Society
🎅 Palma Christmas Market – A Festive Wonderland in the Heart of the City
📅 Late November – Early January 📍 Plaça Major, La Rambla & Parc de Ses Estacions, Palma When December arrives, Palma transforms into a winter wonderland filled with lights, music, and festive spirit. The Palma Christmas Market is one of the island’s most beloved traditions, perfect for residents who want to enjoy the holiday season without travelling far. 🎄 What to Expect The market spreads across several key areas in the city centre: Plaça Major – Wooden stalls offering handmade gifts, Christmas decorations, candles, and local crafts. La Rambla – Flower stands and small artisans selling art, jewellery, and winter treats. Parc de Ses Estacions – Food stalls, children’s attractions, and a cheerful family atmosphere. The streets shine with beautiful Christmas lights, creating the perfec...
🎡 Dijous Bo – Mallorca’s Biggest Autumn Fair in Inca
📅 Thursday, 14 November 2025 📍 Inca, Central Mallorca Every autumn, the town of Inca hosts Dijous Bo, the most famous and lively fair in Mallorca. It’s a celebration of agriculture, gastronomy, craftsmanship, and island culture that draws locals from every corner of Mallorca. For residents, it’s the perfect opportunity to experience authentic Mallorcan life — colourful, noisy, traditional, and full of flavour. 🌾 What to Expect During the week leading up to the main Thursday (“Dijous Bo” literally means Good Thursday), Inca transforms into a huge open-air market and festival. The streets and squares are filled with: 🧀 Local Products Market – Cheese, sobrasada, olive oil, honey, and artisan sweets 🐄 Agricultural & Livestock Exhibition – Horses, sheep, and native breeds of Mallorca 🍷 Wine...
Night Tours at La Granja de Esporles (21 & 28 August)
For a cultural and sensory evening, the Night Tours at La Granja de Esporles offer an intimate journey into Mallorca’s history. This 17th-century estate opens its doors after sunset for a special programme. What to Expect: Guided evening tours through the historic manor house and gardens Live music performances in the courtyard Traditional craft demonstrations and tastings of local products like cheeses, wines, and pastries Romantic atmosphere under the stars, surrounded by nature Why it’s great for residents: A slower-paced, cultural plan that reveals Mallorca’s heritage while enjoying a unique evening away from the coast.
Mallorca Film Festival ready to roll.
As previously reported, the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival will be held from 3 to 12 November and its gala opening will feature Danny DeVito, who will be receiving the Evolution Honorary Award in tribute to his cinema career. DeVito will attend the European premiere of his short film “Curmudgeons” on 4 November. This forms part of the Shorts Films Family First section of the festival. After the film, he will discuss his latest works and take questions from the audience. He appears in the film with his children Lucy and Jake: his son will also be attending the screening and discussion. On 5 November, DeVito will have another audience meeting, following the screening of the 1989 “War of the Roses” in which he starred along with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. This will ...
Hotel occupancy in October set to increase
The Majorca Hoteliers Federation is forecasting 61% hotel occupancy in October, which would be an increase of eight per cent over last year. The federation believes that the occupancy rate will prove to be higher because of last-minute bookings. September is expected to close with there having been 90% occupancy, which will represent a rise of four per cent. In August, the rate – 95% – was much as it was in 2015. The figures have not been affected by the UK referendum result, notes the federation, which points to August rates of 94% and 96% in Magalluf and Santa Ponsa. There could be consequences going forward, observes the federation, but these are more likely to be for tourist spending power rather than bookings. With the referendum result in mind, it has been announced that ...
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Expats club Mallorca
Do you know Expats club Mallorca? Expats are people like you who moved abroad to live in a foreign country. Maybe you moved for good or for a period of time, maybe you work or retired, maybe you run a local business or manage a larger company. We all have something in common. We want to meet like-minded international people, have fun, become a part of the expat community we live in and get good offers from the companies we need to by products and services from. This is where International Expats Club come to play and create great parties, make new friends and business connections, all those values hard to create yourself. A global membership organisation for people who moved abroad and like social and business networking in a party atmosphere – that´s who we are – join in! http...
Thanks from Ireland
Thanks from Ireland.The mayor of Calvia, Alfonso Rodriguez Badal, received today a letter from the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, thanking the local authority for the way in which it looks after the local Irish community and for the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations it organises each year in cooperation with local associations such as the Lions of Calvia which attract thousands of visitors from all across the island. The letter was presented to the mayor by the honorary Irish consul in the Balearics, Pedro Pablo Marrero Henning, in the presence of the Calvia councillor for sports and the international community, Eva Serra, the head of the council’s international department, Dolina Reynolds, and the president of the Calvia Lions Association, Adrian Elkinson. Irishman Elkinson said i...
