The Christmas program begins this Friday in different municipalities of Ibiza and Formentera with the lighting of the Christmas lights and the premiere of the trees and several Christmas markets that will be in place throughout the holidays. Eivissa, Santa Eulária, Sant Antoni and Formentera have chosen the same day to light up Christmas this weekend.
This weekend Sant Francesc also celebrates their big day of festivities on Saturday with food, atmosphere and music throughout the day and to close a new year of Sa Flower, with music and a party from 8pm in the Plaza de la Constitució.
Also this weekend, the festival Mal del Cap of alternative art is celebrated. The activities began this Wednesday and continue until Saturday. At the closing party at Can Jordi the awards for the best short films will be presented and Hostal Pascual and Manolo Solo y los Also Starring will play.
There is also theater this weekend, with two new plays by the amateur theater program Pedro Cañestro. On Saturday “Ocho mujeres”, by the Companyia de Teatre Arts i Oficis, at the Cervantes cultural center in Sant Antoni, and on Sunday “Clic, cuanto todo cambia”, by La Experimental, at Can Jeroni.
Music will be the highlight over the weekend and on Sunday at es Caló de s’Oli, with the festival ‘Vudú & Blues Fest’. There will be dance on Saturday at Can Ventosa with “Leira”, by Nova Galega de Danza.
And also note that on Thursday a new season of Supermercat de l’Art opened, with works by Ibizan artists at affordable prices in Garden Art Gallery in Sant Josep.
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 2ND
Christmas
Eivissa:
6:30pm Inauguration of the Christmas lighting and tree in Vara de Rey with a performance by the Coro Infantil de la Escuela de Música and Christmas parade.
Opening of the Christmas market. Every day from 11am to 2pm and from 5pm to 9pm until January 6th.
Opening of the skating rink. Monday to Friday from 5pm to 8pm. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 11am to 1:30pm and from 4:30pm to 9pm.
Santa Eulària:
4pm to 8pm: Festijocs. Installation of games for children from 0 to 4 years by Lîla Jocs Reciclats. Free admission. C/ Sant Jaume, 4th floor.
6pm: Switching on the Christmas lights. Plaza España.
Sant Antoni:
6:30pm Inauguration of the Christmas lights and tree and opening of the Christmas Market. Open until January 8th.
7:30pm: Presentation of ‘Ho ho Merry Christmas’, by Ape Dream Dance, in the Passeig de ses Fonts.
9:30pm: Concert by Villanrock in the Mercat de Nadal.
Formentera:
5pm: Inauguration of the Mininadal with the show ‘Tea’, by Moskitas Muertas.
6pm: Lighting of the Christmas lights and inauguration of the Christmas Market in the Plaza de la Constitució.
Festival Mal del Cap
Screening of short films in competition and screening of ‘Mantícora’, by Carlos Vermut, and discussion with its protagonist, Nacho Suárez. From 7:30pm at the cultural center Can Jeroni in Sant Josep.
Sant Francesc Festival
7pm: Mycological conference: Conference on mushrooms by Joan Carles Salom. Hall of the Consell de Formentera.
25N
Sant Antoni. 5:30pm: Storytelling ‘De cenicientos y otros cuentos’, by Maritza Caballero. Cervantes Cultural Center Auditorium.
History
IV Jornades d’Estudis Locals de Memòria Històrica. Lectures ‘L’esglèsia mallorquina davant la II República’ by Marc Pallicer, and ‘Tots ens sortirem perdent’, by Miguel Ángel Riera Planells. 8pm in the Can Ventosa library.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3RD
Sant Francesc festivities
10am: Traditional lunch of fried octopus in the Jardí de ses Eres.
11am: Mycological conference: Exhibition and identification of mushrooms found in Formentera. Hall of the Consell. 12pm: Mass followed by procession and ballada with the colles de es Pastorells and es Xacoters. 2:30pm: Traditional Matanzas Rice in the marquee of sa Senieta. 8pm: Traditional Torrada and performance by Veronica San Juan in the Jardí de ses Eres. 10pm: Sa Flower in the Plaza de la Constitució.
