JANUARY
|
| 5 th |
Palma. Procession of the
Three Kings |
| 16 th |
Sa Pobla,
Arta, Costitx, Manacor, Sant Joan. "Revelta de Sant Antoni Abat". Huge bonfires or "foguerons"
are built on the night before the Saint's day and on the day itself,
and everybody dances round them in fancy dress. In Sa Pobla, they
sampe the traditional "espinagades". |
| 17 th |
Palma,
Costitx, Manacor, Sant Joan, Sa Pobla, Petra: "Beneides de Sant Antoni", Pollensa: "Pi
de Sant Antoni" |
| 19 th |
Palma,
Costitx: "Revetla de Sant
Sebastia". Bonfires are lit on the night before the Saint's
Day. |
| 20 th |
Palma: Sant Sebastia,
the Fiesta of the Patron Saint.
Pollensa: Saint
Sebastia, a procession wich features the Saint's Standard, flanked
by "cavallets"
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JULY
|
| 2 nd |
Alcudia:
"Romeria a la Verge de la
Victoria" |
| 16 th |
Port
d'Andratx, Cala Ratjada, Port de Pollensa, Port de Soller:
"Festes de la Verge del Carmen"
sea-land procession in honour of the Patron Saint of seafarers and
fishermen. |
| 25 th |
Alcudia,
Calvia, Binissalem, Muro, Santanyi, Portocolom: "Festes de Sant Jaume". "Colcada" with the
"caixers" who go through the streets on horseback wearing the
typical clothes. |
| Last Sunday |
Fornells: Local
fiestas |
| 28 th |
Valldemossa: "Festes de
Santa Catalina Thomas". The "Carro de la Beata" and other floats go
in procession around the streets of the
village | |
FEBRUARY
|
CARNIVAL |
Carnival
Parades are held all over the Island. "Sa Rua" is the name of the
Parade in Palma, Playa de Palma, Palma Nova and
Magalluf.
|
MARCH / APRIL
Holy
Week |
Palma: Holy
Thursday and Good Fruday processions.
Sineu: Good
Friday Procession.
Pollensa: Good Friday
"Davallament"
Palma and Villages: "Pancaritat" or
"Festa de l'Angel" |
| 19 th M. |
Sant
Josep: Local
fiestas |
| 2 nd A. |
Sant
Francesc: Local
fiestas |
| 5 th A. |
Sant
Vicent de sa Cala: Local
fiestas |
| 23 rd A. |
Sant
Jordi: Local
fiestas |
| 25 rd A. |
Sineu:Local
fiestas of Sant Marc, from 1645 |
MAY
|
2nd Sunday |
Soller:"Festes de Moros i Cristians", "Ses valentes
dones", celebrates the victory over the Turkish pirates
in 1561.
| |
JUNE
| 13 th |
Arta: "Sant
Antoni de Juny" with the participation of the
"cavallets".
Pollensa: Corpus Christi, "Ball
de les Aguiles". Thursday after the Holy
Trinity |
| 24 th |
Muro: "Festes de Sant Joan" with fiestas in the
streets, bulls, theatrical productions,
etc. |
| 29 th |
Palma, Port d'Alcudia, Andratx: "Festes patronals de Sant Pere", a
sea-land procession. |
| 30 th |
Marratxi: "Romeria de Sant Marsal", with
exhibition and market featuring "siurells" (Mallorcan
whistles) and other clay
articles. |
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|
AUGUST
| 2 nd |
Pollensa:"Nostra Senyora
dels Angels" er-enaction of the battle between the Moors and the
Christians. |
| 10 th |
Selva: "Festes Patronals
de Sant Llorens" |
| 23 & 24 |
Montuiri:
"Festes Patronals de Sant
Bartomeu". "Cossiers" |
| 24 th |
Capdepera: "Festes
Patronals de Sant Bartomeu", typical trotting
races. |
| 28 th |
Felanitx: Sant Agusti,
medieval dance of "els cavallets"
|
SEPTEMBER
| 3 rd |
Santa
Margalida: "Processo de
la Beata" |
| 21 st |
Bunyola: "Festes
de Sant Mateu" |
Last
Sunday |
Binissalem: "Festes des Vermar"
|
OCTOBER
| 1st Sunday |
Sant Joan: "Torrada des Botifarro", of the local sausage, on
bonfires, with regional dances with "xeremies i
capgrossos". |
| 3th Saturday |
Palma: Santa
Catalina Thomas, "La Beateta". A processionn similar to
the one held in Valldemossa with floats from all over
ths Island.
|
NOVEMBER
|
| Dijous Bo |
Inca: "Dijous Bo" |
| 30 th |
Santanyi: "Festes des Patro Sant Andreu"
|
DECEMBER
|
31 st |
Palma: "Feste de l'Estendard", commemorates the
day of the Christian Conquest of the city by King
Jaume I in 1229.
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