Es Castell celebrates the "Festes de Sant Jaume"

Last Thursday, July 17, the activities for the "Festes de Sant Jaume" started in Es Castell, and several concerts and other cultural activities have already been held.

The horses, horseriders and traditional protocol will be the protagonists as from Thursday, July 24, with the first sound of the pipe, at 10 a.m. outside the Town Hall, and the announcement through the streets of the town of the arrival of the patron saint festivities. As from 4 p.m. there will be the hand over of the Sant Jaume flag to the "caixer fadrí" and the grouping of the "qualcada" will start. At 5 p.m. the bells will chime and the Band of Migjorn Gran will appear, accompanied by the groups of Gegants, Capgrossos i Grallers of Es Castell'. At 7 p.m. the Solemn Completes will be held in the Roser church and at 8 p.m. the awaited "Jaleo" will start outside the Town Hall. The events of the day will end with a popular dance with the groups Guateque Maravillas and Polaris.

On Friday, June 25, festivity of Sant Jaume, at 8 a.m. the Banda des Migjorn, accompanied by the Gegants, Capgrossos i Grallers of Es Castell, will interpret the "Diana Florejada" and the "qualcada" will start again. At 10.30 a.m. the Mass for the caixers in the church, followed by the Jaleo in the Plaza de la Esplanada. At 3 p.m. in the Town Hall the traditional drink for the Caixers; as from 4 p.m. the share out of the "aiguaros" through the streets of the town, at 7.30 p.m. horse races and at 9 p.m., the last sound of the pipe outside the Town Hall. The day will end with a popular dance in the Esplanada and firework display from the Plana Island.

The programme will continue until Saturday, 26, festivity of Santa Anna, the day in which the festivities transfer to Cales Fonts, where, as from 5 p.m. there will be regattas for children and youngsters, and a swimming race from the Llatzeret to the headland of Cales Fonts. This will be followed by a musical evening by the sea and the programme will end for this year with a grand fire cracker on the Santa Anna cliff.

More information: Full programme of activities in PDF format (English version)

Photos © Archive BalearWeb: Sant Jaume 2002
1. Caixers entering the church
2. Share out of the "aiguaros" in the church
3. Jaleo outside the Town Hall

Datum: 17/07/2003

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