PUERTO POLLENSA - VIRGEN DEL CARMEN FIESTAS 2015

Thursday, 9 July
8.30pm: Exhibition - a retrospective tribute to Alfonso Loeffler. Puerto Pollensa residents' association rooms, C. Mestral 15.

Friday, 10 July
9pm: Pregón opening address for the fiesta. At the church.
10pm: Piano from the cinema - concert by Jorge Gil. At the church. Free.

Saturday, 11 July
9pm: "Sailors' race". Along the Passeig de Saralegui.
11.30pm: "Sailors' party" with the Deejays Group. Plaça Miquel Capllonch (church square).

Sunday, 12 July
7.30pm: Children's sailors' party with the group Uapidubi - mini-disco. Church square.

Monday, 13 July
10pm: Country dance with the pipers and whistlers of Xeremiers Orats and the dance group Aires de la Cala. Church square.

Tuesday, 14 July
7.30pm: Children's entertainment with the group Plou i fa sol. Church square.
8.30pm: Ice-cream for children at the Edifici Miquel Capllonch.

Wednesday, 15 July
7pm: Water party for children plus Council of Mallorca fire crew with a restored old fire engine. In the car park in front of the municipal swimming pool.
9.30pm: Concert by the women's choral group Minuet. At the church. Free.

Thursday, 16 July
9pm: Charity supper with entertainment from Los Valencianos. Prices: 10 euros adults, five euros children two to eight years old. Tickets from Can Reus and AFAMA in Pollensa, Electrodomesticos Reus and the residents' association in Puerto Pollensa.
11pm: Ballroom dance with the group Galatzó. Church square.

Friday, 17 July
8.30pm: Line dance, led by Xisco Rueda. Church square.

Saturday, 18 July
10pm: La Gola beach party. From half past midnight, performance by The Hustlers.

Sunday, 19 July
6.30pm: Solemn mass at the church followed by flotilla with the images of Sant Pere and the Mare de Déu del Carme. To take part in the flotilla, it is necessary to register beforehand at the Puerto Pollensa municipal offices.
9pm: Procession with the giants of Pollensa - L'Esbart de Sant Jordi - together with the pipers.
11pm: Fire-run with the demons Ca de Bou and the drummers Ca de Bou. From the church square to La Gola.
12 midnight: Fireworks at La Gola beach.

PUERTO POLLENSA - SANT PERE FIESTAS 2015

Saturday, 27 June
6pm-11pm: Sant Pere market. On the Moll Vell (old pier).
9pm: Charity pa amb oli. Old pier.
9.30pm: Havaneres Cuban sea songs by the group Sotavent. Old pier.

Sunday, 28 June
6pm-11pm: Sant Pere market. Old pier.
7pm: Charity Zumba class in the Plaça Miquel Capllonch (church square). Price per participant, five euros.
7.30pm: Procession by the Pollensa band of cornets and drums.
8pm: Sardine barbecue plus music from the Xeremiers Orats (pipers). Old pier.
10pm: Ballroom dancing with the group Nàutic. Old pier.

Monday, 29 June (Sant Pere)
11am: Solemn mass.
12.45pm: Exhibition of model boats. At the yacht club.
6pm-10pm: Sant Pere market. Old pier.
8pm: Procession by the Pollensa giants, L'Esbart de Sant Jordi, and the Xeremiers Orats.
9.30pm: Country folk dance with Aires de la Cala and the Xeremiers Orats. Old pier.

POLLENSA - SANT ANTONI 2015

Saturday, 10 January:
20.00: Fire-run with the junior demons of Ca de Bou plus barbecue in the Joan March gardens, Pollensa.
23.30: Fire-run with the demons of Ca de Bou and demons Dragomonis of Andratx. Same location.

Monday, 12 January:
09-13.00: Workshop for traditional instruments. Sant Domingo convent church.

Friday, 16 January:
09.00-13.30: Visits to schools by the Xeremier Orats pipers and the demons Ca de Bou.
18.00: Bonfires competition. Visit by judges and dignitaries, accompanied by the pipers Xeremiers Orats.
19.00: (Puerto Pollensa) Bonfires competition. Visit by judges and dignitaries, accompanied by the pipers Xeremiers Orats.
21.00: Lighting of the bonfires. The demons Ca de Bou light up the evening.

Saturday, 17 January:
09:00: (Puerto Pollensa) Departure by bus from in front of the church (to go to Formentor).
10:00: Traditional parade and blessings.
11:30: Setting off to the Ternelles finca to collect the pine. From the Plaça Almoina.
11:30: (Puerto Pollensa) Traditional parade and blessings.
12:00: (Puerto Pollensa) Arrival of the pine.
12:30: Lunch at Ternelles.
13:30: (Puerto Pollensa) Raising of the pine in the church square.
14:00: Departure of the pine from Ternelles.
19:00: Raising of the pine in Plaça Vella.

Sunday, 18 January:
18.00: Folk dance with the Pollensa farmers' school of dance. Sant Domingo convent church.

