Festes de la Terra: Ibiza Heritage Celebrations

Festivities of the Patron Saint of Eivissa (Ibiza Heritage Celebrations), in different parts of the city. From July 23th to August 10th.

Festes de la Terra 2018 has a wide range of cultural, sports and traditional activities in its programme for the general public.

WORKSHOPS AT SA PEDRERA CRAFT CENTRE

The workshops will take place on 3rd and 10th August, from 12pm until 2pm at the Centro Artesanal de Sa Pedrera.

Workshop: “Ibiza, my beautiful island”
Wooden signs, led by Estibaliz Chamizo
The recycled wood will be stripped with sea colours, as a homage to our island.
There will be a demonstration on how to easily paint on wood.

Fire enamel workshop, led by Judith Serra
There will be the chance to make a piece of fire enamelled copper and develop a recycling technique using glass fragments melted at a very high temperature.

Cotton painting workshop, led by Carlota Berni
This workshop involves decorating a cotton bag with simple but colourful designs, using special fabric paints. It aims to reduce the use of plastic bags and raise awareness of the importance of looking after our surroundings.

Macramé workshop, led by Cristina Quirós
There will be a demonstration on how to tie basic knot techniques and there will be simple craft activities which can then be taken home as a souvenir.

Metal printing workshop, led by Sebastián Franco
There will be a demonstration featuring simple printing techniques, making his own pieces printed with symbols or letters.

Leather workshop, led by Veronica Athan
There will be a demonstration on chiselling and how to use polychrome dyes.
There will be an opportunity to make a decorative mobile using tools to work with leather, which will then be dyed.

LOCAL PRODUCE TASTING
On the 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th of August there will be a special free local produce tasting session at Mercat Vell, from 6:30pm until 9:30pm.