Sant Jordi is this weekend the center of the cultural and traditional activity with the activities of the Salt Fair the Fira de la Sal, which begins on Thursday and Friday with the presentation of a documentary and a book and which has its main events on Saturday and Sunday, with the lighting of the bonfire and the salt harvest.
Follow the parties in different towns, such as Jesus which have already ended, Bou Cove, Sant Rafel y is Cubells.
From the music we can highlight the concert ‘Alma al aire’, with classics by Alejandro Sanz in the key of jazz on Saturday in Can Ventosa and a new concert of the Chamber Music Festival of Santa Eulària on Sunday, in addition to the Octoberfest of the Sant Rafel festivities on Saturday. Although music and fun are also combined in the second festival of La Verbenita Clubagain in Vara de Rey, on Saturday.
In addition, there are two new shows of the dance season; cinema with the return of the series ‘Anem al cine’ (Let’s go to the movies) and with a lecture by the critic Miguel Marías at MACEhumor with the Altar boy at the premiere of the Pereyra’s monologues, literature, conferences, children’s activities, a second hand market in Sant Antoni on Saturday and the Fira d’Estocs in Santa Eulària on Saturday and in Vila on Sunday… plenty to choose from.
‘Anem al cine’ returns this Thursday with the film ‘El 47’ / DI
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
Salt Fair
Premiere of the documentary ‘Relats de sal’. Sant Jordi church square, 7.30 pm.
Festival of Jesus
Hike to Cala Espart under the full moon. Departure at 6 pm from the church of Jesus, return along a coastal path that passes by the beach of s’Estanyol
Literature
‘Women Writers’ Day’. Round table, book signing and presentations of ‘Detrás del miedo está la vida’, by Lucía Hormigo, and ‘Mi mundo a través de tus ojos’, by Nidia Izquierdo. Moderator Montse Monsalve. 8 pm at the Casal d’Igualtat de Vila. Free admission. Free service of children’s activities.
Conference
‘Indumentària tradicional a Eivissa i Formentera entre 1900 i 1960’, by Jaume Escandell and Antoni Manonelles. 7 pm in the hall of the Consell de Formentera.
Music
Roxela & The Gang. Rock. Sant Josep és Música. 7 pm at Can Jordi Blues Station.
Jonás Molina. Blues. Sant Josep és Música. 8 pm at Cas Costas restaurant, Sant Josep road.
Albert Oliva and Dennis Herman. Rock and blues. Sant Josep és Música. 20.30 hours at es Racó Verd.
Alex Serra & Totidub. Presentation of the album ‘Trance life’. 20 hours at Las Dalias, Sant Carles
Cinema
‘The 47th’. By Marcel Barrena (Spain, 2024). Anem al cine’ (Let’s go to the movies). 20.30 hours at Multicines Eivissa.
beginners’, this Friday in the Season of Dance of the Consell / DI
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
Salt Fair
Presentation of the book ‘Un passeig per ses Salines’by Neus Escandell and the authors: Sebastián Candela and Rafa Domínguez. Church of Sant Francesc de s’Estany at 7.30 pm.
Festivities of Cala de Bou
17.30 hours: Reading laboratory ‘L’arxipèlag de les illes remotes’. Previous inscription 971348630 or mail biblioteca.caladebou@santjosep.org. 19.30 hours: Night walk Cala de Bou-Cala Bassa. From 8 years old. Registration at the swimming pool of Sant Josep.
Sant Rafel Festivities
20.30 hours: Full moon walk. Meeting at the tent. 21.30 hours: Torrada de sobrasada popular in the tent.
Music
‘Alma al aire’. Versions of Alejandro Sanz to the rhythm of jazz by Jazz Friends Trio. Can Ventosa Auditorium. Tickets at 5 € at www.eivissa.es.
Los Invaders, Arnau Obiols and Ricardito. Pop, rock and latin. Sant Josep és Música. Closing of the hotel Los Felices in Cala de Bou. From 1pm to 11pm.
Jonás Molina Trio. Blues. Sant Josep és Música. 8 pm at Rosana’s Sant Jordi.
Dance
Dansa 2024 Season: beginners’, community project of the dancer Carlota Mantecón that invites ten older women. Tickets at 8 € in advance at www.eivissacultural.es. 12 € at the box office. Season tickets for several shows. 20 hours in the Auditorium of Cas Serres.
