Sankt Martin Puerto Portals 2026: A Lantern Walk by the Sea for the Fundación Rana

Sankt Martin Puerto Portals returns on Saturday 14 November 2026, from 5pm to 8pm. Children aged four and over make lanterns, bake biscuits and walk the marina behind Saint Martin on horseback, and every €8 ticket goes to the Fundación Rana.

This is the twelfth edition of the evening, and it has become one of the gentlest dates in the southwest's autumn calendar. We have been selling homes in Calvià since 1985, and many of the families we work with live within a few minutes of the marina. For them, and for anyone visiting, here is what happens, how to book and why the money matters.

What Happens at Sankt Martin Puerto Portals

The evening follows a simple circuit, set out by the marina on its official event page. Each registered child works through four stages:

• Lantern workshop. Children make the lantern they will carry later in the evening.
• Biscuit workshop. A hands-on baking stop, popular with the youngest.
• The story of Sankt Martin. A storytelling session that explains who Saint Martin was and why children carry lights in his name.
• The Sankt Martin walk. When night falls, Saint Martin appears on horseback and the children set off after him through the streets of the marina, lighting up the harbour with their lanterns.

The evening ends with hot chocolate and biscuits. It is not a concert or a big show. The appeal is the scene itself: dozens of small lanterns moving along the quay, with the boats behind them and the lights of the boulevard coming on.

Tickets, Age and Where to Meet

Places are booked per child. The marina sells one ticket for each participating child, priced at €8.00 on its ticket page, and the activities are for children aged four and over.

On the day, go first to the information stand at the entrance to the boulevard, next to Cappuccino. That is where you collect the wristband that gives your child access to the workshops. The listed start time is 5pm, so arriving a little earlier gives you time to collect the wristband before the first workshop.

One detail worth knowing: buying a ticket authorises Puerto Portals to take photographs and video during the event for its own channels. If that matters to you, read the conditions on the ticket page before booking.

Where the Money Goes: the Fundación Rana

Sankt Martin at Puerto Portals is a fundraiser as much as a festival. The full amount of every registration is donated to the Fundación Rana, a not-for-profit organisation working in the Balearic Islands to prevent child abuse and sexual abuse. On top of that, Puerto Portals adds a further €3 to the donation for each registered child.

So each place booked puts €11 towards the foundation's work, which is a good reason to register every child in the family rather than one per group. It is also a natural way to explain to children why the evening exists: the original Saint Martin is remembered for sharing what he had with someone in need.

The Story Behind the Lanterns

Saint Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier who, according to the story, met a freezing beggar at the gates of a city, cut his military cloak in half with his sword and gave one half away. He later became a bishop, and his feast day is 11 November.

In Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and parts of Switzerland, Martinstag is one of the big dates of a child's year. Kindergartens and schools make paper lanterns, and children walk through the streets at dusk singing traditional songs, often led by a rider dressed as Saint Martin. In many towns the evening ends around a bonfire or with sweet bread.

Mallorca has a large German-speaking community, and the southwest has many international families, so it is no surprise that the tradition has found a home here. At Puerto Portals it is kept simple and inclusive: you do not need to know the songs or the story beforehand, because the storytelling stop explains it.

Making an Evening of It in Portals Nous

Puerto Portals sits at the foot of Portals Nous, one of the most sought-after addresses in Calvià, between Bendinat and Costa d'en Blanes. In the summer the marina is known for superyachts and late dinners. In November it is a quieter, local place, and evenings like this show the side of the area that families who live here know best.

If you are new to the area, our guide to Portals Nous and Puerto Portals covers the streets, beaches and day-to-day life around the marina, and our complete guide to Puerto Portals explains how the marina works through the year.

Sankt Martin also opens the festive season at the marina. Puerto Portals has announced that its Christmas Market lights up on 11 December 2026 and runs until 6 January 2027, so the boulevard you walk on 14 November will soon be filled with stalls.

Practical Tips for Parents

• Book each child separately. A ticket covers one participating child, and the wristband is collected per child at the information stand.
• Check the age. The workshops are for children aged four and over. Younger siblings can enjoy the walk from the side with their parents.
• Arrive before 5pm. Collecting wristbands takes a few minutes, and the circuit runs in order before the walk begins at nightfall.
• Bring a warm layer. Mid-November evenings by the water are mild by northern European standards, but the walk starts after dark.
• Keep the lantern safe. It is made in the workshop and carried on the walk, so a free hand for each child helps.
• Check the official page on the day. Any change to the programme will appear on the marina's event page first.

How We Help

We have been selling homes in Calvià since 1985, and evenings like Sankt Martin are part of why families choose Portals Nous and the coast around it. If you are thinking of moving to the area, or selling a home here, we would be happy to talk it through. Start with a free, no-obligation valuation, or browse our current homes in Portals Nous and Puerto Portals and across Mallorca.

Call us on +34 971 692 434, message us on WhatsApp, or email help@imperial-properties.com.