- 1st January - Año Nuevo / New Year's Day
- 5th January - Epifanía / Epiphany
- 19th March - Dia de San José / St. Joseph's Day
- Late March or early April - Jueves Santo / Maundy Thursday
- Late March or early April - Viernes Santo / Good Friday
- 1st May - Fiesta del Trabajo / Labour Day
- 15th August - La Asunción / Feast of the Assumption
- 12th October - Nacional de España / National Day
- 1st November - Todos los Santos / All Saints' Day
- 6th December - Dia de la Constitución / Constitution Day
- 8th December - La Inmaculada Concepción / Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 25th December - Navidad / Christmas Day
Ibiza Special Events 2012 / 2013
A variety of occasions are detailed for a taste of what Ibiza and its neighbouring islands have to offer. However, the already busy social calendar of the island is continually being added to.
January
- Revelta i Beneides de Sant Antoni Abat - January 16th and 17th, this fiesta in Mallorca includes bonfires, parades, dancing, feasting and many people in costumes
- Processo dels Tres Tocs - January 17th, in Ciutadella, Menorca, this procession celebrates the victory of Alfonso III over the Muslims in 1287
- Festa de Sant Sebastia - January 20th, in Pollenca, Mallorca, a procession with two dancers, known as cavallets, mounting wooden horses
February
- Carnival Parades - February and March, many fancy dress balls mark the end of the Carnival before Lent. Palma hosts the most spectacular fiesta, known as the Cavalcade (Sa Rua)
March
- Semana Santa - held on Maundy Thursday in Palma, Mallorca, a procession leaves the church of La Sang, carrying a crucifix. On Good Friday, many other parades are held in towns, including Palma and Sinue in Mallorca and Mao in Menorca
April
- Festa Sant Francesc - April 2nd, a popular feast of St. Francis is celebrated throughout the islands
- Festa Sant Jordi - April 23rd, this feast day of the patron saint of many towns and villages is celebrated on all of the islands
- Princess Sofia Trophy - in Palma, Mallorca, this yachting regatta ranks amongst the most important in the Balearic islands
May
- Festa de Maig - first Sunday in May in Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, this spring flower festival is one of the most colourful fiestas in the Balearic islands
- Festa de Nostra Sanyora de la Victoria - second Sunday in May, held in Soller and Port de Soller, Mallorca, these mock battles are staged to mark the raid by the Turkish pirates in 1561
- Eivissa Medieval - second Sunday in May, held in Eivissa, Ibiza, this new festival includes concerts and dancing, celebrating the declaration of Dalt Villa as a World Heritage Site in 1992
- Ibiza International Film Festival (IFF) - first staged in 2007, with independent movie screenings and a glitzy awards ceremony
June
- Corpus Christi - held in Pollenca, Mallorca, this popular festival includes the 'Dance of the Eagles' and is performed in the main town square
- Sant Antoni de Juny - June 13th, held in Arta, Mallorca, this feast includes parades of locals dressed up as horses
- Sant Joan - June 24th, held in Ciutadella, Menorca, horses are a major part of this event, which is King Juan Carlos's name day
- Romeria de Sant Marcal - June 30th, in Sa Cabeneta, Mallorca, this is a popular fair which is also held in other towns
July
- Dia de Virgen de Carmen - July 15th to 16th, held all over the Balearic islands. The feast of the patron saint of sailors includes parades and the blessing of fishing boats
- Passejada dies Bou i Carro Triunfal - July 27th to 28th, held in Valldemossa, Mallorca, this celebration includes a feast, a bull and a procession of carts
August
- Copa del Rey - first week in August, held in Palma, Mallorca, this large and very popular international yachting regatta is held under the patronage of King Juan Carlos
- Sant Ciriac - August 8th, held in Ibiza, this feast commemorates the Spanish recapture of these islands
- Festa de Sant Lorenc - second week in August, held in Alaior, Menorca, with riding displays in the streets
- Assumption of the Virgin - August 15th, this is a major festival held throughout Spain
- Sant Agustin - August 28th, held in Felantix, Mallorca, this fiesta includes horse-riding shows and dancing
September
- Processio de la Beata - first Sunday in September, held in Santa Margalida, Mallorca, this procession of floats and people dressed in folk costumes honours Sant Catalina
- Diada de Catalunya - September 11th, this is a national holiday throughout the islands
- Festa des Vermar - last Sunday in September, held in Binissalem, Mallorca, this grape-harvest festival includes floats and also concerts
- Festa del Melo - last Sunday in September, held in Vilafranca de Bonany, Mallorca, this watermelon festival celebrates the end of the harvest
October
- Dia de la Hispanidad - October 12th, a national Spanish holiday, held to commemorate the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492
- Festa de Virgin - October 21st, held in Palma, Mallorca, this festival includes large amounts of cakes, singing and general festivities
- Festa dies Butifarro - third Sunday in October, held in Sant Joan, Mallorca, this festival includes the eating of endless tasty sausages
November
- Sant Carles - November 4th, held in Ibiza, this is the patron saint's day and is celebrated throughout the island
- Dilous Bo - third Thursday in November, held in Inca, Mallorca, this is an important agricultural feast, including fairs
- Birthday of Junipero Serra - November 24th, the birthday of this Franciscan monk is celebrated throughout the region
December
- Noche Buena - December 24th, Christmas Eve celebrations, including nativity plays and midnight mass, throughout the islands
- Santos Inocentes - December 28th, a Spanish equivalent of April Fool's day, when jokes and pranks abound
- Festa de l'Estandard - December 31st, held in Palma, Mallorca, this feast commemorates the town's conquest in 1229
With much of Ibiza being known for its late-night partying, fun-filled fiestas and youthful character, the island has become famed for its summertime music festivals and live music events. There is certainly no shortage of things to do here.
