FIRA D'ALCUDIA / ALCUDIA FAIR 2011

Friday, 30 September:
18:00: Street procession with pipers and giants from the town hall.

19:00: Opening of the fair:
Local produce and wines of Mallorca - Passeig de la Mare de Déu de la Victoria.
Vinyls and live music.
Craft fair - Passeig de Pere Ventayol.
Exhibition of autumn embroideries - Fundación Torrens and Can Torró.

19:30-20:30: Opening of exhibitions:
Photos "Alcúdia Yesterday And Today" by Pep Toni Fernàndez and others. Can Ramis (from 19:30).
Paintings by Laura Serrabilla. Can Ramis (from 19:30).
Oil paintings "Albira" by Toni Vanrell. Can Torró (from 20:15).
Sculptures by Francisca Llabrés. Terraces of Can Torró and Can Fondo (from 20:15).
Paintings by Antoni Llabrés. Can Torró (from 20:30).

20:30: Home-cooking. Four euros per dish. Plaça Carles V.

23:00: "Guateque: Journey To The '70s" with DJs Rocamir, Abdon, Pereta and others. Passeig de Pere Ventayol.


Saturday, 1 October:
10:00-22:00: The fair:
Local produce and wines of Mallorca - Passeig de la Mare de Déu de la Victoria.
Vinyls and live music.
Craft fair - Passeig de Pere Ventayol.
Agricultural machinery - Avinguda dels Princeps d'Espanya.
Military equipment - Carrer de Pollèntia.

10:00-13:00: Special programme broadcast by Alcúdia Radio. Porta del Moll (the gate by the Plaça Carles V).

10:00: Presentation of fair novelties and sale of programmes (1 euro). Can Torró library.

11:00-13:30: Music in the streets of Alcúdia.

12:00: Sale of aperitifs and tapas. 2 euros per drink and tapa in benefit for the disabled. Stand of the restaurant association of the bay of Alcúdia.

16:30: Children's party with the group of "big heads" S'Estol del Rei en Jaume, accompanied by pipers. Town hall.

17:00-20:00: Special programme broadcast by Alcúdia Radio. Porta del Moll.

19:00: Opening of the animals zone:
Bulls, horses and other indigenous animals. Plus farming traditions' exhibition. Finca dels Princeps d'Espanya (opposite the parking)

21:00: Exhibition of hitching and mounting horses in the animals zone.

23:00: Music and Radio. "Val nou", a celebration of acts from 20 years of Alcúdia Radio. Plaça de Carles V.


Sunday, 2 October:
09:00-22:00:
The fair. Exhibitions and stands as Saturday plus animals zone as Saturday.

10:00: Arrival of dignitaries, accompanied by pipers.

10:00: Re-opening of stands and exhibitions from Saturday plus classic cars, trial bikes.

10:00-13:00: Show of dog obedience and agility. Finca dels Princeps d'Espanya.

10:00: Exhibition of classic cars. Passeig de Pere Ventayol.

10:30: Exhibition of trial bikes. Avinguda dels Princeps d'Espanya.

10:30: Horse spectacular in the animals zone.

11:00: Basketball. Sports pavilion, Puerto Alcúdia.

11:00-14:00: Music in the streets of Alcúdia.

12:00: Sale of aperitifs and tapas. 2 euros per drink and tapa. Stand of the restaurant association of the bay of Alcúdia.

16:30: Itinerant spectacular with the Bover Circus. From the town hall's stand.

18:00: Exhibition of trial bikes. Avinguda dels Princeps d'Espanya.

18:00-21:00: Special programme broadcast by Alcúdia Radio. Porta del Moll.

18:30: Ball de Bot with groups Sarau Alcudienc and Música Nostra. Plaça de Carles V.

LA LIGA - Real Mallorca v. Malaga

Saturday, 17 September, 18:00 kick-off

No Frills Excursions will be heading off to Mallorca's second home game of the new season. The opposition will be Malaga, the Man City of La Liga, Qatari-owned, loads of money and expected to be one of the few clubs that can challenge the big two of Barça and Madrid.

Adults 49 euros, kids 22 euros.
In addition to many hotels and other outlets, tickets for this excursion and others are available at the No Frills offices:
Puerto Alcúdia - Avda. de la Playa (opposite the Bahía de Alcúdia hotel); Avda. Mexico (opposite the Astoria Playa hotel); Avda. Pedro Mas y Reus (near to Bellevue).
Puerto Pollensa - Paseo Saralegui (near to Burger King).

VERMAR WINE FAIR AND FIESTA 2011 - BINISSALEM

Sunday, 11 September:
Fiesta de Sant Gall a Biniagual
18:30: The Jewel Race.
19:30: Mass.
20:00: Ice-cream and biscuits for everyone followed by popular folk dance.

Tuesday, 13 September:
21:00: Tapa Theatre. Supper, drink and spectacle; price 9 euros (also Wednesday, 14 September).

Wednesday, 14 September:
21:00: Wine tasting. Place: Can Gelabert.

Thursday, 15 September:
20:30: Singer Tina Servera in benefit concert at the Bodegas Vins Nadal. 3 euros, includes tapa and glass of wine.

Friday, 16 September:
18:00: Welcome to the "Vermada".

20:00: Reception of the "Vermadors" and "Vermadoras" (local young people selected as representatives of the fiestas). At the town hall with bagpipe accompaniment.

20:30: Oration for the fiestas. At the parish church with choir as well.

Saturday, 17 September:
12:00: The great grape battle. By the town hall.

14:00: Lunch and party. At the church square.

Sunday, 18 September:
17:30: Grape-treading competition. Church square.

21:00: Tapa Theatre. Supper, drink and spectacle; price 9 euros.

Monday, 19 September:
21:30: Glosadors competition. (The glosadors are singers/monolguists who offer satirical commentaries, often with the help of copious amounts of alcohol.) At the municipal theatre.

Tuesday, 20 September:
18:30: Wine tasting. At the headquarters of the regulator, C. Celler del Rei, 9. Price: 35 euros.

19:30: Dances of the world. Place: Graduate school terrace.

Wednesday, 21 September:
20:00: Performance of "tall de vermadors", folk dance, singing and music. Rectory park.

21:30: International cuisine sampling at the covered parking area of the graduate school.

Thursday, 22 September:
21:00: Fideus de Vermar (fideus are noodles, so this is a dinner which requires obtaining tickets in advance (one euro) from 19:30 at Can Arabi where it takes place). Performance by the group Nightflight.

Friday, 23 September:
08:00: Market at the graduate school parking.

20:30: Open-air supper in the streets of the town. One euro for a bottle of wine.

01:30: Fire run, demons and then drum and samba Batucada. Church square.

Saturday, 24 September:
09:45: Vermadors championship. Place: Bodegas José Luis Ferrer.

17:00: Parade of floats with accompaniment by pipers and music groups.

18:00: Inauguration of the wine fair. Place: Rectory park

23:00: Party with performances by Orquestra d'Algaida, Indecisos, Dorian.

Sunday, 25 September:
10:15: Arrival of dignitaries with pipers and giants. At the town hall.

10:30: Solemn mass.

11:30: Grape-treading competition and dance by the Binissalem giants. Church square.

16:30: Free wine.

19:00: Popular dance. Church square.

ALCUDIA EXTREME OPEN WATER SWIM - 3 September

The annual seven-kilometre open water swim from Formentor across the bay of Pollensa to Mal Pas in Alcúdia takes place this Saturday, 3 September.

The race starts at 09.00 from Formentor. There are different categories of contestant, male and female, and the maximum time allowed to make the crossing is four hours.