

SanSe 2024 ran the third weekend of January 2024, Thursday the 18th through Sunday the 21st, across five plazas of Old San Juan plus the Comunidad La Perla and the Teatro Tapia. José Feliciano, Ilé, Olga Tañón, and Ednita Nazario on the Friday alone. This was the second full edition back after the pandemic years.

The 2024 festival at a glance

• What: Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián 2024
• When: January 18 to 21, 2024
• Where: Old San Juan, across four plazas plus Comunidad La Perla and the Teatro Tapia
• Admission: Free
• Organized by: Municipio Autónomo de San Juan

The stages of 2024

Thursday, January 18

Plaza V Centenario

• 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM · Comparsa San Juan
• 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM · Grupo Gracimá
• 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM · Junte Loiceño
• 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM · Yolandita
• 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM · Milly Quezada

Plaza de Armas

• 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM · Batulibre
• 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM · DJ Owl con Publixa
• 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Kristian Bob
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · King Arthur

Plaza de la Barandilla

• 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM · Taller Tamboricua
• 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM · Pleneros del Más Allá
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Misa E’ Gallo
• 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Plena Libre
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · Natalia Lugo

Plaza Colón

• 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM · Atabal
• 6:30 PM to 7:15 PM · Rosamalia
• 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM · Grupo Mambo
• 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM · Puerto Rican Power

Comunidad La Perla

• 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Epílogio
• 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM · Sebastián Otero y La Ponina

Friday, January 19

Plaza V Centenario

• 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM · Clases Salsa Flor Botta
• 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM · Conjunto Bomba y Plena Inter
• 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM · José Feliciano
• 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM · Ilé
• 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Olga Tañón
• 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM · Ednita

Plaza de Armas

• 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM · Batulibre
• 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM · DJ Metro
• 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM · DJ Match James + Xtassy
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · Los Rivera Destino

Plaza de la Barandilla

• 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM · Marileyda
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Viento de Agua
• 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Daniel Díaz y su Tripandero
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · Oscarito

Plaza Colón

• 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM · Orquesta Güiros
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM · Boricubasón, Tributo a Buena Vista Social Club
• 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Tributo a Juan Luis Guerra
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · Grupo Karis

Comunidad La Perla

• 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM · Joe Louis
• 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM · Trending Tropics
• 9:45 PM to 11:00 PM · Busca Bulla

Saturday, January 20

Plaza V Centenario

• 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM · Banda Municipal de Humacao
• 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM · Clases Salsa con Flor Botta
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM · Limit XXI
• 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM · Pirulo
• 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM · La India
• 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM · Manny Manuel
• 7:30 PM to 7:45 PM · Ganador Open Mic, 3ra entrada
• 8:00 PM to 9:15 PM · Lucecita Benítez
• 9:45 PM to 11:00 PM · Kanny García

Plaza de Armas

• 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM · Batulibre
• 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM · Boohype + Scarface
• 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM · Montalvo
• 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM · DJ Match, Triumvi
• 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM · DJ Velcro
• 6:00 PM to 6:15 PM · Ganador Open Mic, 3ra entrada
• 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM · DJ Joaquín Opio
• 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Algarete
• 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM · PJ Sin Suela

Plaza de la Barandilla

• 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM · Grupo Buya
• 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM · Parranderos de Loíza
• 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM · Orq. Galdy Santiago y Fabián Torres
• 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM · Lissette
• 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Tuna Los Segreles
• 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM · Albita Rodríguez

Plaza Colón

• 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM · Clases de Zumba
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM · Plenativa
• 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM · Herminio de Jesús
• 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM · Hermanos Sanz
• 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM · Julito Alvarado, Tributo a Cheo Feliciano y Héctor Lavoe
• 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM · Melina León
• 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM · Orquesta Macabeo

Comunidad La Perla

• 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM · Pleneros de la Cresta
• 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM · International Dub Ambassadors
• 9:45 PM to 11:00 PM · Mima

Teatro Tapia

• 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM · Coro de Niños de San Juan

Sunday, January 21

We did not receive the Sunday program for 2024. SanSe Sundays traditionally carry the Misa al Santo Patrón, the folkloric and trova programing, and the biggest salsa closers of the weekend.

What the 2024 program tells you about SanSe

La Perla had a full stage, three nights running. Epílogio and Sebastián Otero on Thursday, Trending Tropics on Friday, Mima and the International Dub Ambassadors on Saturday. The neighborhood below the walls is now a fixture of the official program, not a footnote.

The open mic had a winner’s slot. Both Plaza V Centenario and Plaza de Armas carved out a fifteen-minute “Ganador Open Mic” slot on Saturday. The festival built a pipeline for unknown acts onto its two biggest stages.

Friday was extraordinary. José Feliciano at 4:30, Ilé at 6:00, Olga Tañón at 7:30, Ednita at 9:30. One stage, one evening.

The daytime layer keeps growing. Salsa classes with Flor Botta, Zumba at Plaza Colón, the Banda Municipal de Humacao at 11:00 AM, and the Coro de Niños de San Juan at the Teatro Tapia. SanSe’s family-friendly daytime face is deliberate programming.

A note on the edition number. The 2024 day-sheets carry a “50 Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián” logo. That figure does not survive scrutiny: the official 2020 flyer billed that year as the 50th, and the 2014 flyer billed itself as the 44th. Both fit together; a 50th in 2024 does not fit either. The logo looks like a leftover asset from the 2020 anniversary branding, carried over onto the template. We have not assigned 2024 an edition number rather than repeat a number we cannot support.

Our video from SanSe

Where it all happens

Planning a visit

SanSe returns every January on the third weekend. For the full history, traditions, the stage-by-stage breakdown, and current transit details, see our complete guide to SanSe. See also our recaps of 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2025.

Coming to San Juan? Pair it with our Puerto Rico travel guide and our guide to Puerto Rican street food.

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This post covers the 2024 edition, which has concluded. Details reflect the programme as published by the organizers at the time. For the full story of the festival, see our complete guide to SanSe.