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Here's a rough day by day translation of the Patrona Festival diary of events this year. all info kind courtesy of Punt Informatiu
Saturday, July 20 2024
– At 8 p.m., in the Ballroom of Club Pollença, V Symposium 31M with the presentations "Music and the Patron at the end of the 19th century" by Margalida Cànaves and "Women's participation in the Moros and Christians", by Mr. Pere Salas. Organized by : 31M in collaboration with Club Pollença and the City Council.
– At 8:30 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, Performance by Aires de la Cala and the Timbayba Cultural Musician Group of Lanzarote. Organized by : Aires de la Cala.
– At 11 p.m., on Carrer de Pere Josep Cànaves (Joan March Gardens), Festa Jove Neó with DJs Eugeni, Miki X Kris and Marieta. Come all dressed in one colour.
Sunday, July 21
At 8 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Show of the Pollença Peasant Dance School. Organized by : Pollença peasant dance school.
Tuesday, July 23
– At 20:00, in ca n'Escarrinxo, salsa concert with Manteca Latin Project, Mallorca Afrobeat Collective and Mufasa Latin Jet as part of the Tuesday cycle in ca n'Escarrinxo. Organized by : Association of Musicians of Pollença (AMP). Free entrance.
Thursday, July 25
– At 7 pm, in the Plaza Mayor, karate exhibition. Organized by: Sonkei-Pollença Karate Club.
Friday, July 26
– At 2 p.m., in Monti-Sion square, Cannonades and rockets. Ringing of bells and the start of the festivities with the sound of the crier. Parade of the Band of Cornetes del Soldà.
– At 7:30 p.m., along Carrer de Pollença, Cercavila de la Banda de cornetes y tambors.
Saturday, July 27
– From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Can Xumet (carrer de la Mar, 40), Demonstration of the craftsmanship of the espadrilles worn by the participants in the drill, by Pere Parets.
– At 5:30 p.m., in the courtyard of the Town Hall, the Patrona de Pollença Chess Tournament. Registration: tel. 680844087; a/e clubescacspollensa@outlook.es Organized by: Pollença Chess Club.
– At 7:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, children's entertainment by La colla pirata.
– At 9 p.m., at Club Pollença, opening of the "Anglada Camarasa" exhibition. Organized by: Club Pollença.
– At 10 p.m., in the Cloister of Sant Domingo de Pollença, charity concert for the benefit of AFAMA, the Parkinson project, by "Elles": Sara Reus, Jordan Boyd, Clodine. Donation: 15 euros. Advance ticket sales: www.ticketib.com and in Pollença: Cuadrado Electronics and Tao store. Port of Pollença: Viajes Mirador and Electrodomésticos Reus. Organized by: Rotary Club Pollença in collaboration with the Son Sant Jordi hotel and the City Council
– At 11 p.m., in Plaça Major, revetla by the groups Hey Joe, ODS, Grup Eva, Dj Jaume Colombàs.
Sunday, July 28
– At 5:30 p.m., in Via Pollentia, the 18th Meeting of Mallorca's Giants.
– At 6 p.m., Parade of Giants. Route: via Pollentia, Alcúdia, Munar, Jonquet, Mercat, Plaça Major, where they will stop, and then continue through Antoni Maura, Miquel Capllonch and Convent to finish at the Joan March gardens where they will all dance together. Organized by: Esbart de Sant Jordi in collaboration with the Banda de Música de Pollença and the Xeremiers de la Font du Gall.
– At 7 p.m., in Plaça de ca les Monnares, Youth Gym (Grand Prix format) where the groups (minimum of six members and maximum of eight) will have to compete against each other. The groups must be themed. Registration until July 24 and information at uepjove@ajpollenca.net At the end, refreshments for all participants.
– At 9 pm, in the Cloister of the convent of Sant Domingo, Agustín El Casta with "Summer 2024" for the benefit of ASPANOB, Association of Parents and Children with Cancer of the Balearic Islands. Price: 23 euros (advance) 25 euros (box office). Advance sale: Pollença: Electrònica Cuadrado, Club Pollença, Volar-e IB the Travel Brand. Port of Pollença: Seguros Catalana Occidente and Electrodomésticos Reus. Box office: one hour before in the Cloister of the Convent of Sant Domingo. Organized by: ASPANOB.
– At 9:30 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Popular ballad with the Ballugall group.
Monday, July 29
– At 7:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, popular games for the little ones. At the end there will be polo shirts, courtesy of Can Butxaca. Organized by: Vorm leisure group with the collaboration of Can Butxaca and Emprèn Pollença.