Sant Sebastià: Tuesday, 20 January:
19:30: Procession with the image of Sebastian, the standard and mock horses.
21:00: Dance of the offer at the bonfire in the Plaça Major.

Friday, 23 January:
20.00: Meeting of glosadors (folk and satirical verses, poems etc.). Club Pollença.

PUERTO POLLENSA - VIRGEN DEL CARMEN 2014

Saturday, 5 July:
22.00: Party at La Gola beach.

Sunday, 6 July:
21.00: Oration for the fiestas - "my port" - by Antoni Ordoñez Muñoz at the church.
22.00: Concert by the Tugores Trio at the church. Jaume Tugores on guitar, Biel Fiol, cello, and Jordi Montserrat, saxophone.

Monday, 7 July:
19.00: Children's entertainment with the troupe Mel i Sucre. Church square.
20.00: Award of diplomas for the Open University of Pollensa at the hall in the Miquel Capllonch building.

Tuesday, 8 July:
19.00: Children's workshop - re-using t-shirts. Painting of t-shirts.
22.00: Farmers' dance with the Xeremiers Orats pipers and Aires de la Cala. Church square.

Wednesday, 9 July:
19.00: Games for children of all ages; swimsuits recommended. Exhibition of restored fire engine. Church square. Followed by ice-creams at 20.30.
20.30: Horse show on the beach in La Gola.
21.30: Concert by Suit Emsemble, "Diàlegs" at the church.

Thursday, 10 July:
18.00: Attractions for children. Church square.
21.00: Benefit supper in aid of AFAMA (Alzheimer's charity) with the xaranga (Cuban dance) group Los Valencianos. Ten euros for adults and five euros for children aged two to eight. Tickets in advance from the neighbourhood association and the AFAMA office.
23.00: Ballroom dancing with the orchestra Oasis. Church square.

Friday, 11 July:
19.00: Children's "sailors" party with Maria Bimbolles, mini-disco and popcorn. Church square.

Saturday, 12 July:
17.30: Children's treasure hunt. For ages 7 to 12; bookings at the sports centres in Pollensa and Puerto Pollensa. In the church square.
21.00: Second "sailors" race. Passeig Saralegui.
23.30: Third "sailors" party with DJ Blascos. Church square.

Sunday, 13 July:
18.30: Solemn mass at the church followed by flotilla with the images of Sant Pere and the Mare de Déu del Carme. To take part in the flotilla, it is necessary to register beforehand at the Puerto Pollensa municipal offices.
23.00: Fire-run with the demons Ca de Bou and the drummers Ca de Bou. From the church square to La Gola.
24.00: Fireworks at La Gola beach.

PUERTO POLLENSA - SANT PERE 2014

Saturday, 28 June:
19.15: Street procession with the Pollensa band of drums and cornets.
20.00: Sardinada (sardine BBQ) at the old pier.
21.30: Ballroom dancing on the old pier with the group Piscis.

Sunday, 29 June (Sant Pere):
10.30: Solemn mass.
13.00: Prizes for schoolchildren pictures at the yacht club.
19.00: Benefit Zumba class in the church square. Five euros .
20.00: Street procession with the giants L'Esbart de Sant Jordi and Xeremiers Orats pipers.
21.00: Benefit pa amb oli at the old pier.
21.30: Farmers' dance at the old pier with Aires de la Cala and Xeremiers Orats.

Special market: Saturday from 18.00 to 23.00 and Sunday 18.00 to 22.00.

The HOTguide Alcudia Pollensa 2014

Here is a PDF version of the guide for 2014 (link below). It is free to download, so please feel free. This version is compressed to almost 7mb from the original which is nearly 70mb and has been done so to enable downloading. The quality is, accordingly, not as good as the original, but viewed at 100% in Acrobat it should look ok. Some elements, notably parts of frames around adverts, may appear to be missing, but this is just a quirk of viewing the PDF; they are there otherwise.

Hope you like this year's guide. There are fewer pages this year, but other commitments have meant that I have not been able to devote as much time to the guide as would have been the case in years gone by. For all of you coming to Alcúdia
, Can Picafort, Playa de Muro, Pollensa, have a great holiday, pick up a copy of the printed version in numerous places or store this digital version. Here's to summer 2014!!!


http://www.scribd.com/doc/225093704/The-HOTguide-Alcudia-and-Pollensa-2014

POLLENSA / PUERTO POLLENSA - SANT ANTONI 2014

Saturday, 11 January:
20:00: Fire-run with the junior demons of Ca de Bou in the Joan March gardens, Pollensa.
23:30: Fire-run with the adult demons of Ca de Bou. Same location.

Thursday, 16 January:
09:00-13:30: Visits to schools by the Xeremier Orats pipers and the demons Ca de Bou. Pollensa.
18:00: Bonfires competition. Pollensa.
19:00: Bonfires competition. Puerto Pollensa.
21:00: Lighting of the bonfires, and in Pollensa the demons Ca de Bou "entertain".

