What's on in Majorca: 22-28 May

Tuesday, 23 May
FAIRS
Santa Ponsa. 12.00-24.00: Traditional Tattoo & World Culture Festival. Molino Showground, Galatzó. Ten euros.

MUSIC
Palma. 12.00 / 14.00: Flamenco Matinee Ensemble - dance, music, wine and pinchos. Teatre Sans, C. Can Sanç. 35 euros. (24 euros for residents.)

Wednesday, 24 May
FAIRS
Santa Ponsa. 12.00-24.00: Traditional Tattoo & World Culture Festival. Molino Showground, Galatzó. Ten euros.

Thursday, 25 May
MUSIC
Cala d'Or, Jazz Festival. 21.00: Save Jazz, Avda. Marina, corner C. Voltor, Cala Egos; Power Trio, Plaza Ibiza; Dalmau Trio, Avda. Belgica, corner C. Santanyi.

Deya. 20.30: International Music Festival - Alfredo Ardanaz (violin), Rosa Cañellas (cello), Javier Núñez (harpsichord). Corelli, Telemann, Vivaldi and others. At Son Marroig. 20 euros. www.dimf.com.

Palma. 19.30: Palma Band of Music. Plaça Major. Free.

Palma. 20.00: Balearic Symphony Orchestra with mezzo soprano Kate Lindsay. Works by Canteloube, Fauré, Beethoven. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 22-32 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.

Friday, 26 May
FAIRS / FIESTAS
Arta, Artalaiòtica - Prehistoric Fair. 21.00: Roman wine and food. At Na Batlessa. Prior registration (town hall) required. 21.00: Supper and performance of The Legend of Nuredduna. Prior registration required. At Ses Païsses.

Manacor, Spring Fairs and Fiestas. 17.00: Departure of the cossier dancers from C. Covadonga to the town hall. 20.30: Pregón opening address, Sant Vicenç Ferrer Cloister. 23.00: Party with Big Marítim, Plaça Ramon Llull.

Palma, Book Fair. 10.00-14.00 / 17.00-21.00: Each day until 4 June. 19.30: Music from L'Equilibriste, Passeig Born.

MUSIC
Cala d'Or, Jazz Festival. 21.00: Monkey Doo + parades, Avda. s'Espalmador, Cala Ferrera; Pericas Trio, Plaza Ibiza; Jorge Neila Trio, C. Belgica, corner C. Ses Puntetes; Power Trio, Avda. Belgica, corner C. Santanyi.

Deya. 19.00: Joe Orson - acoustic performance. Hotel Belmond La Residencia. Fifteen euros.

Palma. 20.30: Glissando Big Band. Sa Feixina Park. Free.

Palma. 20.30: Kaia Kater (banjo and vocals), part of the series Women Don't Wait. Singer from the Appalachian Mountains, accompanied by Andrew Ryan (double bass). Sa Nostra Cultural Centre, C. Concepció 12. Ten euros.

Palma. 21.00: Miguel Poveda - one of Spain's leading flamenco singers. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 40-70 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.

Palma. 21.00: Miranda Jazz Combo - Toni Miranda (guitar) with band. Teatre del Mar, C. Llucmajor 90, El Molinar. Fifteen euros.

Palmanyola. 22.00: Love of Lesbian - Catalan indie-rock. Son Amar, Ctra. Palma-Soller, km 10.8. 25 euros.

Puerto Portals. 20.00: DJ Tom Higham from the UK plus Ramon Riera (sax) and Angel Flukes (vocals). OD Port Portals Hotel. Free.

Puerto Soller. 11.00: Zetetics - Ukrainian band, playing in streets in different parts of the island. Cami Vell del Port Soller. Free.

Puigpunyent. 21.30: Efrén López and Meira Segal. Multi-instrumentalist and wind instruments. Mediterranean, Asian, Balkan music. Casa de Cultura. Ten euros.

