Palma in Party Mode for Sant Sebastià 2026

ATTENTION:

The official San Sebastian celebrations organized by the Ajuntament de Palma have been cancelled. This decision was made out of respect for the victims of the tragic train accident on the Spanish mainland, for which the Spanish government has declared three days of national mourning. During this official period of mourning, public events and celebrations are suspended to commemorate the many deceased and their families and to express solidarity.

 

After the Christmas, New Year, and Three Kings festivities, you’d be forgiven for thinking that January would be a time to recover and settle gently into 2026. No way. In Mallorca, the partying continues this week to mark Sant Antoni, and, in Palma, the city’s largest fiesta is the two-week celebration of the Mallorcan capital’s patron saint, Sant Sebastià (10^th to 24^th January).

Music plays a key role in the latter, and the English/Spanish indie band, Crystal Fighters, will give a free concert this Friday, the 16^th, in Plaza de España. The biggest night of music, though, is the ‘Revetlla’, Monday, 19^th, when free concerts of different music genres take place in Palma’s major squares, including Plaza de España, Plaza del Rey Joan Carles I, Plaza Mayor, and Plaza de Cort. 

The Sant Sebastià fiestas end with a bang – several in fact, as Saturday, 24^th January, is the night of the famous fire run, the ‘correfoc’. Expect ‘dimonis’ and the fire-breathing dragon known as Drac de na Coca. It’s not a night for those with a nervous disposition, but if you go, you’ll remember it long after your ears have stopped ringing from the noise.

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