What's on in Majorca: 4-10 December

Palma, Pueblo Español. 12.00-23.00: Christmas market plus gastronomy, live music, family entertainment. Five euros entrance. Each day until 10 December.

Santa Ponsa, Weihnachtsmarkt. 17.00-22.00: Gifts, Lego exhibition, children's zone, live music, food and drink. El Molino Showground. Same times up to Friday; Saturday and Sunday, 10.00-22.00.

FAIRS
Montuiri, Fira de Sa Perdiu. From 09.00: Firó, the small fair after the main one on Sunday. Plaça Major.

MUSIC
Sa Pobla. 20.30: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Odd Steinar Albrigsten, Jasper Blom, Pere Bujosa, Teo Salvà. Sa Congregació, C. Rosari 25. 15 euros.

Tuesday, 5 December
CHRISTMAS
Alcudia. 19.15: Christmas lights are switched on at the town hall.

Manacor. 10.30: Inauguration of the nativity scene; performance by Coral de Fartàritx Choir. Plaça Verdures.

Playa de Palma (Arenal). 08.00-22.00: Christmas market, craft, food and drink. Bierkönig, C. Pare Bartomeu Salvà. Also Wednesday, 10.00-20.00; Thursday, 16.00-22.00.

MUSIC
Palma. 20.30: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Mats Eilertesen Trio. Teatre Xesc Forteza, Plaça Miquel Maura. 15 euros.

Wednesday, 6 December (Constitution Day - public holiday)
CHRISTMAS
Alcudia. 19.30: Musicmakers - Christmas Crackers singalong. Casa Cultura, C. Hostal. Five euros (with mulled wine and mince pies).

Calvia. 10.00-17.00: Christmas market. Plaça Vila

Esporles. 18.00: Chant of the Sibil-la. Sant Pere Church.

Soller. 19.00: Christmas lights are switched on.

MUSIC
Palma. 19.30: Balearic Youth Orchestra, soloist (oboe) José Tatay. Mare de la Salut Church, El Terreno. Free.

Sant Llorenç. 20.30: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Odd Steinar Albrigsten Quintet. Espai 36, C. Major 36. 15 euros.

PERFORMANCE
Montuiri. 18.00: Folk dance with Sa Torre. At Es Dau.

Palma. 12.00 / 18.00: Circo Alegria - "Los Payasos de la Tele" (The TV Clowns). Son Fusteret, Cami Vell Bunyola. www.circoalegria.es.

Palma. 20.00: BaRockBallet. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 25 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.

Thursday, 7 December
CHRISTMAS
Llucmajor. 19.30: Christmas lights go on. Performance by Cap Pela. Plaça Major.

MUSIC
Palma. 20.00: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Sai Trio. Teatre Principal, C. Riera 2. 15 euros.

Palma. 20.00: Balearic Symphony Orchestra, soloist (harp) José Antonio Domené. Works by Debussy, Prokofiev, Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 22-32 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.

PERFORMANCE
Palma. 19.00: Circo Alegria - "Los Payasos de la Tele" (The TV Clowns). Son Fusteret, Cami Vell Bunyola.

Friday, 8 December (Immaculate Conception - public holiday)
CHRISTMAS
Llucmajor. 20.00: Christmas concert by the school of music and performing arts. Sant Bonaventura Cloister, C. Fra Joan Garau. Free.

Pina (Algaida). 17.00-21.00: Christmas market. Sa Plaça.

Puerto Pollensa. 19.30: Musicmakers - Christmas Crackers singalong. Vecino Rooms, C. Mestral. Five euros (with mulled wine and mince pies).

MUSIC
Buger. 20.00: Ensemble Horak Conexion - chamber music trio of bass clarinet, viola and piano. Fundació ACA, C. Mayor 4.

Palma. 20.00: Minimal Tempo - contemporary compositions with group comprising keyboards, violins, viola, cellos, guitar and percussion. Casa Planas, Avda. Sant Ferran. Ten euros.

Pollensa. 20.30: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Hanna Paulsberg Concept. Sant Domingo Convent Church, C. Guillem Cifre de Colonya. 15 euros.

PERFORMANCE
Palma. 12.00 / 18.00: Circo Alegria - "Los Payasos de la Tele" (The TV Clowns). Son Fusteret, Cami Vell Bunyola.

