Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
This weekend marks the official start of the summer season, highlighted by the Sant Joan Fiestas in Deya, Palma, Mancor de la Vall, Muro, Portopetro, and Son Servera.
The beaches are filled with people to celebrate the Nit de Sant Joan
Thousands of people filled the beaches of Palma to celebrate the Nit de Sant Joan with dinners on the sand and fire rituals. Spectacular panoramic view of Can Pere Antoni, where it was difficult to find a free spot.
The summer night of fire in Palma
Sant Joan Eve is one of the great nights of the Mallorcan summer.
The magical night of Sant Joan in Palma
Seven 'colles de dimonis' and three 'bèsties de foc' turn the Parc de la Mar into an inferno. The Drac de na Coca, surrounded by the public, on one of its outings during the magical night of Sant Joan.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 17-23 June
Fiestas for Sant Joan collide with midsummer and Palma's Nit de Foc; party and music for Midsummer's Eve in Palmanova and Santa Ponsa; Corpus Christi and so the Dance of the Eagles and Sant Joan Pelós in Pollensa. Also in Pollensa, many music acts in the streets for World Music Day. The WTA Mallorca Open in Santa Ponsa.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 19-25 June
The fiestas really crank up now. The feast day for Sant Joan is Saturday. There is Palma's Nit de Foc with ten demons' gangs on the Friday night. Deya's correfoc is on Sunday. Sant Pere fiestas start in Puerto Alcudia on Thursday; Sant Marçal in Marratxi on Friday. The Hairy Johns are out in Felanitx, Sant Joan and Sant Llorenç on Saturday. For World Music Day (Wednesday) there are two major free, open-air events in Palma. Tinie Tempah is in Magalluf on Tuesday.
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