– At 8:30 p.m., in Ca n'Escarrinxo, Pollença Rock 2024. Music festival in Catalan, with performances by Negre, Tots Sants, Els Pets and Òrbita 90. Advance ticket sales: www.ticketib. com Price: 15 euros (advance) and 18 euros (box office) Organized by: Área de Cultura (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00 to 04 hours. Route: ca n'Escarrinxo and industrial estate (Pollenca) and station by bus from Port de Pollença.
– At 10:30 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, ballroom dance by the Calypso orchestra.
Tuesday, July 30
– At 6:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, Dragut Fest. Children's meeting, mini drill and circus by Cap de Fibló, King Mufasa Soundsystem; Fuaka, with Uli Cerdó & M. Saez + Ital Brothers. Jaume Mas & The Gardeners and Frontman and the Managers. Organized by: AMP.
– At 8 p.m., in the Joan March gardens, bread with oil in solidarity for the benefit of the Obreria del Puig de Maria. Price: 12 euros. Advance ticket sales: Club Pollença, Can Reus, Electrònica Cuadrado, Sadanar, Aina hairdresser, La Cortera butcher and La Vall butcher. Ticket office: one hour before in the Joan March gardens. Organized by: Obreria del Puig.
– At 8:30 p.m., on Carrer de Pere Josep Cànaves (Jardins Joan March), line dance, everyone dressed in black or red. Organized by: Doing Sport.
– At 10 p.m., on Calle de Pere Josep Cànaves (Jardins Joan March), farmer's dance by Racó de Tramuntana. Organized by: Racó de Tramuntana.
Wednesday, July 31
– At 7:30 p.m., in the cloister of the Sant Domingo convent, ice cream and entertainment for the elderly by Pedro. Organized by: Social Welfare Area.
– At 8 p.m., in the Sala Ignasi Rotger, carrer de Philip Newman, 11, presentation of Cala Murta magazine. Organized by: Rotger Villalonga Foundation.
– At 11 p.m., Marcha Fresca and Freketa. We continue with the commemorative essence of what the discotheque was, an emblematic place that was part of our municipality and that left its mark in the Plaça Major, Marcha Fresca with DJs Juan Campos, Paco Belucci and Skalas. In Plaça Vella, Fresketa with Toni Llobera + Guest. (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00:00 to 05:30. Route: Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, Port de Pollença. Location: Stops TIB).
Thursday, August 1
– At 8 p.m., through the streets of Pollença, a parade by the Esbart de Sant Jordi chaparots, the Banda de Cornetes y Tambors de Pollença and the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 11 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, revetla with the groups Xanguito, The Hawaiians, Sidewars. (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00:00 to 05:30. Route: Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, Port de Pollença. Location: Stops TIB).
Friday, August 2. Patron Saint's Day
– At 05:00, in Plaça Major, Alborada by the Banda de Música de Pollença. From here it will go to the Town Hall, Martorell square, Joan Guiraud- Gonçal Ferragut, Mother Alberta- Fra Juníper Serra, Guillem Cifre de Colonya- Camila Pers, Sant Isidre trough, Antoni Maura- Bota Totxo, via Pollentia- Jaume I, Cecili Metel- Via Argentina, Plaça de ca les Monnares, Placeta de Sant Jordi, Joan Binimelis- Barques, Joan Binimelis- Formentor, Jaume III- Bartomeu Aloy, Horta- Gruat, Lleó- Metge Llobera, Barques- Horta, Jonquet - Doctor Sureda, Plaça de l'Almoina.
– At 8:30 a.m., Alborada in the Plaça de Cala Molins, in Cala Sant Vicenç.
– At 9:15 a.m., Dawn in Miquel Capllonch square, in Port de Pollença.
– At 11 a.m., in the parish of Our Lady of the Angels, High Office and dance of the Offering by the Cossiers.
– At 12:15 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Cossiers dance.
– At 12:45 p.m., at the Monti-Sion church, Institutional Event Performance by the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 1:30 p.m., at the Town Hall, an aperitif for the whole town.
– At 5 p.m., parade by the Soldà Cornets and Drums Troop.
– At 5:30 p.m., Procession with the old image of the Patron Saint and traditions of the town.
– At 7 p.m., Moors and Christians drill. Only drill charges may carry iron swords.
The active participation of minors in the Moors and Christians drill will not be the responsibility of the City Council.
– At 9:30 p.m., in the parish of Our Lady of the Angels, Tedèum by priest Miquel Tortell in thanksgiving and singing of the Joys of Costa and Llobera. In the Plaza Mayor, interpretation of "l'Alborada" and "Visca Pollença!" by the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 11:30 p.m., at the Roman bridge fence. Fireworks by Europlà. Organized by: Pollença City Council.
