Spotlight On Soller
August 2020 limps to its end
Saturday marks the first of five music Saturdays. This is all based in the Patio of the Escolapies Cultural Centre in Soller.
Frank Talking
Thank you for the music - well some of it anyway!
Music is a funny yet wonderful phenomenon. I can’t pretend that I know all about it - and who does anyway?
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 6-12 March
The Classic Car Rally returns: three days Thursday to Saturday. Marratxi's ceramics fair and Palma's funfair continue. Palmanyola's fair is at the weekend and features a demons' fire-run on the Saturday evening.
Majorca
Carnival what's on in Majorca: 20-26 February
Carnival weekend coming up. Listed here are times for parades, balls, etc. for most places in Majorca. Highlights otherwise include the return of Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang, who is at the auditorium in Palma on Wednesday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 6-12 February
Highlights of the week: the fine Ibiza-based jazz funk outfit Lemon Emigrants at the Sala Fornal in Manacor on Saturday; pianist Brenno Ambrosini as part of the Beethoven Festival at the Sa Nostra Cultural Centre in Palma on Wednesday; and a tribute concert for Rafel Nadal (the tennis player's grandfather) featuring the Balearics Youth Orchestra at the Manacor Theatre on Sunday.
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What's on in Majorca: 14-20 November
The fair of fairs, the most important of Majorca's fairs - Inca's Dijous Bo - is this Thursday. Much of it gets started on the Wednesday (Dimecres Bo), when there will be some late-night partying in local bars as well. Other fairs are in Llubi (devoted to honey) and in Caimari, Selva, where they say the olive oil is the best you can get; hence, it's the olives fair. Musically, a blast from 30 years ago as Queen Forever relives the Wembley concert of 1986 at Palma's auditorium this Friday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 17-23 October
A big week for fairs. The first of the four Inca fairs is this weekend. As usual it has an enormous array of different elements - ecology/sustainability; a wine night; gastronomy; music and more. Elsewhere, there are fairs in Campos, Consell (demons on Saturday night), Felanitx and Santanyi. On a musical note, the Balearic Symphony Orchestra starts its new season on Thursday. Palma's Oktoberfest begins, also on Thursday, and Tapalma 2016 gets under way on Wednesday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 10-16 October
Fairs in Algaida and Llucmajor this weekend. In the case of Llucmajor on Sunday it is the fourth and final fair (notwithstanding the mini-fair on Monday next week). The Llucmajor Show is also on; it starts on Friday. Algaida's fair is on Saturday: artisan and "alternative" products plus more. The last days of Santa Ponsa's Oktoberfest: it finishes on Wednesday. On Sunday, a day of music and attractions at Puerto Alcudia's Hidropark. The headlining act is Love of Lesbian, one of Spain's leading indie-rock bands.
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What's on in Majorca: 3-9 October
The Legends Cup ATP Champions Tour event is at Palma Sport & Tennis Club for four days from Thursday. Llucmajor has its next fair on Sunday. There is a good deal of gastronomy knocking around, such as Cala Ratjada's fresh fish weekend that starts on Friday and Puerto Soller's fishy fair on Saturday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 26 September-2 October
Autumn's here and so are Majorca's fairs. This coming week there are fairs in Alaro, Alcudia, Esporles and Llucmajor. There is also a major fair of different types of music at various locations in Palma from Wednesday. Santa Ponsa's Oktoberfest starts on Thursday. And Cala Ratjada's fireworks display, postponed from the summer fiestas, is on Wednesday.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 5-11 September
Santa Ponsa fireworks on Sunday have been cancelled. Calvia town hall says the company staging the fireworks' display had not got safety clearance from the national government's delegation.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 29 August-4 September
Another big week of fiestas: Santa Ponsa's Rei en Jaume get under way; Santa Margalida has the famed La Beata procession on Sunday; Fornalutx stages (perhaps for the last time) its controversial bull-run; Vilafranca has its messy melon battle; and Palma its giant water fight. Danny Howard and Tinie Tempah in Magalluf. La Bohème in Andratx, Canyamel, Palma and Pollensa.
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What's on in Majorca: 22-28 August
Celebrations for Saint Bartholomew dominate the fiestas' scene in Ses Salines, Soller, Valldemossa and elsewhere. Alcudia has its tourist day. The "final countdown" for summer drawing to a close finds Swedish rockers Europe in Palma and seasons ending - Martin Garrix concludes the BH summer in Magalluf and Stockhausen brings the curtain down on the Pollensa Festival.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 8-14 August
An absolutely packed week of fiestas - Cala d'Or, Cala Ratjada, Can Picafort, Llucmajor, Portals Nous being just a few places. Art nights in Campos and Soller. The Creamfields Festival comes to Magalluf.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 1-7 August
Fiestas this week in, among other places, Cala d'Or, Cala Millor, Can Picafort, Colonia Sant Jordi, with the highlight being the Moors and Christians battle in Pollensa on Tuesday. Legendary American guitarist John Abercrombie kicks off the Sa Pobla Jazz Festival, the Pollensa Festival starts, David Guetta returns to Magalluf and the remains of ELO are in Port Adriano.
Entertainment
What's on in Majorca - 12 to 17 July
Fiestas for Virgen del Carmen. Queen tribute performances in Palma and Alcudia. Classical at Bellver Castle. And more.
Entertainment
London's Morcheeba heading Mallorca Live Festival
To be held on 29 and 30 April, the festival spotlights acts from various genres - indie, rock, world music, reggae, electronica and hip hop.
Music
Want to star in new Motörhead video?
British heavy metal band to shoot new video on the island with Majorcan director.
Music
Kate Middleton’s piano teacher brings choir to Majorca this weekend
The choir from the Middleton’s family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire is some 40 strong.