The most awaited visit this Christmas is by the Three Wise Men and this week they will visit almost all the towns of Ibiza and Formentera. The main parades, as always, will be on the 5th, but in some places like Puig d’en Valls, Jesús, Sant Joan and Sant Llorenç, es Cubells or ses Païsses and Can Bonet the Three Wise Men will arrive on Friday the 6th.
But before, the ‘pajes reales‘ will pay a visit to various points across the islands to collect the children’s letters. On Tuesday and Wednesday they will be in the different municipalities of Ibiza, and in some cases they’ll be accompanied by parties with chocolate and shows.
The Diverespai on Ibiza will close on Tuesday and the one on Formentera on Wednesday, so those wanting to take advantage of these fun spaces will have to make sure they get in on the first days of the week.
Once the cavalcades are over there will still be the final activities of the festive programs, such as the medieval music concert by Trobairitz on Friday in the chapel of Lourdes in Santa Eulà ria, or the charity concert by the Choir of Sant Joan on the same day. On Saturday there will be another concert with the vocals an piano by Isabel Albaladejo and MarÃa José Perete at the Sant Carles Parish Center. It will also be the farewell for the Christmas tour by the Grup de Teatre des Cubells who have presented their ‘Matrimoni per medecina’ on various stages and finish the day in Sant AgustÃ
And on Sunday, Sant Antoni closes its Fireta de Nadal with a concert by 3 Wise Monkeys and the Fun&Trucks at es Caló de s’Oli return with music by Lenox Lounge
DIVERESPAI
Eivissa
Christmas space for children and young people at the fairgrounds. Bouncy castles, games, workshops, shows, concerts, space for teenagers… From December 26th to January 3rd from 10:30am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8:30pm. Admission: 2€. Accompanying adults free
Formentera
Children’s area with bouncy castles, giant games, billiards, mini-golf, workshops… From December 27th to January 4th at the sports center of the Marc Ferrer institute, from 10:30am to 1:30pm and from 4pm to 8pm. Free admission
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD
Christmas
Eivissa
11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Christmas market and Christmas products in Vara de Rey.
5pm to 8pm: Artificial ice skating rink in Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Donation 1€.
5pm: Giant table soccer with UD Ibiza players at Antoni Albert i Nieto square.
5pm to 7pm Visit of the royal pages and shows in the Antoni Albert i Nieto marquee.
Santa Eulà ria
12pm: Riuland. Magic. ‘Illusions Show’ with magicians Alexis and Darius. Free admission. Teatro España.
6:30pm Cinema. ‘Encanto’. All audiences. Free admission. Cultural Center of es Puig d’en Valls.
7pm: Workshop. Letter to the Kings in the parish hall of Jesus.
8pm Arrival of the royal page to the parish hall of Jesus. With chocolate and sobrasada.
Sant Antoni
9am to 2pm Christmas hamma beats workshop at Espai Jove.
12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Opening of the children’s space la Fireta de Nadal in Passeig de ses Fonts
12 noon: Stories with Mary of the Mistletoe at the Christmas Cottage.
Sant Josep:
12pm to 11pm Opening of the Espai Nadalenc in Plaza Sant Jordi. Market, children’s activities, entertainment with DJ’s and concerts.
12 noon Magic workshop for children by Showsibiza in Sant Jordi. Reservations at nadalsantjosep@santjosep.org.
4pm Magic workshop for children by Showsibiza at Can Jeroni. Reservations at nadalsantjosep@santjosep.org.
5pm Storytelling by David i Monma and chocolate at the Saló Joan XXIII of es Cubells.
5:30pm ‘Excalibur’, magic show with Alexis & Darius, chocolate and collection of letters from the royal letter carrier in the tent of Sant Josep.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH
Christmas
Eivissa
11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Christmas market and Christmas products in Vara de Rey.
12noon and 6pm Musical show ‘Tengo ganas de jugar.. Mel i sucre’ at Can Ventosa. Admission: 5€.
4:30am to 7:30pm Children’s educational robotics workshops at Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. 5pm to 7pm: Visit of the royal pages and shows in the Antoni Albert i Nieto tent. 5pm to 8pm: Artificial ice skating rink in Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Donation 1€.
Santa Eulà ria
12pm: Riuland. Storytelling. ‘Yoav & Ahmed, una amistat més enllà dels murs’, with David and Monma. Free admission. Teatro España.
6:30pm Visit by the paje real and collection of letters. Plaza España.
