Christmas Markets in Mallorca 2022

There will of course be Christmas markets in Mallorca 2022 again this year. We’ll tell you where you need to go!

Update: We also went to the Christmas market in Son Amar in 2022.

Read our post about the 4 best Christmas markets in Mallorca in 2022

Among long-time friends of the island, it’s no longer a secret tip that the cold season in Mallorca may actually be the most beautiful time of year. I’m writing this post at the end of October. Right now it’s 29 degrees during the day. And at night it cools down to a pleasant 14–15 degrees.

A wonderful time for sports, hiking, photography, even for driving a convertible.

The light makes winter in Mallorca something truly special. The intensity eases a little, the sun’s rays hit the earth at a flatter angle, and nature glows in rich, high-contrast colors. A beautiful spectacle, especially with the pronounced interplay of light and shadow in the mornings and evenings.

But what does that have to do with Christmas? At first, very little. But when we’re on the subject of light, we get to the beautiful and very atmospheric Christmas lighting that is painstakingly installed in Palma every year. It already started a good two weeks ago: countless strings of lights are carefully wrapped around the trees on the Ramblas and on the Borne, and in many other places as well.

We initially assume—intuitively and wrongly—that Christmas wouldn’t be such an important topic for Spaniards. After all, it doesn’t snow there either. Apart from the fact that in Germany it (unfortunately) hardly ever snows anymore, Christmas culture here really is very important and is celebrated in some parts in a completely different way. In fact, it’s the Three Wise Men who bring the gifts for the children in early January. Christmas Eve itself is spent in a more relaxed, family way, whereas for the “Reyes Magos” there are big parades with sweets for the children. And then the gift-giving. Beautiful and atmospheric! Read more in this post or watch the video of one of the parades.

My favorite is the market in Puerto Portals. It starts this year on December 16 and runs until January 06, from 12 noon to 9 pm! Note that on Fridays and Saturdays they close one hour later, and on December 24 and 31 they are open until 6 pm.

The ice rink from last year was—presumably in light of the energy crisis—sensibly replaced with a roller-skating rink; that won’t put a damper on the fun!

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Yes, the Christmas market at Pueblo Espanol. This year it has become my secret favorite. Respect—what’s on offer there is impressive!

This roughly 7,000 m2 venue in the middle of Palma, surrounded by a high wall, was conceived in 1965 as an open-air museum. It was meant to reflect the concept of a typical Spanish village. However, with true-to-scale reduced copies of famous Spanish buildings from the last few hundred years. So it’s kind of very strange. But also very beautiful and something truly special. A genuinely magical place. Like a Disneyland for adult architecture fans. And it’s exactly here that a fantastic Christmas market is set up every year.

This year the spectacle runs from December 3 to 11, December 17 to 18, December 22 to 29 (except December 25), and from January 2 to 8. It is open from 1 pm to 11 pm.

Folks, it’s worth it! Admission is a hefty 10 euros per person. But there really is a lot on offer. According to the Pueblo’s website, children don’t pay admission. On site it said children up to 4 years old wouldn’t pay admission. However, we didn’t pay anything for older children either. So what’s actually true? Probably depends on the day-to-day mood of the ladies at the ticket desk…

Apart from that, there were no further disappointments: there’s really a lot on offer food-wise; one stall is dedicated solely to truffles. There’s lots of Mediterranean delicacies. And above all, they grill to their heart’s content—ranging from the archetypically German grill master to the rocking BBQ masters on a wood fire.

And it gets really beautiful when the artificial snow is blown out. Like a fairy tale. Then there’s also a “Papa Noel” (Santa Claus) for the little ones and a children’s carousel.

As with any Christmas market here, you need to go in good time so it doesn’t get too crowded. But at the same time, it’s of course much more atmospheric in the dark. So ideally, about an hour before sunset seems best. You can still just about get parking then, but that may already have changed 10 minutes later. Our opinion: You mustn’t miss this Christmas market. But see for yourselves in the video and tell us what you think!

The market at Plaça d‘Espanya is basically not a real market, but more a collection of food stalls. For that, I think it’s good. And the small rides that were on the other side last time—on the square next to the train station—are at least entertaining with kids. But in my opinion it doesn’t replace a proper Christmas market …

I don’t like the Christmas market—unlike my colleague in her post—at Plaça Major at all. I find the prefab little huts, which have nothing Christmassy about them, simply awful. And most of these stalls also have really odd assortments. Just to have seen it once, walking through on your way out of the parking garage? Sure … More? No … If you still like it, you can hang out there from 19.12 to 06.01. Nicer—though not really nice either—are the stalls on the Ramblas. Right at the very end, at the turn-off to Calle Oms, is my favorite waffle stand :)

People like to say that Santa Ponça is the Gelsenkirchen of Mallorca. Genuine “German natives” still consistently pronounce the c with the comma underneath like a “k” even after twenty years of love for the island … But aside from that, there is a Christmas market there. On, let’s say, a square that’s kind of like a parking lot. But the last time I was there it had nice wooden stalls, good food stands, and lots of fun for the little ones too.

I just tried to find out the date. And unfortunately I have to read that due to the massively increased rent charged by the municipality, the operator had to cancel the Christmas market this year.

With that in mind, I wish you a reflective winter season. If you’re in Mallorca, enjoy this special time—and if you visited one of the Christmas markets this year, do write in the comments which one you liked best!

What role do the Three Wise Men play in Spain? Why is there a parade on January 5? And what is this yeast wreath?

What are the best Christmas markets in Mallorca? We reviewed our results again for you in 2022 ….