Palma. 19.00: La Bella y La Bestia, musical. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. From 15 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.

Saturday, 9 December
CHRISTMAS
Alcudia. 17.00-21.00: Christmas market. Gifts, children's show, music. In the usual market area. 20.00-23.00: Tapas special for Christmas plus music. Plaça Constitució.

Binissalem. 10.00-14.00: Christmas market, craft, secondhand. Can Gelabert, C. Portella.

Cala Figuera. From 16.00: Christmas market. Papa Noël at 19.00.

Cala Millor. 16.00-20.00: Christmas market.

Esporles. From 11.00: Christmas market and craft. Placeta Jardinet.

Felanitx. 16.30-20.30: Christmas market, craft, local retailers. Plaça Sa Font de Santa Margalida and surrounds. 17.00: Procession by Spaghetti Xup-Xup. From Plaça Pax. 18.00: Christmas lights switched on, followed by concert by Heartbeats. Plaça Sa Font de Santa Margalida.

Selva. From 10.00: Christmas market and craft. Plaça Major.

Soller. From 10.00: Christmas market. Plaça Constitució.

FAIRS
Palma. 11.00-22.00: Rata Market of art, design and craft plus music, Christmas gifts, food trucks, family activities. Old fire station, Son Castelló Poligono.

Sineu, Fira de Sant Tomàs. 17.00-22.00: Christmas market. C. Gran. Live music - One Man Rock (18.00); Gerrets (Havaneres folk songs at 19.30); Los Cobre (reggae at 20.00).

MUSIC
Llucmajor. 20.00: Espirafoc - traditional music. Sant Bonaventura Cloister, C. Fra Joan Garau. Free.

Palma. 18.00: Operamida. Sala Ireneu Espectacles, C. Textil 9. 12 euros.

Palma. 19.30: Fundació Studium Aureum - Bach Christmas Oratorio and others. Conservatory, C. Alfons el Magnanim 64. 20 euros.

Palma. 20.30: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Julia Colom, Omar Lanuti, Marko Lohikari, Hanna Paulsberg, Guiem Pons. Teatre Xesc Forteza, Plaça Miquel Maura. 15 euros.

PERFORMANCE
Palma. 17.00 / 19.30: Circo Alegria - "Los Payasos de la Tele" (The TV Clowns). Son Fusteret, Cami Vell Bunyola.

Palma. 19.00: La Bella y La Bestia, musical. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. From 15 euros.

Sunday, 10 December
CHRISTMAS
Campanet. 10.00-19.00: Christmas market. Plaça Major.

Els Llombards. From 16.00: Christmas market.

Puigpunyent. From 10.00: Christmas market and craft. Plaça Vila.

FAIRS
Palma. 11.00-22.00: Rata Market of art, design and craft plus music, Christmas gifts, food trucks, family activities. Old fire station, Son Castelló Poligono.

Sineu, Fira de Sant Tomàs. 09.30: Pipers and giants procession from the town hall to Plaça Fossar. 11.00: Ball de bot folk dance. 12.00: Pipers procession and pigs' contest. 12.15: Ball de bot. During the fair there are "matances" demonstrations, i.e. the making of products such as sobrassada, stalls with local and craft products and and an animals' zone.

MUSIC
Manacor. 19.00: Fundació Studium Aureum - Bach Christmas Oratorio and others. Manacor Theatre, Avda. Parc. 15 euros.

Palma. 12.00: Alternatilla Jazz Mallorca Festival - Miranda Jazz Quartet: family concert. Teatre Xesc Forteza, Plaça Miquel Maura. 15 euros.

Palma. 19.00: Los Javalayos. Trui Theatre, Cami Son Rapinya 29. 15 euros. www.truiteatre.es.

PERFORMANCE
Palma. 11.30: Al-Mayurca folk dance. Plaça Sant Salvador, Genova.

Palma. 12.00 / 18.00: Circo Alegria - "Los Payasos de la Tele" (The TV Clowns). Son Fusteret, Cami Vell Bunyola.

Palma. 17.00: "Vaya Santa Claus", musical. Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. From 25 euros. www.auditoriumpalma.com.