Festivals in Maó-Mahón

Local festivals of Maó-Mahón

The best-known festive reference of Maó are the Festivals in the Mare de Déu de Gràcia, associated with the calendar of early September and the municipal programming of culture and festivals. For specific schedules, routes and events each year, you must consult the City Council's current programme.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in the Mare de Déu de Gràcia.
• Main celebration day: entorno del 8 September, with programming that usually extends over several days.
• Usual duration: several days of events, with previous activities, main celebrations and subsequent cultural programming.
• Usual places: Plaça Constitució, centre of Maó, port and cultural spaces indicated by the annual programme.
• Associated traditions: popular events, music, cultural activities and festivals, Menorcan equestrian participation when the programme includes it and celebrations linked to Gràcia.
• Who participates: City Council, cultural entities, neighbors, visitors, municipal services, associations and groups linked to the festivals.
• Local public holiday: must be verified each year in the official work calendar; It is not necessarily equivalent to all the days of the festive programme.
• Other cultural events: municipal agenda, visits to the Teatre Principal de Maó, Ca n'Oliver programming and port activities.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Teatre Principal de Maó, Ca n'Oliver, heritage of the historic centre, natural port, Es Grau and municipal cultural routes.