Few organizers of cultural and leisure events dare to schedule something on the weekend of the Medieval Fair of Ibiza, but there is always someone looking for other things. For those who want to check the full agenda of the fair, you can do so at this link: Full program of the Medieval Ibiza Fair.
For the rest, this weekend continues with the may festivities of Santa Eulària and those of Sant Jordiwith basically sporting activities in both towns. In addition, the festivities of Puig d’en Valls.
The music stands out, with a mini-tour of Ibiza of the French bluesman Phil ‘Big Dez’ Fernandezthe show ‘Dancing Queen (The best of Abba)’of the II Cicle Música i Patrimoni a Sant Josep, on Saturday at sa Font des Verger, or the festival Contrast Ibizawith exhibitions, a concert by The Runaways’ Cherie Currie and Lost Angeles on the decks.
There is also humor, with the show ‘Multiverse’ by the comedian Wiz Problema on Saturday in Jesús, and opera lovers can enjoy a new screening at the Multicines Eivissa, in this case of ‘Madama Butterfly’, for the Puccini Centenary.
THURSDAY, MAY 8TH
Puig d’en Valls Festivities
10.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m.
Excursion to the observatory for senior citizens. Limited seating. Registration at the senior citizens club.
Children’s
Spring Storytelling. contes d’Europa’, with David i Monma. 5 pm at the library of Santa Eulària.
Opera
‘Madama Butterfly’: Puccini Centenary. Screening from the Puccini Torre del Lago Festival, in Italy, at the Multicines Eivissa at 7.30 pm.
Books
‘L’art d’invocar la memòria’. Commentary on the work by Esther López Barceló at the Feminist Reading Club of the Eivissa Town Hall. At 6.30 p.m. at the Casal d’Igualtat.
Cinema
‘Grand Tour’, by Miguel Gomes (Portugal, 2024) VOS. Anem al cine’ (Let’s go to the movies). 20.30 hours at the Multicines Eivissa.
Music
Ferran Nogues solo. Versions and own songs. Sant Josep is Music. 7 pm at Can Jordi Blues Station.
Phil ‘Big Dez’ Fernandez. Blues from France. Sant Josep is Music. 8 pm at Cas Costas.
Hot Ice Collective. Soul classics with Paul Powell. From 10 pm at Café Pereyra. Free admission.
FRIDAY 9TH MAY
Children’s
Spring Storytelling. ‘In search of peace’, with Sonrisas Mágicas. 5 pm at CEIP Sant Carles.
Music
Phil ‘Big Dez’ Fernandez. Blues from France. Sant Josep is Music. 8 pm at Rosana’s.
Blue Yatoo. Blues rock. 9 p.m. at JazztaBé in Vila.
Groove Garage. Rock, pop, soul. 11.30 p.m. at Café Pereyra Ibiza.
Cinema
‘The Chimera’, by Alice Rohrwacher (Italy, 2023. VOSE. Colloquium with Carmen Mesquida. Cinefòrum of the UIB. 18.3 pm in the auditorium of the Conservatory of Eivissa.
SATURDAY, MAY 10TH
Santa Eulària’s Maig Festival
13 to 16 hours:
Festes de Maig Trophy of dinghy sailing… Bay of Santa Eulària. 20.45 hours: Early music concert by Trobairitz, in the Chapel of Lourdes.
Puig d’en Valls Festivities
12 noon:
Solemn Mass in honor of the elderly, followed by traditional dances by Xacoters de sa Torre and Colla des Puig d’en Valls. 2 pm: Lunch for senior citizens at the restaurant Bahía de Santa Eulària. 18 to 20 hours: Cooking workshop of the association Els Molins des Puig d’en Valls. Registration: 667 020 592. Multipurpose room of the soccer field.
Sant Jordi Festivities
9 hours:
Table tennis tournament at the sports center Can Guerxo. 9 am: Badminton day at the sports center Can Guerxo. 9 am: Compak sporting shooting training in es Coll des Jondal.
Humor
Wiz Problema: Show ‘Multiverse’ of the comedian Wiz Problema. At the cultural center of Jesus at 9 pm. Tickets at entradium.com (46,92 euros front row and meeting with the artist and 23,46 the rest).
Music
II Cicle Música i Patrimoni a Sant Josep. dancing Queen (The best of Abba)’, by Petit Cor and Passion Dance. 9 pm at sa Font des Verger.
Contrast Ibiza Festival. Concert by Cherie Currie, from The Runaways. Dj set with Lost Angeles. From 7 pm at Sa Punta des Molí in Sant Antoni. Free entrance.
Eivisurfers. Rock and roll surfers. Sant Josep is Music. 11.30 hours in the craft market of Sant Josep.
Phil ‘Big Dez’ Fernandez. Blues from France. Sant Josep is Music. 13 hours at Can Jordi Blues Station.
Big Dez Blues Quartet. Concert of the French bluesman’s quartet. Cycle The Thrill is Here. From 9 p.m. at Teatro Ibiza in Vila. Free entrance.
Rosana’s Jam. Jazz. Sant Josep is Music. 16.30 hours at Rosana’s
SUNDAY, MAY 11
Santa Eulària’s Festes de Maig
13 to 16 hours:
Festes de Maig Trophy of dinghy sailing… Bay of Santa Eulària. 19 hours: Pilgrimage with the rociero choir of Santa Eulària, followed by mass in the Esglèsia Vella. Concentration at the Chapel of Lurdes.
Puig d’en Valls Festivities
12 noon:
Soccer. Pepe Delgado Cup. Information at Es Terç bar. Soccer field. 4 p.m: Music. Thre3vil in the tent. 20.30 hours: xacota pagesa’. Organized by: Xacoters de sa Torre. Cultural center.
