Festivals

Menorca is known for its festivals that take part during the summer months.
Horse games tend to be very popular, with experienced riders taking on dangerous stunts and executing famous skills.

January
17 January	In all Menorcan villages. Menorca celebrates its liberation from the Muslim rule during the winter.	St. Anthony‘s Day
Easter Sunday	Matançes de Bujots	The "killing of the rag dolls". This traditional festival takes part in Ciutadella to poke fun at the politicians.
June
23/24 June	Ciutadella	Saint Joan Festival This 3-day festival (The day of the lamb; Saint Joan‘s eve and the day of Saint Joan) marks the beginning of all Menorcan summer festivals. It offers a fabulous display of horse-riding, which includes jousting and "jaleo" (horse rearing on its hind legs). After the caragol ("snail"), when the horses are circling the Plaza del Borne, they leave the town for the Sant Joan de Missa church.
29 June	Port of Mahon	Saint Peter
July
15 July	Fornells	Virgen del Carmen
Third weekend	Es Mercadal	Saint Martin
Last Sunday of July or first Sunday of August	Es Migjorn Gran	Saint Christopher
25 July	Es Castell	Saint James
August
First weekend	Llucmaçens	Saint Cajetan
Weekend after August 10	Alaior	Saint Lawrence
24 August	Ferrerias	Saint Bartolomew
25 August	Sant Lluis	Saint Louis
Third weekend	Sant Climent	Saint Clement
September
7/8/9	Mahón	Verge del Carme

These dates may vary.
If they fall on a work-day, they are postponed to the following weekend.