Mallorca fiestas calendar: the island's big festivals month by month

Mallorca celebrates all year, but three moments stand out. January is fire season, with Sant Antoni's bonfires and devils across the villages and Sant Sebastià's street concerts in Palma. May to August brings the re-enacted battles against pirates in Sóller and Pollença and Midsummer's Night on the beaches. September is harvest time, led by the wine festival in Binissalem and Palma's Nit de l'Art.

Some dates never move because they are saints' days or anniversaries. Others follow Easter or a weekday rule. The calendar below marks which is which, and gives the 2026 date where a fiesta moves.

What are Mallorca's main fiestas, month by month?

Why is January the most traditional fiesta month in Mallorca?

Because two of the island's oldest feasts fall within a week of each other, and both are celebrated with fire. It is also the month when you see fiestas made by and for residents rather than visitors.

Three Kings, 5 January

On the evening of 5 January the Three Kings arrive in Palma by sea, landing at the Moll Vell before parading through the city. In 2026 tens of thousands of people turned out despite cold weather and rain warnings. Presents follow on the morning of the 6th.

Sant Antoni, 16 and 17 January

Sant Antoni, patron saint of animals, is Mallorca's great village fiesta. On the eve, 16 January, towns such as Sa Pobla, Artà and Manacor light bonfires (foguerons), grill sobrassada and botifarró over the embers and watch the dimonis, the dancing devils, chase through the streets. On the 17th come the beneïdes, the blessing of animals, when everything from horses to family pets parades past the priest, as in Alcúdia.

Sant Sebastià, 19 and 20 January

Palma's patron saint gets a festival of its own. The Revetla on the night of 19 January fills the old town's squares with free concerts, bonfires and communal barbecues, and 20 January is the city's holiday. The programme runs over several days either side, and in 2026 closed with a correfoc, the fire run, on 24 January.

What happens at Carnival and Easter in Mallorca?

Carnival is the island's costume party. Palma's main parade, Sa Rua, takes place on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, with floats and dance groups along the Rambla and Avinguda Jaume III; the children's Sa Rueta is a week earlier. In 2027 Ash Wednesday falls on 10 February.

Holy Week is quieter and deeply felt. Processions of hooded brotherhoods walk through Palma and many towns. The most moving moment is Good Friday's Davallament in Pollença, when a figure of Christ is taken down from the cross at the top of the Calvari steps and carried down by torchlight, in silence.

When are the Moors and Christians battles in Sóller and Pollença?

Sóller's battle, Es Firó, is held on the Monday after the second Sunday in May; Pollença's is on 2 August every year. Both re-enact real 16th-century raids by corsairs and are among the loudest, most joyful days of the Mallorcan year.

In Sóller, the Firó remembers 11 May 1561, when the town drove off a pirate landing at the port. Hundreds of residents dressed as Moors and Christians fight mock battles on the beach at Port de Sóller and in the town, with gunpowder muskets and a great deal of noise. In 2026 it fell on 11 May; on the same rule, 2027 would be 10 May, so confirm with the town hall.

In Pollença, the Patrona fiesta ends on 2 August, the feast of the Mare de Déu dels Àngels, with the Simulacre remembering the town's defence against the corsair Dragut in 1550. The day starts with a dawn dance, and the battle between the Christians, led by Joan Mas, and the Moors begins in the early evening.

What are the main summer fiestas in Mallorca?

• Nit de Sant Joan, 23 June: Midsummer's Night. Palma lights a large bonfire at the Parc de la Mar below the Cathedral, with music, dancing and a correfoc, and friends gather on the beaches around the island until late.
• Festa de la Beata, Valldemossa, 28 July: the village honours Santa Catalina Tomàs, Mallorca's own saint, with a night procession of the decorated Carro Triomfal, led by a young girl playing the Beateta.
• Festes del Rei en Jaume, Santa Ponça, late August to early September: Calvià remembers King Jaume I's landing in 1229 with a medieval market, parades and a re-enactment of the landing on the beach. In 2025 the programme ran from 27 August to 7 September.

Alongside these, almost every town holds a patron saint fiesta, mostly between June and September, with concerts, ball de bot (the traditional island dance) and late nights on the main square. Our events calendar lists what is on each week.

Which harvest and autumn fiestas should you not miss?

• Festa des Vermar, Binissalem, September: the wine town's harvest festival runs through the month, with the grape battle, the grape treaders' festival and a float parade on the final weekends. 2026 was its 60th edition, from 4 to 27 September.
• Nit de l'Art, Palma, September: Palma's galleries, museums and art spaces open late on one Saturday evening. The 30th edition took place on 19 September 2026.
• Town fairs (fires), October and November: many towns hold their autumn fairs on successive weekends. Santanyí opened its 2026 fair on 24 October.
• Dijous Bo, Inca, November: the island's best known autumn fair takes over Inca on a Thursday in mid-November, with farm produce, crafts and huge crowds. In 2026 it falls on 19 November, with Dimecres Bo the evening before.

Autumn is also the season for new olive oil and the first wines of the year; our guide to Mallorca as a gourmet island explains what to taste, and our culinary pages list where to eat it.

How does Mallorca celebrate Christmas and New Year?

With two ceremonies that are unique to the island. On the night of 24 December, the Cant de la Sibil·la, a medieval chant prophesying the Last Judgment, is sung during the midnight Matines service in Palma Cathedral and in churches across Mallorca. UNESCO added it to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010.

On 31 December, Palma holds the Festa de l'Estendard, marking the day in 1229 when the troops of Jaume I entered the city. The royal standard is honoured at the town hall in Plaça de Cort before a solemn mass in the Cathedral.

How do you plan a trip around a Mallorca fiesta?

1. Check the town hall's programme a few weeks ahead; exact times are rarely fixed until then.
2. Book accommodation early for Sóller's Firó, Pollença on 2 August and Sant Joan, when nearby towns fill up.
3. Use public transport or arrive early: roads into fiesta towns are often closed to traffic.
4. Respect the fire events: wear cotton, cover your head and follow the stewards at correfocs.
5. Join in. Most fiesta events are free and open to everyone, and the best moments happen on the street.

And if you are planning a weekend around a fiesta, our guide to Mallorca's weekly markets tells you which town has its market on which day.