Christmas
Eivissa:
8pm: Concert by Heklos ‘Live looping experience’. Audiovisual show. Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto marquee. 4:30pm to 7:30pm: Children’s activities, bouncy castles, workshops, games and sports in the Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Christmas Market in the Paseo de Vara de Rey from 11am to 2pm and 5pm to 9pm. Skating rink in the Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto, from 11am to 1:30pm and 4:30pm to 9pm.
Santa Eulária:
10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm: Festijocs. Installation of games for children from 0 to 4 years by Lîla Jocs Reciclats. Free admission. C/ Sant Jaume, 4th floor. 12 noon: Festicontes. ‘El secret de la detectiva Klaus’ by Engruna Teatre. From 3 years old. 45min. Catalan. 3€ online (santaeularia.com), 4€ box office. Teatro España. 6pm: Festicontes. ‘Cotó’ by Txo Titelles. From 2 years old. 50min. Catalan. 3€ online (santaeularia.com), 4€ box office. Teatro Espanya. 20.30 hours: Christmas Concert by the Coral Amics de sa Música in the church of Santa Gertrudis.
Sant Antoni:
11am, 12pm and 1pm. Departures of the train Piruleto. 11am: Opening of the Mercat de Nadal. Until midnight. 11:30am: Opening of the Santa Claus House with Santa’s Band performance and visit by Santa Claus. 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm: Opening of the children’s space Fireta de Nadal. 1:30pm: Vermouth at 45rpm, with DJs playing vinyl. 6pm: Christmas dance show with Ape Dream Dance at Santa Claus’ House. 9pm: Concert by The Groovy Brothers at the Mercat de Nadal.
Festival Mal del Cap
Closing, awards ceremony and concerts by Hostal Pascual and Manolo Solo y los Also Starring. From 12:30pm at Can Jordi Blues Station.
25-N Program
Documentary screening ‘Venus sense canon: relat dâuna experiencia transformadora i feminista’, discussion with the director and the protagonists. 7:30pm at the Casal d’Igualtat de Vila.
Weekend Theater
‘Ocho mujeres’, by the Companyia de Teatre Arts i Oficis. At 8:30pm on December 3rd at the Centre Cultural Cervantes, in Sant Antoni. Temporada de Teatre ‘Amateur’ Pedro Cañestro.
Weekend Dance
‘Leira’, by Nova Galega de Danza. Contemporary dance. 8pm in the Auditorium of Can Ventosa. Entrance 18€ at https://culturaentradesonline.eivissa.4tic.com/.
Museums
‘Activitats de Tardor’ del Museu Etnogràfic d’Eivissa. From 11am to 1:30pm giant games. 12 noon theatrical visit. Can Ros. Puig de Missa de Santa Eulària.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4TH
Christmas
Eivissa:
11am to 2pm: Children’s activities, bouncy castles, workshops, games and sports in Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Musical performance by Paula Ramos Roldán and storytelling with Clownidoscopio.
Christmas market at Paseo de Vara de Rey from 11am to 2pm and from 5pm to 9pm.
Skating rink at Antoni Albert i Nieto square, from 11am to 1:30pm and from 4:30 pm to 9pm.
Santa Eulària:
10am to 2pm: Festijocs. Installation of games for children from 0 to 4 years by Lîla Jocs Reciclats. Free admission. C/ Sant Jaume, 4th floor. 10am to 7pm: Festijocs. Installation of Jugueroix games for all ages. Paseo de s’Alamera. 10:45am and 12 noon: Festicontes. En Cigró i en Patufet’ by Txo Titelles. From 2 years old. 30 min. Catalan. 3€ online (santaeularia.com), 4€ box office. Teatro España.
Sant Antoni:
12pm to 2pm: Opening of the children’s space Fireta de Nadal. 12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm: Opening of the Santa Claus House. 12:30pm: Christmas Flashmob with Ape Dream Dance. 6pm: Show Melodía y la Navidad Musical in the Santa Claus House. 8pm: Fantasy Parade end of day.
Festes de Forada
10am: Mass in honor of the elderly. 12 hours: XII Mostra Folklòrica Arrels Vives. With sa Colla de Buscastell, Os Coribantes de Ponte Caldelas from Galicia, and the Folkloric-cultural Association Castillo de Guadamur, in Toledo. In the marquee of the social center. 1pm: Tribute to our elders. In the marquee of the social center.
