San Lorenzo is the patron of this town of Llevant de Mallorca. Bedecked streets and squares, music and dancing, giants and xeremiers form part of a program with fun activities for everyone.
The new multipurpose cultural center Espai 36 will be the starting point of these festivities on Sunday August 7, with the presentation of the new giant Salvador Galmés, made by the young artist Damià Arnau. He will accompany the giants Angelina Trebolina and Jaume Belluguins in the first parade accompanied by xeremiers. The opening ceremony of the festivities this year will be headed by Felip Munar i Munar, doctor in Catalan philology and general linguistics.
That same day in the evening, a verbena with the Music Band of Sant Llorenc and XX Sa Festa del Capell a sa Verga.
The rest of the program highlights:
Monday 8: XXIII Popular Night race (departure from Carrer Major at 23: 00h).
Tuesday 9: the theater work Què en feim des vell?, of Xesc Forteza (22:00 h in the plaza Major); stargazing with a telescope (23:00 h).
Wednesday 10: concert by choral Llorencina (20:00); Demonstration of ball de bot by Va de Jota (22:00); popular dance with groups Tramudança and Sa Torre.
Thursday 11: water party and water park (from 10:30 to 14:30 h); Sant Llorenc Holi Festival (18:00), with Capità Sparreg and Barbosa; poetic musical show with poetry reading with instrumental accompaniment and representation of the Maternitat d'Elna and songs of the work Negret de Guinea (20:00); and Dos pajaros a tiro a tribute to Serrat and Sabina by Valentin Mendoza YET (22:30)
Friday 12: craft-beer fair and Tapas (18:30) ; batucada with parades and juggling (20:00); Taste of Lindy Hop by Guillem Nadal and Margalida Mateu and performances by Long Time no Swing, Monkey Doo, Frontman & The Manager and Strippers in Love (20:30).
Saturday 13: castellera Exhibition (19:30); XX Fira Nocturna a l’Estació (20:00); Traditional clothes parade (21:00); Jazz concert S'Arrual Mort (22:30) and Revetla with the groups Lipstick Groove, Sa Cabra que sopa , Islanders, Pirates Pirats and Dj Autèntic (24:00).
Sunday 14: Circus workshop for children and youth (19:00); line dancing (19:30); Gran Revetla with Orquestra Lluna Plena, 4L, Madòna and Ses Bubotes (22:00).
Monday 15: Dinner for older people and music and dance with the group Pacha (20:30).
Read here the full program of the Festes of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar.
