Mallorca Fiestas

JANUARY
January 5 : The Three Kings celebrations begin. The main fiesta is in Palma, with many other towns and resorts having their own. Local children leave there shoes outside the window filled with food for the kings. The following morning they wake up to find the food has gone and in its place is a present.
January 16 : Feast of Saint Honoratx, Algaida
January 16-17 : Taking place in various towns across the island, the Fiesta of Sant Antoni celebrates the patron saint of farm animals. It's a fun and colourful event which sees participants dress up in elaborate animal costumes and parade through the town. A fire is lit in the evening, usually in the town square, which is used to ward off evil spirits. There is usually plenty of food and drink for sale and participants sing traditional songs honouring the saint and perform dances around the fire. Pollensa celebrates 'Pi de Sant Antoni' where an enormous fir tree is taken through the town to the main square.
January 19 : The fiestas of 'Revetia de Sant Sebastia' are celebrated mainly in Palma and Costitx where festivities take place around large bonfires.
January 20 : The fiestas of 'Saint Sebastia' are celebrated throughout the island including Pollensa.

FEBRUARY
February 5 : Feast of Santa Agueda, Sencelles
February 7-13 : Carnival fiestas are celebrated throughout the island during February. In Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa the carnival fiestas take place between 7th and 13th February with street parades and fancy dress parties.
February 11 : Feast of la Mare of Deu of Lourdes, Soller
February 27 : Feast of Son Franciniana Cirer, Sencelles

MARCH
March 1 : Balearics Day - Mallorca Public Holiday

APRIL
Easter Week : Known as 'Semana Santa'. Pollensa celebrates Easter Friday with its typical fiesta named 'Davallament'.
April 23 : The feast of Sant Jordi, Bunyola and Ses Salines
April 25 : The feast of Sant Marc, Sineu

MAY
May 1 : Labour Day and Romeria of Biniamar, Selva
May 8 : The feast of the apparition of Sant Miquel in Sant Llorenc des Cardassar (Son Carrio)
Ssecond Sunday in May : The fiestas of 'Festes de Moros i Cristians', 'Ses Valentes Dones' are celebrated mainly in Soller to celebrate the victory in 1561 over the Turkish pirates.
May 24 : The feast of Sant Domenec in Manacor
First Sunday of May :
- Feast of Jai in Buger
- Romeria at the hermitage of Maristela in Esporles
- Romeria at the Santuari of the Consolation in Santanyi
- Fair in Sineu
Second Sunday of May : Fair of Soller
Monday before the second Sunday of May : Feast of Moors and Christians, Soller

JUNE
June 13 : The fiestas of 'Sant Antoni of Padua' are celebrated in Arta with the participation of the traditional 'cavallets'. The fiesta of Corpus Christi, 'Ball de les Aguiles' is also celebrated in Pollensa.
June 24 : The fiestas of 'Sant Joan' are celebrated in Muro with the traditional Revetia, bulls, theatre performances and more. In Sant Joan the fiestas af 'Festa del sol que balle' is also celebrated with processions, typical dances and more.
June 29 : The patron fiestas of 'Sant Pere' are celebrated in Palma, Puerto Alcudia and Andratx with seaside processions.
June 30 : The fiesta of 'Romeria de Sant Marcal' is celebrated in Marratxi with the exhibition and market of 'siurells' and other typical ceramic pots and ornaments.

JULY
July 2 : The fiesta of 'Romeria a la Virgen de la Victoria' is a typical pilgrimage celebrated in Alcudia.
July (15) 16 : The fiestas of 'Verge del Carme' begins with a night time mass followed by a procession where the locals carry a statue of the virgin, the patron of fishermen to the port where the statue is taken on board a highly decorated boat and taken out to sea. A following of local fishing boats and tourist yachts, all festooned with banners and decorations, follow it out to sea, making a colourful and traditional scene.
July 25 : The fiestas of 'Sant Jaume' are celebrated mainly in Alcudia, Calvia, binissalem, Muro, Santanyi and Portocolom with the typical 'colcada' where horses are ridden around the town.
Last Sunday of July : Popular fiestas are celebrated in Fornells.
July 28 : The fiestas of 'Santa Catalina Thomas' are celebrated mainly in Valldermossa with the typical 'Carro de la Beata' being shown around the streets followed by other floats.

AUGUST
August 2 : The fiesta of 'Ntra Sra dels Angels' simulating the battle of the Moors and Christians' is based in Pollensa.
August 10 : The patron fiestas of 'Sant Bartomeu' with the typical 'Cossiers' are celebrated in Algaida and Montuiri.
August 24 : The patron fiestas of 'Sant Bartomeu' with the typical horse races is celebrated in Arta & Capdepera.
August 28 : The fiesta of 'Sant Agusti' is celebrated in Felanitx with medieval dancing of the typical 'Cavallets'.
August 29 : Patron fiestas are celebrated in Sant Joan.

SEPTEMBER
September 3 : The fiesta of 'Processo de la Beata' is celebrated in Santa Margalida.
September 21 : The fiesta of 'Sant Mateu' is celebrated in Bunyola.
Last Sunday of September : the day of 'Festa des Vermada', which means harvest, is a celebration local to Binissalem. After the harvesting of the grapes a rocket is fired and the young villagers follow a drummer and piper to a field where a massive grape fight begins!

OCTOBER
First Sunday of October, the fiesta of 'Torrada d'es Botifarro' or Fiesta of the Black Pudding is held in Sant Joan. where Butifarrones, slices of pork and sobrassada are roasted on BBQ pits. Traditional dancing and special exhibitions are held.
Third Sunday of October : Typical fiestas are celebrated in Palma dedicated to Santa Catalina Tomas 'La Beatera'. Procession with floats where many towns from across the island participate.

NOVEMBER
Third Thursday of November : The Dijous Bo at Inca (literally translated as Good Thursday) is one of the most famous fairs celebrated in Mallorca during the year and the biggest of the autumn season. A must go for those visiting Mallorca (Majorca) during November.
November 30 : The patron fiesta of 'Sant Andreu' is celebrated in Santanyi.

DECEMBER
December 24/25 : Over more recent years families have started to celebrate Christmas including the traditional Santa Claus.
December 31 : New Years Eve celebrations plus in Palma 'l'Estandard', to honour the Christian conquest of Palma in 1229.

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