Palma’s Holy Week 2026 will be celebrated from 26 March to 5 April, featuring a full programme of processions winding through the streets of the city’s historic centre. Thousands of members of religious brotherhoods will take part in the processions commemorating the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ, maintaining a tradition that continues to attract more visitors and worshippers each year.
The celebrations will begin with Friday of Sorrows and the Banner Procession, setting off at 7pm from the church of Sant Felip Neri. Over nine days, a total of thirteen processions will follow different routes across the historic centre, departing from iconic churches such as the Basilica of Sant Francesc, the Cathedral, and the Convent of Santa Clara. Each brotherhood keeps alive a religious and cultural heritage that has become a defining feature of Palma.
Friday of Sorrows: Opening with the Banner Procession
On 26 March at 7pm, the Banner Procession will depart from the church of Sant Felip Neri and make its way through d’en Vilanova, Plaça de la Mare de Déu de la Salut, Sant Miquel, Plaça Major, Plaça del Marquès del Palmer, Colom, and Plaça de Cort, concluding at the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria. This inaugural event marks the official start of Holy Week in the city.
Palm Sunday: Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
On Sunday 29 March at 6pm, the procession commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem will depart from the church of Sant Jaume. The route passes through Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, Passeig del Born, Sant Feliu, Sant Gaietà, Ca n’Asprer, Avenida de Jaume III, Baró de Santa Maria del Sepulcre, Berenguer de Sant Joan, Bonaire, and Concepció, finishing at the church of La Concepció. This procession recalls Christ’s arrival in the holy city, greeted by the people.
Hundreds of the faithful accompanied la Esperanza, la Agonía, el Buen Perdón and Sant Crist dels Boters in the processions in Palma.
Holy Monday: Four Simultaneous Processions Across Palma
On 30 March, four processions will take place across different parts of the city:
Sant Crist dels Boters – departs at 9pm from the church of Sant Joan de Malta, following the streets of Sant Joan, Llotja, Plaça de la Drassana, Sant Pere, Sant Llorenç, Costa de Santa Creu, Sant Feliu, and Montenegro, returning to the starting church.
Nostra Senyora de l’Esperança i la Pau – departs at 8.15pm from the Basilica of Sant Francesc, passing through Plaça de Sant Francesc, Santa Eulàlia, Cadena, Plaça de Cort, Colom, Bosseria, Plaça d’en Coll, Galera, Corderia, Plaça de la Quartera, Espateria, Plaça del Mercadal, Ferreria, Plaça Sant Antoni, Socors, Guerreria, Plaça de Quadrado, and Can Troncoso, returning to the basilica.
Sant Crist de l’Agonia – departs at 8.30pm from the Convent of Santa Clara, with a short route through Santa Clara, Puresa, Morei, Fortuny, and Call, returning to the convent.
The Buen Perdón procession – departs simultaneously from the Parish of Sagrat Cor, through Reina Violant, Nunó Sanç, Ventallol, Jacint Verdaguer, Plaça Santa Elisabet, and back to the church.
Holy Tuesday: Verge Dolorosa and Verge del Carme
On 31 March at 9pm, the Verge Dolorosa procession will depart from the church of Sant Nicolau, passing through Plaça Frederic Chopin, Tous i Maroto, Constitució, Passeig del Born, Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, Sant Jaume, Plaça de Santa Magdalena, Jardí Botànic, Costa de la Sang, and Costa de l’Hospital, entering the church of the Anunciació de Maria.
At 7pm, the Verge del Carme procession will depart from the church of Nostra Senyora del Carme in the Molinar district, following Plaça de l’Església, Bartomeu Castell, Cardenal Rossell, Illes Pitiüses, José Vargas Ponce, Josep Tarongí, Trafalgar, Illa de Corfú, Josep Mascaró i Passarius, and Arapiles, returning to the parish.
Holy Wednesday: Three Processions Across Different Areas
On 1 April:
Sant Crist de Santa Creu – departs at 8.30pm from the church of Santa Creu, following Forn de l’Olivera, Barques de Bou, Pólvora, Plaça de la Porta de Santa Catalina, Santa Creu, Pau, Can Granada, Sant Gaietà, Sant Feliu, Montenegro, Sant Joan, Llotja, Plaça de la Drassana, Sant Pere, Sant Llorenç, and Costa de Santa Creu.
Camí de Getsemaní – departs at 9pm from the church of Nostra Senyora de la Soledat, passing through Plaça del Minis, Cabrera, Calle de Manacor, Sant Rafel, Sureda, Reis Catòlics, Plaça Miquel Dolç, Aragó, Forteza, Bujosa, Nunó Sanç, and Reina Violant, finishing at the church of Sagrat Cor.
Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Humildad – departs at 8pm from the church of Santa Margalida, following Sant Miquel, Plaça Major, Plaça del Marquès del Palmer, Colom, Plaça de Cort, Palau Reial, and Palau de l’Almudaina, returning via the same route.
Holy Thursday: Sant Crist de la Sang Procession to Palma Cathedral
On 2 April at 7pm, the Sant Crist de la Sang procession will depart from the church of l’Anunciació, passing through Plaça de l’Hospital, Costa de l’Hospital, Costa de la Sang, La Rambla, Oms, Sant Miquel, Plaça Major, Plaça del Marquès del Palmer, Colom, Plaça de Cort, and Palau Reial, culminating with a solemn entrance into Palma Cathedral. This event marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum.
Good Friday: The Sant Enterrament
On 3 April at 7pm, the Sant Enterrament procession will depart from the Basilica of Sant Francesc, passing through Plaça de Sant Francesc, Sant Francesc, Plaça de Santa Eulàlia, Cadena, Plaça de Cort, Colom, Bosseria, Plaça d’en Coll, Galera, Corderia, Plaça de la Quartera, Esparteria, Plaça del Mercadal, Ferreria, Plaça Sant Antoni, Socors, and Plaça Llorenç Bisbal Batle, finishing at the church of Nostra Senyora dels Socors. The procession concludes with the solemn Sant Enterrament ceremony held in the same church, concluding Palma’s Holy Week observances.