Art
Cicerone 2024 Seminar: un cine menguante?’, by Miguel Marías, film critic. 7 pm at the Museu d’Art Contemporani d’Eivissa. Free admission.
Cinema
‘Parasites’, by Bong Joon-ho (South Korea, 2019). V.O.S.E. Cinefórum ‘Fiction / reality’ of the UIB. Guest: Francisco Rocha, architect. At 6.15 pm at the Conservatory of Music and Dance.
Children’s
‘Sing with the world of Azahar’, with Azahar López. For children from 3 to 7 years old. 17.30 hours at Sant Josep library. Registration at 971800416.
El Monaguillo opens the Pereyra’s winter program this Saturday / DI
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
Salt Fair
Sant Jordi Square
10-17 hours. Artisan market. 10.30-16.30 hours. Workshop on smelling salts with Irene Apolo. 10.30-12.30 am.Children’s workshop ‘Illustrating the salt flats with watercolor and salt’, with illustrators Clara Cerviño and Iara Chapuis. Children’s animation ‘Els exploradors steampunk s’acosten a la Fira de la Sal’, by Del Blanco Productions. 12-14 hours. Fotoreclam Reflexos Saliners. 12.30 hours. Awards ceremony of the Salipinta contest. 12.45-13.30 hours. Gastronomic workshop on traditional food salting. 13.30-14 hours. Culinary demonstration of mackerel marinade, with Marga Orell. 2 p.m. Popular lunch ‘ossos amb col’ by Catering S’Olivera. 5 euros per portion. 14-16 hours. Music with Maya Alexander Quartet. 18.30 hours. Salpassa, in the church of Sant Jordi. 8 pm. Solemn Mass.
Era de l’antic munt de sal des pantà
10-12.30 am. Nordic walking: a walk through ses Salines. Suitable for all audiences. Departure from the old mountain of the reservoir.
Sant Francesc de s’Estany
9.30-15 hours. Ses Salines interpretation center open Saturday and Sunday.
Sant Rafel Festivities
12 noon: Musical reading ‘POEMilla’, with Mon & Marcel, at Can Portmany. 13.30 to 17.30 hours: Exhibition of antique cars on Isidor Macabich Avenue. 20 hours: XVI Octubrefest, with performances by Dea Tánit, Stone Corners, Thre3vil and Rudymentari in the tent.
Festivities of Santa Teresa in es Cubells
11.30 hours: Recycled paper workshop for families. Pre-registration at avecescubells@gmail.com. 16.30 hours: Archery trophy ‘Festes de Santa Teresa’ in the shooting gallery.
Humor
The Altar Boy. Monologue ‘Efectiviwonder’. 9 p.m. at the Pereyra Theater in Ibiza. Tickets at www.teatropereyraibiza.com.
Children’s
‘The Great Thurston’. Family show of theater and magic. Cycle ‘L’Illa a escena’ of Formentera. 18 hours at the municipal cinema of Sant Francesc. Admission: 4 €.
Music
Mama Africa. Afrobeat fusion. From 10 p.m. at Teatro Ibiza. Free admission.
The Metrallas. Rockabilly. Sant Josep és Música. 1 pm at Can Jordi Blues Station.
Soul Doctor and Ric Jazzbo. Rock and soul. Sant Josep és Música. Closing of El Kiosko de Cala de Bou, from 2.30 pm.
Juan Estanislao. Latin rhythms and bossa nova. Sant Josep és Música. 20.30 hours at Es Racó Verd.
Leisure
La verbenita Club. Party of rumba, flamenco, Latin and urban sounds. With Mágico Rodríguez, El Carmona, Camila Ramírez, Martin Bruhn and Pablo Pueblo. Bar and food trucks. From 5 p.m. to midnight at the Vara de Rey promenade in Vila.
Markets
IV Fira Estocs de Tardor and XV Tapaví de Santa Eulària. Bargain fair and offers from the stores of the municipality from 10 am to 8 pm in Sant Jaume street and Tapaví Popular Gastronomic Day in Sant Vicent and Isidor Macabich streets from 1 pm to 4 pm and from 8 pm to 11.30 pm. Tasting: 4€. Games and workshops for children, live music…
Second Life Market. Second hand market with clothes, accessories, furniture, vinyls… From 10 am to 5 pm in s’Era d’en Manyà in Sant Antoni.
