The agenda of leisure and culture starts this Thursday with a tasty appetizer: the interview in Ebusus to Pepe Rodriguez, famous chef of Master Chef, in Ebusus within the cycle Unas hierbas con… Although for this occasion is sold out. In any case, as every long weekend, the offer can satisfy practically all tastes. Music, cinema, patron saint festivities, fireworks…
Precisely, this Saturday is launched in the bay of Portmany the fireworks castle of the Festes de Sant Bartomeu. As always, it will be from midnight.
But there are also numerous activities in the festivities in the towns of Cala Llonga and Sant Agustí and in the neighborhood of Platja d’en Bossa. The International Music Festival, the Sunset Swing, the Sol Post a s’Oli Festival and the Jazz a la Plaça (in Formentera), are other unmissable dates for these days in the Pitiusas.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
Gastronomy
Pepe Rodriguez. The popular chef and judge of ‘MasterChef’ is the guest of the space ‘Unas hierbas con…’. The journalist Montse Monsalve will interview Rodríguez at 8 pm at Ebusos. Free admission by booking at sociedadebusus@gmail.com.
Music
World Music. World Music. Music in the places of Formentera. 22.30 hours in the Europa square in es Pujols.
Folklore
Sant Miquel Balla. Exhibition of Ibizan folklore with the Colla de Balansat. 19.3 pm in the courtyard of the church of Sant Miquel.
Cinema
‘Cinema a la fresca de Formentera’. ‘El cochecito’, by Marco Ferreri (Spain, 1960). All audiences. 10 pm at Sant Ferran church square.
Sant Bartomeu Festivities
10 a.m.: Lettering on canvas workshop by Maria Vila. Recommended age: 8 to 13 years old. With previous registration at biblioteca@santantoni.net. At the municipal library.
6 p.m.: Promotional petanque tournament. In the Plaça d’Espanya. Free registration the same day.
19 hours: Cucañas and children’s games. By the Club Petanca Sant Antoni. In the Plaça d’Espanya.
20.30 hours: Rocío tent. Opening of the tent of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of El Rocío de Sant Antoni. With performances, dance and flamenco music. Until August 24 in the parking lot of the Mercat Pagès.
23 hours: Astronomical Experience. l’univers al teu abast’. Observation with professional telescopes of the Moon, Saturn and the stars. Free activity organized by Ibiza botánico tecnológico. In the Passeig de ses Fonts.
FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST
Sant Bartomeu de Sant Antoni Festivities
Festes Tennis Championship. From August 23rd to September 1st, at the Marble Stella Maris Hotel courts. Registration: by on-line registration form to be enabled or telephone 627931737. Organizers: Genetes Tennis Club.
19 hours: Festa a la fresca. In the Passeig de ses Fonts.
19 hours: Tasting of horchata and fartons. In charge of the Valencian Cultural Association.
19.30 hours: Children’s party ‘La Movidita’ with Cachirulo. With the best boombox, dances, games and music for the whole family.
Festes de Cala Llonga
17.30 hours: Microconcert. Live music at La Casa on the beach.
Sant Agustí Festivities
20.30 hours. ball pagès a la fresca’, by the Grup Folklòric Sa Colla des Vedrà.
21.00 hours. Dance in the square. Organized by the Club de Majors de Sant Agustí.
Platja d’en Bossa Festivities
19 hours: Presentation of the festivities with ball pagès.
19.15 hours: Election of the Queen of the festivities.
19.30 hours: Exhibition of gymnastics through dance, Platja d’en Bossa Group.
20 hours: D-Ramones (electronic verbenera).
20.45 hours: Raffle.
21 hours: Ibossim Flamenco.
22.30 hours: Concert Esta me la Sé.
Festival
Sunset Swing. VIII Ibiza Rock & Roll Festival. Music, tattoos, classic car exhibition, dance contest… Music with Betterman DJ and concert by The Metrallas. From 8 pm at Eddie’s Diner, in Sant Antoni promenade. Free admission.
Music
International Music Festival. With Passion: quartets for piani by Brahms and Franck. At 9 p.m. in the Cloister of the Town Hall of Eivissa. Ticket prices: 36.21 euros, ten euros less for Balearic residents and 11.21 euros for children under 11.
Children of the 80’s. With Queen Machine (Tribute to Queen), Dream Team Reload and La Movida Ibiza. From 7 pm at Hard Rock Hotel in Platja d’en Bossa. Tickets at 20 € at clubtickets.com.