7pm Visit bythe royal page, collection of letters and Christmas story. Cultural Center of es Puig d’en Valls.
Sant Antoni
12pm Magic workshop with Mago Albert at Espai Jove.
12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Opening of the children’s space la Fireta de Nadal in Passeig de ses Fonts.
12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Visit of the royal page to Passeig de ses Fonts.
5pm: Santa’s Band concert at the Casita de Navidad
Sant Josep:
11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm ‘Divernadal’. Games and activities for children in the sports center of Can Guerxo. Child minding service for children over 6 years old.
12am to 11pm Opening of the Espai Nadalenc in Sant Jordi square. Market, children’s activities, entertainment with DJ’s and concerts.
6pm ‘Els Casals de Sant Josep fan festa’. Workshop and games for young people and rap night in the tent. Free buses at 5:30pm from the Casals Bauxa and Xerinola.
6pm: ‘Party pagès’. Family board games in the Saló Joan XIII of es Cubells.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TH
Three Wise Men
Eivissa
11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Christmas market and Christmas products in Vara de Rey.
5pm to 8pm: Artificial ice skating rink in Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Donation 1 €.
6:30pm: Royal cavalcade Arrival of the Three Wise Men at the port of Eivissa and parade through the main streets of the city.
Santa Eulà ria
12pm: Riuland. la mà gia dels colors’, with Showsibiza. Free admission. Teatro España.
6pm Arrival of the Kings to Santa Eulà ria.
6:30pm The Kings disembark at the sailing school.
7:00pm: Royal cavalcade along the streets Sant Llorenç, Sant Joan, José Guasch Vich, Sant Jaume, stopping at the chapel of Lourdes for worship, and Plaza España.
8pm Delivery of gifts at the Plaza España (gifts can be left at the Teatro España from 3 to 5 pm).
7pm Arrival of the Three Wise Men at Santa Gertrudis and delivery of gifts.
8pm Arrival of the Kings at Sant Carles and delivery of gifts.
Sant Antoni:
12pm: Magic show ‘Excalibur’ with Alexis & Darius at Passeig de ses Fonts.
6:30pm Arrival of the Three Wise Men at the port. Welcome and parade through the main streets of the town with a stop for the offering at the parish church.
Sant Josep:
11am to 2pm ‘Divernadal’. Games and activities for children in the sports center of Can Guerxo. Child minding for children over 6 years old.
12am to 11pm Opening of the Espai Nadalenc in Plaza Sant Jordi. Market, children’s activities, entertainment with DJ’s and concerts.
5:30pm: Royal Cavalcade in Sant Josep. Arrival of the Three Kings and passing out of gifts in the tent.
7:00pm: Royal cavalcade in Sant AgustÃ. Departure from the Escoles Velles to the village.
7:30pm: Royal cavalcade in Cala de Bou. From the municipal offices to the Auditori Caló de s’Oli.
8pm: Royal parade in Sant Jordi. Arrival of the Three Wise Men and delivery of gifts at CEIP Sant Jordi.
Sant Joan
6pm: Three Kings Parade in Sant Miquel. Chocolate for everyone at the end.
Formentera
Three Kings Parade. Departure at 5:15pm from Far de la Mola and visits Plaza Pilar de la Mola at 5:30pm, Sant Ferran church plaza at 6:30pm and Plaza Sant Francesc Constitució at 7:30pm.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH
Christmas
Eivissa
11am to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Christmas market and Christmas products in Vara de Rey.
11am to 1:30pm and 4:30pm to 9pm: Artificial ice skating rink in Plaza Antoni Albert i Nieto. Donation 1€.
12 noon: Three Kings Parade des Clot. Children’s party with a performance by Tita Aurora and the dancers des Clot. Chocolate.
Santa Eulà ria
10:30am: The Three Wise Men in es Puig d’en Valls. Departure from Can Negre and arrival and delivery of gifts at 11:30am at the church plaza.
11am: Epiphany Mass in es Puig d’en Valls with the parish choir.
11am Epiphany Mass at Puig de Missa with ‘caramelles’ by sa Colla des Puig de Missa.
12 noon: Epiphany Mass in the church of Sant Carles with ‘caramelles’ by es Xacoters de sa Torre.
12 noon: Epiphany Mass in the church of Santa Gertrudis with the ‘gotxos’.
12:30pm Epiphany Mass in the church of Jesus with ‘caramelles’ by sa Colla de l’Horta.
1pm: Arrival of the Kings to Jesus and delivery of gifts.
