Mallorca: The party island

The Balearic islands are quite a famous destination for people who like partying. Ibiza and some parts of Mallorca especially such as Magaluf and Arenal are really popular and you've probably heard about them. Actually, as Mallorcan people we are more used to other kinds of festivals which also take place on our island. The difference is that the parties we know are smaller, they take place during the whole year and there are different ones all around the island; the variety is huge and you can find very boring ones but also extremely fun ones and some others which are quite strange. 

Es Much 

This festival takes place in a little town called Sineu which is in the middle of our island. If you go to the festival you have to wear pink clothes and be ready to get wet! People who go to "Es Much" eat, dance, drink, dance and walk around the town and have fun watching a kind of parade where some people wear funny costumes. Besides, there are kind of water slides in some streets which are very cool.

Holi festivals

The origin of these festivals comes from an indian tradition. In the past years, they have become very popular taking place in a lot of towns around the island. If you go to a holi festival you'll get wet and full of paint while you're dancing to the rhythm of latino and electro music. We always have a lot of fun at these festivals!

Romana

This festival takes place in our hometown Alcúdia near to an ancient Roman town, during an entire summer night. As in most of our festivals, you'll have to wear a costume; in this case, white clothes to dress as if you were roman while you dance until the sun rises.

Beata 

This is actually not a festival but it's a traditional event that we find good fun. It consists in watching and being part of a parade where you have to carry a jar. People dress up as demons trying to destroy your jar and it's pretty fun. You also have to wear traditional mallorcan costume.

I hope we can go to some festivals together during your stay in Mallorca.

Miquel and Julienne