Live music.
Jam session. Music in the places of Formentera. 22 hours in the square of the church of Sant Ferran.
Cinema
‘Ready player one’, by Steven Spielberg (USA, 2018). Cycle Divendres de Cine in Sant Jordi. 10 pm at the church square.
‘Cinema a la fresca de Formentera’. ‘Los olvidados’, by Luis Buñuel (Mexico, 1950). Not recommended for children under 12 years old. 10 pm at Casa del Poble de la Mola.
Fireworks in Sant Antoni. / J.A.Riera
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH
Sant Bartomeu de Sant Antoni Festivities
10.30 hours: Foam Fiestuki Splash there will be foam, water, games and entertainment galore! Bring water goggles, cap, swimsuit, towel and flip-flops so you don’t skate. In the Plaza de España.
18 hours: Trikids. Triathlon promotion test, at the Can Coix sports complex. Registration and more information at https://sportmaniacs.com.
20 hours: Festive Mass. Followed by the procession of Sant Bartomeu apòstol along Ample street, Passeig de ses Fonts and Bishop Torres street.
21.30 hours: Peasant dance by Sa Colla de Can Bonet in the square behind the church.
22 hours: La Movida de Sant Bartomeu. The great musical show of the 80’s and 90’s with DJ Petit & Vázquez. At the Arenal beach.
00 hours: Great fireworks display that will light up the sky of the bay of Portmany.
Cala Llonga Festivities
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Rugby on the beach
8 p.m.: Live music at Buganvilla Restaurant.
8 p.m.: Mama Africa at Kiosko Hollywood.
8 pm: Pool party. Esencia- Cello & Dance Light Show at Bar ses Veles Ibiza House.
Sant Agustí Festivities
9 hours. Painting workshop for adults. Limited places. Essential inscriptions in the mail participacio@santjosep.org. In the town of Sant Agustí.
Platja d’en Bossa Festivities
11 am: Animation, face painting, games with Kairos.
6 p.m.: Soccer tournament.
7 p.m.: ‘You really know!’ contest.
8 p.m.: Youth evening with DJ Iluhan.
21:00: Raffle.
22.30 hours: Magic Queen Alive Concert (tribute).
0 hours: D-Ramones (Electronic verbenera).
2 hours: End of party.
Festival
Sunset Swing. VIII Ibiza Rock & Roll Festival. Music, tattoos, classic car exhibition, dance contest… Concerts by Dea Tanit and The Frank Harvey Trio. From 8 pm at Eddie’s Diner, in Paseo de Sant Antoni. Free admission.
Music
Sol Post a s’Oli Festival. Concert by Andrés Coll and Carlos Sarduy ‘Café Dakar’. Every Saturday at sunset at 8 pm at the Auditori Caló de s’Oli in Cala de Bou with ‘food trucks’. Free entrance.
Jazz a la Plaça. Jazz jam session. Music in the squares of Formentera. 10 pm in the Plaza de la Constitució in Sant Francesc.
International Music Festival. Debut: Philipp Schupelius, a tribute to Pablo Casals. At 9 p.m. in the Cloister of the Town Hall of Eivissa. Ticket prices: 36.21 euros, ten euros less for Balearic residents and 11.21 euros for children under 11.
Tradition
ball a la fresca per als nostres majors’. Ball pagès for the elders of the island. Every Saturday in July and August from 19 to 21 hours in the square Antoni Albert i Nieto de Vila.
Cinema
Mecal Air Ibiza. Selection of short films from the Mecal Pro Barcelona festival. Today ‘Best for summer’. 10 pm at Sant Agustí playground. Free admission.
Solidarity
IV Charity Dinner of the Elena Torres Association. Fundraiser for cancer research. Concert by Sofia Ellar. Restaurant Corso de Eivissa. Donation 100 €.
Archive image of a party in sa Font de Balàfia / M.C.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
Sant Bartomeu de Sant Antoni Festivities
10 a.m.: XXIV Swimming Crossing to the cave of ses Llagostes. Route of 750 meters: Caló des Moro – cova de ses Llagostes. Organized by the Trijasa club.
10.30 hours: Freak-End XL, Get ready for the most geeky event of the year, video games, anime, tournaments, otaquiz, workshops, gastronomy, projections, karaoke, you will find all the geek and otaku culture, by the association Otaku Ibiza, in the Espai Jove.
