Algaida, Pina and Randa celebrate the festivities of San Honorato and San Antonio almost at the same time, with numerous activities of all kinds in the three towns. Among them, the typical celebrations of these dates such as parades with fire shows, bonfires in the squares, the blessing of animals and a parade of floats and the traditional dance of the cossiers.
Algaida Programming
Sant Honorat
Friday January 12
7:30 p.m. Auditorio del casal Pere Capellà
Screening of the documentary Cossiers, abans i semper, made and produced by journalist Joan Martí Mir. Next, to close the events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the recovery of the Cossiers, there will be an open discussion
Saturday January 13
11:00 a.m. Inauguration of the new Passeig del Cementeri de Algaida
1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Act of lighting the towers and watchtowers of Mallorca from the Puig de Cura to recreate the visual communication that took place between the watchtowers and defense watchtowers of Mallorca to follow the star of the humanitarian manifesto. Reading of the manifesto prepared by Catalan writer Josep Vallverdú i Aixalà
7:30 p.m. Sala polivalent des Porras
Pregón de Festes by Francesc Antich Oliver. Live broadcast by Titoieta Ràdio (107.7 FM and through www.titoieta.cat)
Monday, January 15 – Revetla de SanT Honorat
6:00 p.m. Release of fire crackers announcing the start of the party
6:30 p.m. Casacalles with the cabezudos and the d'Algaida Music Band
7:00 p.m. Plate
Lighting of the foguerons, by the Dimonis of Sa cova des Fossar.
8:00 p.m. Plate
Torrada and wine for everyone. Sound of xeremiers. The Ajuntament d'Algaida will serve sausage, botifarrón and ventresca. Portion price: €3. The proceeds will go to the Associació Algaida Solidària and the Fundació Vicenç Ferrer.
9:30 p.m. Popular dance in the Plaça with the Sedaç group
11:00 p.m. Plaça. Correfoc by the Dimonis de sa Cova des Fossar
Tuesday, January 16 – Sant Honorat
11:00 a.m. Festive mass sung by the Orfeó de Castellitx. Els Cossiers will dance la Offerta. At the end of mass, in front of the church, dances by the Cossiers. Afterwards, refreshments for everyone in front of the Casa de la Vila
Thursday January 18
7:00 p.m. Sa Peixateria, Espai d’Art
Inauguration of the collective photography exhibition by the artists Ricard Llorens, Toni de la Mata and Jordi Gaviño A Hours: From 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on January 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 and 2, 3 and February 4
Friday January 19
8:00 p.m. Auditorium of the Casal Pere Capellà
Presentation of the books Cultura i pràctiques escolars a la Mallorca de postguerra (1939-1949) by Gabriel Barceló Bauzà, and Els orígens del republicanisme i el primer moviment obrer a Mallorca (1849-1868), by Catalina Martorell Fullana. Both published by the Lleonard Muntaner publishing house in 2023 and awarded the 2023 Font i Roig d'Assaig Prize organized by the Maria de la Salut City Council
Sunday January 21
11:00 a.m. Mass in the hermitage of Sant Honorat. The Parish Choir of Algaida will sing
Friday January 26
8:00 p.m. Auditori del Casal Pere Capellà.
Presentation of the book I Jornades d’Estudis Locals: Pests, epidemics and public health to the municipality of Algaida at the end of history
Saturday January 27
5:00 p.m. Casal Pere Capella
Local chess tournament in Sant Honorat. Organized by the Club d’Escacs Dimonis d’Algaida. More information: Jaume Juan, Tel. 680 61 99 80
8:30 p.m. Església
Concert Per terres properes i llunyanes, by mezzo-soprano Pilar Riera and pianist Maria Antònia Gomis, with the collaboration of the Coral d'Adults of the Escola Municipal de Música d'Algaida directed by Roger Berenguer
Sunday January 28
Between 10:45 and 11:00 a.m.
XXXII Mallorca Cycling Challenge. Starting at 10:45 a.m., the cycle race will pass through Algaida. Itinerary: Carrer des Colomer, de l’Amargura, de la Unió and Palma where the Meta Volante will be installed in tribute to Toni Cerdà.
Friday February 2
8:00 p.m. Auditori del Casal Pere Capellà
Presentation of the book Festes, les tradicions i els costums de Mallorca (Documenta Balear, 2023), with texts by Felip Munar and photographs by Miquel Riutort. By the authors
Pina Programming
Tuesday January 16
Revetla de Sant Antoni
5:00 p.m. Can Lluís
Inauguration of the photographic exhibition Un ou de dos vermells. Current photographs of Algaida's twin brothers, Pina and Randa by Magdalena Matas Fuster and Miquel Oliver Roca
6:00 p.m. Sant Antoni Petit and family workshop to decorate the bonfire.
8:00 p.m. Plaça
Lighting of bonfires with the demons Pitxerel·lo and Ptxerel·la. Parade with the Colla de Xeremiers
8:30 p.m. Plaça
Foguerons, torrada and wine for everyone. Fiesta and glosadas with the ximbombes and the xeremies. During the evening, Pitxerel·lo and Pitxerel·la will perform their dance.
The Ajuntament d'Algaida will serve sausage, botifarrón and ventresca. Price of the portion: €3. The proceeds will go to the Algaida Solidària Association and the Vicenç Ferrer Foundation
Wednesday, January 17
Sant Antoni
4:30 p.m. Plaça
Beneïdes y carrozas. There will be prizes for the three best floats
Randa Programming
Saturday January 20
Sant Honorat
5:00 p.m. L’Hort de Son Romeguera car park
Placing a commemorative plaque on the fig tree of Ramon Llull, donated by Montserrat Pons i Boscana of Son Mut and planted on March 6, 2016 by the people of the town of Randa on the occasion of the celebration of Any Llull
7:00 p.m. Rectoria
Inauguration of the photographic exhibition Un ou de dos vermells. Current photographs of Algaida's twin brothers, Pina and Randa by Magdalena Matas Fuster and Miquel Oliver Roca
Following this, the inauguration of the new Espai de llibres i lectura, with free and open access
8:00 p.m. Plaça de l’Hort de Son Romeguera
Foguerons, torrada and wine for everyone. The Ajuntament d'Algaida will serve sausage, botifarrón and ventresca. Portion price: €3. The proceeds will go to the Algaida Solidària Association and the Vicenç Ferrer Foundation
