Mallorca Christmas Markets 2025, the full guide to festive events

In this article:  If you are spending Christmas in Mallorca, this guide aims to give you everything you need in one place. It covers all the major Christmas markets across the island, the key dates for festive events, the most important cultural traditions, the best nativity scenes to visit, and a selection of local community celebrations. You will also find some thoughtful Christmas gift ideas at the end that will suits anyone. Use this guide to plan your December with confidence and make sure you do not miss any of the highlights.

Mallorca Christmas markets 2025 bring colour, music, light, and tradition to every corner of the island. From Palma’s grand programme, Nadal a Palma, to intimate village fairs, December is filled with artisan stalls, concerts, nativity scenes, family activities, and community celebrations. This guide brings you all the key dates, locations, and highlights so you can plan your festive season with ease.

Throughout December 2025, Palma’s Christmas markets fill the streets with artisan stalls, decorations, and seasonal treats. The festive season officially begins on 21st November when Nadal a Palma opens. This city wide programme brings more than three hundred activities across Palma, including concerts, workshops, belén routes, children’s events, theatre, and community shows. It runs until 6th January.

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Christmas markets across Mallorca

The Parc de sa Feixina Christmas Market in Palma begins on 28th November and continues until 6th January, with more than sixty chalets, an ice rink, a toboggan run, and evening entertainment.

The Palma City Christmas Market spreads across Plaza Mayor, La Rambla, Via Roma, and Parc de les Estacions from 23rd November until 7th January.

One of the very popular Christmas experiences is the Pueblo Español Christmas Market, opening on 5th December and continuing until 4th January. Expect wooden huts, festive food, live music, and visits from Santa and the Three Kings. You can buy your tickets in advance here.

From 11th December to 6th January, Puerto Portals hosts its premium Christmas Market with high quality stalls, gastronomy, and family friendly attractions.

Across the island you will find smaller markets throughout December. These include:
• Alaró on the 6th and 7th
• Sa Pobla on the 5th
• Selva on the 13th
• Santa Ponsa on the 7th
• Consell on the 13th

Concerts, traditions, and cultural highlights

On 13th December the Swedish School Choir performs the Festivity of Santa Lucia in Palma Cathedral.

Christmas Eve brings the Matines service and the Canto de la Sibilia, one of Mallorca’s most cherished rituals. It takes place at Palma Cathedral at eleven at night and at the Sanctuary of Lluc at seven in the evening.

On 26th December the Canto de la Sibilia is also performed at Santa Eulàlia Church in Palma.

New Year’s Eve marks the Festa de l’Estendard in the centre of Palma, honouring the conquest by King Jaume the First in 1229.

Nativity scenes in Palma

A major attraction every year is the Belén de Cort at the Ajuntament de Palma. It runs from 21st November to 5th January, with extended opening times through the festive season.

Other nativity displays across the city include:
• Belén de la Misericòrdia
• Belén del Consell de Mallorca
• Belén de Sant Antoniet
• Belén at Santa Catalina Market
• Dioramas Navideños exhibition
• The extensive collection at the Centro de Historia Militar, featuring more than one thousand two hundred scenes from around the world

All of these form part of Nadal a Palma, which continues until 6th January.

Community events

The Gap Community Cafe in PalmaNova hosts a Christmas Quiz on 18th December for teams of up to five people.

On 21st December, Med 54 in El Toro hosts a Christmas Quiz at three in the afternoon. The fifteen euro ticket includes a homemade meal, quiz entry, raffle tickets, and mince pies.

On 19th December Es Capdellà holds its annual Carols event at Sa Vinya from half past six, a long standing local tradition.

Where to eat Christmas lunch in Mallorca

The early bird catches the worm so some places will already be booked out entirely, but we can highly recommend the following restaurants:

Merchants Bar and Grill in Palma  will have a special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menu available.

Also, check out https://oceanamallorca.com/ in PalmaNova, who may still have availability.

Another option could be to visit a hotel for the day. Look at the Hotel Son Castillo in Son Vida for example.

Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Mallorca

Merchants, again, a great choice! 

Groenk in Fornalutx will be hosting a great party. 

Christmas Gift Ideas

Mallorca Food Tours Gift Voucher

A Food Tours Mallorca experience is one of the coolest gifts you can give because it turns a day out into a real adventure, the kind that blends great food, local discovery, and the joy of wandering through Palma’s most atmospheric neighbourhoods. Instead of choosing a single restaurant, the tour lets you taste your way through several carefully selected spots, each one offering something different, with all the planning already taken care of. It is relaxed, fun, and ideal for anyone who loves trying new flavours or exploring a place through its food. You can also buy a gift certificate, which makes it a perfect Christmas present for someone who prefers experiences over things. It is thoughtful without being complicated, and gives your loved one something to look forward to in the new year. AND you get a 10% discount with our code MM10 at checkout.

Head over to their website here and don’t forget to use the code MM10. 

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