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The Jaleo is an act with horses that is held in the festivities of Menorca at noon of the patron saint festival of each municipality, and during the eve of the previous day.
Locations in Menorca
The island is administratively divided into eight municipalities: Ciutadella, Ferreries, Es Mercadal, Es Migjorn Gran, Alaior, Maó, Es Castell, and Sant Lluís.
Each of the municipalities celebrates its patron saint festivals, as well as other urban areas that honor their patron, such as Fornells (Es Mercadal), Sant Climent (Maó), Llucmaçanes (Maó), and El Toro (Es Mercadal). The Fiestas of El Toro are the last patron saint festivals of Menorca..
Once the patron saint festivals are over, Alaior celebrates two more festivals with Jaleos, one in the Calan Porter urbanization and another called Festa de es Caixers in the city center.
Patron Saint Festivals by Location
Sometimes visitors are unaware of the names by which the patron saint festivals in different locations are known, calling the Sant Joan festivals the Ciutadella festivals. It is also common to refer to the Maó (Mahón) festivals as the Gràcia festivals. Therefore, below we list the patron saint festivals associated with each locality.
- Festivals of Ciutadella Sant Joan
- Festivals of Es Mercadal Sant Martí
- Festivals of Fornells Sant Antoni
- Festivals of Es Castell Sant Jaume
- Festivals of Es Migjorn Gran Sant Cristòfol
- Festivals of Llucmaçanes Sant Gaietà
- Festivals of Alaior Sant Llorenç
- Festivals of Sant Climent Sant Climent
- Festivals of Ferreries Sant Bartomeu
- Festivals of Sant Lluís Sant Lluís
- Festivals of Maó Gràcia
- Festivals of El Toro Sant Nicolau
Festivals by Municipalities
Each municipality in Menorca celebrates various festivals throughout the year, some are common across the island, while others are exclusive to the locality. Discover the festivals held in the different municipalities of Menorca.
Pedestrian area
The pedestrian area of the villages is expanded during the patron saint festivities to facilitate the movement of pedestrians to the stages where most of the main acts and events take place, and to allow walking access to the special stages of each town.
Restrictions on road traffic are applied during the patron saint’s days and the eve, and also some days before or after if an event or act is carried out that requires closing the streets to traffic in order to be carried out. For this reason, road traffic through the central streets and access roads to the special stages is prohibited, and blocked by the perimeter established by the local police.