SA POBLA AUTUMN FAIR 2014

The fair itself takes place over the weekend of 29/30 November, but beforehand there is the weekend of giants, xeremiers (bagpipers) and of the "lutier" fair.

From Friday, 21 November to Sunday, 30 November:
"Menjar Bé" (eat well, gastronomy specials at various bars and restaurants).

Saturday, 22 November:
16.30: Giants meeting to celebrate 30 years of the Sa Pobla giants. Plaça d'es Metge Duet.
17.00: Procession from the Plaça d'es Metge Duet to the town hall, greeted by the town's pipers for a commemoration of the 30 years of the giants, followed by a dance by the giants and music from the town's music band.
21.00: Concert by the Xeremiers Orats from Pollensa (pipes, whistles, tambourines and percussion), L'home del sac from Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Cassandre Balbar from France, Mùsica populare siciliana from Sicily and Gaiteros del Centro Gallego. Parish church.

Sunday, 23 November:
Normal Sunday market plus
09.00: Meeting of pipers and the Fira de Lutiers (string instruments). Plaça Major.
12.00: Procession from the Graduate School to the Plaça Major, featuring the pipers and the big heads, grif, dragon and eel of Albopàs (the demons' gang).
18.00: Folk dance led by Marjal en Festa and with the group Cofre Antic from Inca. Plaça Major.

Friday, 28 November:
21.00: Wine-tasting 2014. Mustiguillo Viñedos & Bodega (Valencia). Can Quic. Price, 28 euros.

Saturday, 29 November:
17.00: Official opening of the fair. Town hall.
From 17.00 and also during Sunday -
Exhibitions by Sa Pobla associations. Placeta de l'Església.
Exhibition of embroideries. Casal Can Verdal.
Grand variety of attractions. Plaça del Mercat.
Agricultural vehicles and machinery. C. Mister Green.
Animals' show. Old railway station square.
Bonsai exhibition. Sa Nostra centre, C. Mercat.
Tombola on behalf of the Caritas charity. Plaça Major, number 16.
18.00: Exhibition of painted bottles. C. Plaça, 14.
18.15: Exhibition of other hand crafts. C. Crestatx, 9.
18.30: Taekwondo exhibition. Plaça Alexandre Ballester.
21.00: "Mamaaà!" Comedy show. Sa Congregació. Price, 5 euros.

Sunday, 30 November:
Regular Sunday market, C. Gran.
09.00: Exhibition of scooters and motorcycles. C. Plaça.
11.00: Trial bike exhibition. In front of Bar Sa Placeta. (Also at 12.30.)
11.05: Exhibition of junior taekwondo. In front of the town hall.
11.30: Horse show. Old railway station.
12.00: Folk dance. Front of the town hall.
20.15: Autumn concert. Sa Pobla band of music and Sa Pobla choir.

INCA - DIJOUS BO 2014

Monday, 10 November:
17.00-20.00: Dijous Bo ornithology competition. Market second floor.
20.00: Opening of Dijous Bo philately exhibition. Santa Maria la Major church centre.
21.00: Youth concert. Professional Conservatory of Mallorcan Music and Dance. Casal de Cultura.

Tuesday, 11 November:
18.00-20.00: Dijous Bo ornithology competition. Show and sale of canaries. Market second floor.
19.30: Opening of exhibition of Inca shoemaking industry. Footwear and leather museum.
20.30: Presentation of the book "Cent anys principals" and documentary "L'ànima del Principal", both to do with the one-hundredth anniversary of Inca Theatre. Footwear and leather museum.

Wednesday, 12 November:
11.00-22.00: Ham fair. The finest Iberian hams. Exhibition devoted to the culture of Iberian ham. Sant Domingo cloister.
12.30: Competition of ham cutters. Sant Domingo cloister.
15.00: Mallorcan black pig competition. Plaça del Bestiar.
17.00-20.00: Exhibition by Mallorcan fire service. Plaça de Santa Maria la Major.
17.00-20.00: Dijous Bo ornithology competition. Show and sale of canaries. Market second floor.
17.00-21.00: Come and save lives. Blood donation. Plaça del Bestiar.
17.30: Opening of Dijous Bo traditional farming fair.
18.00: Ham and Macia Batle bodega. Sant Domingo cloister.
18.30: Opening of the business show. Plaça de Mallorca.
19.00: Opening of the exhibition "Alegria II" by Gaspar Morey. Council of Mallorca sociocultural centre.
19.00: Cuisine and live music. Chefs Andreu Genestra and Santi Taura plus music from DJ Juan Campos. Sant Domingo cloister.
20.00: Procession with the Xaranga Happy Hour. From Plaça de Santa Maria la Major.
20.30: Concert by Xaranga Happy Hour. Sant Domingo cloister.
20.30: Inauguration and prize for the Dijous Bo exhibition of plastic arts. Sa Quartera Art Centre.
21.00-23.00: Line-dancing. Plaça Antoni Fluxà.
23.00: Demons' fire-run and batucada. From the train station to Plaça Antoni Fluxà.
24.00: Concert for Dimecres Bo (good Wednesday). Various local groups. Bars staying open until five in the morning. Plaça Antoni Fluxà.