Saturday, July 20 2024
– At 8 p.m., in the Ballroom of Club Pollença, V Symposium 31M with the presentations "Music and the Patron at the end of the 19th century" by Margalida Cànaves and "Women's participation in the Moros and Christians", by Mr. Pere Salas. Organized by : 31M in collaboration with Club Pollença and the City Council.
– At 8:30 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, Performance by Aires de la Cala and the Timbayba Cultural Musician Group of Lanzarote. Organized by : Aires de la Cala.
– At 11 p.m., on Carrer de Pere Josep Cànaves (Joan March Gardens), Festa Jove Neó with DJs Eugeni, Miki X Kris and Marieta. Come all dressed in one colour.
Sunday, July 21
At 8 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Show of the Pollença Peasant Dance School. Organized by : Pollença peasant dance school.
Tuesday, July 23
– At 20:00, in ca n'Escarrinxo, salsa concert with Manteca Latin Project, Mallorca Afrobeat Collective and Mufasa Latin Jet as part of the Tuesday cycle in ca n'Escarrinxo. Organized by : Association of Musicians of Pollença (AMP). Free entrance.
Thursday, July 25
– At 7 pm, in the Plaza Mayor, karate exhibition. Organized by: Sonkei-Pollença Karate Club.
Friday, July 26
– At 2 p.m., in Monti-Sion square, Cannonades and rockets. Ringing of bells and the start of the festivities with the sound of the crier. Parade of the Band of Cornetes del Soldà.
– At 7:30 p.m., along Carrer de Pollença, Cercavila de la Banda de cornetes y tambors.
Saturday, July 27
– From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Can Xumet (carrer de la Mar, 40), Demonstration of the craftsmanship of the espadrilles worn by the participants in the drill, by Pere Parets.
– At 5:30 p.m., in the courtyard of the Town Hall, the Patrona de Pollença Chess Tournament. Registration: tel. 680844087; a/e clubescacspollensa@outlook.es Organized by: Pollença Chess Club.
– At 7:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, children's entertainment by La colla pirata.
– At 9 p.m., at Club Pollença, opening of the "Anglada Camarasa" exhibition. Organized by: Club Pollença.
– At 10 p.m., in the Cloister of Sant Domingo de Pollença, charity concert for the benefit of AFAMA, the Parkinson project, by "Elles": Sara Reus, Jordan Boyd, Clodine. Donation: 15 euros. Advance ticket sales: www.ticketib.com and in Pollença: Cuadrado Electronics and Tao store. Port of Pollença: Viajes Mirador and Electrodomésticos Reus. Organized by: Rotary Club Pollença in collaboration with the Son Sant Jordi hotel and the City Council
– At 11 p.m., in Plaça Major, revetla by the groups Hey Joe, ODS, Grup Eva, Dj Jaume Colombàs.
Sunday, July 28
– At 5:30 p.m., in Via Pollentia, the 18th Meeting of Mallorca's Giants.
– At 6 p.m., Parade of Giants. Route: via Pollentia, Alcúdia, Munar, Jonquet, Mercat, Plaça Major, where they will stop, and then continue through Antoni Maura, Miquel Capllonch and Convent to finish at the Joan March gardens where they will all dance together. Organized by: Esbart de Sant Jordi in collaboration with the Banda de Música de Pollença and the Xeremiers de la Font du Gall.
– At 7 p.m., in Plaça de ca les Monnares, Youth Gym (Grand Prix format) where the groups (minimum of six members and maximum of eight) will have to compete against each other. The groups must be themed. Registration until July 24 and information at uepjove@ajpollenca.net At the end, refreshments for all participants.
– At 9 pm, in the Cloister of the convent of Sant Domingo, Agustín El Casta with "Summer 2024" for the benefit of ASPANOB, Association of Parents and Children with Cancer of the Balearic Islands. Price: 23 euros (advance) 25 euros (box office). Advance sale: Pollença: Electrònica Cuadrado, Club Pollença, Volar-e IB the Travel Brand. Port of Pollença: Seguros Catalana Occidente and Electrodomésticos Reus. Box office: one hour before in the Cloister of the Convent of Sant Domingo. Organized by: ASPANOB.
– At 9:30 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Popular ballad with the Ballugall group.
Monday, July 29
– At 7:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, popular games for the little ones. At the end there will be polo shirts, courtesy of Can Butxaca. Organized by: Vorm leisure group with the collaboration of Can Butxaca and Emprèn Pollença.
– At 8:30 p.m., in Ca n'Escarrinxo, Pollença Rock 2024. Music festival in Catalan, with performances by Negre, Tots Sants, Els Pets and Òrbita 90. Advance ticket sales: www.ticketib. com Price: 15 euros (advance) and 18 euros (box office) Organized by: Área de Cultura (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00 to 04 hours. Route: ca n'Escarrinxo and industrial estate (Pollenca) and station by bus from Port de Pollença.
