The events that were suspended last year for the Fira de la Sal are back and it is always the perfect excuse to stroll around Ses Salines and Sant Jordi and learn about the history and secrets of the salt flats. Always an interesting date.
Although Halloween is usually confined to schools, private parties and nightlife venues, which are closed, the Santa Eulària Town Hall has been encouraged to organise activities in its youth centres, and Sant Josep will celebrate with an urban party for young people in Sant Jordi.
Also related to Halloween is the musical and horror comedy ‘Monster for Love’ all weekend at Can Ventosa, or the screening of the classic horror film ‘The Shining’ on Saturday at the Cala Llonga drive-in, which will also be held for charity, with proceeds benefiting Ibiza y Formentera Contra el Cáncer.
Dance dance also has a specific importance this weekend, with the contemporary show ‘Kenophobia’ at Cas Serres, as part of the dance season, and two more in the auditorium des Caló de s’Oli: ‘Las Muchas’ and the family show ‘Nou‘, both by Mariantònia Oliver’s troupe.
But there is much more, such as the circus show ‘Los viajes de Bowa’, at the Palacio de Congresos de Santa Eulària, or the children’s show ‘El tresor del mar’ at the Sant Josep library.
And for lovers of health and wellness activities, the Six Senses hotel is hosting the second edition of the Ibiza Wellness Weekend, with yoga, fitness and healthy eating. An event that can be seen live for free through the Instagram account @ibizahealthandbeauty.
FIRA DE LA SAL 2021
Programming and registration at www.santjosep.net. Free buses from Sant Jordi to the different locations.
Friday 29th October
From 5pm to 8pm: Exhibition ‘La sal d’Eivissa’ at the Sant Jordi municipal offices. From 5pm to 8pm: Exhibition of drawings by local children on the porch of the church. From 5:30pm to 7:30pm: Workshops and children’s activities in the Sant Jordi plaza. Concert, face painting, storytelling and parades…
Saturday 30th October
11am: Official opening of the fair with a bonfire in the salt mountain des Pantano. From 9:30am. Guided bike tour ‘Tresors de ses salines’, from the Hotel Palladium car park. Pre-registration at www.santjosep.net. 11am: Guided walking route ‘El camí de la sal’. Starting point: Can Tixedó. Registration at www.santjosep.net. 11am: Guided walking tour ‘Ses Salines d’un temps’, from the Hotel Palladium car park. Pre-registration at www.santjosep.net. 11am: Volunteer activity ‘Restoration of the old Xanga salt plaza’. Registration at www.santjosep.net. 11am, 11:45am, 12:30 pm, 1:15 pm, 4pm and 4:45 pm: Dramatised visits to the Torre de sa Sal Rossa. 10am to 6pm: Craft market and organic and local products in Sant Jordi. 11am to 4pm: Children’s workshops and activities in Sant Jordi plaza. 11am: Salt showcooking with chef Pere Tur in Sant Jordi. 11:30am to 1:30pm and 4:30pm to 6:30pm: Parade with Acrobati-k in Sant Jordi. 12pm to 3pm: Musical entertainment with Maya Alexander Band at Sant Jordi. 12:30pm: Salted fish workshop in Sant Jordi. 1:30pm: Awards ceremony for the children’s drawing competition. 6:30pm: Salpassa. Blessing of the salt and mass at Sant Jordi church 7:30pm: Ball pagès in Sant Jordi plaza. 8:30pm to 9:30pm: ‘D’on venim’, projection of images on the church façade.
Sunday 31st October
11am to 1pm: Recreation of the salt harvest at the Estany de ses Salines. 10am and 4pm: Guided bike tour ‘Tresors de ses salines’, from the Hotel Palladium car park. Pre-registration at www.santjosep.net. 10am: Nordic walking route ‘Fira de la sal’. departure from the mountain of sa des Pantano. Registration in advance at the municipal swimming pool and sports center Can Guerxo. 11am: Guided walking tour ‘Patrimoni saliner’. Departure from the Hotel Palladium. Pre-registration at www.santjosep.net.
