The authorization of a private electronic music festival on the beach of l'Arenal in Sant Antoni, coinciding with the solar eclipse on August 12, has opened a new controversy in the municipality. The entity Salvem Sa Badia de Portmany denounces that the event, dubbed Feels Like Eclipse Festival, will entail the "privatization" of a public space during one of the most anticipated astronomical phenomena of the year, as the organization is selling tickets for 45 euros that include "front-row seats for an unforgettable experience" on the main beach of the municipality.

The Salvem la badia de Portmany association has criticized the authorization granted to the Ibiza Global Festival to extend its programming from two to three days on the Arenal beach in Sant Antoni, because they consider that it "contaminates and privatizes a public beach". In a statement, the entity also calls on the City Council to stop authorizing and promoting massive events with music on the beaches and other natural spaces in the municipality.