Folklore festivals, free raves in the port and an intimate audience with Irvine Welsh - this is L&rsquo;OFFICIEL IBIZA&rsquo;s guide to what&rsquo;s on in Ibiza over the next two weeks.

15/09. <a href="https://www.playasoleil.com/events?gclid=CjwKCAjwu4WoBhBkEiwAojNdXjLFPzXRrAxGbECb70X7KtSItEnghUUJzX1fhgYVsVD1SjGbhm_ROhoCv2gQAvD_BwE">Rumors at Playa Soleil</a>
Guy Gerber continues his raucous Playa d&rsquo;en Bossa residency with a line-up that includes Burning Man fave Lauren Lane and Miami-based music production and DJ duo <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/music/15-minutes-with-bedouin">Bedouin</a> &ndash; AKA Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe &ndash; who have pioneered a distinctive and timeless sound that draws on diverse influences including their Middle Eastern heritage, Western upbringing and global travels.

16.09. <a href="https://visitsantaeulalia.com/en/evento/xxv-folk-festival/">Mare Nostrum Folklore Festival</a>
Expect dance, music and history at the XXV Folkl&ograve;ric Mare Nostrum Festival in Ibiza this weekend, as the five municipalities all join in the festivities.On Saturday evening, commencing at 7:30 PM, the stage will be set at the Cal&oacute; de s&rsquo;Oli auditorium in San Jos&eacute;. The performers to look forward to include Los Doniz Folklore Association (Tenerife), Tr&eacute;bede Traditional Music and Dance Group (Pontevedra) and the local charm of Colla d&rsquo;Aubarca (Ibiza). On Sunday, the program will scatter performances throughout the island at various locales including Vara de Rey, Plaza de Jes&uacute;s, San Mateo and San Juan. This festival offers a splendid opportunity to delve into the tapestry of popular culture and savour the captivating rhythms of traditional dance.

20.09. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaime.fiorito/">Cosmic Tales</a>
Local hero (and occasional <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/ibiza/the-heritage-project-jaime-fiorito-shines-a-spotlight-on-ibiza-s-rich-musical-his">L&rsquo;OFFICIEL IBIZA music columnist</a>) Jaime Fiorito presents the closing summer edition of Cosmic Tales at the Beach Caves &mdash; a sonic landscape curated by the Ibiza native and Balearic sound digger Jaime Fiorito. This week, follow along for a live surprise performance from a classic Balearic vibe, conjuring a mystical languor of shadeless summer days. Expect a cool island crowd for supper in the hotel&rsquo;s atmospheric Beach Caves, where Fiorito and his band of comrades spin an eclectic selection of Balearic beat, future classics and little-known gems.&nbsp;

20.09. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/solomun/?hl=en">Solomun</a> at the Port
Ibiza favourite free party returns with Hamburg house hero Solomun throwing down the gauntlet for another vast open-air rave. For the eighth consecutive year, Solomun will grace Ibiza Town&rsquo;s legendary port district with the wildest of parties, bringing together music lovers from across the island from 20.00 to 23.00.

23/9. <a href="https://humancopy.net/alive/#upcoming">Alive</a>&nbsp;
Over the past eight years, Morena Leraba has become a globally acclaimed flagbearer of a remodelled Lesotho sound, manifested through a series of live performances, numerous high-wattage collaborations and a debut EP recorded in Johannesburg. A sub-genre of Sesotho traditional music or poetry, Famo is famous in Morena Leraba's home district of Mafeteng (south of Lesotho capital's Maseru) and Leraba creates an re-imagines version of this traditional sound.&nbsp;

28/09. <a href="https://www.standardhotels.com/ibiza/happenings/beat-hotel-2023">Beat Hotel presents Island Times at The Standard</a>
Island Times invites a diverse selection of creatives to showcase the influence of Ibiza on their art, including a conversation with countercultural visionary and author <a href="https://www.instagram.com/irvine.welsh/?hl=en">Irvine Welsh</a>, live music from ambient pioneer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gigi_masin/?hl=en">Gigi Masin</a>&nbsp;accompanied by selections from DJs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/people-of-ibiza/merel-krielaart-founder-world-family-ibiza">Gaya Brisa</a> and Luke Una. Michelin-Starred chef Brad Carter takes inspiration from Ibiza&rsquo;s dancefloors for the menu, in the form of three courses - Warm Up, Main Room and Afterparty.

01/10. <a href="https://ibizabluechallenge.com/posidonia-2022/">The Posidonia Race</a>&nbsp;
These demanding swimming races are staged to raise awareness of the need to protect Ibiza&rsquo;s Unesco-protected posidonia forests. The start of the races will take place in front of Cala D'Hort beach in the municipality of San Jos&eacute;, from where the swimmers make a lap around the islands of Es Vedr&agrave; and Es Vedranell (in the case of the 10km race) and a route between the starting point and the island of Es Vedranell for the shorter race.

14/10. <a href="https://alexserramusic.com/fundraiser">Alex Serra Album Launch at Tierra Iris</a>
On the New Moon of October sees Ibiza&rsquo;s musical community come together to celebrate the release of Alex Serra&rsquo;s new album Trance Life, a musical journey created in Ibiza that tells stories about Serra&rsquo;s roots, heartbreaks and joys in an intimate, atmospheric way. The ceremony will take place around an open fire in <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/ibiza/return-to-the-source">Tierra Iris&rsquo;</a> natural amphitheatre.&nbsp;

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