OTHER EVENTS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Manacor - 7.30pm: Balearic Symphony Orchestra, Gerhard Oppitz (piano); Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 and Brahms Symphony No. 3. Manacor Auditorium, Passeig Ferrocarril. 18 euros. simfonicadebalears.com / teatredemanacor.cat.

Montuiri - 8pm: Nou Romancer (Mallorcan folk). Cas Retratista, C. Pujol 10. Ten euros.

Palma - 7.30am: Festival of Light. Cathedral.

Palma - 5pm-9pm: Dinosaurs Tour. Grand tent on the Poligono Llevant. Ten euros. dinosaurstour.com. (Every day; 10am2pm / 4pm-9pm on Saturday and Sunday.)

Palma - 8.30pm: Capella Mallorquina choir, Palma Gospel Singers; benefit concert for Projecte Home. Sant Francesc Basilica, Plaça Sant Francesc. 12 euros.

Palma - 9pm: Great Straits, The Great Songs of Dire Straits (tribute). Palma Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 38-45 euros. auditoriumpalma.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Cala Millor - 7.30pm: Dance show, Programa Art Jove (Balearic Youth Institute). Sa Maniga Auditorium, C. Son Galta 4. Free. samaniga.es.

Marratxi, Carnival - 4.30pm: Sa Rua parade

from Cami de n’Olesa.

Palma - 5pm: La Familia Madrigal, El Musical (family show). Palma Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 20 euros. auditoriumpalma.com. (Also Sunday.)

Palma - 7pm: Hidrogenesse (electronic pop), Los Sara Fontan, Sonidero Mandril. Es Baluard, Plaça Porta de Santa Catalina. Free; bookings, esbaluard.org.

Palma - 8pm: El Consorcio (veteran Spanish vocal group). Trui Theatre, Cami Son Rapinya 29. 38 euros. truiteatre.es.

Petra - 7pm: Malfet (Mallorcan rock). Petra

Theatre, C. Sol 5. 15 euros.

S’Arracó - From 10am: Wake Up Dance; monthly gathering for yoga, dance, music. Son Castell. 15 euros. ticketib.com.

Sencelles, Santa Agueda Fiestas 4pm:

Parade of floats and costumes. From Plaça Ses Escoles Velles to Plaça Vila.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Esporles - 6pm: Duo Deia; Marie Delbousquet (cello), Benjamin Payen (violin and viola). Casa des Poble, C. Casa des Poble. Pay as you wish.

Inca - 7pm: Orfeó l’Harpa d’Inca and two other choirs; cancer benefit concert. Teatre Principal, C. Teatre 10. 7-10 euros. teatreprincipalinca.com.

Palma, Carnival - 10.30am: Sa Rueta (children’s parade). From La Rambla.

Santanyi - 7.30pm: Cor de Son Dameto

choir. Sant Andreu Church. Free.

Sencelles, Santa Agueda Fiestas - 6pm: Dance of giants. Plaça Nova. 7pm: Tasting of mamellet cakes; 8pm: Correfoc, Dimonis Sa Cova des Fossar (Sineu); 9pm: Barbecue; 10pm: Folk dance and music with Qanarusa. Plaça Vila.

Son Servera, Almond Blossom Fair 9.30am-2pm: Stalls with almonds and almond products, exhibition of old farming machinery. 12 noon: Folk dance with Sa Revetla. Cases de Ca s’Hereu.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Sencelles, Santa Agueda Fiestas - 10am: Processions with pipers. 11am: Solemn mass. 6pm: Glosadors and ximbomba players. Senior citizens centre.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Palma - 7pm: Antonio Serrano (harmonica), Albert Sanz (piano), Toño Miguel (double bass), Tico Porcar (drums); classical and jazz. CaixaForum, Plaça Weyler 3. 15 euros. caixaforum.org.

Palma - 9pm: Copa del Rey, semi-final first leg; Real Mallorca v. Real Sociedad. Son Moix Stadium, Camí dels Reis. rcdmallorca.es.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Palma - 8pm: Balearic Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Joji Hattori (conductor); Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky. Palma Auditorium, Paseo Marítimo 18. 30-35 euros. simfonicadebalears.com / auditoriumpalma.com.

Carnival parades start this Saturday. In Palma on Sunday is the children’s one and the following Sunday (Feb. 11) will be Sa Rua in Palma. See page 18 for details.