Program of Festes del rei En Jaume

Many years have passed since 1229 and the bay of Santa Ponça, which saw the arrival of the Christian ships, welcomes the first fortnight of September, our festival, the joy of many Calvianeros, Mallorcans and visitors who come to relive this historic event in a collective and participative celebration.

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2022 Festive Program

From Monday, August 29 to Wednesday, August 31

Children's big-headed workshop
From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Santa Ponsa Cultural Center
The Calvià Geganters organize a free workshop to create new Calvià big heads that will appear in the Trobada on Saturday, September 3. The bearers will be the boys and girls interested in being part of the giant children's colla.
Recommended age: from 3 to 12 years old Registration until August 28 at: cultura@calvia.com or 971 139 181 (limited places)

Wednesday, August 31

Awards ceremony and opening of the exhibition of the Premis rei En Jaume 2022
7:30 p.m.
Calvià Town Hall
In this fifth edition, the most important artistic competition in Calvià continues, the traditional Premis rei En Jaume with three categories: photography, comics and theatre. The theme of this call is about "Calvià is culture: symbols, values, customs, artistic expressions, traditions, celebrations and cultural events of the municipality". The exhibition will host the fifteen works selected by the jury and during the inauguration the prizes will be awarded to the authors of the winning works. Free entry and open to the public.

Thursday, September 1

Commemorative act of the 793 anniversary of the landing of King En Jaume
8:00 p.m.
Creu de Santa Ponsa
The first regional and municipal authorities will attend. The act will include the reading of the proclamation of parties.

Friday September 2

Self Service concert

10:00 p.m.
Santa Ponça Pine Forest Square

Coldday concert, a tribute to ColdPlay.

11:30 p.m.

Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça They return to the stage presenting their new tour "Music of the spheres tour", on the occasion of the latest record release by the British band.

Saturday September 3

XXVII Swimming crossing Santa Ponça Bay Nordic Walking Calvià - Santa Ponça
+info: Institut Calvianer d'Esports, tel. 971 67 03 10.

XXI Trobada de Gegants de Calvià

6:30 p.m. Santa Ponça Pine Forest Square

10:30 p.m. The giants will plant themselves in Plaça de la Pinada and at 7:00 p.m. they will begin with the parade towards Avinguda Puig de Galatzó. The return is done by carrer balneari, and will end with the joint dance of all the groups of giants in the Plaça de la Pinada. Popular ballada with Música Nostra.

Sunday September 4

Delivery of banners and presentation of the kings of the festivities
8:00 p.m.
Santa Ponça Pine Forest Square
Theatrical and musical show in which representatives of all the groups of the King En Jauma 2022 festivities, the Municipal Music Band of Calvià, the Gegants and the Cavallers de Calvià participate. *Written and directed by Bartomeu Ignaci Oliver i Vidal. Jazz concert by the Calvià Municipal Music Band Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça Concert by the Calvià Municipal Music Band. We will go through the history of Jazz through its best-known standards. Solo Trombone: Miquel Gayà. Directed by Josep Oliver Rubio.

Monday September 5

children's afternoon
6:00 p.m. Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça.

Enjoy a cheerful and fun afternoon full of children's activities in which the smallest of the house can do playful and recreational workshops. Cartoonist 7 p.m. Information point in the Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça Between 7 pm and 10 pm the cartoonist Bibi will draw our best profile. Children's foam party and children's disco 20 h. Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça For boys and girls from 6 to 12 years old. Participants must be supervised by an adult person.

Tuesday, September 6

Nit de foc with demons from the Factoria de So

10:00 p.m.

Passeig de la Platja de Santa Ponça (Carrer Balneari)
Pyrotechnics show that will turn the walk into a trobada of demons and mythological and extraordinary beings that will make us run at their infernal rhythm.

Specific security measures for participants:

• Recommended clothing: old clothes (non-flammable, cotton and with sleeves), long pants, hat or cap, cotton scarf around the neck and flexible and covered shoes (sports).
• Do not throw water.
• Do not place boys and girls in the first rows of the correfoc.
• Do not bring or use private pyrotechnic products during the Nit de Foc.
• Respect the figures of fire, their carriers and the musicians and do not hinder their passage.
• Obey the instructions of the organization, public order services and health services.
• If you suffer burns, go immediately to the health care points (Civil Protection and ambulance).
• Glasses and camera lenses can be damaged by sparks.
• The public that participates in the Nit de Foc is the first and only responsible for the accidents that may occur in the event that the recommendations and preventive measures indicated are not followed.
• The transit area of ​​the correfoc is the beach promenade.