Saturday, 27 May
FAIRS / FIESTAS
Alaro, Mare de Déu de Maig. 16.30-21.30: Dance of the Alaro cossiers, pipers, children's games.

Algaida, May Fair. 10.00-19.00: Artisan products, food, special offers from local businesses, ecological products. 17.30: Concert by S'Arrual Jazz Mort. All takes place in the main square.

Arta, Artalaiòtica - Prehistoric Fair. 10.00-13.00 / 16.00-19.00: The birth of the Balearics and the extinction of the Myotragus (ancient Balearic goat). 10.30-11.45: Building a giant "naveta" (ages 5 to 10). Registration required. 10.30-14.00: Miniature talayots (children 4 to 12). 12.00-14.00: Archaeological digging (ages 8 to 13). Prior registration needed. 15.00-16.00: Stone working. 15.00-18.30: Bronze ornaments (ages 4 to 10). 16.15-17.15: Neolithic farming. Prior registration required. 17.30-18.30: Making fire. Prior registration needed. Note that most activities are at the fair showground in Avda, Costa Llobera. Registrations at the town hall.

Binissalem, Stone Fair. 17.00: Opening of the fair. 17.00-20.00: Children's party. 22.00: Line dance in front of the church.

Can Picafort, Nautical Fair and Calamari and Seafood Gastronomy. From 10.00. At 10.30, batucada drummers. 11.00: Gastronomy tent opens. 12.00: DJ. 17.00: Music from The Twins. 19.30: Tapas contest and show cooking. 20.30: Antartic DJ. 22.30: Sax & DJ. This all takes place in the Plaça Cervantes (basically the promenade near the yacht club). Otherwise, from 10.00 until 19.00 there are various activities - paddle surf, kayaking, surfing demos, scuba, banana boat and more.

Esporles, Donkey Day. A celebration of the donkeys which the town hall will be using to keep the local "torrents" clear of vegetation during the summer. 10.30: The donkeys parade from Plaça Brollador to Plaça Ajuntament. 12.00: Ball de bot folk dance. 14.00: Noodles' lunch (tickets need to be bought in advance from the tobacconists). 15.30: Coffee and bingo. 16.30: Music and cocktails. 18.30: Ball de bot folk dance.

Inca, Artisan Beers Show. From 12.00: More than 20 local, national and international beers plus food trucks and music from folk group BOC, swing and DJs. Gran Via Colom.

Manacor, Spring Fairs and Fiestas. 11.00-13.00: Vermouth, Plaça ses Verdures. 12.00: Presentation of the City of Manacor prizes, Antoni Maria Alcover Institute. 17.00: Festa Manacoritzada, Plaça Rector Rubi. 17.15: Procession and human towers, from C. Nou. 19.00: Wine tasting - bodegas from the DO Pla i Llevant, Sant Vicenç Ferrer Cloister. 23.00: Party with Tomeu Penya & Geminis, La Edad de Oro del Pop Español, La Loca Motora, Plaça Ramon Llull.

Puigpunyent, Ecological Fair. From 18.00. Children's activities at 18.30. Tibetan concert at 18.30. Supper in the square at 21.00 (eight euros, tickets from the town hall by 25 May). 22.30: Music by Marino e Marini.

Soller, Orange Fair. 20.00: Tapas and pinchos route (with a citrus theme) in the square and surrounds. 22.00: Party with the Big Yuyu Quintet, Plaça Constitució.

MUSIC
Algaida. 21.00: 3 Angles, "Ecos de l'Est" - concert with two clarinetists and piano. Casal de la Música. Free.

Cala d'Or, Jazz Festival. 21.00: Eric Clapton Tribute, Plaza Ibiza; Bossa Jazz Delights Quartet, Avda. Belgica, corner C. Santanyi.

Campanet. 20.30: Schola Cantorum & Coral de Sant Miquel. Choral concert at Sant Miquel Church. Free.

