🎶✨ Mallorca Will Sing La Balanguera Together This Friday
On May 29, 2026, schools, villages, cities and communities across Mallorca are being invited to come together for a very special collective moment: a simultaneous island-wide singing of La Balanguera, the official anthem of Mallorca.
Organised by Obra Cultural Balear, the initiative commemorates two important anniversaries in Mallorcan cultural history:
📖 The centenary of the death of poet Joan Alcover
🎼 100 years since the first musical performance of La Balanguera in 1926, with music by Amadeu Vives
Over the decades, La Balanguera has evolved from a literary poem into one of Mallorca’s most emotional collective symbols – officially recognised as the island’s anthem in 1996.
This year’s celebration aims to go far beyond an institutional commemoration and instead become a truly popular, participatory island-wide event, with voices joining together simultaneously across Mallorca.
✨ Two island-wide moments
🏫 12:00 — Schools & educational centres sing together
Schools, institutes and the Universitat de les Illes Balears have been invited to pause classes and gather in courtyards, playgrounds and communal spaces for a collective singing involving both students and teachers.
The initiative is supported by FAPA Mallorca and educational centres across the island.
🌍 20:00 — Simultaneous public singing across Mallorca
The second major moment of the day takes place at 20:00, when towns, villages and cities across Mallorca will simultaneously sing La Balanguera together in public squares and gathering spaces.
The call is open to everyone – residents, visitors, choirs, music groups, families and anyone wanting to take part in a collective cultural moment connected to the island’s identity and history.
✨ Participating towns & cities include:
📍 Palma
📍 Manacor
📍 Alcúdia
📍 Pollença
📍 Sóller
📍 Valldemossa
📍 Binissalem
📍 Santanyí
📍 Calvià
📍 Llucmajor
📍 Artà
📍 Andratx
📍 Inca
📍 Deià
📍 Esporles
📍 Santa Maria del Camí
📍 Ses Salines
📍 Sineu
📍 Puigpunyent
– alongside dozens of other municipalities across Mallorca.
🗺️ Full participating map & local activities available here.
✨ What to expect
🎶 Simultaneous island-wide singing of La Balanguera
🏫 School & community participation across Mallorca
🎼 Choirs, music groups & local associations
🌍 A collective celebration of Mallorcan culture & identity
✨ One of the island’s most symbolic cultural moments of the year
📅 Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
⏰ 12:00 — Educational centres across Mallorca
⏰ 20:00 — Public singing in towns & cities island-wide
📍 Locations: Squares, schools & public spaces across Mallorca
💶 Participation: Free & open to everyone