San Antonio is the most important festival of Sa Pobla, declared Fiesta de Interés Cultural (Festival of Cultural Interest) (FIC) in October 2015 by the Consell de Mallorca. It is also one of the most ancient in Mallorca, linked to ancient pagan fertility rites.
On the night of the 16th, the streets and squares are filled with bonfires where the neighbors roast sobrasada and other typical sausages and where the dimonis (demons) with their characteristic dances are not lacking.
But the program of events takes about twenty days, from January 7 to 28, in which Sa Pobla lives with fervor this holiday that the poblers wear in their DNA and which is characterized by the colors black, red and blue - the costumes of Sant Antoni and the dimonis, the smoke, the smell of gunpowder and the songs full of irony of the glossos with their ximbombas.
On the day of the feast of the saint are celebrated the traditional beneïdes, with their parade of floats and the blessing of domestic animals.
Program:
From January 7 to 21
IX Gastronomic Sample of s'Anguila
Sunday January 7
From January 7 to 18. Place: Calle Asalto, 13, bajos. Exhibition Caparrots de Sa Pobla, by Paco Llobera
Hours: Monday to Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursdays also from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Sundays and holidays, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday, January 8
From January 8 to 11. Place: Calle Tesorero Cladera, 36. Taller de Caretas. Information and registration: 661 710 270 (Lolita)
1:00 p.m. Place: in the entrance of the City Hall. Award ceremony of the poster contest for the San Antonio 2018 festivities.
Wednesday, January 10
8:00 p.m. Place: Sa Congregación. Conference: Feis que a totes parts es conegui. Sant Antoni Abat vist per sant Atanasi d’Alexandria (Make everyone known to each other. San Antonio Abad seen by San Atanasio de Alejandría), by Bartolomé Martínez Oliver, international doctor in History of Art and Musicology by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Organized by: Obrería de San Antonio.
Thursday, January 11
5:15 p.m. Place: Rafal. Los cuentos endemoniados de Catalina (The demonized tales of Catalina) Storytelling, by Catalina Valriu. Age: from 3 to 8 years
19.30 h. Place: Bar de la tercera edad (Third Age bar). Presentation of the book El conrreu de l’arròs i l’explotació de l’albufera de Muro i sa Pobla (The cultivation of rice and the exploitation of la Albufera de Muro y sa Pobla), by Miguel Ángel Tortell Frontera.
Friday, January 12
18.15 h. Place: Caballets. Presentation of the new costumes of the demons
7:00 pm Place: Plaza Mayor. Demonstration of la Escuela Batukada de Albopàs Infantil
19.30 h. Place: Museu de Can Planes. II Nit de l'Esport Pobler
8:00 p.m. Place: Plaza Mayor. Noche bruja infantil 2018, with the performance of la Escuela Batukada de Albopàs Juvenil. Organized by: Asociación Cultural Albopàs.
8:00 p.m. Place: Calle Mayor, in the old pharmacy of Can Comas. Inauguration of the exhibition of Cati Mari Alorda Els Caparrots Poblers.
21.30 h. Place: church. Concert by Andrea Motis & Chamorro & Traver. Advanced purchase of tickets: € 12: www.mallorca-ticket.com, Sa Pobla: Sa Congregación and Plaza Ocho. Palma: Carju Peluqueros, Inca: Estilo Joven. Box office: € 15
Saturday, January 13
11.00 h. Place: Museu de Can Planes. Departure of the parade of cabezudos of the children's workshop, accompanied by Xeremiers Els Xirois. Itinerary through the streets: Rosario, Luna, Escuela, Plaza Alexandre Ballester, Church and Main Square.
From 3:00 p.m. III Carrera Sa Llego Minyona (see program)
16.15 h. XXXVI Sa Llego edition of the solidarity popular race (see program)
6:00 p.m. Place: sa Congregation. Children's Contest of Ximbomba, by the Escuela Festa de sa Ximbomba
7:00 pm Place: Museu Can Planes. Exhibition Archaeological Sites of sa Pobla. Presentation and open assembly of the iniciativa Cultural Associació Poblera
8:00 p.m. Place: Museo de Can Planes. Inauguration of the exhibition of painting and sculpture Heterogènia, by Andreu Company. Live music by Inés Alemany and Joan Miquel Company
20.15 h. Place: church. Traditional concert of the Coral de Sa Pobla and rehearsal of the gozos de San Antonio with the Cor de Sant Antoni
24.00 h. Place: Plaza Mayor. Correfoc Redemptio with the Dimonis i Tamborers of Albopàs de sa Pobla and the Dimonis de sa Pedrera de Muro. At the end, there will be popular torrada
Sunday, January 14
Sunday market. Place: Market Square
10.30 h. Place: Bar Jóvenes. I Departure with Mountain Bike Jovent Riders (see program)
17.30 h. Place: Plaza Alexandre Ballester. Baile Sant Antoni 2018, organized by the group Marjal en Festa, with the participation of the invited group Abeniara.
