🌹📖 Sant Jordi 2026 – IEB Cultural Program
April 17 – May 2, 2026
Palma & across the Balearic Islands
Sant Jordi isn’t just one day — and the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics (IEB) proves it with a rich cultural program that stretches across weeks, spaces, and even islands.
From literary talks and workshops to family activities, guided routes, and performances, this program brings together language, culture, and storytelling in all its forms.
👉 Expect a more cultural, reflective side of Sant Jordi – beyond the crowds, deeper into Mallorca’s literary world.
✨ 📍 Main Program Highlights in Palma
🗓 April 18
📍 Valldemossa / Palma
- 10:00 – Guided visit “Joan Alcover i la Serra” with Joan Carles Palos
👉 A literary route connecting landscape and poetry
🗓 April 21
📍 Can Campaner, Palma
- 19:00 – Presentation of the XXXIX Historical Studies Conference proceedings
👉 Focus: Sanç I of Mallorca & the Mediterranean in the 14th century
🗓 April 22
📍 Arxiu del Regne de Mallorca
- 17:30 – Talk: “Com voleu, germans, que canti” by Joan Pons Bover
- 18:30 – Presentation: “Illes de paraules”
👉 A strong literary afternoon blending narrative and music
🗓 April 23 – Sant Jordi Day
📍 Plaça de Cort (Palma)
- 17:00 – Workshop: Create your own nature-inspired mini-book with Nívola Uyà
- 17:30 – Guided literary walk around Palma (Joan Alcover route)
📍 Can Campaner
- 19:00 – Performance: “L’amor, la set” (centenary of Blai Bonet)
👉 Plus:
- Book sales & IEB publications available all day
🗓 April 23
📍 Biblioteca Pública “Can Sales”
- 10:00 – 20:00 – “Paraules que alimenten”
👉 Book exchange for food donations - 18:00 – Storytelling: “Contes per canviar el món”
🗓 April 25
📍 Biblioteca Pública “Can Sales”
- 11:00 & 12:00 – Family workshop:
“Canta’m un conte – How to awaken a sleeping dragon”
🗓 May 2
📍 Ca n’Oleo, Palma
- 16:00 – Book presentation:
“El Patronat i les festes de Sant Antoni de Manacor”
🎭 📚 Activities Across Mallorca
🗓 April 20 – Manacor
- Book presentation at Institució Antoni Maria Alcover
🌍 Beyond Mallorca (IEB Network)
The program extends across the Balearic Islands:
📍 Ibiza (Museu Arqueològic d’Eivissa i Formentera)
- April 17 – Archaeological publication presentation
- April 23 – Book market (with discounts)
- April 24 – Collective art exhibition
✍️ 📖 Catalan Language Centres Program
Activities also take place across Inca, Manacor, Palma, Ciutadella & Ibiza:
🗓 April 21
- Bookbinding workshop (create your own notebook)
🗓 April 22
- Poetry activity in Ciutadella
🗓 April 24
- Creative writing workshop:
Rewrite the Sant Jordi legend
🎁 📚 Giveaway: “Illes de Paraules”
- 📅 April 18 – May 8
- 🎁 Win 2 books from the collection
- 📢 Winner announced: May 13
✨ Why this program stands out
While the streets of Palma fill with roses and books, the IEB program offers something different:
👉 A slower, deeper Sant Jordi
👉 Focused on language, heritage & storytelling
👉 Spread across libraries, archives, and cultural institutions
It’s the side of Sant Jordi where you don’t just celebrate books —
you understand where they come from.