Motor
XV Trobada Balear de Vehicles Antics. Exhibition of classic vehicles. From 10 am to 12 pm in Sant Carles and from 2 pm to 6 pm in Sant Rafel.
The ‘fogueró’ of the Fira de la Sal will be lit again this Sunday / Marcelo Sastre
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
Salt Fair
Sant Francesc
9.30-15 hours. Interpretation center open Saturday and Sunday.
Sa Sal Rossa Tower
10.15, 10.55 and 11.35 am. Dramatized visits to the tower. 10.3-11:45 p.m. Guided visit to the old cobbled square of sa Sal Rossa, with archaeologists Ricard Marlasca and Josep Maria López Garí.
Pou des Carbó
10.15-11.15 a.m. Aigua sense sal, explanation by Antoni Ferrer Abárzuza. 10.15-11.15 am. Watercolor workshop for all ages. 11.30 hours. Ballada with the Grup Folklòric de Sant Josep de sa Talaia.
Antic Munt des Pantà
10-14 hours. Information tables on heritage and nature. 12 hours. Encesa des fogueró. Communication system used by the salt workers. Mostra de cançó tradicional a cargo del cor de la iglesia de Sant Josep Hòmens del Cor de Sant Josep.
Salt treta
12.45 hours. Traditional salt harvest, by the expert in Ibizan trades and traditions Vicent Marí, Palermet, and Antoni Ferrer Abárzuza, historian. School of small salt makers.
Sant Rafel Festivities
10 am: Nordic walking outing. Meeting point at the church. 2 p.m: Lunch in honor of the elderly at the Cruce bar. 6 p.m: XXXIX Folk Festival of Sant Rafel. With performances by the Colla de Balansat, Sa Jaia Marrana, na Marrantxeta i es Garrit de sa Llisa and sa Colla de Sant Rafel.
Festivities of Santa Teresa in es Cubells
9.30 hours: Hike to Puig d’en Serra. Departure from the town square. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m: 5 World Cup of tir amb bassetja at the shooting range. 18 hours: ‘Children’s cinema ‘Luca (2021). Joan XXIII Hall. Free admission until full capacity.
Dance
Dansa 2024 Season: ‘Mímesis’. Scenic ritual for family audiences. Tickets at 8 € in advance at www.eivissacultural.es. 12 € at the box office. Season tickets for several shows. 7 pm in the Auditorium of Cas Serres.
Music
IV Santa Eulària Chamber Music Festival. ‘Vent, vint, vents!’. A careful selection of works, mainly from the 20th century performed by Quintet Zèfir. 7 p.m. at the Jesús cultural center. Tickets (10 euros in advance, 12 at the box office) at www.santaeulariadesriu.com.
Jahbless. Reagge. Sant Josep és Música. 17.30 hours in Can Jaume Cala Vedella.
Trade
Fira d’Estocs de Tardor: Offers and bargains for the end of season of the stores of the municipality. Preserved flowers workshop, solidarity bar for the benefit of Addif, tastings of local products, concerts, children’s games… From 10 am in the Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto.
Motor
XV Trobada Balear de Vehicles Antics. Exhibition of classic vehicles. From 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm at the promenade of Santa Eulària.
EXHIBITIONS
‘Be different – Be different’. Works by artists Susanne Hilliger, Martina Lossie and Celine O’Neil. From Monday to Friday from 6 to 8 pm at the Club Diario de Ibiza. Until October 30th.
Paco Torres. ‘A life (1926-2000)’. Retrospective exhibition of the artist. Opening on Friday 18 October at 7 p.m. at the Far de ses Coves Blanques in Sant Antoni. Tuesday to Friday from 5 to 8.30 pm and Saturdays from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 5 to 8.30 pm. Until November 2nd.
‘6’. Works of the residence in Ses12Naus by Andrés Izquierdo and Cristina Stolhe. La Carpintería, c/ Río Arno, 58. Polígono de Can Bufí. Until November 16th.
Julie Aubrun. ‘Estudi del moviment’, paintings. Ajuntament Vell de Formentera Hall. From 11 am to 2 pm and from 6 pm to 8 pm. Sunday and Monday mornings closed. Until October 26th.
