What's on in Mallorca: 12 October – 18 October 2026
Cartes a Bach, three dates of Ilusionarte at the Auditorium and a week full of festivals: guitar, MallorcÒpera, Port de Sóller and Most Beautiful Days.
The week has several festivals: the Mallorca Guitar Festival (16 to 18), the Most Beautiful Days festival at Son Fusteret (Saturday 17), MallorcÒpera, the Llucmajor Lyric Festival and the Port de Sóller Classical Music Festival. At the Auditorium in Palma, Ilusionarte has three performances: Tuesday 13, Friday 16 and Sunday 18.
If you only go out once
Cartes a Bach, Thursday 15 October 19:00 h, Convent de la Puríssima Concepció. 20-30€.
The final concert of FestMusic Mallorca 2026: a dramatised concert combining music, words and staging, featuring Bach's Cello Suites Nos. 1, 2 and 3 with cellist Gabriel Fiol and soprano Carme Garí.
The rest of the week
- Los Planetas + The Lemon Twigs + Anni B Sweet + L.A. + Germán Salto DJ set, Saturday 17 October 12:00 h, Son Fusteret. 45€. The third date of the Most Beautiful Days Festival, with Los Planetas, The Lemon Twigs, Anni B Sweet, L.A. and a DJ set by Germán Salto.
- Mallorca Guitar Festival, Friday 16 October, until 18 October, Sala 1. price TBC. A guitar festival with concerts, clinics, jam sessions and talks, with artists including Eric Steckel and Stef Burns.
- Les músiques Joan Alcover, Friday 16 October 19:30 h, Auditori del Conservatori de Música. Free. Part of the MallorcÒpera Festival: narration and performance of Joan Alcover's poems and songs and the presentation of his album, with actress Paloma Navarro, tenor José Manuel Sánchez and pianist Francesc Blanco.
- Se7en, Friday 16 October 19:00 h, CineCiutat. price TBC. A David Fincher classic with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, part of the Absolute Cinema vol. 3 programme.
- Ilusionarte, Tuesday 13 and Friday 16 (20:00 h) and Sunday 18 October (18:00 h), Auditorium de Palma. 35-45€. Jorge Blass's new show: a journey to magic in its purest and closest form, with minimalist staging.
- Lainez & Cortès - Recital lírico, Thursday 15 October 20:00 h, Claustre de Sant Bonaventura. 20€. A lyric recital by tenor Joan Lainez and pianist Maria Victòria Cortès as part of the 6th Llucmajor Lyric Festival, with Catalan and Spanish songs and operatic arias.
- Quinteto de piano de la Orquesta Sinfònica de Radio Berlín, Friday 16 October 19:30 h, Iglesia de San Ramon de Penyafort. 25€. The second concert of the 21st Port de Sóller Classical Music Festival, with works by Haydn, Mozart and Arvo Pärt and arrangements for piano quintet.
Before you go
The times and prices here are what we had at the time of writing. Village festivals in particular change their programme at short notice. Always confirm with the organiser before travelling, and if you spot something wrong, tell us.
You can browse everything on this week in the full guide, or Classical, Music, Cinema, Theater.
