Get to know the real Mallorca

Many people head to sunny Mallorca for holidays each year and head straight for the nearest beach or shopping mall. If you want to see the real Mallorca however, attending one of the many annual festivals that take place there is key.

Festivals in Mallorca are an eclectic mix of the modern and the traditional. Saints Days are often celebrated in street parties and you will see people in fancy dress partying through the night. There are more traditional religious festivals as well as modern festivals that celebrate the latest in Mallorcan music and the arts.

There are festivals all year round on the island, even in the colder months at the start of the year. January see the Sant Antoni Abat festival where animals are celebrated. This is a particular favourite with children as Sa Pobla and Palma parade all manner of farm animals and pets down the city streets.

Te Calgata de los Reyes Magos is a longstanding tradition where the Three Kings arrive in Palma over the seas by boat. Whole families attend as the Three Kings give gifts, sweets and treats to the local and visiting children.

A historic celebration takes place in Mallorca during the second week of May to mark the time when local women once bravely fought to defend the island against a band of pirates in 1561. The festival of Moros i Cristians is a festival that the locals are proud of and they celebrate by dressing up and re-enacting that dramatic day.

The summer months see the Mallorcans celebrate the sea. The Sant Pere festival in June honours the patron saint of fishermen, while the Pa Virgin del Carmen in July is another festival where you will see boats take to the seas and boating processions in all of the major ports of the island. A must see!

The oldest festival inn Mallorca is also the most dramatic! The festival of Sant Bartmeu sees the locals taking to the streets in devilish costumes and dancing through the night with bands playing and generally having a party!

If you are looking to sample some traditional Mallorcan cuisine, then there are several festivals that celebrate the best culinary treats that the island has to offer. Look out for the Harvest festivals, including the botifarro, or blood sausage, festival in October, the wine festival in Binissalem and the melon festival in Vilafranca de Bonany.

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Get to know the real Mallorca

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