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Public Holidays in Mallorca, Spain

There are approximately fourteen accepted public holidays in Spain, which can be acknowledged on either a local or national basis. Listed below are those dates observed in Mallorca.

National Public Holidays

1st January - Año Nuevo / New Year's Day
5th January - Epifanía / Epiphany
19th March - Dia de San José / St. Joseph's Day
Late March or early April - Jueves Santo / Maundy Thursday
Late March or early April - Viernes Santo / Good Friday
1st May - Fiesta del Trabajo / Labour Day
15th August - La Asunción / Feast of the Assumption
12th October - Nacional de España / National Day
1st November - Todos los Santos / All Saints' Day
6th December - Dia de la Constitución / Constitution Day
8th December - La Inmaculada Concepción / Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25th December - Navidad / Christmas Day

Mallorca Special Events 2010 / 2011

A variety of occasions are detailed for a taste of what Mallorca and nearby islands have to offer. However, the already busy social calendar of Mallorca is continually being added to.

Events in January - Mallorca

Revelta i Beneides de Sant Antoni Abat - January 16th and 17th, this fiesta in Mallorca includes bonfires, parades, dancing, feasting and many people dress up in costumes
Processo dels Tres Tocs - January 17th, in Ciutadella, Menorca, this procession celebrates the victory of Alfonso III over the Muslims in 1287
Festa de Sant Sebastian - January 20th, in Pollenca, Mallorca, a procession with two dancers, known as cavallets, mounting wooden horses

Events in February - Mallorca

Carnival Parades - February and March, many fancy dress balls marks the end of the Carnival before Lent. Palma hosts the most spectacular fiesta, known as the Cavalcade (Sa Rua)

Events in March - Mallorca

Semana Santa - held on Maundy Thursday in Palma, Mallorca, a procession leaves the church of La Sang, carrying a crucifix. On Good Friday, many other processions are held in towns, including Palma and Sinue in Mallorca and Mao in Menorca

Events in April - Mallorca

Festa Sant Francesc - April 2nd, a popular feast of St. Francis is celebrated throughout the islands
Festa Sant Jordi - April 23rd, this feast day of the patron saint of many towns and villages is celebrated on all the islands
Princess Sofia Trophy - in Palma, Mallorca, this yachting regatta is one of the most important in the Balearic islands

Events in May - Mallorca

Festa de Maig - first Sunday in May in Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, this spring flower festival is one of the most colourful fiestas in the Balearic Islands
Festa de Nostra Sanyora de la Victoria - second Sunday in May, held in Soller and Port de Soller, Mallorca, these mock battles are staged to mark the raid by the Turkish pirates in 1561
Eivissa Medieval - second Sunday in May, held in Eivissa, Ibiza, this new festival includes concerts and dancing, celebrating the declaration of Dalt Villa as a World Heritage site in 1992

Events in June - Mallorca

Corpus Christi - held in Pollenca, Mallorca, this popular festival includes the 'Dance of the Eagles' and is performed in the main town square
Sant Antoni de Juny - June 13th, held in Arta, Mallorca, this feast also includes parades of locals dressed up as horses
Sant Joan - June 24th, held in Ciutadella, Menorca, horses are a major part of the event, which is King Juan Carlos' name day
Romeria de Sant Marcal - June 30th, in Sa Cabeneta, Mallorca, this is a popular fair which is also held in other towns

Events in July - Mallorca

Dia de Virgen de Carmen - July 15th to 16th, held all over the Balearic Islands, the feast of the patron saint of sailors includes parades and the blessing of fishing boats
Passejada dies Bou i Carro Triunfal - July 27th to 28th, held in Valldemossa, Mallorca, this celebration includes a feast and a bull and a procession of carts

Events in August - Mallorca

Copa del Rey - first week in August, held in Palma, Mallorca, this large and very popular international yachting regatta is held under the patronage of King Juan Carlos
Sant Ciriac - August 8th, held in Ibiza, the feast commemorates the Spanish recapture of these islands
Festa de Sant Lorenc - second week in August, held in Alaior, Menorca, with riding displays in the streets
Assumption of the Virgin - August 15th, this is a major festival that is held throughout Spain
Sant Agustin - August 28th, held in Felantix, Mallorca, this fiesta includes horse-riding shows and dancing

Events in September - Mallorca

Processio de la Beata - first Sunday in September, held in Santa Margalida, Mallorca, this process of floats and people dressed in folk costume honouring Sant Catalina
Diada de Catalunya - September 11th, this is a national holiday throughout the islands
Festa des Vermar - last Sunday in September, held in Binissalem, Mallorca, this grape-harvest festival includes floats and also concerts
Festa del Melo - last Sunday in September, held in Vilafranca de Bonany, Mallorca, this watermelon festival celebrates the end of the harvest

Events in October - Mallorca

Dia de la Hispanidad - October 12th, a national Spanish holiday, held to commemorate the discovery of the New World by Christopher Colombus in 1492
Festa de Virgin - October 21st, held in Palma, Mallorca, this festival includes large amounts of cakes, singing and general festivities
Festa dies Butifarro - third Sunday in October, held in Sant Joan, Mallorca, this festival includes eating large amounts of tasty sausages

Events in November - Mallorca

Sant Carles - November 4th, held in Ibiza, this is the patron saint's day and is celebrated throughout Ibiza
Dilous Bo - third Thursday in November, held in Inca, Mallorca, this is an important agricultural feast, including fairs
Birthday of Junipero Serra - November 24th, the birthday of this Franciscan monk is celebrated throughout the region

Events in December - Mallorca

Noche Buena - December 24th, Christmas Eve celebrations, including nativity plays and midnight mass, throughout the islands
Santos Inocentes - December 28th, a Spanish equivalent of April Fool's day
Festa de l'Estandard - December 31st, held in Palma, Mallorca, this feast commemorates the town's conquest in 1229