Pollença’s La Patrona Festival

Those successful Pollença will person nan unsocial chance to acquisition 1 of nan astir anticipated taste Mallorcan events of nan year, nan La Patrona Festival. This vibrant show draws inspiration from Spain’s Moors and Christians festival, and will see everything from music, food, celebrations, parades, and mock humanities battles that are judge to enchant history buffs and festivalgoers alike.

The main quadrate of Pollença will beryllium dressed up and transformed pinch a centre shape and a large gazebo wherever concerts, children’s entertainment, demonstrations, markets, show nutrient carts, parties, and moreover sporting events will return place. On nan past time of nan Festival, location will beryllium a ample mock conflict which recreates a celebrated pirate onslaught and has been reenacted astatine slightest since nan twelvemonth 1860, representing nan conflict betwixt nan Moors and nan Christians. The mock conflict will statesman astatine nan Plaça de l’Almoina and will spell up nan main thoroughfare (Carrer Major), finishing astatine nan Ca n’Escarrinxo field, wherever nan Christians yet seizure nan pirate flag.

The Festival will return spot complete nan full week, but nan emblematic mock conflict will return spot connected nan time dedicated to nan Mare de Deu dels Angels, August 2 and extremity successful a monolithic fireworks display. The accepted and taste arena is 1 of nan biggest celebrations of nan municipality and will surely beryllium a spectacle, for some newbies and knowledgeable festivalgoers.