FIRA TARDOR / AUTUMN FAIR 2010 - SA POBLA

Friday, 26 November:
21:00: Wine-tasting. Place: Sala Rex.

Saturday, 27 November:
17:00: Opening of the fair - exhibition re the culture of rice in Sa Pobla and sampling/sale of "bombeta" rice; sampling/sale of wines; agricultural machinery.

Sunday, 28 November:
10:00: Fair re-opens. Arrival of dignitaries at the Graduate School.

10:00: Horse show. By the old train station.

11:00: A "senses" workshop (whatever this is). Plaça Major.

11:00: Demonstration of junior taekwondo. Plaça Constitució.

12:00: Sa Pobla dance. Front of the town hall.

17:30: Concert with the Sa Pobla choir and town's music band. Parish church.

DIJOUS BO - INCA 2010

This is the schedule for Dijous Bo itself, i.e. Thursday, 18 November:

09:00: Exhibition of local birds at the old police parking area on the C. Artà.

09:30: Exhibition and competition of Mallorcan black pig and indigenous species. Plaça El Bestiar.

10:00: Commercial fair opens. As does the farm market.

11:30-13:30: Show cooking demos. The covered market.

12:15: Try a sample of giant "quarto" (coca). Plaça Mallorca.

And in the afternoon, the fair continues.

On the Wednesday, 17 November, the fair is much as above, but the big event is:

23:00-04:00: Concert with the groups The Fast, Estación de Sonido, Manifest V, Hyde XXI and Bleed The Man.

POLLENSA FAIR 2010

Friday, 12 November:
18:00: Opening of the craft fair. Convent of Sant Domingo.

19:00: Presentation of the artistic calendar for 2011 by the Prodis organisation for the learning disabled. C. Sant Josep 4.

20:30: Fashion and bags show. Convent of Sant Domingo.

21:00: Concert by the band of music. Montision church.

Saturday, 13 November:
10:00: Opening of the farm fair. Plaça Major.

16:00: Exhibition of trial bikes. Plaça del Monument.

18:00: Street procession with the band of bugles.

18:30: Various activities related to olives. Plaça Vella.

19:00: Performance by the group Felah Menkú.

20:00: Fashion show.

20:30: Bingo in aid of the demons of Pollensa. Club Pollença.

Sunday, 14 November:
09:00: Opening of the animals show. Can Conill.

10:00: Arrival of dignitaries. Plaça del Monument.

10:00: Exhibition related to olives. Plaça Vella.

10:00: Exhibition by the motorbike club.

10:30: Live craft demonstration. Glass lamps. Entrance to the convent.

11:00: Exhibition of trial bikes. Plaça del Monument.

11:30: Performance by the music group Dúo con Brío.

15:00: Live craft demonstration. By goldsmith Teresa Polidura. Entrance to the convent.

18:00: Performance by the music group Trío Mozart.

18:00: Live craft demonstration by a maker of "siurells" Josep Covas. Entrance to the convent.

19:00: Farmworkers dance with the group S'Estol Porrerenc. C. Roser Vell.

Monday, 15 November:
10:00-14:00: Fair continues.

MURO FAIR 2010

Friday, 12 November:
19:30-23:00: Tapas sampling in various restaurants. Transport on the "Muro Express" train free.

Saturday, 13 November:
19:00: Procession with pumpkin lanterns. From the Plaça Sant Martí and to the Plaça Major where will be a batucada (drum and samba parade) and demons.

20:00: Wine show. Convent cloister.

Sunday, 14 November:
10:00: Muro giants and pipers.

11:00: Arrival of dignitaries and visits to stands at the fair which include produce, Mallorcan products etc.

11:00: Procession with the band of drums and bugles.

12:45: Pumpkin competition.

17:00: Popular dance with Revetla d'Algebelí, followed by music by the Unió Artística Murera.