The best plans for the weekend in Ibiza and Formentera

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, and this weekend the islands of Ibiza and Formentera are filled with tradition, music, culture and leisure activities. Masses, processions, and blessings will be held in parishes across the islands, including one of the most emblematic events of the weekend — the traditional “Borriquita” procession in Vila, a reenactment of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem.

Alongside religious observances, the weekend offers a wide variety of concerts, theatre performances, markets, book presentations and gastronomy events.

Holy Week and Palm Sunday Highlights

Friday, April 11 – Friday of Sorrows (Viernes de Dolores)

• In Ibiza town, a mass will be held at 7:30 pm at the Cathedral, presided by the bishop and accompanied by the traditional group Es Xacoters de sa Torre.

• This is followed by a solemn procession with the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows, moving through Dalt Vila with music from the Band of the Holy Christ of the Cemetery, and a Miserere sung by the choir of Puig d’en Valls.

• In Santa Eulària, the Station of Penance of Our Lady of Hope will begin with a 8 pm mass in the Lourdes chapel and a procession at 8:30 pm.

Sunday, April 13 – Palm Sunday

• • 9:30 am: Palm delivery at the Town Hall square

  • 10 am: Procession from the church of Santo Domingo to the Cathedral

  • 11 am: “Borriquita” procession from Sant Elm church to Santo Domingo

  • 7:30 pm: Mass and evening procession from Santa Cruz parish

    Ibiza town:

• • 10 am: Blessing and procession from Lourdes Chapel to Puig de Missa

  • 11 am: Mass at Puig de Missa

  • 8 pm: Candlelight concert at Puig de Missa

    Santa Eulària:

• Formentera:

  • 10 am: Blessing in Sant Francesc

  • 11 am: Blessing in Sant Ferran

  • 12 noon: Blessing in Pilar

   

Sant Jordi Festivities

The Sant Jordi celebrations also begin this weekend, although the official opening proclamation planned for Thursday was suspended due to three days of mourning in memory of former Consell president Pere Palau, who died on Tuesday.

Saturday, April 12 – “Frita de Porc” Contest

• From 11 am to 10 pm at Sant Jordi Square

• 35 teams will participate in the gastronomic contest

• Popular tasting event in support of Ibiza In

• Live performances include the Sant Josep Band, Colla de Sant Jordi, Jessica Ros B2B Iván Román, Los del Varadero, Soul Doctor, Thre3vil and DJ Torres

Sunday, April 13 – Festes de Sant Jordi continue

• 10 am: Trotting race at Sant Rafel racecourse

• 8 pm: Moonlight walk in Ses Salines (departure at 8:30 pm)

Ibicine Film Festival

A key event this weekend is the Ibicine Festival, with a wide schedule of screenings, panels, and events:

Thursday, April 10

• 10 am – 2 pm: Ibiza Film Campus (special horror) at Can Tomeu

• 4 – 5:30 pm: Financing roundtable at Teatro España

• 5:30 – 7 pm: “Ibiza on screen” showcase

• 7:30 – 9 pm: Screening of Filo Hua Hum by Ernesto Rowe

• 9 – 10 pm: Cineforum

Friday, April 11

• 10 am – 2 pm: Ibiza Film Campus

• 1 – 2 pm: Dramatized visit to Puig des Molins necropolis

• 3:30 – 5:30 pm: Hiking tour “Discover Ibiza”

• 5:30 pm: Book presentation by Víctor Elías at Sa Cultural

• 7:30 pm: Screening of Desmontando a Lucía by Alberto Utrera

• 9 – 10 pm: Cineforum

Saturday, April 12

• 10 am – 12:30 pm: Ibiza Film Campus

• 3 – 6 pm: Ibicine podcast with Kira Miró, Carlos Bardem, Macarena Gómez and others at Nobu Ibiza Bay

• 5:30 pm: Screening of Puntos suspensivos by David Marqués

• 7 pm: Cineforum

Sunday, April 13

• 11:30 am: Guest reception at Nassau Beach

• 12 – 1:30 pm: Red carpet and photocall at Can Ventosa

• 1:30 – 4 pm: Closing Gala and Astarté Awards Ceremony

• 5 pm: Tribute concert to The Blues Brothers Band

Live Music

Across the island, there will be music of all styles, from jazz and soul to reggae, flamenco and blues.

Thursday, April 10

• 7 pm: The Improvisers (funk/jazz), Can Jordi

• 8 pm: Flawless (soul), Cas Costas

• 10 pm: Hot Ice Collective (soul), Café Pereyra

Friday, April 11

• 7 pm: Nonpalidece (reggae), Es Birra de es Canar

• 8 pm: The Station Hollers (folk), Can Jordi

• 9 pm: Punk concert with Seisdientes, Velocidad Absurda and Fuckop Family, JazzTaBé

• 9 pm: Pere Navarro Quintet (jazz), Teatro Pereyra

• 9:30 pm: Sonora candlelight concert, Sant Antoni church

Saturday, April 12

• 11:30 am – 1 pm: Muriel Grossmann & Funk Explosion, Sant Josep market

• 1 pm and 4:30 pm: Javier Turnes Trio (blues), Can Jordi and Rosana’s

• 8:30 pm: Sonora candlelight concert, Sant Joan parish

• 9:15 pm: The Moonshine Band (Irish folk), Caló de s’Oli

• 10 pm: Javier Turnes Quartet (blues), Teatro Ibiza

Sunday, April 13

• 12 noon: Youth Music Festival – “The Talking Violin”, Can Ventosa

• 1:30 – 4:30 pm: The Station Hollers (Americana/folk), Johnny’s Bar, Cala de Bou

• 6:30 pm: Tabanco (flamenco), JazzTaBé

• 7 pm: Candlelight concert (Coldplay & Imagine Dragons), Teatro Pereyra

• 8 pm: Sonora candlelight concert, Puig de Missa

• 9 pm: Candlelight concert (Queen vs Abba), Teatro Pereyra

• 9 pm: Blues Jam with David Barona & Friends, JazzTaBé

Books, Theatre and Talks

• Book presentations from authors such as Luis Cervera Miralles, Esperança Marí, Lluís Ferrer and Juan Bonet across Ibiza and Formentera

• Family theatre: El meu pare cremava pedres, Sunday at 7 pm, Cultural Centre of Jesús

• Conference: “Grief and activism in feminist movements” by Víctor Ramírez Tur, Saturday at 11 am, Ses Figueretes

• Disobedient Days: photography workshop, book presentation Poder Inquilino, and housing rights talk, Friday and Saturday

Markets and Leisure

• Second Life flea market: Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm in Jesús

• Sant Jordi second-hand market: Saturday, 8 am to 3 pm

• Sant Josep organic market: Saturday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

• Las Dalias: Saturday 10 am – 7 pm, Sunday 11 am – 7 pm

• Craft markets in Sant Joan (Sunday) and Forada (Saturday)

• Market of Sa Cooperativa in Sant Antoni: Friday 9 am – 2 pm

• Formentera: second-hand and local product markets in Sant Francesc

Exhibitions

More than 20 exhibitions are open this weekend across galleries, cultural centres and churches. These include:

• “Treaty of Navigation” by Rafael Romero, Club Diario de Ibiza

• “Temporal Layers”, Laterna Studio, Santa Gertrudis

• “Històries de migracions”, Cultural Centre of Puig d’en Valls

• Photography exhibitions from Sant Josep es Foto series

• MACE Focus VII: New acquisitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art

For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.