Festivals and Holidays in Mallorca: Festivals in Mallorca

January
Jan 1	New Year Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Jan 5	Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos ( Arrival of the Three Kings) Pto Alcudia, Palma The Three Kings arrive by boat in Palma to distribute gifts to the city's children at the harbour.
Jan 6	Feast of Epiphany Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Jan 16-17	Revelta i Beneides de Sant Antoni Abat Palma, Arta and Sa Pobla Sant Antoni is the patron saint of animals. There are bonfires on 16th & a benediction of animals on 17th Jan. Processions of pets and farm animals take place in Palma, Arta and Sa Pobla.This fiesta in Mallorca also includes bonfires, parades, dancing, feasting and many people dress up in costumes
Jan 17	Pi de Sant Antoni Pollensa An enormous fir tree is taken through the town to the main square.
Jan 20	Festa de Sant Sebastia Pollensa On 20 January, Saint Sebastian was proclaimed patron saint of Palma de Mallorca following the miraculous ending to the plague of 1523-1524, which came about with the arrival from Rhodes of a bone from the arm of this saint. On the eve of this festival, concerts taking in various musical styles are held in the squares of the old quarter of the city. A procession with two dancers, known as cavallets, mounting wooden horses
February
Feb 7-13	Carnival Mallorca, Pollensa, Pto Pollensa The Carnival fiestas begin 7th Feb (Dijous Llarder), and will continue until 13th Feb - Ash Wednesday (Dimecres de Cendra) with street parades (known as Rues o Ruetes) and fancy-dress parties all over the island.
Final weekend before Lent	Sa Rua Palma Carnival held in Palma and other areas of the island on the last weekend before Lent. It is marked by bonfires, fancy dress and processions of decorated floats; in Montuiri the Carnival is known as Darrers Dies (Last Days). Many fancy dress balls marks the end of the Carnival before Lent. Palma hosts the most spectacular fiesta, known as the Cavalcade (Sa Rua)
March
Holy Week	Semana Santa Mallorca A week of solemn Easter preparation begins on Palm Sunday, when palm and olive branches are blessed at churches across the island before being taken home to adorn front doors. During Holy Week there are processions every day in Palma; the biggest procession is on Maundy Thursday. Other towns and villages have their own processions too. On the evening of Good Friday a figure of Christ is lowered from his cross in Pollensa and carried down the Calvary steps in silence. A similar event takes place on the church steps in Felanitx.
April
First Week April	Princess Sofia Trophy Palma This yachting regatta is one of the most important in the Balearic islands
Good Friday	Good Friday Pto Pollensa AT8:30 pm On Good Friday, the spectacular "Davallament" is held at the Calvary of Pollensa: the procession with the image of the dead Jesus descends the Calvary hill down the 365 stone steps, bordered by Yew trees. - Public Holiday.
Apr 23	Festa Sant Jordi Mallorca this feast day of the patron saint of many towns and villages is celebrated on all the islands
Apr 14-15	Wine Festival 2007 Pollensa In the 'cloisters'.
May
May 1	May Day Mallorca Public Holiday
Second Sun in May	Festa de Nostra Sanyora de la Victoria Soller Mock battles between heroes and infidels take placein Soller, commemorating a 1561 battle in which local women helped to defeat a band of Turkish pirates.
June
Jun 13	Corpus Christi, Ball de les Aguiles Pollensa This popular festival includes the 'Dance of the Eagles' and is performed in the main town square
Jun 13	Sant Antoni de Juny Arta This feast also includes parades of locals dressed up as horses.
Jun 23	La nit de Sant Joan Palma La nit de Sant Joan (Saint John´s night) is the eve of the day of Saint John (24 June). The popular Nit de Foc (Night of Fire) is held at the Parc de la Mar, with bonfires, firework displays and entertainers.
Jun 28-29	Sant Pere Palma, Port d'Andratx and Port d'Alcudia Processions of fishing boats in in honour of the patron saint of fishermen.
July
Jul 2	Romeria a la Verge de la Victoria Alcudia Traditional dance & concert followed by mass on actual day and games.
Jul 10-15	Feste de la Verge del Carmen Pto Pollensa Sea-land procession in honour of the Patron Saint of seafarers and fishermen. The Feste de la Verge del Carme takes place on the 16th July. In Puerto de Pollensa the festivities including fireworks on the Sunday take place either in the week before or the week after.
