Sant Jordi 2026 (Palma)

🌹📚 Sant Jordi 2026 à Palma

18 et 23 avril 2026 – Livres, roses et histoires envahissent la ville

Sant Jordi revient à Palma en 2026 avec un format élargi – Plus de jours, plus d'espaces et plus de façons d'en faire l'expérienceCe n'est plus seulement une célébration d'une journée ; elle s'étend à toute la ville, apportant livres et roses sur les places de quartier, dans les bibliothèques et les espaces culturels.

✨ Attendez-vous à une ville remplie de :

• étals de livres et de fleurs
• Séances de dédicaces toute la journée
• Spectacles vivants, ateliers et activités familiales
• Une ambiance festive propice à la flânerie, à la découverte et au partage

🌿 📍 Sant Jordi Warm-Up

Saturday, April 18, 2026 – “Llibres i roses a les places”

Before the big day, Palma sets the tone with a pre–Sant Jordi celebration across three neighbourhood locations – a more local, relaxed version of what’s to come.

📍 Villes :

• Plaça del Progrés
• Plaça París
• Carrer Nuredduna

(I.e. 10:00 – 14:00

✨ À quoi s'attendre :

• Book & flower stalls from local bookshops and florists
• Children’s storytelling sessions
• Street parades with caparrots Tom & Rosa
• Live music with a traditional Xaranga

🎭 Highlights:

• 10:30 – Storytelling sessions across all locations
• 11: 15 / 12: 15 / 13: 15 – Street parades with Tom & Rosa
• Family-friendly atmosphere all morning

A perfect way to experience Sant Jordi loin de la foule, especially if you’re with kids or want something more local.

🌹📖 Main Event: Sant Jordi Day

le jeudi 23 avril 2026

This is the day Palma transforms – the historic centre becomes a giant open-air book and flower market.

📍 Where it happens

(I.e. All day (approx. 10:00 – 20:00)

The celebration spreads across the entire city centre:

• Place d'Espagne
• Carrer Sant Miquel
• Via Roma
• La Rambla
• Place Majeure
• Place de Cort
• Plaça Marquès del Palmer
• Passeig du Born

👉 Expect dozens of bookshops, publishers, comic stores, and florists setting up stalls throughout these areas.

✍️ Author Signings (All Day)

One of the biggest highlights of Sant Jordi — meeting authors and getting books signed.

📍 Mainly concentrated in Plaça Major, La Rambla & surrounding streets

🖊 Key participating bookshops:

• Quart Creixent
• Llibreria Lluna
• Gotham Comics
• Drac Màgic
• Maison du livre
• Rata Corner & Little Rata
• Agapea, Embat, Llibres Colom

⏰ Timing:

• Du 11: 00 à 19: 00, with rotating authors throughout the day

Attendez-vous à un mélange de :

• Local Mallorcan writers
• National authors
• Comic artists & illustrators

👉 Voici le heart of Sant Jordi culture – discovering new voices and connecting with writers directly.

🎉 Street Atmosphere & Activities

(I.e. Cercavila (Street Parade)

(I.e. 11h00 – 13h30 & 17h00 – 19h30

• Traditionnel caparrots Tom & Rosa
• Live music with xeremiers & brass bands
• Route through the main Sant Jordi circuit

👉 A moving celebration that brings energy to the entire city.

Concert de clôture

📍 Plaça de l’Olivar

(I.e. 20:00

• Live concert by Nou Romancer
• A festive and cultural closing to the day

👉 A perfect way to end Sant Jordi – music, atmosphere, and community.

📚 Sant Jordi Traditions

• 🌹 Gift a rose
• 📖 Gift a book
• 💛 Wander the streets without a plan

📢 Bonus:
👉 Books are sold with 10% discount on April 23

🎭 Beyond the Streets: Full Cultural Program (April 14–28)

Sant Jordi in Palma goes far beyond the main day, with two full weeks of cultural programming à travers la ville.

✨ Les points forts incluent :

• Book presentations & literary talks
• Reading clubs & writing workshops
• Library activities across Palma
• Children’s storytelling sessions & creative workshops
• Guided literary routes (e.g. Joan Alcover route)
• Concerts, exhibitions & performances
• Family-friendly events across neighbourhood libraries

📍 Locations include:

• Local bookstores (Rata Corner, Llibreria Lila, Quart Creixent…)
• Palma’s public libraries
• Cultural spaces like Misericòrdia & Ca n’Oleo

👉 This extended program makes Sant Jordi feel like a city-wide cultural festival, pas seulement une seule journée.

✨ Why you shouldn’t miss it

Sant Jordi in Palma is one of those days that just les flux:

You start with “just a quick walk”…
and suddenly it’s hours later —
a book in your hand, a rose somewhere in your bag,
and that feeling that the whole city is quietly celebrating something beautiful.