Thursday, 13 November (Dijous Bo):
09.00-14.00: Dijous Bo ornithology competition. Show and sale of canaries. Market second floor.
09.30: Mallorcan black pig competition and show of island animals. Plaça del Bestiar.
10.00-20.00: Business show. Plaça de Mallorca.
10.00-20.00: Dijous Bo traditional farming fair.
10.00-21.00: Exhibition by Mallorcan fire service. Plaça de Santa Maria la Major.
11.00-22.00: Ham fair. Sant Domingo cloister.
11.00-13.30: Sampling of Mallorcan fresh fish. Market.
11.30: Procession by Xaranga Happy Hour. From Plaça de Santa Maria la Major.
12.00: Concert by Xaranga Happy Hour. Sant Domingo cloister.
12.00: Prizes for the Mallorcan black pig competition. Plaça del Bestiar.
13.00: Cuisine and live music. Chefs Andreu Genestra and Santi Taura. Sant Domingo cloister. (And then also at 18.00.)
14.00: "Xou" music and Iberian ham fusion. Sant Domingo cloister.
16.00-20.00: Dijous Bo ornithology competition. Show and sale of canaries. Market second floor.

Friday, 14 November:
20.00: Concert for the one-hundredth anniversary of Inca Theatre. Pianist Gabriel Duran. Plus prize-giving for Dijous Bo. Footwear and leather museum.

MURO FAIR 2014

Thursday, 6 November:
20.15: Conference on pork products. Followed by sampling of products from Embotits Munar de Felanitx plus wines and crackers. Ca s'Artiller.

Friday, 7 November:
19.00: 20th anniversary of Muro basketball. Exhibition of photos, press cuttings etc. Town hall.
19.30: Opening of exhibition by painter Joan Mariando (goes on until 16 November). Central hall.
20.00: The First World War in the Cinema. Conference with film clips. Municipal theatre.
21.00-23.30: Ninth wine-tasting and cheese-sampling event. Thirteen bodegas, nine cheese makers (mostly Menorcan) and Galletes Gori de Muro (crackers and biscuits). Music from the group Allegro. Convent cloister. Entrance, five euros.
23.30: Tapas and live music from Noltros Dos. Bar Intensiu.

Saturday, 8 November:
08.30: Hunting championship. Sa Plana.
10.30: Lantern-making workshop. Made from pumpkins. Plaça dels Abeuradors.
17.00: Children's party with Cucorba. Plaça Major.
18.00: Demons' fire-run.
18.30: Lanterns' procession. From Plaça Comte d'Empúries. Followed by prize-giving for best lanterns.
20.00: Procession by the Unió Artística Murera band of music. From the town hall.
20.30-23.30: Fourth Muro cuisine show. Salads (from seven bars) three euros each. Sweets (from two bakers) one euro, fifty. Drinks (from two bars) also one euro, fifty. Music: Marta Domingo (vocalist), Jeroni Alenyar (piano). Convent cloister.

Sunday, 9 November:
10.00: Exhibition of mini-motos and trial bike championship. Sports centre.
10.00-14.00: Day of the Muro Ethnology Museum.
10.45: Procession with the Muro giants and the pipers Es Reguinyol.
11.00-13.00: For children: word-making game (words about Muro); cookery workshop; paint the street (mosaic by the town hall).
11.00: Rescue simulation. Mallorcan fire service. Church esplanade.
11.30: Dignitaries visit the fair. Stalls, attractions, games, fruit and veg, plants, nougat, Muro associations, Mallorcan produce and products.
12.30: Eighth pumpkin contest. By the town hall.
16.30: Unió Artística Murera band of music concert.
18.30: Revetla d'Algebelí - folk dance. Church esplanade.

Also on Sunday - Gastronomy route. Six bars with culinary specialities made from pumpkin.