The Fira de Ses Herbes in Selva
Sunday June 14th is the date for this year’s Fira de Ses Herbes in Selva at the foot of the Tramuntana mountain range. If you haven’t been to the Selva […]
The Patio Tours in Palma
One of the cultural highlights of the year in Palma de Mallorca are the Corpus Christi festivities, celebrated sixty days after Easter. As so many other festes this is originally […]
The Rite of Spring
Springtime is the time for a Rite of Spring if you so want for many boys and girls in Mallorca, the First Holy Communion. Last weekend this Catholic ritual was celebrated […]
Castellers de Mallorca
I just love the spirit and effort of castellers and the art of forming human tower-like castles (hence the name). Manacor hosted a festival with three groups of castellers last Saturday. […]
Mare de Deu, 75 Years On
The town of Felanitx had cause for a little celebration yesterday. 75 years ago, the town’s people decided to have their Mare de Déu (Virgin Mary) fitted with a crown. […]
The Teresetes Festival in Mallorca
Praise is due to the Govern de les Illes Balears and the Consell de Mallorca who together are the main sponsors of the annual Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes […]
The Battle Of Sóller
Yesterday, Sóller held its Es Firó festivities, the annual re-enactment of the battle against Moorish invaders, also known as the battle of the Moros y Cristianos. There are a number […]
The Diada de Sant Jordi
Both, William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes happen to share the same day of their demise on April 23rd, 1616, almost four hundred years ago. To commemorate the two immortal […]
Folkloric Dancing
For the last 13 years, the City of Palma de Mallorca together with the Consell de Mallorca and the Govern Balear staged an annual Festival Mundial de Danses Folklòriques, and […]
Molts d’Anys And Happy Easter
Springtime is the season for a number of major religious festivities, here and elsewhere. Mallorca is celebrating Easter now, today being sa Festa de Pasqua or Easter Sunday. Pasqua signifies […]
The Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Consolació
Sant Joan is a town right in the heart of […]
Semana Santa
Yesterday’s Diumenge del Ram (Palm Sunday) marked the start of Semana Santa (the Easter week) in Spain. In Mallorca, Catholic churches all over the island handed out olive branches or […]
Sláinte Mhaith
Whilst Mallorca’s Irish community celebrates St. Patrick’s Day today, Mallorcans honour Sant Patrici. I can not enlighten you on the number of Irish residents on this island but there must […]
Día de las Mujeres
Today, March 8th, the world celebrates the Día de las Mujeres (International Women’s Day). Hooray! To mark the occasion, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca is putting on […]
Pottery Matters
Mallorca’s pottery fair is held this week in Marratxí for the 25th year. The XXV Fira del Fang is organised by the Ajuntament de Marratxí and is held at the […]
Sa Rua Carnival Time
The mad season in Mallorca is in full swing. It’s carnival time. Last Thursday was called Dijous Llarder, meaning the first day of carnival. Sa Rueta is celebrated then in […]
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