Jul 16	Dia de Virgen del Carmen Cala Ratjada, Port de Pollensa, Port de Soller The feast of the patron saint of sailors includes parades and the blessing of fishing boats at the island's ports, including Cala Ratjada, Puerto de Pollensa and Puerto de Soller.
Jul 19-25	Feste de Sant Jaume Alcudia, Manacor Colcada' with the 'caixers' who go through the streets on horseback wearing traditional costume.
Jul 26 - Aug 2	Patrona de Pollensa Pollensa Daily festivities in preparation for Moors and Christians 'battle' on 2-Aug.
Jul 27	Santa Catalina Thomas Valldemossa Homage to Mallorca's patron saint in her home town of Valldemossa.
Jul 27-28	Passejada dies Bou i Carro Triunfal Valldemossa This celebration includes a feast and a bull and a procession of carts.
August
First week of Aug	Copa del Rey Palma, Mallorca This large and very popular international yachting regatta is held under the patronage of King Juan Carlos
Aug 15	Assumption of the Virgin (Public Holiday) Mallorca This is a major festival that is held throughout Spain
Aug 24	Sant Bartomeu Montuiri Devil-dancing in Montuiri at one of Mallorca's oldest festivals.
Aug 24	Sant Agusti Felanitx Cavallets dances in Felanitx, with children dressed up as cardboard horses being chased by giants to the accompaniment of bagpipes, flutes and drums.
Aug 24	Festival of Chinese Lanterns Alcudia The festivity of the chinese lanterns where the youngest of the town will go through the streets and sing old Mallorcan songs carrying their chinese lanterns made of melons.
September
First Sun of Sep	Processio de la Beata Santa Margalida Procession of floats and people dressed in folk costume honouring Sant Catalina
Last Sun of Sep	Festa des Vermar Binissalem This grape-harvest festival includes floats and also concerts
3rd Sun of Sep	Festa dies Butifarro Sant Joan Botifarro (blood sausage) festival in Sant Joan.
Last Sun of Sep	Festa del Melo Vilafranca de Bonany This watermelon festival celebrates the end of the harvest
October
Oct 12	Dia de la Hispanidad Mallorca A national Spanish holiday held to commemorate the discovery of the New World by Christopher Colombus in 1492
3rd Sat of Sep	The Colcada de la Beata Santa Magdalena The Colcada de la Beata (Procession of the Blessed) is held on the third Saturday of October. At dusk the procession of floats sets off, presided over by the Carro Triomfal de la Beata (Triumphal Carriage of the Blessed). This festival possibly has its origins in the festivals of the beatification of Saint Catalina Tomàs of 1792; the saint was born in Valldemossa in 1531 and she died at the convent of Santa Magdalena in Palma in 1574. The festival finishes with folk dancing and an open-air meal at Placa de sa Feixina.
Oct 21	Festa de Virgin Palma, Mallorca. This festival includes large amounts of cakes, singing and general festivities
November
Nov 1	All Saints' Day Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Nov 9-13	Feria Pollensa Various trade and artisan 'fairs' in Pollensa.
3rd Thu of Nov	Dijous Bo Inca Includes an extensive range of activities, with several exhibits of local breeds of farm animals, one of most famous of which is porc negre (black pork), which is raised on Mallorca's meadows and in its sparse woods to make exquisite sobrassada with a distinctively sweet taste. The exhibitions also include farm machinery, motoring, a crafts market, culinary products and a fashion show that features the latest leather creations. Cultural exhibitions, sport activities and street concerts are also planned.
Nov 24	Birthday of Junipero Serra Mallorca The birthday of this Franciscan monk is celebrated throughout the region
December
Dec 6	Constitution Day Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Dec 8	Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Dec 24	Noche Buena Mallorca Christmas Eve celebrations, including nativity plays and midnight mass, throughout the islands
Dec 25	Christmas Day Mallorca This is a public holiday on Mallorca.
Dec 28	Santos Inocentes Mallorca A Spanish equivalent of April Fool's day
Dec 31	Festa de l'Estendard Palma This festival commemorates the arrival of the troops of Jaume I the conqueror in Palma, which represented the end of Moorish rule. This festival, which dates back to the 13th century, is one of the oldest in Europe. Events are held at the Placa de Cort, with a religious thanksgiving ritual and a civil ceremony at which the royal standard is the focus of attention.

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