HALLOWEEN
Santa Eulària (Saturday 30th October)
From 11am to 1pm and from 5pm to 7pm: Show ‘Catalina i Mariano de Can Mort. Sa pagesia zombie’, by Acrobatik, on Paseo de s’Alamera. From 10am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm: Halloween and Tots sants children’s workshops and castanyada at Paseo de s’Alamera. 11:30am: Scary stories with Àngels Martínez in Plaça d’Espanya. 5pm: Magic to keep you awake at night with Andrés Lluch in Plaça d’Espanya.
Jesús (Saturday 30th October)
5pm to 1 pm: ‘Halloween, la nit de tots dracs’, with the association Dracs d’Eivissa. Escape room, board games, trick or treat and laser X zombie edition. Registration for the escape room puntjove@santaeularia.com. From 12 years old.
Puig d’en Valls (Saturday 30th October)
18 to 22 hours: ‘La casa encantada’, tunnel of terror. For children from 12 to 17 years old or accompanied minors. Registration at puntjove@santaeularia.com.
Sant Jordi (Sunday 31th October)
From 7 pm: ‘Halloween in the park’, Hip hop party for young people with performances by Cristo Corona, Amel Lady Soul, Pauge and Dj Magno, free skateboard course, ‘Game of skate’ contest, video games on a giant screen, face painting… Sant Jordi plaza.
Sant Antoni
Friday 29th October: Tunnel of terror and trick or treat for children and young people from 8 to 16 years old. Espai Jove, from 7pm to 9pm. Saturday 30th October: Tunnel of terror and trick or treat for children from 6 to 8 years old. Espai Jove, from 11am to 1pm. Sunday 31st October: ‘La nit de Tots Dracs’. Escape room, board games, trick or treat, laser x zombie… for young people. Espai Jove, from 5pm to 10pm.
THEATRE
‘Monstruo por amor’. Cabaret by the new company Artes Pavón. 29th, 30th and 31st October at Can Ventosa at 8:30pm and 7th November at the Jesús Cultural Centre. Tickets on sale for 12€ at Grupauto and Zapatería Peuets.
GASTRONOMY
‘Biodiversitat i vi’. Wine tasting with sommelier Christian Valdés. Sant Divendres’ cycle of the Casa del Poble de la Mola. Friday 29th October at 7pm.
CIRCUS
‘Bowa’s Travels’. Circus show for all audiences by the La Gata Japonesa troupe. Sunday 31st October at 7pm at the Santa Eulària Conference Centre. Tickets online at www.festivalbarruguet.com for 11€ and at the box office from one hour before for 12€.
TRADITION
‘Trencada i recital dels estribots’. Reading of the winning ‘estribots’ from the Sant Agustí competition by the Neighbourhood Association. Sunday 31st October at 7pm in the Can Curt exhibition hall.
VII FESTIVAL MAL DEL CAP
Saturday 30th October: 7pm: Opening with the recording of the podcast ‘The Renaissance’, in the multipurpose room of Cas Serres.
Sunday 31st October: 7pm: Screening of the film ‘Visitor’ and talk with its director, Dídac Alcaraz. Cas Serres Auditorium.
CHILDREN
‘El tresor del mar’. Storytelling by Myotragus Teatre. With Luis Valenciano. From 3 to 5 years old. Friday 29th October at 6pm at the Sant Josep Library. Pre-registration at biblioteca@santjosep.org.
CINEMA
‘The woman who got away’. By Hong Sang-soo (South Korea, 2020). ‘Anem al cine’ (Let’s go to the cinema). Thursday the 28th of October at 8:30pm at the Multicines Eivissa.
