Twice
a week, on Tuesday and Sunday, market stallholders from an over the
island arrive at Alcudia, fruit, vegetables, clothes, footwear ,flowers,handicrafts,…bring
colour and joy to the market. It´s advisable to walk round Alcudia
any day of the week all through the year. There are shops for all tastes;
clothes, footwear, pastries (where you´ll find the famous “ensaimada”)
newspapers etc.Alcudia organises
its annual Fair during the first weekend in October. The Streets become
an open-air exhibition of industrial a commercial items, handicrafts
and agricultural machiners. During the Fair several cultural activities
as such as Majorcan dance exhibition, the “L´estol del Rei
en Jaume”, a pair of gigantic carnival figures parodying local
public figures parade around the streets.
The most
popular “festes” of Alcudia are: Sant Antoni y Sant Sebastià.
These two Saint´s day festivals are held in Alcudia on the 17th
and 20th of January respectively, and the traditional foguerons or bonfires
are lit in the streets. Local custom blends religious and pagan rites
in this celebration of the winter solstice.
In the afternoon of the 16th , a colla or pair of devils are released
from theTown Hall, and together with Sant Antoni Abat they insure a
lively celebration.
EASTER
WEEK:
Religious processions are held on Maundy Thirsday and Good Friday in
Alcudia as in most of the Mediterranean region.Easter Week culminates
on Easter Sunday with the “Encontre” or reunion procession,known
locally as “els tres botets”.
SANT
PERE: The
holiday feast of Sant Pere,patron of sailors,is celebrated on the 29th
of June.Boats are decorated and accompany a statue of Sant Pere in a
maritime procession around the bay.A large number of cultural activities
and games are hled in the port the previous week.
MOTHER
OF GOD DE LA VICTORIA:
The holiday feast of the Mother of God de la Victoria is held on the
1st and 2nd of July in the Hermitage of that name.In the evening there
are public dances and the Municipal Band concert.Mass is celebrated
with a floral offering,followed by games and races for young and old.
SANT
JAUME:
The 25th of July is Sant Jaume,patron saint of Alcudia.The festivities
last a week and a large range of activities are offered:musical concerts,fair
and dance,theatre and exhibitions as well as religious ceremonies.Every
three years,on the 26th of July,a procession with the Sant Crist is
held which commemorates the miracle that occurs in 1507 when,,according
to local tradition,the statue sweat blood putting an end to a long drought.
LES
LLANTERNES:
On the night of the 24th of August,Alcudia youngest residents take the
streets with lanterns made out with melons and watermelons while singing
tradicional Majorcan folk songs.
Twice
a week, on Tuesday and Sunday, market stallholders from an over the
island arrive at Alcudia, fruit, vegetables, clothes, footwear ,flowers,handicrafts,…bring
colour and joy to the market. It´s advisable to walk round Alcudia
any day of the week all through the year. There are shops for all tastes;
clothes, footwear, pastries (where you´ll find the famous “ensaimada”)
newspapers etc.Alcudia 
organises
its annual Fair during the first weekend in October. The Streets become
an open-air exhibition of industrial a commercial items, handicrafts
and agricultural machiners. During the Fair several cultural activities
as such as Majorcan dance exhibition, the “L´estol del Rei
en Jaume”, a pair of gigantic carnival figures parodying local
public figures parade around the streets.
The
holiday feast of Sant Pere,patron of sailors,is celebrated on the 29th
of June.Boats are decorated and accompany a statue of Sant Pere in a
maritime procession around the bay.A large number of cultural activities
and games are hled in the port the previous week.
