Festivals in Santa Eulària des Riu

Local festivals and other highly sought-after information about Santa Eulària des Riu

The patron saint's day of Santa Eulària des Riu is celebrated on 12 February. The municipal socioeconomic diagnosis describes the festival of Santa Eulària as a patron saint celebration, with cultural, recreational and sporting events for a long period around that date. Another very characteristic event of the town is the Feast of the First Diumenge of Maig, whose recent programme includes activities in the bay, the municipal library, the Sala Sant Jaume 72, the Capella de Lurdes, the promenade and other spaces in the urban centre.

• Main celebration day: 12 February, festividad de Santa Eulària des Riu.
• Usual duration: around several weeks of cultural, sporting, family and festive events around February; The Festes de Maig are concentrated around the first Sunday in May.
• Usual places: Plaça d'Espanya, passeig de s'Alamera, Santa Eulària bay, Capella de Lurdes, Sala Sant Jaume 72, Municipal Library, Teatro España, Palau de Congressos and other municipal spaces.
• Associated traditions: religious events, cultural activities, concerts, sports, dinghy sailing, exhibitions, reading club, children's events and neighbourhood meetings.
• Who participates: City Council, municipal departments, cultural entities, sports clubs, associations, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Local public holiday: The official work calendar of the Balearic Islands for 2026 sets 12 February and 5 August for the parishes of Santa Eulària and Puig d'en Valls; Other parishes in the municipality have 12 February and their own festival, such as Jesús, Sant Carles or Santa Gertrudis.
• Other cultural events: Festivals in Jesús, Sant Carles, Santa Gertrudis, es Puig d'en Valls, Es Canar and Cala Llonga, in addition to the cultural agenda of the Teatro España, cultural centres and Palau de Congressos.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Puig de Missa, Riu Can Planetes Interpretation Centre, Ca n'Andreu des Trull, Sala Barrau, Municipal Library, Sala Sant Jaume 72 and open-air ethnological heritage.

As a recent official reference, the City Council published the Festes de Maig programme. For public holidays, the official source is the 2026 work calendar of the Balearic Islands Government.