Deya, Posidonia Festival. From 11.30: The Surfin Lemons plus various other acts and DJs for this festival dedicated to art, nature and sustainable tourism. At the amphitheatre.

Montuiri. 19.30: Montuiri Band of Music. Ses Fornes talayotic site. Free.

Palma. 19.30: Nou Romancer - folk. For the Book Fair. Passeig Born. Free.

Palma. 20.00: Jaume Compte Nafas Ensemble. Jaume Compte (guitar, oud, percussion) with Enric Pastor (violin/viola), Wotjek Sobolewski (double bass) and Dimitty Struchkov (cello). Casal Solleric, Passeig Born. Free.

OTHER
Cala Ratjada. 22.00: Mister Gay Pride España, Plaça Pins.

Sunday, 28 May
FAIRS / FIESTAS
Arta, Artalaiòtica - Prehistoric Fair. 10.30-11.30: Stone working. 10.30-11.45: Building a giant "naveta" (ages 5 to 10). Registration required. 10.30-14.00: Bronze ornaments (ages 4 to 10). 11.45-12.45: Neolithic farming. Prior registration required. 12.00-14.00: Archaeological digging (ages 8 to 13). Prior registration needed. 13.00-14.00: Making fire. Prior registration needed. Note that most activities are at the fair showground in Avda, Costa Llobera.

Binissalem, Stone Fair. 10.00: Opening of the fair. Procession of giants and bigheads with batucada from Can Gelabert to Plaça Església. 10.45: Binissalem Band of Music concert at the church. 14.00: Fideus noodles with rabbit (tickets to be bought from the town hall by 27 May). 19.00: Ball de bot folk dance by the church.

Campos, Mare de Déu de Fàtima. 17.30: Procession with the image. 18.00: Mass at the Oratori des Palmer followed by folk dance.

Can Picafort, Nautical Fair and Calamari and Seafood Gastronomy. From 10.00. At 11.00 the gastronomy tent opens and there is also a fashion parade at this time, with another one (children's) at 12.30. At 15.00, White Soul. 18.00: La PicaRock Band. 19.00: Urban dance. All in Plaça Cervantes. From 10.00 until 19.00 there are various activities - paddle surf, kayaking, surfing demos, scuba, banana boat and more.

Manacor, Spring Fairs and Fiestas. Agricultural, livestock, industrial and artisan fair. From 10.00. Plus dog frisbee (10.45), horse shows (11.15 and 12.15), old carriages, classic cars, food stalls. All in the fair area along Passeig Antoni Maura and Avda. Baix des Cos and other streets and in Plaça Sa Bassa. 18.30: Manacor Balla - modern, urban and keep-fit dance (more than 1,500 dancers), Plaça Ramon Llull.

Puerto Portals, Farmers' Market. 10.00-15.00: Fruit and veg, flowers, local produce, music, brunch and children's workshops.

Puigpunyent, Ecological Fair. 10.30: Pipers' procession. 11.00: Slingshot. 12.00: Folk dance. 13.30: Ecological gastronomy route (six establishments). 18.00: Batucada drummers.

Soller, Orange Fair. From 11.00: Gastronomy, commerce and artisan craft. 11.00: Show cooking. 12.30: Concert by the Soller Band of Music. 18.00: Folk dance with Estol de Tramuntana.
 
MUSIC
Algaida. 18.30: Orfeó de Castellitx choral concert. At the church.

Petra. 20.00: Dotze Pinzellades - pianist Andreu Riera. Teatre Es Quarter, C. Sol. 15 euros.

Soller. 20.30: English songs - Fiona Stuart-Wilson (soprano) and Bernard Robertson (piano). Capella de les Escolàpies, C. Batac. Ten euros.

PERFORMANCE
Palma. 19.00: Majorcan dance with Aires Mallorquins. Espai Jaume Company, Ses Estacions Park. Free.

SPORT
Palma. 18.00: Real Mallorca v. Numancia - Spanish Second Division, Liga 123. Iberostar Stadium Son Moix.