Children go to bed excited after this event to wake up the next day to find their presents delivered. The arrival of the Three Kings is celebrated on the night of the 5 January to celebrate the Feast of Epiphany, with the day after, the 6 January, celebrated as a public holiday. These nativity scenes are a huge part of the Christmas festivities and visitors will queue up to see them. Christmas Eve is one of the most popular times of year to visit Palma Cathedral to hear the singing of the Sibil.ila.

You can read more about New Year’s Eve in Mallorca here. New Year’s Day in Mallorca – what’s it like? Traditionally the Three Kings bring children presents on the night of the 5 January, however, the rise of Santa Claus in popular culture means that many children in Spain will receive a small gift on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. But more on that later. Keep up to date with everything happening in Mallorca in the run-up to Christmas by subscribing to the Mallorca Under the Sun Youtube channel and join the Facebook Group too. Vintage Port – Made from the best grapes of a single year, the “vintage” refers to an outstanding harvest. After being aged for around two years, vintage ports are further aged in bottles. The best ones can be aged for decades and are both powerful and elegant. They go well with dark chocolate, blue cheeses or on their own.Normally sweets are thrown from the floats at the Three Kings parade past waiting children and families who line the streets. You’ll hear children chanting the name of their favourite King, whether it’s Melchior, Balthasar and Caspar.

This starts at 11 pm but arrive early if you would like to take part. Santa Lucia at Palma Cathedral But look out for the pooping man who is always placed in the nativity scene. In Catalan, he is called “ A Caganer“.

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However, in 2022, these events were restricted to residents. It remains to be seen if this will be the case in 2023. You will find smaller markets too in towns running through the centre of the island. Midnight Mass in Palma Cathedral There are also Christmas fairground rides in Palma which can be found in Plaza España, outside Mercat Oliver, Plaza Mayor and in Parc de la Mar to keep the little ones busy.