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From an immersive theatre opening at Teatro Pereyra to Sven Väth's hilltop trance debut, Ibiza's stages bloom this week. Plus free village concerts, a classical orchestra night and Festival Barruguet's closing weekend — six bookings worth your calendar from May 22 to 28, 2026.
Ibiza's calendar widens this week with Europe's biggest queer women's festival, a 12-year-running family theatre festival and a poetic stage piece inspired by the goddess Tanit. Add a rare Hernán Cattáneo date and a string of free live music nights, and you have an island showing off everything it does beyond the dance floor.
Forget the megaclubs — this week, Ibiza belongs to its villages. A potato fair in Sant Josep, free Museum Day at MACE, a beloved children's festival in Santa Eulària, and a candlelit theatrical tour of the old cemetery. Here's what locals are putting on the calendar between 17 and 23 May.
While the headline DJs grab the spotlight, Ibiza has a quieter, sweatier side worth knowing about. From a free Saturday running group to a vintage swimming trophy in Santa Eulària and electric Mehari rides through the Sant Antoni hills, here are six ways to actually move your body on the White Isle between May 15 and 21, 2026.
Pool decks are warming up, the brunch crowd is staying late, and Ibiza's daytime calendar finally has teeth. From a free Amazona opening at Blue Marlin to ORIGINS at Ibiza Rocks, here are six sun-soaked sessions worth your week (May 14–20, 2026).
Mid-May is one of Ibiza's best throwback weeks — early-90s rave at Casanova Summum, a 10th-anniversary disco at Pikes, drum & bass legends at Itaca and a White Party finale at Es Paradis. Six retro nights worth blocking off between May 13 and 17.
Quiet seas, warm decks and uncrowded coves — early May is Ibiza's golden window for getting on the water. From Es Vedrà cruises to a brunch boat and the Formentera ferry, here are six bookable sea days this week.
Ibiza has a quieter second life of museums, lighthouse art shows, classical concerts in village town halls and free heritage walks. The week of May 10–17 — anchored by International Museum Day at MACE — is one of those rare moments when that quieter island moves to the front of the calendar.
Beyond the big clubs, Ibiza's most surprising live-music week of 2026 is unfolding right now — flamenco in Sant Josep, jazz at Can Jordi Blues Station and swing on a Sant Antoni terrace. Here are the seven gigs to build your week around (May 9–15).
Cabaret returns to the harbour, three contemporary art shows open across the island, and five fresh season openings light up Ibiza Town, Marina Botafoc and San Antonio between 8 and 10 May. Here''s the curated guide.
From a 6,000-year-old cave at Cova Santa to free flamenco at Cas Costas and the iconic Sundays at Pikes — six of Ibiza's most atmospheric venues with must-see events between May 7 and 13, 2026, several of them completely free.
A surprising amount of Ibiza's best music this week comes with no door charge — Lío's three-night season opening, Joris Voorn and Chris Avantgarde at Cova Santa, four free nights at Pikes and three Blue Marlin lunches. Here's the cleanest free-music calendar for May 6–12, 2026.
Eivissa Medieval transforms Dalt Vila, David Morales plays a free show at Pikes, Las Dalias opens at Akasha and a flamenco festival lands in Sant Josep. Your week ahead in Ibiza.
Skip the late nights and lean into Ibiza's daytime side this week — six adventures from cave-hopping boat trips and inland buggy tours to a Monday daytime party at O Beach, an evening food tour and Ibiza's most underrated cave tour for €9.
Ibiza's season officially opens on May 1st with a lineup that ranges from Blue Marlin's free beach party at Cala Jondal to ORIGINS at Ibiza Rocks, O Beach's pool party, and boat trips around Es Vedrà. Here's your essential guide to opening weekend and the week ahead.
Ibiza's season opens this week with flamenco afternoons, photography exhibitions and traditional caroling — then detonates with the Hï, Ushuaïa and UNVRS opening parties on 25–26 April. Here's how to make the most of seven days that hold both islands inside them.
IMS takes over Cala Llonga, Dalt Vila hosts a free open-air finale, Sant Jordi Festival fills the plaza and Hï Ibiza opens its doors. Your local's guide to the week spring finally lets summer in.
Thursday April 16 is one of the biggest mid-week nights of Ibiza's early season. Bubbles returns to Es Paradis for the club's 50th anniversary, Las Dalias hosts a live concert, and free events run from Dalt Vila to Pikes.
From the Bubbles opening at Es Paradis to Maceo Plex at Chinois and free live music across the island, this week marks Ibiza's season tipping point. Here's your guide to the best events from April 15–22.
The 2026 Ibiza season gets its first Tuesday night as Ibiza Records opens at Es Paradis. Add a sunset sail to Es Vedrà, a free charity concert in Santa Eulalia, and the island's best sea caves — here is what is on this week.
Ibiza in April isn't just about beaches. This week the island is loaded with adventures — from underground cave tours and beach-hopping boat trips to Formentera day escapes and off-road tours. Plus, there's a free symphony concert tonight in Ibiza Town.
