Mallorca News & Magazine

The Balearic Islands forecast for Wednesday 19 August brings clear skies, high temperatures, a tropical night and light to moderate south-westerly winds.

Marga Prohens will attend the opening of Eugenio Ampudia’s video installation in Felanitx, Mallorca, at 9pm on 19 August 2026 during Nitx de l’Art.

Balearic President Marga Prohens visits the Sant Jeroni convent in Palma, Mallorca, on Wednesday, 19 August, with Sandra Fernández attending.

Granada CF will inspect Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes before Mallorca's 24 August visit after 432 recent seismic events were recorded in Granada.

SEO/BirdLife called on 18 August 2026 for Spain’s regions to halt Media Veda hunting of declining birds, citing drought, heat and wildfires across the country.

Azotea Club de Mar opened at Club de Mar-Mallorca in Palma, Mallorca on 18 August 2026, adding seafood dishes alongside the existing Saltao restaurant.

Palma, Mallorca hosts Ukrainian Flag Day events on Sunday, with Castell de Bellver lit blue and symbols projected in Eivissa on 24 August.

Children in Alcúdia joined a recycling awareness activity on 18 August 2026, creating drawings for a draw for two Ecovidrio mini glass containers.

Andratx, Mallorca, reported a 60 per cent recycling rate on 18 August 2026, three months after launching door-to-door waste collection system.

Calvià, Mallorca, will display 15 Rei en Jaume award finalists from 26 August 2026 at Calvià Town Hall, before winners are named in late October.

A 69-year-old man died after a family tender capsized about 100 metres off s’Estanyol, Llucmajor, Mallorca, on 18 August. Police are investigating.

On 18 August, Civil Protection said thunderstorms and strong gusts could reach the Balearic Islands on Thursday, with rain expected on Friday.

On 18 August 2026, Sa Pobla, Mallorca, approved more than €1.8m for road surfacing, football facilities, a school centre and climate shelters.

A man aged about 76 dies after a family boat overturns off s’Estanyol, Llucmajor, Mallorca, on Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Two others receive medical care.

On 18 August 2026, Abini said 2,028 homes had been added in the Balearic Islands through conversions, splits, added storeys and use changes.

Calvià Council criticised a lifeguard strike planned for Sunday on 18 August, saying it falls during an expected busy beach weekend in Mallorca.

On 18 August, CCOO called for urgent upgrades to the Palma de Mallorca Airport waiting area used each day by more than 1,000 professional drivers.

Palma, Mallorca, 18 August 2026: A Triodos Bank study finds 58.6% of Balearic residents have cut food shopping as prices rose, with inflation at 3.6% in July.

MÉS per Mallorca criticised Carob's award to Promorent in Palma, Mallorca, on 18 August 2026, calling for safeguards for carob gum production.

The Balearic Islands recorded an 11.7% fall in new company registrations in July, according to Spanish registry figures released on 18 August 2026.

A study reported in Barcelona on 18 August 2026 finds Mallorca’s 1820 plague outbreak was likely pneumonic or septicaemic rather than bubonic plague.

eDreams data published on 18 August 2026 puts Palma, Mallorca, among Spanish travellers’ favourite last-minute destinations for summer travel.

On 18 August, Guardia Civil officers arrested a 39-year-old in Santa Eulària, Ibiza, after finding ketamine, tusi and €920 in his car.

National Police arrested a man in Palma on 18 August after eight rental cars were stolen from fenced lots in June; seven have been recovered.

National Police announced on 18 August the arrest of a man over an alleged late-July assault at Palma, Mallorca port that injured a victim and led to hospital care.