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.

DIJOUS BO 2009 - INCA FAIR 2009

The Dijous Bo celebrations last for some ten days, the main event being the Dijous Bo fair itself on 19 November. Here are some of the key activities:

Saturday, 14 November
19:30: Departure of the "big heads", accompanied by the youth drum and bugle band. Place: Plaça d'Espanya.

20:45: Lighting of bonfires and dance by the Inca demons. Several places around the town centre.


Sunday, 15 November
10:15: Arrival of local dignitaries and then mass at the Church of Santa Maria la Major, along with traditional dance.

10:30: Meeting of "Giants". Place: Plaça de la Quartera.

11:00: Procession, from Plaça de la Quartera.

20:15: Prayer for Dijous Bo 2009 at Church of Santa Maria la Major followed by orchestra and soloists.


Monday, 16 November
20:00: Opening of stamps exhibition. Place: Centro Parroquial.


Tuesday, 17 November
19:00: Exhibition of ornithology. Place: C. Artà, old parking area for the local police.


Wednesday, 18 November
17:00: Traditional farm market, together with ball de bot and other traditional Mallorquín activities. Place: streets in the centre of the town.

17:30: Opening of the Dijous Bo fair.

18:30: Opening of business show. Place: Plaça de la Libertat.


Thursday, 19 November
09:00: Continuation of the fair and accompaniment by ball de bot and other Mallorquín entertainments. Continuation of other events and exhibitions, in addition to which there is:

09:30: Show of indigenous species. Place: Plaça d'Antoni Fluxà and Plaça de la Quartera.

11:30: Equestrian show. Place: Plaça de sa Font Vella.

13:15: Sampling of giant almond tart. Place: tent in Plaça de Mallorca.

20:00: Acoustic concert by Victòria Maldi. Place: Casal de Cultura, C. de Can Dureta.

MORE FAIRS - MURO AND INCA

This is the season for fairs around the island. This coming weekend, in addition to the Pollensa fair, also sees the fair in Muro and next week is the most important of all the fairs - "Dijous Bo" in Inca.

For days out:

Sunday, 9 November: Fira de Tardor (Autumn Fair), Muro

Thursday, 13 November: Dijous Bo, Inca