– At 10:30 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, ballroom dance by the Calypso orchestra.
Tuesday, July 30
– At 6:30 p.m., in the Plaça de ca les Monnares, Dragut Fest. Children's meeting, mini drill and circus by Cap de Fibló, King Mufasa Soundsystem; Fuaka, with Uli Cerdó & M. Saez + Ital Brothers. Jaume Mas & The Gardeners and Frontman and the Managers. Organized by: AMP.
– At 8 p.m., in the Joan March gardens, bread with oil in solidarity for the benefit of the Obreria del Puig de Maria. Price: 12 euros. Advance ticket sales: Club Pollença, Can Reus, Electrònica Cuadrado, Sadanar, Aina hairdresser, La Cortera butcher and La Vall butcher. Ticket office: one hour before in the Joan March gardens. Organized by: Obreria del Puig.
– At 8:30 p.m., on Carrer de Pere Josep Cànaves (Jardins Joan March), line dance, everyone dressed in black or red. Organized by: Doing Sport.
– At 10 p.m., on Calle de Pere Josep Cànaves (Jardins Joan March), farmer's dance by Racó de Tramuntana. Organized by: Racó de Tramuntana.
Wednesday, July 31
– At 7:30 p.m., in the cloister of the Sant Domingo convent, ice cream and entertainment for the elderly by Pedro. Organized by: Social Welfare Area.
– At 8 p.m., in the Sala Ignasi Rotger, carrer de Philip Newman, 11, presentation of Cala Murta magazine. Organized by: Rotger Villalonga Foundation.
– At 11 p.m., Marcha Fresca and Freketa. We continue with the commemorative essence of what the discotheque was, an emblematic place that was part of our municipality and that left its mark in the Plaça Major, Marcha Fresca with DJs Juan Campos, Paco Belucci and Skalas. In Plaça Vella, Fresketa with Toni Llobera + Guest. (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00:00 to 05:30. Route: Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, Port de Pollença. Location: Stops TIB).
Thursday, August 1
– At 8 p.m., through the streets of Pollença, a parade by the Esbart de Sant Jordi chaparots, the Banda de Cornetes y Tambors de Pollença and the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 11 p.m., in the Plaza Mayor, revetla with the groups Xanguito, The Hawaiians, Sidewars. (There will be a shuttle bus service from 00:00 to 05:30. Route: Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, Port de Pollença. Location: Stops TIB).
Friday, August 2. Patron Saint's Day
– At 05:00, in Plaça Major, Alborada by the Banda de Música de Pollença. From here it will go to the Town Hall, Martorell square, Joan Guiraud- Gonçal Ferragut, Mother Alberta- Fra Juníper Serra, Guillem Cifre de Colonya- Camila Pers, Sant Isidre trough, Antoni Maura- Bota Totxo, via Pollentia- Jaume I, Cecili Metel- Via Argentina, Plaça de ca les Monnares, Placeta de Sant Jordi, Joan Binimelis- Barques, Joan Binimelis- Formentor, Jaume III- Bartomeu Aloy, Horta- Gruat, Lleó- Metge Llobera, Barques- Horta, Jonquet - Doctor Sureda, Plaça de l'Almoina.
– At 8:30 a.m., Alborada in the Plaça de Cala Molins, in Cala Sant Vicenç.
– At 9:15 a.m., Dawn in Miquel Capllonch square, in Port de Pollença.
– At 11 a.m., in the parish of Our Lady of the Angels, High Office and dance of the Offering by the Cossiers.
– At 12:15 p.m., in the Plaça Major, Cossiers dance.
– At 12:45 p.m., at the Monti-Sion church, Institutional Event Performance by the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 1:30 p.m., at the Town Hall, an aperitif for the whole town.
– At 5 p.m., parade by the Soldà Cornets and Drums Troop.
– At 5:30 p.m., Procession with the old image of the Patron Saint and traditions of the town.
– At 7 p.m., Moors and Christians drill. Only drill charges may carry iron swords.
The active participation of minors in the Moors and Christians drill will not be the responsibility of the City Council.
– At 9:30 p.m., in the parish of Our Lady of the Angels, Tedèum by priest Miquel Tortell in thanksgiving and singing of the Joys of Costa and Llobera. In the Plaza Mayor, interpretation of "l'Alborada" and "Visca Pollença!" by the Banda de Música de Pollença.
– At 11:30 p.m., at the Roman bridge fence. Fireworks by Europlà. Organized by: Pollença City Council.