The schedule for the Patrona fiestas of 2009
Saturday, 25 July (Sant Jaume)
18:30: The giants of Mallorca gather. Place: Via Pollentia.
19:00: Procession from the Plaça Major to the Plaça de Ca les Monnares where there is a dance.
21:00: Opening of the exhibition "Le Corbusier a Mallorca". Place: Hall of the Monti-sion college in C. Monti-sion.
22:00: Concert by the a cappella group Cap Pela. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
Entry: 10 euros. Tickets in advance from Club Formentor, Bar Alhambra and Tienda Tao - Pollensa; Pelta and Viatges Pollença Balear - Puerto Pollensa.
22:00: U Gall Festival of music.
Concerts by -
Macaco. Mix of rumba, latin music and electronic.
Anegats. Sort of Mallorcan indie.
La Troba Kung-fú. Eclectic mix of Catalan rumba, blues, boogie-woogie, cumbia (Colombian folk music).
La Vereda. Rock with flamenco influence.
DJs Mateo Vitale, Cacio and Javi Wet.
Place: the football pitch Can Escarrinxo.
Price 22 euros
Tickets in advance from:
http://www.servicaixa.com
Club Formentor
Sunday, 26 July14:00: Pipes and rockets. Procession with bugle band. Place: Monti-sion.
15:00: Championship of the Balearic hunters' society. Place: Camp (field) de tir de Son Vila.
19:00: Children's party for the environment. Place: Plaça de Ca les Monnares.
20:30: Basketball tournament. Place: sports centre.
20:30: Procession with the band of drums and bugles.
21:00: Opening of the seventh meeting of new artists of Pollensa. Place: Club Pollença.
22:00: Address by Ramon Reig Vila "La terra pollencina". Concert by the Pollensa Music Band and then procession. Place: Cloister of Sant Domingo.
23:45: Party with performances by groups Dis'n'Dois, Los Mickis, Avalon. Place: Plaça Major.
Monday, 27 July17:00: Children's treasure hunt. Then 18:30 ice-cream for kids.
22:00: Outdoor theatre. "No Hi Hara Moros A La Costa". Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
22:15: Traditional Mallorcan party with ball de bot, dance, popular music, pipers ... Place: Plaça Major.
23:45: Party a Ca la Gran Cristiana. Come with a hat!
Tuesday, 28 July19:00: Exhibition of synchronised swimming: Place: Public swimming pool.
19:30: Supper, music and market: Place: Jardins (Gardens) Joan March.
20:00: Children's theatre, "El Mirall". Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
22:00: Pollensa celebration. Music and singing with pipers, choirs. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
22:00: Presentation of book and DVD of the project Escola d'Art Itinerant de l'ONG (non-governmental organisation) Món Actiu. Place: in front of the museum.
23:30: Concert with the orchestra Oasis and Horris Kamoi. Place: Plaça Major.
Wednesday, 29 July10:00: Table games till 19:00. Place: Jardins Joan March.
12:00: Tennis tournament till 20:00. Place: sports centre.
20:00: Presentation of Fundació Cors Oberts which works in countries such as Rwanda. Place: Convent de les germanes dels Sagrats Cors.
20:30: Sixties music with the group Yesterday - event for older folk. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
20:45: "El Repte", evening treasure hunt. Place: Plaça Major.
22:30: Acoustic night. Music, raffle and shows. Place: Plaça Vella.
23:00: Party "Decibels Pollença 2009" with DJs Juan Magan, Victor Magan, Ninoatwork, Spider, Stevan Chaves and Lahox. Place: Football field Can Escarrinxo.
Thursday, 30 July19:00: Races for Patrona 2009. Place: start and finish Plaça Major.
19:30: Marxa fresca "Galas de Tarde". Wear white party for children and teenagers with performance by Marta Ferrer, Pollensa dancers and DJ Toni Llobera. Place: Plaça Vella.
20:00: Football. Place: sports centre.
22:00: Farmworkers ball. Place: Plaça Major.
22:30: Tina Manresa Quartet.
Vocalist Tina Manresa combines Portuguese fado with samba, bossanova and Mediterranean music together with her group - Fernando Rubin (guitar), Pablo Di Salvo (double bass), Jaume Compte (multi-instrumentalist). The concert is a benefit for "Dentistas Sobre Ruedas". Place: Cloister of San Domingo, Pollensa. Price: 7 euros.
Friday, 31 July20:00: Exhibition of judo, jujitsu and karate. Place: Plaça de Ca les Monnares.
22:00: Pollensa Party 2009. Return to the sixteenth century with the participation of the Pollensa choir, troubadours, Antoni Bisanyes and Equip4Documentals. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
23:00: Marxa fresca. The white party. Place: Plaça Major.
Saturday, 1 August09:00: Tennis tournament till 14:00. Place: sports centre.
09:00: Cycle race. Place: Cala San Vicente
20:00: Procession with the drum and bugle band.
20:30: Evening mass. Place: parish church - parròquia.
22:00: "Sarsuela: Canço d'amor i de guerra". Choirs. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
23:00: Party with DJs Dani Nonato VS Patako, Pako, Norai, Full-Attack, Enigma. Place: Plaça de Ca les Monnares.
23:00: Party with the groups The Doldrums, Show Business, Melon Band, Zona Verde, Defeat Mind. Place: Plaça dels Seglars.
23:00: Party with the groups Pants Breakers, No lo Sabemos, Very Pornelo, Donde Estabas Tu. Place: Plaça Major.
Sunday, 2 August (Patrona)05:00: Alborada.Traditional reveille, song and procession. Place: Plaça Major and then streets.
11:00: Grand service. Place: parish church - parròquia.
12:15: Dance. Ball dels Cossiers. Place: Plaça Major.
12:45: Prize-giving. Performance by the Pollensa Music Band. Place: Monti-sion Church.
13:00: Refreshments for everyone. Place: Plaça Vella.
17:00: Procession with bugle and drum band.
18:00: Procession with the image of the Patrona.
19:00: The Moors and the Christians.
21:30: Song of thanksgiving. With the Pollensa Music Band. Place: Plaça Major.
24:00: Grand firework display. Place: Via Pollentia.
Monday, 3 August22:00: Repeat of "Sarsuela: Canço d'amor i de guerra". Choirs. Place: Cloister of San Domingo.
Labels: Fiestas, Mallorca, Patrona 2009, Pollensa