Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 14-20 January
A week almost totally dominated by fiestas. Demons correfocs for Sant Antoni on Wednesday in Alaro, Alcudia, Maria de la Salut, Muro and Santa Maria, and in Andratx and Badia Gran on Saturday. Fireworks and pyromusical spectacular in Sa Pobla on Wednesday. Correfoc for Sant Honorat in Algaida on Tuesday. Palma's music night for Sant Sebastià on Saturday (the correfoc isn't until Monday, 21 January). Thursday is the main day for all the animal blessings. It is also the day of the pine climb in Pollensa.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 7-13 January
The Sant Antoni fiestas are starting up, as is Sant Sebastià in Palma. Pollensa, Sa Pobla and Son Servera have their demons correfocs on Saturday. Palma has a procession and pop groups. Manacor has its rehearsals for Sant Antoni Eve. Otherwise, there is an Abba tribute at the auditorium in Palma, and the Campos cossier folk dancers will be out on Wednesday for the Sant Julià (Julian) fiestas.
Pollensa, Mallorca and the pine-tree climb for the Sant Antoni fiestas
The pine-tree climb in Pollensa attracts large crowds.
Animal welfare
Concern about flouting of Pollensa pine climb cockerel ban
The Alternativa per Pollença wants the local police to mount a guard to ensure that a cockerel isn't placed at the top of the pine.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 15-21 January
The biggest fiestas week of the year - Sant Antoni, Sant Sebastià and not forgetting Sant Honorat. Demon correfocs - Algaida (Monday); Alaro, Alcudia, Muro, Santa Maria (Tuesday); Palma (Sunday). And there's all the other stuff - Sa Pobla's pyromusical, the traditional blessings of animals, the climbing of the pine in Pollensa (and Puerto Pollensa), the music stages in Palma.
Fiestas
Sa Pobla Sant Antoni capacity cut to 7,000
The previous capacity in the Plaça Major hasn't in any event ever been reached.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 8-14 January
Although Majorca's greatest fiestas - for Sant Antoni - are strictly speaking not until 16 and 17 January, they start on Tuesday in Manacor, while on Saturday in Sa Pobla there is the correfoc. Also in Andratx, Binissalem, Muro, Pollensa, Son Servera ... . Pink Floyd tribute in Palma, the outstanding jazz musician Andrea Motis in Sa Pobla, and the first big music party for Sant Sebastià in Palma.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 9-15 January
A brief pause to gather breath before the Sant Antoni fiestas, so a fairly quiet week. Although Sant Antoni Eve is next week (Monday, 16 January), some of the schedules are listed here. Update Monday: weekend Sant Antoni events in Binissalem, Pollensa, Santanyi, Son Servera. Added Tuesday: Sant Antoni in Andratx this weekend. Update Wednesday: first events for Palma's Sant Sebastià are on Friday.
The demons of D'Albopas in Sa Pobla for Sant Antoni fiestas
The demons of D'Albopas in Sa Pobla for Sant Antoni fiestas.
Animal blessings in Muro for Sant Antoni
Animal blessings in Muro for Sant Antoni.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Watch those prices in Mallorca