Thursday, July 27, 2006

Playa de Muro Fiesta

Playa de Muro Fiesta

28 July:

10:30 - Front of the Playa Esperanza Hotel: Sandcastle competition

10:30 - Front of the Playa Esperanza Hotel: Beach volleyball tournament

23:30 - Front of the Municipal Building: Concert with Marta Elka, Glasford’n Providence (reggae)


29 July:

19:30 - Front of the Municipal Building: Concert with groups from Muro, Alcúdia and Montuïri

22:30 - Front of the Municipal Building: The Big Berbena (picnic) Party with entertainment from Brumas, Piscis and the Son Amar Orchestra

22:30 - (Not part of the official Playa de Muro fiesta) Es Punt Cocktail Bar: music event


30 July:

12:00 - Front of the Municipal Building: “Corregudes de joies” (jewel run)

19:00 - Parish Church of San Alberto el Grande: Mass

22:00 - Front of the Municipal Building: Closing party with different artists, jugglers, acrobats, musicians and dancers as well as a performance by Mag Cloquell. Fireworks to close.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Patrona, Pollensa

Patrona - Pollensa

26 July:

14:00 - Monti-sion: Starts with pipes, rockets and bells.

20:30 - Streets of Pollensa: Bugle band.

22:00 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: Concert by the Pollensa Music Band (and then through the streets).


27 July:

18:00 - Plaça Major: Party; “face to face with the children”.

20:30 - Plaça de Ca les Monnares: Picnic with show.

22:00 - Plaça Major: Celebration with the Pollensa Dance School and the group “Corda Amarada”.

23:00 - Plaça Major: Café Concert with the groups Wonderbrass and Contraband


28 July:

22:00 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: In memory of Miquel Bota Totxo and Mn. Marti Cifre. Pollensa Choir and the Bugle and Drum Band.

23:00 -
Plaça Major: The group Cocktail and the Son Amar Orchestra.
Plaça Seglars: DJ Norai
Plaça Vella: DJ Toni Llobera

03:00 - Plaça Major: DJ Alex Garcia


29 July:

19:00 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: The Giants of Mallorca

19:15 - Joan March Gardens: Supper, music and market

22:00 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: Theatre; “L’estranya parella” (The Odd Couple)

23:30 - Plaça Major: Concert with the groups Donde Estabas Tú and Mikel Erentxum


30 July:

20:00 - Plaça Major: Gimcana nocturna (evening treasure-hunt)

22:00 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: Theatre; “Ens Visiten Forasters” (the strangers meet us, or something like that)

23:30 - Plaça Major: Concert with the groups Defeat Mind, Inner Sight, Dogma DF, Syphosis, Kubensis and Blues Hawks


31 July:

22:30 - Plaça de l’Almoina: Theatre; “La Besada” (the kiss)

22:30 - Cloister de Sant Domingo: Premiere of “Underground”

23:30 - Plaça Major: Marxa Fresca


1 August:

20:00 - Streets of Pollensa: The Pollensa Music Band and the Band of Bugles and Drums

23:00 - Plaça Major: The groups Orquesta Cubana, Horris Kamoi, Tumbet de Solfa

23:00 - Plaça Seglars: The groups Smile of Silence, Shaking All Over, Bizarre, De Chambre Nanai

23:00 - Plaça de Ca les Monnares: DJs Patakó, Pako, Kastar, Numek, Norai


2 August:

05:00 - Plaça Major: Traditional reveille

11:00 - Parròquia: Main Mass

17:00 - Streets of Pollensa: More bugles and drums

18:00 - Streets of Pollensa: Procession with the image of the “patrona”

19:00 - Carrer Major: The Moors and the Christians

24:00 - Via Pollentia: Fireworks

Note: This is not a complete listing of events. This is available from tourist offices but is usually only given out in Mallorquin - which is pretty useless

Friday, July 21, 2006

Welcome to wotzupnorth / Festival of Pollensa / Sant Jaume Fiesta

WELCOME. This is the first posting to wotzupnorth.blogspot.com. The deal here is that any local events, fiestas, bar nights, shop offers, restaurant specials - ANYTHING - can be listed here for FREE, so long as it relates to Alcúdia, Pollensa, Ca’n Picafort, sa Pobla, Muro or any other place in the northern part of Mallorca. This is a FREE listings service. All you do is email me with the details, and so long as I approve them they go up. Simple. Sorry, can’t do translations as this is free, but Spanish and Catalan entries also welcome.

This is the address: info@thealcudiaguide.com

Please don’t leave info as comments. Use the email address. Ta, Andrew.



Festival of Pollensa - Cloister of Sant Domingo, Pollensa. 22:00 start.

22 July: Katia & Marielle Labeque (piano)
5 August: Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov (cello, piano)
9 August: The Hilliard Ensemble
12 August: Lucerne Festival Strings
16 August: Wihan Quartet (strings), Michel Lethiec (clarinet)
19 August: Massimo Marcelli (flute), Giampaolo Bandini (guitar)
22 August: Zaida (Mozart opera)
26 August: Enrique Morente (recital flamenco)
30 August: Cyprien Katsaris (piano)


Sant Jaume Week 2006 - Alcúdia


21 July:
Can Torró Library, C/. Serra, Alcúdia - 20:30
Opening of painting exhibition by Sebastià Llabrés - till 16 August

Plaça de Carles V, Alcúdia - 22:00
International “Folklore” Show. Ball de bot (Mallorcan dance) “Sarau Alcudienc” and the group “Santa Cecilia”

Plaça de Toros, Alcúdia - 23:00
Dance rave. DJ Dominik Eulberg and others. 5-10 euros


22 July:
Passeig Pere Ventayol, Alcúdia - 18:00-20:00
Children’s Party

Plaça de Carles V, Alcúdia - 23:00
DJ Juan Campos


23 July:
Plaça de Toros, Alcúdia - 22:30
Outdoor theatre: “L’Estranya Parella”


24 July:
Passeig de la Mare de Déu de la Victoria, Alcúdia - 20:30
Exhibition of dance

Plaça de Carles V, Alcúdia - 22:30
Orchestral performances: “Quartet Piscis” and “Match” (music from the ‘80s)


25 July (the actual day of Sant Jaume):
Plaça de Toros, Alcúdia - 18:30
Bull Festival

Plaça de Constitució, Alcúdia - 22:30
Concert by the Municipal Music band of Alcúdia

Plaça de Carles V, Alcúdia - 00:30
Firework display

This is an abbreviated version of the whole programme. There are many other events, especially sporting throughout the week.