’23 walks’. By Paul Morrison (United Kingdom, 2020). ‘Divendres de cine’ (Weekends at the cinema) cycle in Sant Josep. Friday 29th October at 8pm at the Can Jeroni cultural centre. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
‘The Shining’. By Stanley Kubrick (USA, 1980). Drive-in cinema in Cala Llonga to benefit the Ibiza y Formentera Contra el Cáncer association. Saturday the 30th of October at 8pm. Tickets 20€ per car at www.cinemaparadisoibiza.com
‘Vivir sin país, el exilio Rohingya’. Screening of the documentary by Pauxa Films and talk with its director, Alberto Martos. Sunday the 31st of October at 8pm at the Can Jeroni cultural centre in Sant Josep. Free admission.
II IBIZA WELLNESS WEEKEND
Ibiza Health & Beauty. Health activities such as yoga, healthy eating, fitness, meditation and non-violent communication. Saturday and Sunday from 9:30am to 3:30pm at the Six Senses Hotel in Sant Joan. Information and registration at www.ibizahealthandbeauty.com. Minimum donation 30€ per day to benefit the Elena Torres Association for research against cancer.
DANCE
‘Kenophobia’. By Osa Mujika. Contemporary dance. Temporada de Danza del Consell de Eivissa (Eivissa Council Dance Season). Saturday the 30th of October at 8pm in the Cas Serres auditorium. Tickets: 8€ in advance at eivissacultural.es. 12€ at the box office from one hour before.
‘Las Muchas’. By Mariantònia Oliver’s company. Contemporary dance. Saturday 30th October at 8pm in the Caló de s’Oli auditorium in Cala de Bou. Invitations at cultura.santjosep.org.
‘Nou’. Children’s show by the Mariantònia Oliver troupe. From 3 years old. Sunday 31st October at 6pm in the Caló de s’Oli auditorium in Cala de Bou. Invitations at cultura.santjosep.org.
MUSIC
Vermut a 45 RPM. Meeting with dj’s playing vintage vinyl. With Be Bop Nando, Ric Jazzbo, Steve Spencer and Javi Box. Saturday 30th October from 12pm to 5pm in es Racó Verd de Sant Josep.
BOOKS
‘Enología de los vientos’. Presentation of the book by Belén Liñán, by Julio Herranz and performance by soprano Lucía Herranz. Ciclo ‘Illes i Literatura’ del Ayuntamiento de Eivissa’ (Islands and Literature Cycle of the Eivissa Town Hall) Thursday 28th October at 8:15pm at the Can Ventosa library.
‘Manual para aprender a amar(te). Que hará que otros te amen’ (Manual to learn to love(you). That will make others love you). Presentation of the self-help book by María Martínez Calderón, by Claudia Coroleu. Friday 29th October at 8:15pm at the Can Ventosa library.
FESTES DE SANT CARLES
Saturday 30th October
Start of the exhibition of the XXIII Photography Competition of Sant Carles in the bar Anita. Start of the watercolour exhibition ‘Aires d’ahir i de sempre’ by Yoa Covas at the bar Anita. From 8:30pm: Concert night in the church square with Contraband, Idò Mata’ls Band and Zerro.
Monday 1st November
10:30am: Exhibition of old cars and motorbikes in the village. 11am: All Saints Mass with Parish Choir and over 80s in attendance. 11:30am: exhibition of the Colla de ball pagès de Sant Carles in the plaza. 8pm: Theatre. ‘Miques, miquetes, micaretes i micaroies’, by the Grup de Teatre des Cubells, in the parish centre.
EXHIBITIONS
Júlia Ribas. ‘Racons’. 25 years of painting. Club Diario de Ibiza. Opening Friday 8th October at 7pm. Monday to Friday from 11am to 1pm and Thursday to Friday from 6pm to 8pm. Until 29th October.
Stella Rahola Matutes. ‘Fig Juice’, installation. Lighthouse of La Mola de Formentera. From 26th October until the end of the year. Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
Ana Celada. ‘Identitat’, painting and poetry. Sala Ajuntament Vell de Sant Francesc, Formentera. From 25th October to 6th November. Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 2pm and from 6pm to 8pm.
