Festivals in Santanyí

Local festivals and other highly sought-after information about Santanyí

The Town Council's fires i festes page brings together celebrations in Santanyí and the municipality's other towns. The Festes de Sant Jaume take place over several days in July.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Sant Jaume, Sant Antoni, Santa Escolàstica, Fira de Santanyí and the patron saint's day of Sant Andreu, as well as its own festivals in Cala Figuera, Cala d'Or, s'Alqueria Blanca, Calonge and es Llombards.
• Main celebration day: 25 July, Sant Jaume, designated by the City Council as the main festival linked to the laying of the first stone of the current parish church.
• Usual duration: the Festes de Sant Jaume extend over several days in July, with a programme adapted for each season.
• Usual places: Plaça Major, around the Town Hall, parish church of Sant Andreu, House of Culture of Ses Cases Noves, Teatre Principal, municipal sports field and other spaces in the centre of Santanyí.
• Associated traditions: proclamation, solemn service, ball de bot display before the Town Hall, dimonis and caparrots, corregudes de cintes and joies, commotion with ring games, festivals, concerts, children's activities, open-air cinema and fireworks.
• Who participates: City Council, Festival Council, Santanyí Municipal Music Band, local entities and groups, associations, neighbourhood, families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: Premis Literaris Vila de Santanyí, municipal cultural agenda, concerts, exhibitions, Fira de Santanyí on the third Saturday in October and Sant Andreu festivities on 30 November.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Plaça Major, parish church of Sant Andreu, El Roser, rectorat, Town Hall building, Porta Murada, s'Abeurador, Teatre Principal, Casa de Cultura Ses Cases Noves, Cala Figuera, Portopetro, Cala d'Or and Parc Natural de Mondragó.