8pm Concert. ‘Un Nadal medieval’ with Trobairitz. Chapel of Lourdes.
Sant Antoni
12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Opening of the children’s space la Fireta de Nadal in Passeig de ses Fonts.
12:30pm: Contest ‘Saber y Nadal especial Reyes’, with the magician Alexis, at the Casita de Navidad.
Sant Josep:
11am Epiphany Mass in the church of Sant Josep.
12 noon Epiphany Mass in the church of es Cubells.
12 noon Three Wise Men Mass in Sant Jordi followed by ball pagès and awards ceremony of the photography contest ‘Els nostres nadals’.
12pm to 11pm Opening of the Espai Nadalenc in Sant Jordi square. Market, children’s activities, entertainment with DJ’s and concerts.
6pm: Arrival of the Three Wise Men at the Plaza de es Cubells, parade and delivery of gifts in the archery gallery.
6pm: Children’s cinema, ‘Encanto’, at the Can Jeroni cultural center. Free admission.
Sant Joan
12pm Concert by the Sant Joan Parish Choir to benefit Caritas in the church of Sant Joan.
5pm: Three Wise Men parade in Sant Joan.
6pm: Three Wise Men parade in Sant Llorenç.
Can Bonet and ses Païsses festivities
11am: Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men.
12 noon: Delivery of gifts in the marquee with music by The Santa’s Band.
SATURDAY JANUARY 7TH
Christmas
Santa Eulà ria
8pm Concert with vocals and piano by Isabel Albaladejo and MarÃa José Perete. Sant Carles Parish Center.
Sant Antoni
12pm to 2pm and 5pm to 8pm Opening of the children’s space la Fireta de Nadal in Passeig de ses Fonts
Sant Josep:
12pm to 11pm Opening of the Espai Nadalenc in Sant Jordi square. Market, children’s activities, entertainment with DJ’s and concerts.
7:30pm Concert by the Sant Jordi Parish Choir in the church of Sant Jordi.
8pm Theater ‘Matrimoni per medecina’, by Grup de Teatre Es Cubells, in the tent of Sant AgustÃ.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH
Christmas
Santa Eulà ria
11am Mass with ‘caramelles de Nadal’ by es Xacoters de sa Torre in the church of es Puig d’en Valls.
Sant Antoni
12pm to 2pm Opening of the children’s space la Fireta de Nadal in Passeig de ses Fonts
12.30pm: Concert by The 3 Wise Monkeys to close the Mercat de Nadal.
Sant Josep
9:30am Mass with ‘caramelles de Nadal’ by es Xacoters de sa Torre in the church of Sant Francesc.
12 noon Fun and Trucks at the Auditori Caló de s’Oli.
2pm: Concert by Lenox Lounge
ART
‘Supermercat de l’Art 2022’ Works by 16 artists from Ibiza at popular prices. From 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)
EXHIBITIONS
‘Un año del revés’. Exhibition of illustrations from the book by Paquita Marà Boned. From December 20th to January 7th at the Far de ses Coves Blanques in Sant Antoni. From Tuesday to Saturday from 4pm to 7pm
Pol-linitzadors. Collective exhibition of artists from the islands and the Mediterranean. Until February 22nd
Valeria Gaia ‘Les esglèsies blanques’. Photography of churches of Ibiza. Can Jeroni de Sant Josep cultural center. From Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 1:30pm. Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Until January 15th. Closed January 6th.
Formentera Collective Christmas exhibition Works by artists from the island. Ajuntament Vell de Formentera Hall. Until 2023
‘Revista Eivissa, 50 anys fent cultura i paÃs’, tribute to the 50 years of the emblematic magazine of the IEE in Sa Nostra Sala (C/d’Aragó, 17, Eivissa). Until the end of the year
‘Life and death in the rural world of the ‘Aybshm Punic’ Temporary exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of Eivissa. Until 2023
Pedro MarÃa Asensio ‘Oceà Interior’, paintings. Cultural Space of the Lighthouse of La Mola. Formentera. Until March 25, 2023
STREET MARKETS
Sant Jordi: Second hand market. Every Saturday from 8am to 3pm at the Hippodrome de Sant Jordi
Las Dalias: Handicrafts, clothing, accessories and products from all over the world. Sant Carles. Saturdays from 10am to 5pm and Sundays from 11am to 5pm
Forada market of artisan products and gastronomy of Ibiza. Every Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
Formentera:
Sant Francesc second hand market: Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11am to 2pm. All the year
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