The Town Hall is not responsible for any accidents that may occur outside this area.

Wednesday, September 7

Children's concert with Trencaclosques

7:30 p.m.
Santa Ponça Pine Forest Square
Children's music with dances and games starring the clown Flop, an aspiring magician who, together with his friends Mr. Renou, Xop and Truc, present us with a musical show that guarantees fun for audiences of all ages.

Cinema on the beach: A star is born 22:00 h.

Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça Jacskon Maine is a consecrated music star who one night meets and falls in love with Ally, a young artist struggling to get ahead in show business. Just as Ally is about to give up her dream of becoming a singer, Jack decides to help her race to fame. Actors: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Director: Bradley Cooper

Thursday, September 8

mediaeval market
From 12 to 00
Passeig de la plaja de Santa Ponça

Children's and family program throughout the day.

Theatrical route “Els Escenaris del Rei En Jaume”

7:00 p.m. Starting at the Creu de Santa Ponça, the historian Gaspar Valero, accompanied by actors and actresses, will commemorate the most transcendental event in the history of Mallorca in three natural settings: the Creu de Santa Ponça, the puig de sa Morisca and the hermitage of the sacred stone Prior registration is essential at cultura@calvia.com or on tel. 971 139181

Night of humor with Patricia Espejo and José Boto

10:00 p.m. Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça The Nit d’humor returns to the fresh air at the Festes rei En Jaume de Santa Ponça! The best national humor stops at Plaça de la Pinada with Patricia Espejo and José Boto who will offer the public a great evening full of laughter.

Friday September 9

Mediaeval market
From 12 to 00
Passeig de la plaja de Santa Ponça
Children's and family program throughout the day.

Moorish parade

8:00 p.m. Beginning in the Plaça de la Pinada de Santa The parade begins with the “Ball dels escamots”. The route is Av. rei Jaume I, Gran via Puig de Galatzó to the roundabout and back through the Tourist Office to their camps.

Concert night: Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça

Bosch concert

10:00 p.m. BOSC is a Majorcan musical group born in mid-March 2022 that moves in the pop genre and is one step away from launching its first own songs to the music industry.

Rulo and contraband

00:00 Raúl Gutiérrez, better known as RULO, is the renowned Cantabrian singer-songwriter (Reinosa) and founder of Rulo y la Contrabanda, his solo project since 2010 after his departure from the former successful band, "La Fuga", with which since 1996 he came to give more than 500 concerts throughout Spain and in various countries around the world. With him, they published a total of 8 albums in the 13 years that the band lived. DJ 2 hrs.

Saturday September 10

Mediaeval market
From 12 to 00
Passeig de la plaja de Santa Ponça

Children's and family program throughout the day.

Moors and Christians parade 5:30 p.m. Start at Creu de Santa Ponça

Regatta rei En Jaume trophy delivery 9:00 p.m. Port Hadrian

Night of concerts Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça

La Hoguera concert, tribute to Extremoduro 10:00 p.m. Powerful and faithful interpretation with cheek and feeling of the successes harvested for decades by the band.

Baaldo 00:00 h. We met this Calvian artist in 2019 with “Vull ballar amb tu”, where he praised Majorcan culture to the rhythm of reggaeton. After this he has composed a Christmas, a silly-pop anthem about teenage love in the LGBT community and has won the Enderrock Prize for Urban Music. In addition, his music is danced on Tik Tok and Pull & Bear stores.

Disco Machine 2:00 a.m. Review of the classics of the 80s, 90s, 2000s and today by Germandino, Edu@rt and Diego Santiago.

Sunday September 11

mediaeval market
From 12 to 00
Passeig de la plaja de Santa Ponça

Children's and family program throughout the day.

Swing Party Lindy-hop workshop and concert with the Muffin Man Band 7:30 pm. Plaça de la Pinada de Santa Ponça Sa Cotxeria Club Social will give us this introductory dance workshop, just before the Muffin Man Band concert.

Workshop: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Break: 8:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Concert: 8:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Solemn Mass 7:30 pm Església de Santa Ponça Presided over by Mosén Josep Adrover, vicar general of the diocese.

Fireworks at 10:30 p.m. Platja de Santa Ponça Pyrotechnic show that puts an end to the Fiestas, by the company Pirotècnia Jordà.