Firó de Sóller 2024: Access the complete programme

The Firó de Sóller, the big festival of the picturesque village in the Serra de Tramuntana, returns once again this year to the delight of residents and visitors alike. This famous local festivity, which is held on the second Monday in May, commemorates the victory of the Sollerics over the Saracen corsairs after an attack by them on 11th May 1561.

The activities surrounding the Firó de Sóller 2024 kicked off on the 1st of May with a storytelling event (Un llegenda amb caparrots!) and continued over the weekend with a series of conferences, a giant’s ball, a dance exhibition, the Cursa Vall de Sóller and games for the little ones, among others.

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Full programme of the Firó de Sóller 2024

This is the programme for the next few days:

Thursday 9th May

12 h. School Shooting of Tir de Fona at the Jaume Oliver i Sastre Municipal Sports Field. Get to know and experience. Pupils in 5th year of Primary School.
17:30 h. Opening of the attractions in Plaça Teixidores.
18 h. Inauguration of the exhibition by Josep Oliver El Firó en imatges in the Sala de vidre de Can Dulce.
20 h. Investiture of the Valent Dones 2024 in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu. Sonada by Aires Sollerics. Pregó de la Fira 2024.

Friday 10th May

11 a.m. Investiture of the Fontsana historical figures, with the attendance of the Valentes Dones and authorities at the Fontsana Sóller residence.
12 h. Presentation of the play Dona jove a una mitja porta oberta by author Biel Parreta at the Espai Jove de Sóller.
17 h. Children’s theatre in English about the Firó and crafts of cardboard shields of peasants and Moors in the courtyard of the Espai Jove de Sóller.
2nd Fionera parade by the Xeremiers de Sóller. Route: Plaça d’Amèrica, Plaça des Mercat, Plaça d’Espanya, C/ de Sa Lluna, Plaça Constitució, Av. Jeroni Estades.
19 h. Inauguration of the exhibition and sale of products made by Estel Nou in C/ Gran Via, 1 (Rectory).
20 h. Parade of the batucada Batu-al món along Carrer de Sa Lluna and around Plaça.
20:30 h. Opening of the collective exhibition Aquarel-les on the first floor of Can Dulce.
23:30 h. Concert by the groups Animacústica Quartet, DJ Atienza, Festa Studio 54 and DJ Jaume Colombàs.

Saturday 11th May

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Truc tournament at the Sóller Tennis and Paddle Club.
11 h. Parade (Hospici exit) and dance with the caparrots de la Vila, Colla de Gegants dels Comerciants from the streets of Sa Lluna, Tamborers i Xeremiers with the presence of the Valentes Dones and authorities in the Plaça and surrounding area.
13 h. Awarding of the “Ambaixador Km0” certificate to the businessman Franz Kraus.
17 h. Solemn procession in the Plaça. Transfer of the Mare de Déu de la Victòria to the parish church of Sant Bartomeu. Offering of flowers to the Mare de Déu de la Victòria in the atrium of the Parish Church of Sant Bartomeu. New route: C/ Hospici, C/ Sant Joan, C/ Sant Bartomeu, C/ Bon Any, Plaça Constitució. The offering will be closed with the hanging of the flag of the Col-lectiu de Pagesos Sant Ponç 1561. Dance by Estol de Tramuntana. After the offering of flowers, the image of the Mare de Déu will be honoured inside the church with a laurel wreath carried by the Valentes Dones and the historical figures. This Mare de Déu was the one mutilated by the pirates in the sacking of the church and is venerated under the title of the Queen of Peace.
18:30 h. Inauguration of the exhibition of plants and flowers at the Casal de Cultura-Museu de Sóller.
22 h. Music by the group Trio Mirablau in front of the Town Hall.
00:30 h. Valnou and DJ Skalas

Sunday 12 May

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car exhibition in Cetre Street.
Horse show with a horse show at 12:30 h.
From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Exhibition of Solleric artists in Gran Via.
10:30 h. Missa Major with the attendance of the Valentes Dones, historical figures and authorities. Offering dance by Aires Sollerics.
11:30 h. Volleyball final in the Son Angelats pavilion. Promotion phase to Second Division, female cadet.
12 h. Concert by the Music Band in the Plaça.
13 h. Prize-giving ceremony for the flower exhibition competition organised by Foment de Cultura de la Dona in the Casal de Cultura-Museu de Sóller.
17:30 h. CF Sóller-Constància match at the Campo d’en Maiol, with kick-off by the Valentes Dones. At half-time, commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Campo d’en Maiol.
18 h. Popular dance in the courtyard of the Sant Vicenç de Paül school by Aires Sollerics and Estol de Tramuntana.
19 h. Bachata and lady style salsa dance demonstration by Anasdancia and her students.
22 h. Tribute to Mecano – Me Colé in front of the Town Hall.
22:30 h. Revetlla d’armes (weapons festival). Rum burning, music and popular songs by Aires Sollerics and Xeremiers de Sóller.

Monday 13 May (Es Firó de Sóller 2024)

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10 h. Offering of wreaths at the Monument to the Heroes of the 11th of May. Afterwards, mass in Can Tamany with the attendance of the Valentes Dones, historical figures, authorities and Xeremiers de Sóller.
15 h. Ringing of bells. The enemy ships have been sighted. The peasants gather in the Plaça dels Estiradors to go to battle.
15 h., in the Plaça, harangue by the Valentes Dones (Brave Women).
15:30 h. Captain Angelats commends himself to the Mare de Déu de la Victòria and encourages the peasants: A la lluita, sollerics! The bandits arrive to help defend the town of Sóller. They will later receive the Royal Pardon.
17 h. The Saracen troops attempt to disembark, but after a hard battle they are repulsed by the Sollerics on the beach of Can Generós.
18:15 h. The Saracens try again to disembark and achieve their objective at Repic beach.
19:15 h. Once the Solleriques troops have withdrawn, they return to face the invaders in a fierce battle at Pont d’en Barona.
20:30 h. The Saracen troops that have landed at Ses Puntes enter the town through Camp de s’Oca. They sack the houses and the church (in the Plaça).
20:50 h. King Ulutx Ali, who considers himself the victor, arrives to take possession of the Cases de la Vila in order to proclaim his victory.
21 h. The returning peasants find the town taken and sacked. Regrouped in Carrer de Sa Lluna and encouraged by Captain Angelats, they fight bravely and finally defeat the enemy for good.
21:30 h. Captain Angelats proclaims the victory of the Sollerics and gives thanks to the Mare de Déu de la Victòria. Singing of the Balanguera.

Afterwards, the Mare de Déu de la Victòria is taken to the church of the Hospici, accompanied by the historical figures and the participants of the Firó.

More activities after Firó Day

Capacity limitation

In order to avoid last year’s rogue traders, Sóller Town Hall has issued up to 8,500 wristbands to attend the battles (with limited capacity for security reasons). On this occasion, they have a QR code which will prevent them from being forged.