Sant Antoni 2024 in Mallorca: week of 'foguerons'

The festivities of Sant Antoni 2024, the patron saint of Sa Pobla, are being celebrated these days in the town with great expectation. They last for two weeks and reach their climax on the 16th of January, the ‘revetla’ of the festivities. Manacor is another of the island’s municipalities that joins in the tradition, although it is not the only one: Sant Antoni is the protagonist throughout the Part Forana de Mallorca.

The Sant Antoni 2024 festivities have their oldest recorded roots in the 14th century. Sant Antoni embraces culture, festivities and tradition and revolves around agriculture and farm animals. The ‘beneïdes’ to bless the animals on the 17th of January are traditional in many municipalities of Mallorca, such as Artà, Manacor, Algaida, etc.
The ‘Completes’ are a spectacle worth seeing that begins with the cry of “Visca Sant Antoni!” (Long live Sant Antoni!) and gives way to a whole hullabaloo of ‘foguerons’, ‘dimonis’, music, ‘gloses’, ‘ximbombes’, ‘corregudes amb dimonis’ and traditional gastronomy, such as ‘espinagades’ or ‘cocas’ (cakes).

Programme for the Sant Antoni 2024 ‘revetla’ in Sa Pobla

16th of January

At 9 a.m. In the church square. Enramellada i aixecament de l’arc’. Organised by the Obreria de Sant Antoni.
At 10 a.m. Town Hall. Sortida a Sa Llebre’. The young people of the village go to Sa Llebre to fetch firewood for the ‘foguerons’ (bonfires) of the Parish and the Town Hall, according to the old tradition.
At 2.30 p.m. In the church square. Departure of the ‘dimonis’ and Sant Antoni accompanied by the ‘cantadors’. Cercavila’ through the village.
At 18.45 h. In front of the Town Hall. Cerimonial de la sanció històrica’.
At 19.45 h. In front of the Town Hall. Sortida cap a completes’. Dels Dimonis Paralímpics del Grif, Dimonis i Tamborers d’Albopàs, Batukada d’Albopàs, Dimonis de l’Obreria i de l’Ajuntament, Colla de Gegants, Xeremiers, Caparrots, Caparrots minyons and Banda de Música de sa Pobla to the church.
At 20 h. In the church. Completes solemnes’.
At 19.30 h. At the Town Hall. Reception of the authorities.
At 9 p.m. In Plaça Major. Performance by the ‘Escola Festa de Sa Ximbomba’.
At 21.15 h. In the Plaça Major. Traditional ‘balls dels dimonis’.
At 21.45 h. In the Plaça Major. XXV Pyro-musical show.
At 22 h. Alexandre Ballester and church squares. V fogueró i glosada popular’. Tickets can be found at ticketib.com.
From 00.30 h. In Plaça Alexandre Ballester ‘ximbombada i glosada popular’.

17th of January

At 10 a.m. ‘Cercavila’ (parade).
At 11 a.m. In the church. Solemn mass.
At 12.30 h. In the Plaça Major. Dance of ‘caparrots i caparrots minyons’.
At 16.30 h. In the church square. Traditional ‘beneïdes’. Parade of floats and troupes.
At 17.30 h. In front of the Town Hall. Dormida de Sant Antoni’ (Sleeping of Sant Antoni). Cercavila’ (parade).

💡 The full programme can be consulted at this link.

Photo: Facebook Ajuntament de Manacor.

Programme of Sant Antoni 2024 in Manacor

Tuesday 16th January

2.15 pm. Departure of the Cas Baciner dimonis, who make their way to the Town Hall to start the festival with the multitudinous and eagerly awaited dance. Then begins the route through the streets of Manacor to visit the ‘foguerons’ (bonfires).
At 5.30 p.m. ‘Sant’, ‘dimonis’ and ‘sonadors’ visit the Residencia de Mayores (old people’s home).
At 7 p.m. the ‘Colcada’ begins and at 7.30 p.m. the ‘Completes’.
At 8 p.m. the ‘Dimoni Gros’ lights the first ‘fogueró’ in the Rectory.

Wednesday 17th January

On Sant Antoni’s Day, the traditional ‘Beneïdes’ take place at 11 a.m., and this year there are some novelties as the inscriptions will be made in digital format.
At 4 pm and 8 pm. The ‘Dimonis’ will star in the ‘Darrer ball’. This will be followed by a solemn mass in honour of the patron saint of animals in Els Dolors.

💡 The full programme can be consulted at this link.