If everyone fulfills their balance sheets and goals ofNew YearIn 2026, we'll be lonelier than ever. "This year, I've decided to prioritize myself," "I want to take care of myself," "I've resolved to learn to say no." I listen in amazement to this litany of mantras that floods my own mind. feed From Instagram. 2025 has been the year of the word 'narcissism,' a concept that until recently was banished from our vocabulary and which has been a godsend for finding a substitute for 'toxic.' If in 2024 everything was toxic, in 2025 everything has been narcissistic. And this abuse of the term is starting to stink, especially on the part of those who decide to put themselves first, above all else.

The National Police are investigating the death of a man in his 50s who was found this Thursday morning, New Year's Eve, in a park on Collioure Street in Palma.

The 112 Emergency Coordination Center handled 987 calls on New Year's Eve, resulting in the registration and management of 135 incidents related to the night's events. This data was collected from 8:00 PM on December 31st until 8:00 AM on New Year's Day.

Mallorca's National Day, December 31st, sets the cultural and civic agenda for the end of the year on the island. Official events, popular culture, and protests coincide with preparations for a New Year's Eve celebration that fills squares, venues, and auditoriums. This is a complete guide with events in Palma and the surrounding towns, options for ringing in the new year, and featured concerts.

New Year's Eve is quite a commotion. It has nothing to do with ChristmasThose of us who feel uncomfortable during this time of year do so for other reasons, not because we have to share a table with people we only see briefly every 12 months, all wearing the same winter clothes (What do their arms look like? Maybe they have a hideous tattoo and we don't even know it). It's a jarring pause that, at least for me, always catches me off guard. The whole year is right there, on December 31st. And yet, I still feel like I'm late (like with everything else in life, for that matter). It's a passive time: it does nothing, it simply runs out, marking a countdown. And, when it does, it suddenly gives retroactive importance to everything that's happened to you that year.

Palma City Council will continue the tradition of offering a New Year's Eve party full of music, dancing and joy for the whole family on December 31st.

The residents of Son Sardina have made an unusual decision and will celebrate New Year's Eve on December 27th this year to avoid the 2:00 AM curfew in Palma – provided they have the two special permits granted by the Palma City Council. This decision comes after the Local Police arrived last year minutes before 2:00 AM, "without any complaint from any resident," explain the neighborhood's residents. The officers demanded the party stop under threat of fines. Therefore, this year the neighborhood has opted for an afternoon party that will last until the permitted time. On New Year's Eve, family gatherings make it very difficult to arrive at the celebration before 1:00 AM. That's why a celebration ending at 2:00 AM is unfeasible.