21.30 hours: Nits Amples: ‘Tengo baile para tí’. Flamenco dance show by Alejandro Rodríguez. In the square behind the church.
Sant Llorenç Festa Font de Balàfia Festival
18.30 hours: Solemn Mass.
20 hours: Festa pagesa a sa Font de Balàfia with the Colla de Labritja.
Platja d’en Bossa Festivities
11 a.m.: Beach route. Exhibition with the Classic Motorcycle Club of Eivissa and Formentera.
11 hours: Animation, children’s water games and foam party with Kairos Eventos.
12 noon: Concert The Metrallas. Frank Harvey Trio.
2 p.m.: Popular Paella.
5 p.m.: Los Corleone.
6 p.m.: Karaoke and popular verbena.
8 pm: Raffle.
11 p.m.: Variety show, cabaret and flamenco fusion show.
0 hours: End of party.
Festes de Cala Llonga
10 am to 6 pm: Rugby on the beach.
8 p.m.: Hot Ice at The Wild Asparagus Restaurant.
8 p.m.: Iggi Loop & Tonia J. at Regina Restaurant.
Music
International Music Festival. Classic & Electronica: with dj César Merveille. At 9 pm at the Baluart de Santa Llúcia. Ticket price: 36.21 euros, ten euros less for Balearic residents and 11.21 euros for children under 11.
Solidarity
Dinner for the benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Eivissa and Formentera (Aemif), at 20.30 pm at the restaurant Madumia. 90€ per person.
Sant Agustí Festivities
18.30 hours. Children’s gymkhana by S’Espurna. At Sant Agustí square. Registration in groups of six. Age: from six years old. Limited places. Registration by e-mail participacio@santjosep.org.
10.30 hours. Children’s cinema. Screening of the film ‘Encanto’. In the outdoor area of Can Blau.
Festival
Sunset Swing. VIII Ibiza Rock & Roll Festival. Music, tattoos, classic car exhibition, dance contest… Concerts by Autómatas and Little Martha & The King Cat. From 8 pm at Eddie’s Diner, in Paseo de Sant Antoni. Free admission.
Dance
‘I have dance for you’. Show by the dancer Alejandro Rodríguez. Cycle Nits Amples d’Estiu de Sant Antoni. 21.30 hours in the square behind the church.
Music
Nits al Tancó des Cubells. Dr Trapero. 8 pm at the Tancó des Cubells. Free entrance.
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition of artists of Sant Agustí. In the exhibition hall of Can Curt. Inauguration on Thursday, August 22nd at 7 p.m. Organized by the AAVV of Sant Agustí on the occasion of the festivities of Sant Agustí. Visiting hours: From August 22nd to 25th and from August 28th to September 1st, from 7pm to 10pm. Until September 1st.
BLOOP International Proactive Art Festival 2024.
- ‘Let’s Get Physical’. From Saturday 10 August. Interactive outdoor exhibition of the artist Amadama, organized by the Consell de Ibiza with the technological production of Biokip Labs. In the area of the Martell, in the port of Ibiza, in front of the Monument of the Corsairs. The works, applied on the harbor posts, are enriched with artificial intelligence technology through the BLOOP application, offering a unique experience that merges the physical with the digital. Until August 25.
- Open Air Expo. Amadama augmented reality exhibition, organized by the Eivissa Town Hall. At the Peace Park until September 14.
‘Memorias’ by Guillermo Gil Pieras . Exhibition of oil paintings by the Mallorcan artist Guillermo Gil Pieras, resident in Ibiza, at the Club Diario de Ibiza. Visiting hours: Monday to Friday from 19 to 22 hours, except holidays. Until August 23rd.
One of the paintings by Guillermo Gil Pieras / Toni Escobar
wendy Williams: a life of creativity’. Retrospective exhibition of the pictorial work of Wendy Williams-Schmitz. Opening Thursday, August 8 at 7.30 p.m at the Far de ses Coves Blanques, in Sant Antoni, as part of the Festes de Sant Bartomeu. Visiting hours: Tuesday to Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm. Until August 24th.
‘Gravity’, ana Blanco’s fourth exhibition, showing 15 oil paintings in which she shows the human body. At Can Tixedó until August 21.
