Fiestas
Palma City Council will pay 75% of the suspended concerts for Sant Sebastià
Once the sound equipment is installed and the stage is set up, Palma City Council has to pay up, whether the concert is suspended at the last minute or several hours before.
Fiestas
Town hall will pay 75% of the Sant Sebastià party cost
The town hall insists that all decisions regarding the concerts were "correct".
Fiesta
Sant Sebastia celebrations dampened by Storm Gloria
The crowd cheered as the flames took hold, the heat warmed them up and the sausages started cooking.
Fiestas
The dragon signals the start of the Palma party
The Drac de Na Coca lit the bonfire for the Palma party.
Weather
Palma Sant Sebastià party at risk from the weather
Strong winds are forecast for Sunday; there is already an amber alert for coastal conditions.
Events
Why not join us this weekend for Palma's big party?
There are still flights available if you want to come and join Palma's biggest party of the year.
Transport
Extra trains for Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastia
Parking will be heavily restricted and it will be impossible to find a space anywhere in the city.
Environment
Campaign for Sant Sebastià fiestas' civic responsibility
"Without this help, the town hall cannot ensure that Palma is clean."
Fiesta
Sant Sebastià Petit tomorrow with activities for the children
There will be lots of children's entertainment, including concerts, storytelling, workshops and games.
Fiesta
Palma pushes the boat out for Sant Sebastia
Palma City Council is spending 535,000 euros on the festival this year.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 21-27 January
The hectic January fiesta period concludes on Monday with the Palma correfoc for Sant Sebastiá. Otherwise, the Balearic Symphony Orchestra season at the auditorium resumes, the best Queen tribute band are in Palma, and the spectacular show featuring the martial arts Buddhist monks from the Shaolin temple is also at the auditorium.
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.
Fiestas
British journalists invited to Sant Sebastià fiestas
Journalists from Love Exploring, Flux Magazine and The Culture Trip have been in Palma for the fiestas.
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
Majorcan acts dominate Palma Sant Sebastià party night
The big party for Sant Sebastià, with eight stages for music, is on 19 January.
Fiestas
Sant Sebastià fiestas could be a winter tourist attraction
There has been previous talk of the tourism promotion of the January fiestas.
- 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
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