Mallorca events: What's On from Friday, May 30 to Thursday, June 5
This weekend the island celebrates vibrant fairs and fiestas in Manacor, Biniali, Felanitx, Lloseta, Alaro, and Puigpunyent with music, dance, and tradition.
The Cossiers dance for the May fiestas
The Cossiers dance for the May fiestas.
The gruesome story of a May fiesta in Mallorca
Fiestas for the Mare de Déu de Maig are based on May being a traditional month for Catholic dedication to the Virgin Mary and for flowers as a symbol of daily worship.
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What's On Tips
Sant Crist Triennial; fiesta fireworks and demons; La Beata; Cossier folk dancers; Mary Lee's Corvette; jazz dates.
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.
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What's on in Majorca: 23-29 July
The climax to the Sant Jaume fiestas, with correfocs in Binissalem and Manacor, the cossier dancers in Algaida, and fireworks in Alcudia and elsewhere. Pollensa's La Patrona starts, the procession of the "triumphal carriage" of La Beata in Valldemossa is on Saturday. Other fiestas include Cala Millor, Inca and Playa de Muro (fireworks on Sunday night). S'Arraco's always popular Nit de l'Art is on Thursday.
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What's on in Majorca: 21-27 May
In Can Picafort it's the nautical fair and seafood gastronomy. Manacor's fairs and fiestas start with the Cossiers dance. The Alaro Cossiers are also dancing at the weekend.Other fairs in Algaida, Binissalem and Puigpunyent.Cala d'Or's jazz festival from Tuesday to Sunday.Dirty Dancing at Palma Auditorium.
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What's on in Majorca: 22-28 May
Can Picafort's nautical fair and seafood gastronomy this weekend. Cossier folk dancers in Alaro and Manacor, a prehistory fair in Arta, ecological fair in Puigpunyent, the orange fair in Soller, the Posidonia Festival in Deya on Saturday, and the Palma book fair in the Passeig Born starts on Friday. Cala d'Or jazz over the weekend.
Fairs and Fiestas
Alaro Cossier dances will now feature women
The next time that the Cossiers appear they will feature two women.
Fairs and Fiestas
Tradition thriving at Manacor's spring fiestas
Things got underway on Friday with the folk dance of the cossiers.
Fiestas
Cossiers defy the elements
The Cossiers of Montuiri will be dancing again this coming Sunday evening, 23 August (from 6.30pm).
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