Sant Salvador fiestas in Artà

Artà celebrates its patron, Sant Salvador, in early August, and the big day is the 6th. Key moments: on the 5th at 19:00, the parade through the lower part of town with the capgrossos (big-headed figures), pipers, authorities and the brass band, and at midnight a big fireworks display; on the 6th at 10:00, the parade through the upper part of town and, at 20:00, a solemn mass with the Orfeó Artanenc choir, followed by the big verbena (street dance) in Plaça del Conqueridor; and on the 7th at 19:00, mass and the ball de la cisterna (folk dance) on the esplanade of the Sant Salvador sanctuary at the top of the town, with Artà Balla i Canta and the pipers. The fiestas start a few days earlier with the Estol de Bellpuig walk, the opening speech and the correfoc (fire run). Tip: you reach the sanctuary on foot up the stairway from the centre; wear comfortable shoes and bring water.