Throughout the centuries, the various cultures that populated the island (Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Catalans) have left their mark on our way of life and on a cultural expression such as Folklore.


Our dances, while geographically belonging to the Mediterranean region, have little in common with the Folklore of the other neighbouring islands, Menorca and Mallorca, or the regions of Levante or Catalonia.


Since 1980, the Group’s activity has focused on the recovery of popular festivals and on transmitting to the younger generations what we learned from our elders, thus preserving the customs that are part of our history and must not be forgotten.


The Folkloric Group Sant Josep de sa Talaia is a member of the Federation of Colles of Ibiza and Formentera.

The Folkloric Group Sant Josep de sa Talaia began its activities under its current name in 1980; however, many of its members belonged to the AIRES DE SA TALAIA Group, one of the oldest on the island, and participated under that name in:

• XII International Mediterranean Festival (Murcia).
• International Folklore Festival of Ronda.
• RATJVIKDÄNSEN (Sweden)
• OLORON International Festival (France)
• RONDEL International Festival (France)
• La Mercè Festival (Barcelona)
• International Festival of JACA.
• From the current period, in addition to performances in Ibiza, we highlight those carried out off the island:
• Patron Saint Festivities of Manises (Valencia) 1980
• Patron Saint Festivities of Ferreries (Menorca) 1983
• Patron Saint Festivities of Algemesí (Valencia) 1983
• Participation in EUROPALIA (Belgium) 1985
• III International Folklore Showcase of Teruel (Teruel) 1986
• III Anniversary of Balearic Autonomy (Palma de Mallorca) 1986
• Patron Saint Festivities of Esporles (Mallorca) 1986
• Performance in Oviedo (Chamber of Commerce) 1986
• Participation in the “World Folkdance Festival” (Palma) 1987
• Day of Asturias in Gijón 1988
• Performance in Alicante 1989
• Participation in the “World Folkdance Festival” (Palma) 1989
• Patron Saint Festivities of Es Mercadal (Menorca) 1989
• IX Festival of Dances of the former Crown of Aragon (Castellón) 1990
• Performance in Brussels (Belgium) – Exhibition on the island of Ibiza 1990
• IX Folkloric Festival of the Iberian Peoples (Almería) 1992
• III National Folklore Showcase LADA, tribute to the peoples of Spain (Organized by the Folkloric Group “La Paloma”), (Langreo) May 1993
• VIII National Folklore Festival in the Town of Beniel (Murcia) May 1994
• VI Regional Music Encounter, A Coruña (Galicia) April 1996
• Performance in Ferrol, July 1999
• Performance in Teruel, August 1999
• Performance in Albacete, “Abuela Santa Ana”, October-November 1999
• Performance in Portugalete (Organized by: IKUSGARRI Dance Group of Portugalete (Biscay, Basque Country)), July 2004
• Participation in the: “International Festival of Folklore and Traditional Arts of the Mediterranean”, Calella, September 2004
• Performance at the “Reconquest of the Crown of Aragon Festival”, in Castellón, May 2005
• Participation in the “Salt Festival”, l’Escala, September 2005.
• Performance in “La Rioja”, Alberite, from May 12 to 15, 2006.
• Participation and performance in the “Regent Street Festival” in London, September 2006
• Performance in Bunyola, Mallorca, September 2006.
• Performance in Mallorca, Castellers’ Day, October 2007.
• Performance at the “Mediterranean Fair”, Manresa, November 2007.
• Performance at “RUBIFOLK”, International Traditional Dance Festival, Rubí, from July 4 to 6, 2008.
• Performance in Plaça Major of Palma, Castellers’ Day, September 2008.
• Performance at the “Luso/Spanish Folkloric Festival”, in Vila Verde, Portugal, on June 11, 12 and 13, 2010.