Mallorca fiestas: Moors and Christians in Santa Ponsa
Moors and Christians in Santa Ponsa.
Moors and Christians in reverse
Bunyola will point to its underwear race for the Sant Mateu Fiestas, Binissalem to its grape battle for the Vermar grape harvest fiestas, but Santa Ponsa’s Rei en Jaume Fiestas arguably represent the climax of the summer season of fiestas.
The lanterns for Saint Bartholomew
The twenty-fourth of August is the feast day for Sant Bartomeu, Saint Bartholomew the Apostle.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, August 18 to Sunday, August 20
This week we celebrate Mare De Déu d'Agost, Sant Bartomeu, Sant Agustí and Sant Joan fiestas. Plus concerts, summer fiestas and LaLiga kicks off on Friday at home with Real Mallorca against Vilarreal.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday, August 14 to Thursday, August 17
Alaro, Cala d'Or, Cala Ratjada, Campos, Can Picafort, Porreres fiestas reach their climax; numerous other fiestas plus music festivals.
The Garrova Estrucada party where carob paste and water are used in this event for the fiestas of Santa Candida
The Garrova Estrucada party where carob paste and water are used in this event for the fiestas of Santa Candida.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 13
Fiestas this weekend are: Mare de Déu d'Agost Fiestas, Sant Roc, Santa Maria del Mar, Santa Candida, Sant Llorenç, Sa Marina and Sant Baromeu. Summer fiestas in Cala Llombards, El Toro, Portals and Bendinat and S'Illot. Port Adriano concerts as well music festivals in Pollensa and Valldemossa.
Mallorca fiestas for Mare de Déu
Llits de la Mare de Déu Morta’ are beds on which the Virgin Mary lies before the Assumption. Here we can see her at Palma's Cathedral.
This here’s the Rubber Duck
There’s more than the one; there are hundreds of rubber ducks (more plastic than rubber, to be accurate) for capture in Can Picafort.
The oldest folk dancers in Mallorca
Mallorca’s folk dance tradition is very much alive today.
Fiestas of Santa Candida
The Cavallets Cotoners take part for the Fiestas of Santa Candida in Llucmajor.
‘August, nothing much to think about’ rant in Soller
It really is party time in the Soller Valley.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday, August 7 to Thursday, August 10
Mallorca's summer fiestas continue all week long. Check to find out what is happening near you!
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