Calendar of Local Festivities

JANUARY

• 5th January: Cavalcade of the Three Holy Kings - Arrival of the Kings at 19:00 hours at the Port Vell (old harbour)
• 6th January: Three Holy Kings Day - At 12:00 hours at Ses Voltes: performance of Llorenç Moyà's work "The Three Kings from the Orient".
• On 16th and 17th January:  Vigil and Sant Antoni Abat Day. Celebration of the traditional blessing of animals (beneïdes), lighting of the popular bonfire (foguerons) and carriage cavalcades.
• From the 14th until the 29th January: Sant Sebastià Festivities.
• On the 19th and 20th January. Vigil and Sant Sebastià Day. Patron Saint of Palma. The night prior to the Sant Sebastià Day is being celebrated with numerous concerts taking place on the city squares and with bonfire lighting. Furthermore, many additional activities will being offered on that day: the Sant Sebastià Festivities' programme includes a cycling tour and a meeting of giants.

FEBRUARY

• Sa Rueta and Sa Rua: Palma celebrates at the beginning of February the last few festive days before Lent. Sa Rueta is a carnival celebration especially organised for children, while Sa Rua is the Carnival festivity as we know it. Sa Rua includes numerous carriages that parade through the city's streets.

MARCH

• 1st March: Day of the Balearic Islands. Open Door Events at the Sea Consulate (Consolat de Mar), headquarters of the Government of the Balearic Islands. On this day, several concerts will be taking place on the Plaça d´Espanya. All programmed events within the scope of this festivity, offering cultural and sport activities, will end a few days after the festivity itself.

APRIL

• Holy Week. Ram Sunday: commemoration of the Jesus Christ's arrival to Jerusalem. The most traditional about the festivity is the blessing of olive branches and palm leaves that are brought to the procession. Holy Thursday: this is the day on which the most ostentatious procession takes place, the carrying of La Sang virgin, that has numerous followers in Palma.
  Good Friday: representation of a poem written by Llorenç Moyà: Viacrucis.
  Easter Sunday: Procession of the Meeting.
• Angel Sunday: This festivity is being celebrated at the Bellver Castle on the following Sunday after Easter. The original festivity blessed the bread for the poor (pancaritat). However, the festivity celebrated nowadays is a mere reminiscence of the original festivity. These days, a huge number of people will gather together at Bellver Castle's woods to share a meal.

JUNE

• Spring Festivities - The Corpus in Palma: This festivity combines the religious aspect, featuring the procession of the corpus as the main point of interest, with the cultural and participative aspect in the form of concerts and guided visits to the most emblematic patios of our city.
• 23rd June. Sant Joan Night. Concerts and bonfire in different areas within the city, such as at the Ciutat Jardí beach or at the Parc de la Mar.

SEPTEMBER

• Mare de Déu de la Salut Festivities. Patron Saint of Palma. A procession, parades, flowers and fruit offerings as well as a solemn mass are the main activities taking place during this festivity. Numerous musical and theatre events are being offered too.

DECEMBER

• Christmas Festivities. These festivities start on the 26th November at 18:00 hours with the lighting of the Christmas illumination at Plaça de Cort, accompanied by the singing voices of the Cap Pela group.
• A guided itinerary through the different Nativity Scenes of Palma will be offered.
• Celebration of New Year's Eve festivity as well as the traditional bell strokes at Plaça de Cort.
• 31st December: Estendars Festivity - Historic Commemoration. Celebration of the anniversary of the Christian conquest of the city by King Jaume I. Civic and religious festivity. Solemn mass at Palma's Cathedral, music and dance from Majorca.