‘Mother-of-pearl’. Pieces by Violeta Wieghardt with recycled materials. Ebusus Cultural Society of Eivissa, until October 31.
Montse Moreta. Paintings inspired by the island of Ibiza. Port Nautic Ibiza. Until November 14th.
‘Els viatges dels Baleàrics’. Collective exhibition of Mediterranean artists on travels of the Fundació Baleària and ArtambB. From Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm and Saturdays from 11 am to 1.30 pm in the Refectori room of Dalt Vila. Until October 29th.
‘Two in one’. Paintings by Jean Willi and sculptures by Christ Off. Can Tixedó Art Café in Forada. Until October 30.
‘Aqua et Oleum’. Joint exhibition of the brothers Fernando and Juan Gascón, with watercolors and paintings. From Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 4 to 8 pm at the Centro Cultural de Jesús. Until October 31.
Daniel Marí Planells. Paintings and sculptures. Exhibition hall of the church of Sant Joan. Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm and Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm. Until October 28th.
‘Gestography’. Paintings by Carmen Liberal. Municipal exhibition hall of Santa Eulària Sant Jaume 72. From Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm. Until October 28th.
‘From the origins’. Exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Eduardo Chillida Belzunce. Laterna de Santa Gertrudis Studio Gallery. Until November.
the arrival of Josep Maria Subirà’. Classic photographs of Eivissa. Sa Nostra Sala, c/Aragó, 17, Eivissa. Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Until October 18th.
‘Mariano Tur de Montis (1904-1994)’. Exhibition of paintings for the 120th anniversary of the birth of the Ibizan painter. Es Polvorí of Dalt Vila. Tuesday to Friday from 18 to 20 hours and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to 13.30 hours. Until October 27th.
Hiroshi Kitamura. Sculpture and painting. Micus Space. Carretera Jesús a Cala Llonga km 3. Open Sundays from 11 am to 2 pm or by appointment by phone at 971 191923. Until November.
Anita Snellman. Paintings. Puget Museum of Dalt Vila. From Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 14 and from 18 to 20 hours. Sundays from 10 to 14 hours. Mondays and holidays closed. Until November 10.
Mai Blanco. ‘Jardín Adentro’. Large format paintings and installation. Wednesday to Sunday from 12 to 8 pm at La Nave Salinas. Free admission. Until October 31st.
Santi Moix. ‘La scoperta del fuoco’. Temporary exhibition of the Catalan artist curated by Elena Ruiz. Museum of Contemporary Art of Eivissa and Formentera (MACE). Until November 15.
‘Summer collective’. Exhibition with works by María Catalán, Julia Fragua, Carles Guasch, Adrián Cardona and Jesús de Miguel. Garden Art Gallery, ctra de Sant Josep km 8,5 detour to es Cubells (Cactus Lombribiza). Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm. Until October.
STREET MARKETS
Hippy Market of Punta Arabí. Crafts and products from all over the world, gastronomy, live music, children’s area, since 1973. Punta Arabí, es Canar, Santa Eulària. Wednesday from 10 am to 6 pm.
Hippy market in Cala Llonga. Crafts and accessories. Every Thursday from 18 to 22.30 hours. Live music from 7.30 pm. From May to October.
Sant Josep: Market of local produce and crafts. Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm until October 23. Children’s activities and live music.
Sant Joan: Craft market, clothing, accessories and local products. Children’s activities and live music. Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm.
Las Daliascrafts, clothing, accessories and products from all over the world. Sant Carles. Saturdays from 10 am to 7 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 6 pm.
Market of sa Cooperativalocal product kilometer 0. Every Friday from 9 am to 2 pm at the Agricultural Cooperative of Sant Antoni.
Sant Jordi: Second hand market. Every Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm at the Hippodrome de Sant Jordi.
Forada: Market of artisan products and gastronomy of Ibiza. Every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Hippy Market of Platja d’en Bossa: Hippy Market. The months of May, September and October from 6pm to 11pm and the months of June, July and August from 6pm to midnight. Until October 12.
Formentera:
Second hand market of Sant Francesc: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm in the Jardí de ses Eres. All year round.
Market of Sant Francesc: Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm. In July and August Monday and Tuesday also from 20 to 0 hours. From May 1 to October 31.
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