Weekend Theater
‘Clic, cuanto todo cambia’, by the theater group La Experimental. At 8:30pm on December 4th at the Cultural Center Can jeroni in Sant Josep. Temporada de Teatre ‘Amateur’ Pedro Cañestro.
Weekend Music
‘Vudú & Blues Fest’. At 1pm conference ‘Al compás del vudú’, with Héctor Martínez and Víctor Gressely. 2:30pm concert by Ángel Wolf and 4pm concert by 12 Bars All Blues. With food trucks. Auditorium des Caló de s’Oli de Cala de Bou.
WEEKEND ART
‘Supermercat de l’Art 2022’. Works by 16 artists from Eivissa at great prices. Opening Thursday December 1st from 12pm to 2pm. Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm and from 4pm to 7pm. Sundays from 9am to 1pm. Until February 18th at Garden Art Gallery, ctra de Sant Josep km 8,5 (Cactus Lombribiza).
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Premis d’Arquitectura d’Eivissa i Formentera. Inauguration on December 2nd at 7:30pm at the Centre Antoni Tur Gabrielet in Sant Francesc. Open until December 16th from Monday to Saturday from 11am to 2pm and 6pm. Monday mornings and Saturday afternoons closed.
Collective Christmas exhibition of Formentera. Works by artists from the island. Opening on Monday, December 12th at 7pm in the Ajuntament Vell Hall de Formentera. Until 2023.
‘Informe de camarera’. Exhibition of the artist Alejandro Robaina Vera on the work of the chambermaids for the 25N. Ajuntament Vell Hall de Formentera. Monday to Saturday from 11am to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm. Closed on Sundays, holidays and Monday mornings. Until December 3rd.
‘Joan Fuster, una vida il·lustrada’. Bibliographic exhibition. Inauguration Saturday 26th November at 1pm in the library of Can Ventosa. Until the end of the year.
Institutional campaigns against gender violence. Eivissa airport check-in area. Until the end of the year.
‘Revista Eivissa, 50 anys fent cultura i país’, tribute to the 50th anniversary of the emblematic magazine of the IEE in Sa Nostra Sala (C/d’Aragó, 17, Eivissa). Until the end of the year.
‘Silenciades’. Collective exhibition of women artists for the International Day against Macho Violence. Far de ses Coves Blanques de Sant Antoni. Inauguration on November 24th at 6pm with talk and colloquium by Eugenia Tenenbaum, art historian with a gender perspective. Until December 3rd.
‘Expressionisme abstracte’, collective exhibition of AMAE artists. Cultural Can Portmany of Sant Rafel. Monday to Saturday from 5pm to 8pm. Sundays from 11am to 2pm. Until December 2nd.
‘Blanc¡, exhibition of paintings by Júlia Ribas. Can Tixedó Art Café de Forada. Until December 24th.
‘Dibuixos per a renovar’. Exhibition of drawings by José Martínez Lapeña and Elías Torres. Headquarters of the College of Architects of Eivissa and Formentera. Can Llaneres, Dalt Vila. Until the end of November.
‘Els colors de les Illes’. Collective exhibition of the artists Aphon Hengcharoen, Yoa Covas, Matilde Hernández, Silver Marín, Marga Pons and Rif Spahni. Ibiza Yacht Club. Until December 21st.
‘Vida y muerte en el mundo rural de la ‘Aybshm púnica”. Temporary exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Eivissa. Until 2023.
Pedro María Asensio. ‘Oceà Interior’, paintings. Cultural Space of the Mola Lighthouse. Formentera. Until March 25th, 2023.
WEEKEND MARKETS
Sant Jordi: Second hand market. Every Saturday from 8am to 3pm in the Hippodrome of Sant Jordi.
Las Dalias: Crafts, clothing, accessories and products from around the world. Sant Carles. Saturdays from 10am to 5pm and Sundays from 11am to 5pm.
Forada: Craft market and gastronomy of Ibiza. Every Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
Formentera:
Sant Francesc second hand market: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm. All year round.
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