From 30 August to 6 September 2018, Palma – the capital of the Balearic Islands – will welcome back the ELLA International Lesbian Festival with an exciting programme of cultural events, sporting activities, live concerts and local food tastings.

Now in its sixth edition, the festival aims to celebrate the LGBT community whilst bringing together women from the international LGBT community and showcasing the city's LGBT offering.  

ELLA 2018 will offer revellers the choice of attending day-time and/or evening events taking place throughout the city of Palma.

The festival will start on Thursday 30 August at Palma's Social Club on the Paseo Maritimo with renowned international DJs including DJ Blues and DJ Pamela, a free welcome drink and food catered by Michelin Star chef Marc Fosh.

The remainder of the festival will feature a mixture of yoga, surfing, dinners, DJ events, volley-ball, kayaking and an exclusive ELLA VIP Party taking place on Sunday 2 September in a private house with a pool, open bar and barbeque.

Visitors will also be able to attend various day-excursions such as a boat trip around Palma's coast on one of the oldest sailing boats in Spain, a trip to the centre of the island to visit the “Forastera” Beer Factory and a tour of Deiá, on the east coast of Mallorca, followed by a cooking demonstration by renowned international chef Bonnie Han and lunch at her restaurant Nama. 

The full ELLA package is priced from €340 and includes three parties, a ticket to the ELLA VIP Party, two ELLA dinners and all three excursions. Tickets are also available for individual events / excursions.

For more information visit: www.ellafestival.com

For more information on Palma as a visitor destination, please visit www.visitpalma.com or follow @PassionforPalma.

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