Sant Jordi Festivities
9 hours:
Compak sporting throw in es Coll des Jondal.
Books
‘Una barqueta de moros’. Presentation of the book by Antoni Manonelles by the author and Maria Tur. 7 pm at the cultural center Can Curt de Sant Agustí.
EXHIBITIONS
Bartomeu Garcia Tur. ‘Imatges d’altres temps’, paintings. Inauguration on Thursday 8th May at 8 pm at Sa Nostra Sala de Vila, c/Aragón, 17. Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Saturdays from 10 am to 1.30 pm. Until May 24th.
Marie-Antoinette Courtens. ‘L’art de la llum’, paintings, engravings and photographs. Opening Friday May 9 at 6 pm at the exhibition hall Sant Jaume 72 in Santa Eulària. From Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and from 5 pm to 8 pm. Until May 26th.
Halim Flowers. Exhibition of the artist and activist. Friday May 9th from 7 to 11 pm at Paradiso Art Hotel in Cala de Bou. Music with Dj Pippi and Willie Graff. At 7.30 pm live painting session.
‘Artistic symbiosis: a manifestation of life’. Works by Mariana Eiras, Lucía Rodríguez, David Martínes and Laura Julve. Opening Friday May 9 at 7 pm at the cultural center Can Jeroni de Sant Josep. From Wednesday to Sunday from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and from Thursday to Saturday from 6 pm to 9 pm. Until May 25.
Cris Dramin. human design’, photographs. Opening on Friday May 9 at 7.30 pm with a performance at the Far de ses Coves Blanques. From Tuesday to Friday from 6 pm to 9 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm and from 5 pm to 9 pm. Until May 24th.
Lynn Goldsmith. rock & Roll Stories’, photographs of rock artists. Contrast Ibiza Festival. Opening on May 10 at 7 pm at Sala Walter Benjamin Sa Punta des Molí in Sant Antoni.
Marky Ramone. Paintings and memorabilia of the Ramones. Contrast Ibiza Festival. Opening on May 10 at 7 pm at the NYX Hotel in Sant Antoni.
‘Històries de migracions. Eivissa and Formentera, land of departure and arrival’. Exhibition on migrations of the Fons Pitiús de Cooperació. From Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Faro de la Mola in Formentera. Until September 28th.
Beni Trutmann Photography Contest. Exhibition of the images submitted. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sundays, holidays and Monday mornings, room closed, at the Ajuntament Vell de Formentera. Until May 17th.
Willie Márquez. ‘Carigrafías’, paintings. Estudi Tur Costa de Jesús.
‘Joguerois d’ahir’. Exhibition of antique toys. Collection of Félix Martínez Torres. Can Botino, Dalt Vila. Until June 21st.
‘Flexible unions’. Exhibition of paintings by Jesús de Miguel, curated by Anna Dimitrova, at ADDA Gallery, the gallery located in Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel, in Cala de Bou. Until July 12th.
Amparo López. tribute to the naïf painters of Ibiza in the 70’s’, paintings. Cultural Center of Jesus. From Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm. Until May 27th.
‘Enrich3’. Exhibition of painting, sculpture and ephemeral gestures curated by Luis Galliussi with work by Ramon Enrich and his sons, Enrich.R and Isidre Enrich. Laterna Studio, in Santa Gertrudis. Until July 10.
Jesus Saves Ibiza. you and (A)I’, paintings. Ocean Drive Hotel Ibiza. Until June 4th.
sanç I, King of the Crown of Mallorca. The forgotten monarch’. Exhibition for the 700th anniversary of the end of the reign. Monographic Museum of Puig des Molins. Until November 2nd.
‘Els tresors de Romania’. Photographic exhibition by Tudorel Ilie. From Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2.30 pm in the Cloister of the Town Hall of Eivissa, in Dalt Vila. Until mid-May.
‘El camino’: Photographic exhibition by Cris AC at Can Jordi Blues Station, Sant Josep. Until June 13th.
Caroline Rennequin. Paintings. Gallery also of Santa Gertrudis. From Tuesday to Friday from 10.30 to 18 hours and Saturdays from 10.30 to 14.30. Until June 14.
Jaume Roig. ‘Cyclopea’, sculptures. Micus de Jesús Space from 5 pm to 9 pm. Open Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment by phone 971191923. Until July.
Rafael Romero. ‘Tratado de navegación’, paintings. Club Diario de Ibiza. Monday to Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm and Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm. Until May 16th.
Yoann Fournier. ’24h Arty People’. Artistic photography. Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel in Cala de Bou. Until May 8th.
Olga Muz. ‘Ciclo Vidas’, photographs. Ses Casetes Art Café de Sant Mateu. Until July 1st.
‘On the beach’. Painting exhibition by Carlos Genicio. At the Club Nàutic Sant Antoni. Until May 25th.
MACE Focus VII: Exhibition of the new acquisitions of MACE, with works by Nico Munuera, Irene de Andrés, Albert Pinya, Christ-Off, Robert Llimós, Bartomeu Escandell and Antonio Tomás. Until June 1st.
‘5180 Un viatge a la memòria’. Photographs by Pere Català i Roca, Dick Coates, Wolfgang Wicher, Helga Sittl, Melba Levick and Reinald Wünsche. Far de la Mola de Formentera.
STREET MARKETS
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 8 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 8 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.
Sant Josep. Ecological, Local and Craft Market. Live music and children’s workshops. Every Saturday from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm in the center of Sant Josep. Until October.
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.
Craft market of Sant Ferran: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8:00 pm to 0:00 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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