Bonkers in Bunyola

If Binissalem’s grape battle is Mallorca’s filthiest fiesta event, Bunyola’s underwear race can certainly lay claim to being one of the daftest.

The race, as such, is irrelevant; it is the dressing that matters, or rather the undressing. Over the years, this event - a highlight of the village’s Sant Mateu Fiestas - has spawned underwear costumes worn by teams, so merely turning out in some Primark underwear, while perfectly acceptable, may not quite cut it.

Bunyola’s former mayor in the past got into the spirit of things, courtesy of a local woman who made him some special pants for the event. There’s now a new mayor. Is it his duty to take part? He doesn’t specifically refer to the underwear race in his note for the fiestas’ programme. But maybe. Utterly bonkers.