Fernando Gascón. ‘Violeta y azabache’, hyperrealist painting. Santa Eulària Exhibition Hall Sant Jaume, 72. Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 1:30pm and from 4pm to 7:30 pm. Until 3rd November.
Sant Rafel Speed Painting Competition. Exhibition of the works submitted to the competition. Sant Rafel Social Centre. From 26th October to 6th November.
Caroline Rennequin. Paintings. Gallery also in Santa Gertrudis. Tuesday to Friday from 10:30am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm. Saturdays from 10:30am to 2pm. From 29th October to 30th March 2022.
Antonio Hormigo. ‘La veritat de la fusta’, sculptures. Auditorium des Caló de s’Oli de Cala de Bou. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 1:30pm. Until 9th January 2022.
Romanie. Paintings. Can Tixedó Art Café de Forada. From 29th October to 2nd December. Literary competition at www.romanie.net/category/news.
Pedro M. Asensio. ‘Punto de fuga’. Paintings and installations. Opening Thursday 7th October at 8pm at the Far de ses Coves Blanques in Sant Antoni and Friday at 8pm at Sa Nostra Sala in Vila. Until 6th November at the Far de ses Coves Blanques and until 12th November at Sa Nostra Sala.
‘Els colors del Port d’Eivissa’. Group exhibition with works by Rita Bretones, Diana Bustamante, Ferrer Guasch, Miguel Ángel García López, Antoni Marí Tirurit, Doralice Souza and Ángel Zabala. Ibiza Yacht Club. From 6th October to 7th November.
‘I wanna be adored’, art installation by Marcos Torres. Paradiso Art Hotel in Cala de Bou. From 13th September to 1st November.
Carles Guasch, ‘Geometría fragmentada’, painting and collage. Garden Art Gallery of Sant Josep (Cactus Lombribiza). Monday to Saturday from 9am to 8pm and Sundays from 9am to 1pm. Opening on Sunday the 5th of September from 7pm to 9pm. Until October 30th.
‘El bañista/The bather‘, paintings Rafa Macarrón. La Nave de ses Salines. From 10th July to 31st October. Open from Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm to 8pm.
Group exhibition with more than 50 artists to celebrate the 20 years of Espacio Micus as an art gallery. Until December. Opening hours: Sundays from 11am to 2pm. People who wish to come on other days can call 971 19 19 23 and ask for an appointment.
MARKETS
Ibiza: ‘Viu l’Artesania’ . Until 16th September in the port of Eivissa. From Monday to Sunday, except Wednesdays, from 7:30pm to midnight.
Sant Josep: Artisan and Organic Market. Products from Ibiza. Every Saturday morning in Calle del Ayuntamiento. Live music.
Sant Jordi: Second-hand market. Every Saturday from 8am to 3pm at the Hippodrome de Sant Jordi.
Forada: Craft products and gastronomy of Ibiza street market. Every Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Esplanade next to Can Tixedó.
Las Dalias: Hippy Market. Crafts, clothes, accessories and products from all over the world. Sant Carles. Saturdays from 10am to 7pm and Sundays from 11am to 7pm.
Sant Rafel Craft Fair: Crafts and local products. Musical performances. Around the Sant Rafel social centre. Every Thursday from 7:30 pm to 11pm.
Sant Antoni: Traditional crafts fair and workshops at es Molí d’en Simó from July to September. Tuesdays (espadrilles and ‘bobbins’), Wednesdays (cistellons and short workshops) and Fridays (peasant clothing and works with esparto grass) from 6pm to 8pm.
Formentera:
Sant Francesc craft market . Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2 pm in the plaza.
Es Pujols craft market. Everyday from 7pm to 10pm on the seafront promenade.
La Mola market. Craft market. Sundays from 4pm to 10pm. Avda de la Mola, 67.
La Savina Market. Crafts. Monday to Sunday from 10am to 11pm. Marina.
Sant Ferran Market. Art and crafts. Every day except Wednesdays. From 29th May. Main Street.