Friday, 17 January (Sant Antoni):
09:00: Departure of coach from the Calle Roger de Flor to Formentor. Puerto Pollensa.
10:00: Traditional blessing of the animals. Pollensa.
11.30: Traditional blessing of the animals. Puerto Pollensa.
12:00: Arrival of the pine from Formentor. Puerto Pollensa.
12.30: Lunch at the Ternelles finca. Pollensa.
13:30: Planting of the pine in the church square (and then climbing). Puerto Pollensa.
14:00: Departure of the pine from Ternelles. Pollensa.
20:00: Raising of the pine and climbing. Plaça Vella, Pollensa.

Sunday, 19 January:
18:00: Farmers' folk dance. Sant Domingo cloister. Pollensa.

Monday, 20 January (Sant Sebastià):
19:30: Procession with the image of Sebastian, the standard and "mock" horses. Pollensa.
21:00: Dance of the "taules" at the bonfire in the Plaça Major. Pollensa.

PUERTO POLLENSA - Virgen del Carmen 2013

Saturday, 6 July:
10:00: 3-a-side football, Plaça Miquel Capllonch
22:00: Party at La Gola with DJs Miki and Tperello.

Sunday, 7 July:
21.30: Piano concert at the church. Free entrance.

Monday, 8 July:
19:00: Children's entertainment. Clowns, jugglers, etc. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.
20:00: Opening of the exhibition of the UOM (adult open university, I think), "la bellesa d'envellir" (the beauty of ageing). Hall of the Miquel Capllonch building.

Tuesday, 9 July:
22:00: Farmers' dance and music by pipers with the group Aires de la Cala and the pipers Xeremiers Orats. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.

Wednesday, 10 July:
19:00: Games for children of all ages. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.
20:00: Ice-creams for children. Miquel Capllonch building.
21:00: Prayer for the fiestas "Vull ressaltar el pescador" (honouring the fisherman) at the church.
22:00: Concert by Martí Sáez, Guillem Segui and Mateu Vila at the church.

Thursday, 11 July:
21:00: Benefit supper in the Plaça Miquel Capllonch. Prices: 10 euros adults and 5 euros for children from 2 to 8 years of age. Entertainment from the brass band Los Valencianos.
23:00: Ballroom dancing with the orchestra Oasis and singer Marga Pocoví. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.

Friday, 12 July:
19:00: Children's sailors' party. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.
20:00: Closing of the exhibition of the UOM. Miquel Capllonch building.

Saturday, 13 July:
17:00-22:00: Western rodeo trials. At Ca'n Escarrinxo (in Pollensa).
21:00: Sailors' race. Passeig Saralegui.
23:30: Sailors' party (go dressed as a sailor) with DJs Le Tres Maries and Juan Campos. Plaça Miquel Capllonch.

Sunday, 14 July:
11:00-14:00: Plunge for multiple sclerosis. Albercuix beach.
18:30: Solemn mass followed by procession and flotilla with the images of Sant Pere and the Mare de Déu del Carme.
23:00: Fire run and pyrotechnic spectacular with the Ca de Bou demons' gang accompanied by the gang's drummers. From Plaça Miquel Capllonch to La Gola.
23:00??: Fireworks at La Gola beach
(PLEASE NOTE: The timings for the demons and the fireworks come from the official programme. There must be a mistake, so the fireworks will be at 24:00.)

Evening market from 18:00 to 23:30 on 13 and 14 July on the Passeig Anglada Camarasa.
Beach rugby on 13 July on La Gola beach.

PUERTO POLLENSA - Sant Pere Fiestas 2013

Friday, 28 June:
19:30: Procession with the Pollensa drum and bugle band.
20:00: The "sardinada" (sardine BBQ) on the old pier with accompaniment from the Orats pipers.
21:30: Performance by the folk music group Turgut Reis on the old pier.

Saturday, 29 June (Sant Pere):
11:00: Solemn mass at the church followed by an aperitif for helpers at the end of the old pier
13:00: Prizes for pictures by students from the secondary school at the yacht club.
14:00: Lunch for the brotherhood (fishermen's guild, I'm guessing) at the yacht club.
20:00: Procession by the giants and big heads "L'Esbart de Sant Jordi" accompanied by the Orats pipers. Ice-creams for children.
21:00: Benefit Pa amb Oli in aid of the Prodis charity.
21:30: Farmers' and popular dance on the old pier with Aires de la Cala accompanied by the Orats pipers.

Beach volleyball on Llenaire beach from 26 to 29 June, each day from 18:00.
Evening market on 28 and 29 June from 19:00 to 23:00 and on 30 June from 19:00 to 22:00. On the old pier.

Brendan O'Brian at Mucky O'Marras and Mulligan's

The great and ever-popular Brendan O'Brian, who many will know was a regular at The Posh Paddy (now closed), will be at Mucky O'Marras in Puerto Alcúdia (Nobby's new place by Linekers) and Mulligan's in Puerto Pollensa throughout this season.

(Photo of Brendan taken at Mucky O'Marras)