📸✨ PHOF – Mallorca PhotoFest 2026
Mallorca’s First International Photography & Image Festival
📅 April 25 – August 30, 2026
📍 Island-wide – Palma & municipalities across Mallorca
Mallorca steps onto the international stage of visual culture with the first edition of PHOF – Mallorca PhotoFest — a new biennial festival dedicated to photography and contemporary image-making, led by Art Palma Contemporani.
For over four months, the island becomes a living exhibition space, with more than 30 projects, 50+ events, and a network of 30+ venues connecting Palma with towns across Mallorca.
🌟 Opening Event
📅 April 25 · 12:00
📍 Centre Cultural La Misericòrdia (Pati de Dones), Palma
The festival officially launches with a large-scale opening bringing together artists, curators, institutions, and the public in one of Palma’s most emblematic cultural spaces.
✨ What to expect
🖼️ Exhibitions across the island
From major institutions to independent galleries — featuring internationally renowned artists like Joan Fontcuberta, Donna Ferrato, Pixy Liao, Jamie Diamond, Axel Hütte and more
🎤 Talks, round tables & artist encounters
Conversations exploring photography, narrative, and visual culture
📚 Photobook programme
Dedicated to editing, publishing, and collecting
🚶 Free guided PhotoTours
Curated visits across galleries and cultural spaces (May–August)
📰 PhotoStreet Press (May 15 – June 15)
Photojournalism installations in Palma’s public spaces
🎬 Calvià PhotoFilm
A curated film series exploring photography through cinema (May dates)
🎓 Workshops & educational activities
From cyanotype sessions for families to professional-level training
🏛️ Key venues & locations
Fundació Miró Mallorca · Es Baluard · Casal Solleric · La Misericòrdia · Fundación Juan March · CaixaForum Palma · Casa Planas · Fundació Toni Catany
- leading galleries including Kewenig, Baró, ABA ART, Xavier Fiol, Florit/Florit, 6a Taller i Galeria, Galería Maior, A66 Gallery and more
The festival also expands beyond Palma to Alaró, Campos, Felanitx, Inca, Manacor, Marratxí, Santanyí and beyond — reinforcing its island-wide reach.
📲 Explore the festival
📖 Official Programme – Find out more here or see the full program below.
🚶✨ PhotoWalks & Guided Visits (Free Programme)
One of the best ways to experience PHOF is through its free guided PhotoWalks — curated routes across galleries and cultural spaces, offering deeper insight into the exhibitions, often alongside experts and mediators. Sign up here!
🗓 Upcoming PhotoWalks (Spanish):
📍 May 8 · 17:00
6A Galería d’Art · Galería REUS · ADEMA
📍 May 21 · 17:00
Florit/Florit · Galería Xavier Fiol · Casal Solleric
📍 June 10 · 17:00
Galería Baró · Molteni & C · La Misericòrdia
📍 July 9 · 17:00
ABA ART Lab · Kewenig · La Misericòrdia
🚌 Special Bus Tours (Free):
📍 July 26 · 10:00
Fundació Toni Catany · A66 Gallery
📍 August 8 · 10:00
Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró · CCA Andratx
Meeting point for bus tours: Plaça de la Reina, Palma
💫 A festival with depth
PHOF is not just about exhibitions – it’s a multi-layered cultural project combining:
• Contemporary creation
• Education & visual literacy
• Public participation
• Sustainable, slow cultural tourism
It builds on the legacy of Palma Photo (2001–2015) while reimagining it for today’s image-driven world.
💛 Why it matters
With its first edition, PHOF positions Mallorca as a key destination for contemporary visual culture, coinciding with major cultural moments like Nit de l’Art’s 30th anniversary and the return of Art Cologne Palma.
📲 Good to know
• Many guided visits are free (registration required)
• Events run across multiple months and locations
• Full programme: 👉 artpalmacontemporani.com
📸 A summer-long invitation to look closer, think deeper, and experience Mallorca through the lens of contemporary photography.
