Tuesday, 20th August 2024
CALVIÀ PREPARES FOR THE KING EN JAUME FESTIVITIES
WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL EVENT AT THE SANTA PONÇA CROSS AND CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Programme
Calvià will celebrate the king En Jaume Festivities, which commemorate every year the Jaume I troops' landing in Santa Ponça, 795 years ago. The king En Jaume Festivities are for Calvià a sign of identity and tradition that reinforces the social cohesion of the municipality. The institutional event at the landing Cross will be held on Thursday 29th August, with the speech of the mayor of Calvià, Juan Antonio Amengual, and the performance of the Moors and Christians groups, souls of the party. Other activities that will take place are the Calvià giants gathering, the presentation of banners, the medieval market, the Saracen parade, the landing and battle of the Moorish and Christian troops, or the solemn mass.
King En Jaume festivities 2024 programme
The bulk of the traditional and already consolidated programme, will take place from 28th August to 8th September in Santa Ponça, in commemoration of the 795th anniversary of the king En Jaume's landing. The exhibition of the selected painting and photography works of the king En Jaume 2024 awards, although the awards ceremony will not take place until 25th October, will be inaugurated on Wednesday 28th in Calvià Town Hall's exhibition hall.
As for the traditional events, the participation of about 1.400 people from the 11 Moorish and 11 Christian groups is expected. The historical recreation aspects are advised by Bernat Carrot, a microbiologist passionate about the Middle Ages who helps in the designs of the costumes, swords, shields... To faithfully reproduce the history and the battle between Moors and Christians, he relies on the Llibre dels Feits and bibliography on medieval history, thus ensuring a recreation as authentic as possible.
Entertainment and culture
A free of charge children's workshop, organised by "Geganters de Calvià", will be held at the Santa Ponça cultural centre from 26th to 28th August, and the king En Jaume 2024 Awards exhibition will be inaugurated in Calvià Town Hall's exhibition hall on Wednesday 28th. The XXIII Giants' gathering will take place in Santa Ponça on Saturday 31st August, followed by dancing in the evening. The festivities will continue until 8th September, with activities such as the Night of Fire, the medieval market, Moorish and Christian battles recreations, and a fireworks display to close the celebrations.
Sports activities
Sports will also have their time and space in this year's king En Jaume Festivities. The XXIX Tour around the Islands, a sea kayaking and paddle surfing competition, will be held on 24th August. The I Popular Mixed 4x4 Beach Volleyball Tournament will take place on 29th August on Santa Ponça beach. The II Frontenis Tournament will be played in the Santa Ponça sports centre on 30th and 31st August and on 1st September. As a novelty, there will be a slingshot demonstration on 2nd September. The XXXVIII king En Jaume Regatta will cross Salou to Santa Ponça from 5th to 7th September. Finally, the Nordic walking and the XXIV Swimming crossing in the Santa Ponça Bay will take place on 7th September.
