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The 12 Holidays of Mallorca
1st of January New year6th of January Feast of Epiphany
1st of April Maundy Thursday
2nd of April Good Friday
1st of May May Day
25th of July San Jaime
15th of August Ascension Day
12th of October National holiday
6th of December Day of the constitution
8th of December "Inmaculada"
25th of December Christmas Day
26th of December Boxing Day
Though all the fiestas, even those of pagan origin, have a religious motivation, there are some, which sprang up from the beginning as a liturgical celebration. Thus, for example, the Cant de la Sibil·la (Sybil´s Song) is sung by a boy or a woman who, dressed in a tunic and armed with a sword recalls fragments of the Apocalypse at the Midnight Mass of the Seo in Palma and in the monastery of Lluc. The davallaments of Pollença (Pollensa) and Sineu are a spectacular staging of the Descent which takes place in its respective Calvaries.
As well as the usual pilgrimages, in Majorca (Mallorca) contests and meetings are held for ancient local sports and also purely pagan feasts. The revetla (a night of fiesta with bonfires as the main part), the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) of Soller and Pollença (Pollensa), the carnival of Porreres -with its perfect ritual- trotting races in Capdepera and shooting competitions with catapults and poetry contests in Sant Joan and Sa Pobla, respectively, are extremely interesting spectacles.
Please see below for a list of the most popular fiestas in majorca celebrated throughout the year in Majorca, some are shared with British holidays, and others are local ones:
JANUARY
January 5 :
The Three Kings gathering, main fiesta in Palma but also in the local towns
as this is a great part of the Christmas celebrations.
January 16 : The fiesta of 'San
Antonio Abad' : colcades, foguerons,
cavallets and traditional dances. Of an evening large
bonfires are lit and locals dress up and dance around
them. This is celebrated mainly in Sa
Pobla, Arta, Costitx, Manacor and Sant Joan. In Sa
Pobla the traditional savory cakes are made called 'Espinegades',
which are a little like Pizza slices
January 17 :
The fiesta of 'Beneides
de Sant Antoni' is celebrated mainly in Palma,
Costitx, Manacor, Sa Pobla and Petra. Pollensa
celebrates 'Pi de Sant
Antoni'.
January 19 : The fiesta of '
Revetla
de Sant Sebastia' : more bonfires are lit
as people gather around them and join in the festivities.
Celebrated mainly in Palma and
Costitx.
January 20 :
The fiestas of 'Sant
Sebastia' patron of Palma, are celebrated
in Palma. In Pollensa
the fiesta of 'Sant Sebastia'
is celebrated with a Procession where an image of the
Saint is carried around the town.
January 21 : Popular Fiestas are
celebrated in Santa Agnes.
FEBRUARY
CARNAVAL : Carnaval
fiestas are celebrated throughout the month of February in
all the towns across Mallorca (Majorca). The spectacular
processions of floats with children as well as families
dressed up are known as 'Sa
Rua' and some of the most popular towns to
see these are Palma, Playa de Palma
and Palma Nova - Magaluf.
February 12 : Popular Fiestas are
celebrated in Santa Eularia.
MARCH
Easter Week : Known as 'Semana
Santa'. Sineu
celebrates Easter Friday with a traditional Procession.
Pollensa also celebrates
Easter Friday with it's typical fiesta named 'Davallament'.
Palma and other towns
celebrate the fiestas known as 'Pancaritat'
or 'Fiesta del Angel'
(Fiesta of the Angel).
March 19 : Popular Fiestas are celebrated
in Sant Josep.
APRIL
April 2 : Popular Fiestas are celebrated
in Sant Francesc.
April 5 : Popular Fiestas are celebrated
in Sant Vicenc de sa Cala.
April 23 : Popular Fiestas are celebrated
in Sant Jordi.
MAY
Second Sunday of the Month : 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.
JUNE
June 13 : The fiestas of 'Sant
Antoni de Juny' 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 Revetla,
bulls, theatre performances and more. In Sant
Joan the fiesta of 'Festa
del sol que balla' 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' are celebrated mainly in Port
d'Andratx, Cala Ratjada, Soller and Puerto Pollensa
with a night time seaside procession in honour of the
patron of marines and fishermen.
July 25 : The fiestas of 'Sant
Jaume ' are celebrated in mainly in Alcudia,
Calvia, Binissalem, Muro, Santanyi and Portocolom
with the typical 'colcada' where horses are ridden around
the town.
Last Sunday of the month : Popular
Fiestas are celebrated in Fornells.
July 28 : The fiestas of 'Santa
Catalina Thomas' are celebrated in mainly
in Valldemossa 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 celebrated in Pollensa.
August 10 : The patron fiestas of 'Sant
Llorenc' are celebrated in Selva.
August 23 & 24 : 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 Capdepera and Arta.
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 the month : The fiesta of
'Festa des Vermar'
is celebrated in Binissalem
which is a harvest festival with 'boleros' and other
traditional dances.
OCTOBER
First Sunday of the month : The fiesta of
'Torrada d'es Botifarro'
is celebrated in Sant Joan where
typical sausages are made and cooked on open fires, as
well as performing regional traditional dances named 'xeremies
i capgrossos'.
Third Saturday of the month : Typical
fiestas are celebrated in Palma
dedicated to Santa Catalina Tomas 'La
Beateta '. Procession with floats where
many towns from across the island participate.
NOVEMBER
Dijous Bo : The largest and most popular
fair of the island is celebrated in Inca.
November 30 : The patron fiesta of 'Sant
Andreu' is celebrated in Santanyi.
DECEMBER
December 24/25 : Families in towns across
the island celebrate the traditional 'Christmas'
with Santa Claus.
December 31 : Aside from traditional New
Years Eve celebrations being celebrated across the island,
the fiesta of 'l'Estandard'
is celebrated in Palma which
celebrates the the Christian conquest of the city by King
Jaime I in 1229.
Fiestas are a big part of the Majorcan (Mallorcan) culture, they are times when families and friends spend quality time together.
All of the information above is courtesy of the Mallorca Tourist Offices. We do not accept responsibility for any changes, although we do encourage users to email us to report any errors or to send/suggest to us any extra information they feel would be useful to add to any part of this Fiestas Guide. You may contact us via our Contact Us page.