Each September, Santa Ponça (in the municipality of Calvià) commemorates the conquest of Mallorca by King Jaume I in 1229. For more than a week a busy program is held in the village, with sporting events, theater performances, music concerts, a medieval market with demonstrations of traditional crafts and cultural itineraries that follow the footsteps of Jaume I.
The main event of the Festival is the parade of Christian and Moorish troops to the sound of the xeremies (musical instrument similar to the bagpipes) and the municipal band, accompanied by members of the Escuela Caballista of Es Pas of Calvià. It ends with the final battle that is staged in the Santa Ponça beach.
Thursday 1:
18:00 h: Opening of the exhibition of photographs FrEJ'15. Exhibition Hall of Calvia Town Hall
20:00 h: Ceremonies commemorating the 787º Anniversary of the landing of King Jaume. Cruz de Santa Ponsa
22:00 h: Cinema on the beach: Del Revés. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Friday 2:
20: 30 h: Crazy Run. 4 kilometer race full of music, light and color. Registration for the race: http://www.crazyrun.es
Saturday 3:
19:30 h: Delivery of banners and presentation of the kings of the festivities. theatrical and musical show written and directed by Bartomeu Ignasi Oliver i Vidal show in which participate all the colles of the Festival del rei En Jaume 2016, the Municipal Band of Calvia and Cavallers de Calvia. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Concert La joia en el si de la mar, by the Municipal Band of Calvia. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
22:00 h: Antonio Orozco in concert, Tour Destino. Fairground El Molino de Calvià. P: 15 € (residents entrance). 25 € (non-residents)
Sunday 4:
18: 30 h: XVII Trobada de gegants and parades. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
21:30 h: Popular dance with Estol de Ponent and Musica Nostra. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Monday 5:
10 to 20:00 h: Kingdom Skate Contest. Skating rink sports center of Santa Ponsa
18:00 h: Children's craft workshop. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
20:00 h: Children's foam party and children's disco. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Tuesday 6:
18:00 h: Medieval Games. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
20:30 h: Castellers with colla Castellers de Mallorca and Al·lots de Llevant. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
22:00 h: Correfoc. Beach Walk Santa Ponsa
23:30 h: Concert Boc (folk music, hardcore, new age, metal, ska ...). Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Wednesday 7:
18:00 h: sports games. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
20:30 h: Theater: The Great Adventure of Jaume I. Ermita de la Piedra Sagrada (Chapel of the Sacred Stone).
22:00 h: Cinema: Spectre (007). Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Thursday 8:
From 12:00 to 00:00 h: Medieval market. Paseo de la playa de Santa Ponça
19:00 h: dramatized Route: Les Petjades del rei En Jaume. Actors and musicians will guide us through the places associated with the landing of King Jaume. Playwriting: Associació Embruixart . Live Music: Associació Cultural i Musical Pere Josep Cañellas . Concentration: Cross of Santa Ponsa. Registration: (0034) 971 13 91 81
22:00 h: Evening of humor: Álvaro Carrero and Txabi Franquesa. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Friday 9:
From 12:00 to 00:00 h: Medieval market.Paseo de la playa de Santa Ponça
Children and youth program all day long
20:00 h: Dance of the escamots. Moor Parade. Itinerary: from the Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
21:30 h: Dinner at the camps and decorating contest medieval tables and shops. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
22:30 h: Concert of Alvarez Rock, La Movida Band and Without String. Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Saturday 10:
9:00 am: II Trobada popular nordic walking. Plaza Pinada Santa Ponsa
10:30 am: Master Class Aquagym Beach. Playa de Santa Ponsa. XXII Travesía de natación Badía de Santa Ponça
From 12:00 to 00:00 h: Medieval market. Paseo de la playa de Santa Ponça
Children and youth program all day long
17:30 h: Concentration of Moorish troops, landing of the Christians and the first battle . Cruz de Santa Ponsa
Parade of Moors and Christians
Final battle on the beach in Santa Ponsa
22:00 h: Concert Los 40 with Dj's Dani Moreno and San Berdardino, Xavi Reina, Joan de Son Rapinya, Isaac Leon and Romy Low. 282 with local Dj's Ashley, Toni Bauzà and Kevin Rams & Suasi. Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
Sunday 11:
From 12:00 to 00:00 h: Medieval market. Paseo de la playa de Santa Ponça
Children and youth program all day long
19:00 h: Fiesta Holi . Plaza Pinada de Santa Ponsa
You can find the full program here