19:15 h. Place: sa Congregation. Històries de Marjaleres, a representation that combines journalism, nature and art to vindicate the value of marjaleres women of sa Pobla. Script and direction of María Antonia Crespí. Admission: € 3. Calendar + ticket: € 7. Calendar + agenda + ticket: € 15
19.30 h. Place: Can Soler. Presentation of the book Camí de Lluc, by Guillem Ferrer
Tuesday, January 16
09:00 h. Place: church square. Ascent of the arch, by the Obrería de San Antonio.
10:00 h. Place: Casa de la Villa. Exit of the youth of the town to go to look for firewood for the bonfires of the Parish and the City council, according to ancient tradition, with the accompaniment of la banda de cornetas de la cofradía de Sant Antoni.
14.30 h. Departure from the demons and San Antonio accompanied by los cantadores. Parade through the squares and streets of the town. (See the plan in the program)
18.45 h. Place: in front of the town hall. Ceremonial of the historical sanction by Arrels Teatre, accompanied by the Sa Pobla Music Band and xeremiers Xerebiols, to start the San Antonio festival.
19.45 h. Place: in front of the Townhall. Departure from the demons Paralympicos del Grif, demonios de Albopàs, demonios of la Obrería and of the City council, giants, cabezudos and Band of Music of Sa Pobla, to the church
8:00 p.m. Place: church. Completas solemnes with the intervention of the Cor de Sant Antoni accompanied on the organ by the organist Miquel Bennàssar i Bibiloni.
9:15 p. m. Place: Plaza Mayor. Traditional dances of the demonios de La Obrería, accompanied by los cantadores, dance of the groups of cabezudos and by the Band of Music of Sa Pobla
9.30 p.m. Place: Plaza Mayor. XXI pyromusical show, designed by Tomás Ramis
9.30 p.m. Place: Market Square. I Fogueró & Glosada Popular de sa Negreta-Sant Antoni 2018. Open to all public. Book and buy the tickets for the torrada (€ 9) in different points of the municipality or through this link: (bit.do/tiquets-foguero). Great atmosphere with glosses and other surprises. Organized by: Col·lectiu sa Negreta
10:15 p.m. Place: Plaza Mayor. XXXI Encounter of cantadores and ximbombers
00.30 a.m. Place: Plaza Mayor. Ximbombades and collective Glosada, directed by local masters ximbombers and cantadores
Wednesday, January 17
10:00 a.m. Parade, by the group of xeremiers Germans Aloy
11.00 a.m. Solemn Mass Offering of products of the field and dance by Marjal en Festa. The Tau d'or will be delivered by la Obreria
12.30 a.m. Place: Plaza Mayor. Dance of cabezudos
3.30 p.m. Place: Church Square. Traditional beneïdes with the presence of the group of xeremiers Germans Aloy and the plant of the giants Antoni i Margalida, of the group of giants of Sa Pobla, accompanied by the group of Xeremiers Xerebiols
4.00 p.m. Parade of floats and troupes with the accompaniment of la banda de cornetas de la Obreria de Sant Antoni and the participation of the dimonis de la Obreria de Sant Antoni (see the map in the program)
6.30 p.m. Place: City Hall. Draw of the aspirants to be part of the group of Cabezudos 2019.
Friday, January 19
7.30 p.m. Place: Calle del Tesorero Cladera, 36. Concentration of the Dimonis de Albopàs to proceed to the lighting of the bonfires of Sant Sebastià in the Plaza Mayor, with the performance of Escoleta Batukada de Albopàs
Saturday, January 20
4.00 p.m. Place: in front of the town hall. Gincana Sant Antoni. Directed to all children from 6 to 17 years old. You can sign up to small groups (from 6 to 10 years old) or large groups (from 11 to 17 years old). Registration: at 3:00 pm in the same place. Organizer: Escuchas AEG Sa Marjal
6.30 p.m. Place: Plaza del Mercado. I San Antonio line dance meeting. With the animation of Pep Morro and the monitors of the area. At the end, dinner of torrada (€ 6) for the benefit of Hogar de Memoria. Organized by: Asociación Cultural Albopàs. Come dressed with demon accessories!
Thursday, January 25
5:15 p.m. Place: Rafal. Sign language workshop We talk with our hands. For the Marina Horrach Moll Company. Age: from 4 to 8 years old. Prior registration is required
