{"id":47534,"date":"2026-10-14T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcacaprice.com\/?p=47534"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:44:29","slug":"santa-catalina-tomas-procession-palma-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcacaprice.com\/en\/santa-catalina-tomas-procession-palma-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s Procession in Palma: Nearly 900 Participants on 17 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s triumphal carriage procession will once again fill the streets of Palma on Saturday 17 October, with nearly 900 participants and more than 30 groups. Emma Mart\u00ednez Gonz\u00e1lez will be this year\u2019s Beateta<\/em> in a parade featuring representatives from 18 Mallorcan municipalities, music bands, xeremiers<\/em> (traditional bagpipe players), giants and floats. The Palma Municipal Band will bring the procession to a close.<\/p>\n

The Consell de Mallorca, the Diocese of Mallorca and the Canonical Community of Santa Magdalena, with the collaboration of Palma City Council and the Teatre Principal, are organising the Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s triumphal carriage celebrations on 16 and 17 October. This year\u2019s festivities come with a special distinction: the Consell de Mallorca has definitively declared the processions held in honour of Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s in Palma, Valldemossa and Santa Margalida Intangible Cultural Heritage Assets of Mallorca (BICIM).<\/p>\n

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The Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s triumphal carriage: a historic Palma tradition<\/h2>\n

Palma\u2019s triumphal carriage procession is the oldest of its kind in Mallorca. Its origins date back to the celebrations held in 1792 to mark the beatification of the nun born in Valldemossa, who lived from 1531 to 1574.<\/p>\n

At the time, the Gran i General Consell promoted the procession, having supported the cause for Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s\u2019s canonisation in 1625. The process culminated in 1930. This historical connection explains the continued involvement of the present-day Consell de Mallorca in a celebration that combines a civic tribute to a religious figure with an island-wide festival that extends beyond the boundaries of a single municipality.<\/p>\n

Eighteen municipalities and more than 30 groups<\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s Beateta<\/em> will be Emma Mart\u00ednez Gonz\u00e1lez. Representatives from Palma, Andratx, Binissalem, Campos, Consell, Felanitx, Llucmajor, Maria de la Salut, Marratx\u00ed, Muro, Pollen\u00e7a, Porreres, Santa Margalida, Santany\u00ed, Selva, S\u00f3ller, Valldemossa and Vilafranca de Bonany have confirmed their participation in the procession.<\/p>\n

More than 30 groups will take part, including music bands, xeremier<\/em> groups, folk groups, giant figures, floats and representations of historical and religious figures associated with Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s. Decorated carts, the ceremonial musicians of the Consell de Mallorca and the triumphal carriage will also feature in the parade.<\/p>\n

The Palma Municipal Band will close the procession. The giant figures accompanied by the xeremiers<\/em> of Palma City Council and the Coral Sant Jaume choir will also make special appearances. The choir will perform \u201cSor Tomasseta\u201d during the morning parade outside the church of Sant Jaume, and will sing \u201cLa Balanguera\u201d together with the public to bring the procession to a close.<\/p>\n

Santa Catalina Tom\u00e0s programme of events in Palma<\/h3>\n

Friday 16 October<\/strong><\/p>\n