‘L’univers Tirurit puja a Sant Joan’ Exhibition of paintings (oil and acrylic on canvas, wood, tiles or gourds) in the cultural hall of the church of Sant Joan. Open until September 21.
‘Eivissa’. Group show of the artists Pilar Planells, Ezequiel Herrera, Ana Jakimow, Anthony Gofer, Carmen Pérez Álvarez, Chari Salcedo, Isabel Galán, Lucía Rodríguez, Marisa Benito and Mariana Eiras. Opening on Friday, August 9 at 8 p.m at the Centre Cultural de Can Portmany, in Sant Rafel. Organized by Amae (Associació Multiart Eivissa). Visiting hours: Monday to Saturday from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Until August 25th.
‘Panoràmiques’ (Panoràmiques). Group exhibition for the Festes de la Terra de Eivissa. Refectori and Es Polvorí. Dalt Vila. Inauguration Thursday 1 August at 7.30 p.m. in Es Polvorí and at 8 p.m. in the Refectori. Visiting hours, in Es Polvorí: Tuesday to Friday from 18 to 20 hours; in the Refectori: Monday to Friday from 9 to 14 hours. Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. From 1 to 31 August.
‘Llum i tècniques mixtes’. Exhibition of the painter Aphon Hengcharoen in the exhibition hall of Santa Eulària, Sant Jaume 72. Opening, August 9 at 6 pm. Opening hours, from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm.
vuit d’Agost Awards. Els darrers cinc anys (2019-2023)’. Exhibition of the artists awarded with the Vuit d’Agost prize of the Consell de Eivissa. Opening on Friday, August 2 at 8 pm at Sa Nostra Sala de Vila. From Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Until August 30.
‘Agony & Ecstasy’. Group show of a dozen artists of avant-garde art. Painting, sculpture and photography. Agroturismo Atzaró. Until the end of August.
Collective exhibition of AMAE. Paintings, sculptures and photographs of thirty artists. Inauguration Friday, August 2 at 6 p.m. at the Cultural Center of Jesus. Until August 29th.
‘Born to be wild’. Exhibition of the artist Anna Ametller. Sa Panxa Art Gallery, Sant Ferran, in Formentera. Visiting hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 20 to 00 hours. Closed on Mondays. Until September 15.
Diki, sculptor Formentera. Retrospective exhibition. Exhibition Hall ‘Ajuntament Vell’. Visiting hours: From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed on holidays, Sundays and Monday mornings). Until August 24.
‘Howard Greenberg. History of photography’. Exhibit from Greenberg’s collection of great photographers of the 20th century. Also Santa Gertrudis Gallery. Through September 30.
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 October.
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.
‘Hydro logical’. Immersive sound installation lights and shadows by the duo Hauptmeier/Recker. Creation space of Ses12Naus in La Carpintería, Can Bufí industrial estate in Ibiza. Until September 15th.
Albert Pinya. ‘L’illa-que brilla-perilla’, paintings and ceramics. Estudi Tur Costa de Jesús. Every Thursday from 5.30 pm to 8.15 pm or by appointment, until September.
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.
‘Eivissa, Empúries, Enserúne. El viatge possible’. A virtual experience. Monographic Museum of Puig des Molins. Organized by MAEF and Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya. Until September.
Erwin Broner. Paintings. Far de la Mola (Formentera). From Tuesday to Sunday from 10 to 14 hours. Mondays closed. Until September 29th.
Rob Loren. ‘The Mediterranean look’, photographs. Bar Ca n’Anneta in Sant Carles. Until September 15th.
l’Illa Blava’. Underwater photography exhibition of the members of the association Es Blau. Outdoors at the promenade of Port de Sant Miquel. Until September 30th.
‘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
Mostra Artesanal Sant Rafel. Traditional crafts, ceramics and agricultural products. Every Thursday from 19.30 to 22.30 in the center of Sant Rafel. Until September 12.
Santa Gertrudis. Craft market with live music. Fridays from June to September from 19 to 0 hours.
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. Night Market mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays from 6 p.m. from June to September.
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.
Artisan market of Sant Ferran: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 pm to 0 am. From May 30 to September 28.
Craft market of La Mola: Hippie market. Wednesdays and Sundays from 4.30 pm to 10 pm. From May 1st to October 9th.
Market of es Pujols: Crafts and accessories. Monday to Friday from 19 to 0 hours. From May 1 to September 30.
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