30 gift ideas for Three Kings Day

PalmAmong the essential concepts when defining Christmas celebrations today, besides twinkling lights, family, and overindulging, are, for better or for worse, gifts. In a world where the overabundance of options, with almost every possibility just a click away, can make choosing gifts difficult, we suggest asking for or giving locally sourced culture, whether it's CDs or vinyl records, concert or theater tickets, or a book written, published, and sold in the Balearic Islands. Here are 30 ideas to fill your letter to the Three Kings, family gifts, or Secret Santa exchanges with culture.

A vinyl record or concert tickets

Record stores offer numerous options to choose from: from the vinyl of what was considered the best album of 2025 according to critics at the Enderrock Awards for Balearic Music, to the album Precipitation from Saïm, to the latest work by Leonmanso from Menorca, Final monsterThey have also recently appeared in vinyl format. The eyelids of the heart, by Joan Bibiloni, and the second album by Júlia Colom, ParadiseAll of them priced between 12 and 25 euros.

Beyond recorded music, parties can also be a great opportunity to give the gift of live music. Among the possibilities in this regard are tickets for the concert that Ben Harper will give at the Auditorium in Palma as part of the Black Music Festival – it will be on Thursday, March 12, with tickets starting at 45 euros – or for the latest edition of Mobofest, which will take place from July 23 to 25 in Sant Joan. The third batch of full passes for this festival, whose lineup has not yet been announced, is still available on the event's website, priced at 49 euros.

Tickets are still available, priced between 50 and 70 euros, for Miguel Ríos' concert on January 9th at the Auditorium and for the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra's concert at the Manacor Auditorium. The latter will take place on January 30th, with tickets starting at 22 euros, and will feature works by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Another option for giving the gift of music would be to purchase a season ticket for the Mallorca Chamber Orchestra's 2026 concert series at the Teatro Principal in Inca, available online. The programmed program includes... Requiem Mozart's, March 7th; The dance by Beethoven and Stravinsky on April 18th, and How do they do it?Two performances will be offered, on May 9th and 10th.

A book (or two)

New books keep arriving in bookstores, and in recent months there have been quite a few that could be considered when choosing gifts, whatever the buyer's budget. Among others, just a few weeks ago saw the release of the narrative debut by the master and artist Mateu Coll, presented in a single volume accompanied by illustrations by Jean Marie del Moral. The magnet and things (Leonard Muntaner Editor), the Pollentine philologist also constructs a literary artifact that travels through the history of objects to establish a philosophical, aesthetic and vital dialogue that can be obtained in any bookstore for 22 euros.

The same publisher has also recently published FliesPau Coya's play, winner of the Pare Colom Theatre Prize, explores the boundaries between imagination and lies and can be purchased for 13 euros. Alba Noguera's debut novel, the novel, costs slightly more, at 17 euros. MonumentAwarded the 2025 Antoni Vidal i Ferrando Prize, published by Adia Edicions, and starring a young man named Blai who, upon returning to his native island, establishes a complicated, painful, and revealing dialogue with the past.

The first volume of the complete works of Josep Maria Llompart—published by Nova Editorial Moll and priced at 35 euros—or the essay Balearic roots? The Balearic subterfugeThe book, signed by Gabriel Ensenyat, is also a novelty that can be wrapped up and given to a friend or family member. Ensenyat's rigorous work dissects the fantasies that have fueled the myth of ancestral Balearic identity and analyzes the ideological interests that have driven it with an incisive critical spirit. Published by Illa Edicions, this work, winner of the Ciudad de Manacor Essay Prize, costs 24 euros.

The opportunity to go to the theater

The possibilities for giving the gift of theater this holiday season are very diverse, including season tickets to some of the main theaters in the Balearic Islands – with discounts of 25% to 40% at the Teatre Principal in Palma and 10% to 20% at the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella, where you can also get vouchers redeemable for different shows. In any case, you can also purchase tickets for numerous performances taking place during 2026. A performance of [show name missing] is scheduled at the Teatre des Born itself. The Human VoiceFrancis Poulenc's opera, based on a text by Jean Cocteau, will be presented as part of the opera season. The protagonist is a woman speaking on the phone with the man who has left her. There will be a single performance of this version in Menorca on May 16th, and tickets range from 4 to 50 euros.

Another option would be to buy tickets to go and see In Macbeth Song with The Tiger LilliesA production by La Perla 29, directed and adapted by Oriol Broggi from the works of William Shakespeare, will be performed on Saturday, January 31st at the Teatro Principal in Palma. Tickets are still available at various prices. Meanwhile, the Teatro Principal in Inca's program for the coming months includes a performance in the cycle. Nuits Torrandell and a function of the show TenantThe first will take place on January 10th and will offer a musical narration of the life of composer Antoni Torrandell, with the participation of actor and playwright Toni Gomila and soprano Marta Bauzà. As for TenantThis is a play by Paco Gámez in which Júlia Truyol, from Mallorca, plays a young woman forced to leave her 38 m² apartment. This premise invites reflection on justice and vulnerability within the real-world context of the housing crisis. Tickets for both productions can be purchased through the theater's website and cost €15.

Partner of a cinema

Becoming a CineCiutat member for €100 and receiving 12 free tickets, plus discounts on the general admission price, or purchasing an Aficine gift card are two ways to give the gift of cinema this holiday season. A third option could be a subscription to the Filmin platform, whose catalog includes more than 80 films shot in the Balearic Islands and a list of 90 titles under the 'Balearic talent' label. Subscriptions are available monthly for €9.99, quarterly for €28.50, or annually for €99.

Art within everyone's reach

In the art world, there are also numerous gift options available at any time of year. Many of these can be found, for example, in the Es Baluard shop. There, you can purchase, for instance, the latest works by musician, anthropologist, and phonographer Txema González de Lozoyo. Titled Internal defenseThis is a limited edition of four cassettes containing compositions created from field recordings made in Mallorca. The different lots include two of these cassettes – titled Windmill, Marès, Tramontana and Albufera– and they cost 40 euros.

The works can be found in the same format photo collage by Àlex Coll, which includes things like a huge demon appearing in the Torrent de Pareis, for 20 euros each, as well as several books by local artists. Among them are Visual Diary Volume 1where you can explore Grip Face's visual universe through figures that represent some of its recurring themes: masks, emotions, and dreams, as well as Work(in) Work(out) by Biel Llinàs, a publication derived from the artist's research on the intersections between artistic practice and job performance, and the photobook Ca s'AbuelaIn this exhibition, artist Cati Bestard delves into the recesses of memory through various snapshots taken at the place where her godmother lived.

Another artistic gift for the holidays could be a photobook Strangers, by Marijo Ribas. Published last April, it offers a visual reflection on the definition of the concept of "foreigner" as applied to Mallorcan identity, exploring the impact of various migratory processes on the construction of contemporary society. It can be purchased on the artist's website for 26 euros. Another option for gifting art is the Fundació Miró Mallorca Friends Program gift card, available on the foundation's website. Priced at 40 euros, it offers free admission to all exhibitions and exclusive visits, among other benefits.