Ibiza will premiere next New Year’s Eve the regional program Fiestas Seguras, an initiative promoted by the Balearic Government to ensure that the great popular celebrations take place in a safe, preventive and responsible environment. The first performance of the program will take place on the night of December 31 in the marquee of Paseo de Vara de Rey, one of the main festive scenes of the city.
As explained by the Ministry of the Presidency, Coordination of Government Action and Local Cooperation, the premiere of the program in Ibiza will have a special security and prevention device, designed specifically for this massive celebration and agreed between the various administrations involved.
Police coordination and institutional commitment
The plan of objectives of the festival has been agreed and signed by the Ibiza Local Police Headquarters and the Institute of Public Safety of the Balearic Islands (ISPIB), an agreement that ensures operational coordination and institutional commitment to implement the measures provided for in the program Fiestas Seguras.
This coordination will strengthen the prevention of incidents and improve the response to possible risks, on a night when thousands of people gather in the center of Ibiza to say goodbye to the year.
Pioneering training on responsible alcohol dispensing
One of the main novelties of the program in Ibiza is the implementation, for the first time, of specific training in responsible alcohol dispensing aimed at non-professional vendors and dispensers. These are the staff who work occasionally at the bars of popular festivals, a key group in the prevention of abusive consumption.
This training will not be an isolated action, as the Government plans to extend it to all parties that join the Safe Parties program in the future, consolidating a stable preventive model.
On the occasion of New Year’s Eve, a pilot training entitled “Responsible dispensing of alcohol”, organized by the Plan for Addictions and Drug Addiction of the Balearic Islands (Padib) of the Ministry of Health, together with the Center for Studies and Prevention of Addictive Behaviors of the Consell de Baleares, will also be held on Monday.
Prohibition of minors and practical tools
The course addresses key issues such as the absolute prohibition of serving alcohol to minors, the refusal to dispense alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons and how to say no properly and safely, as well as offering practical tools for bar staff.
This pilot experience, according to the Government, is intended to be expanded in the future with training actions of greater scope, thus reinforcing the educational component of the program.
Integral security and prevention system
In addition to training, the Fiestas Seguras program includes for this New Year’s Eve in Ibiza -and for the rest of the celebrations adhered- a wide range of preventive measures. Among them, the delivery of informative material on the prohibition of alcohol sales to minors, the review of the security measures of the nearby premises, the presence of Civil Protection and contracted health care.
Private security will also be provided to reinforce control, as well as the installation of a support point against sexual aggressions, one of the program’s priority lines. In addition, a preventive video will be produced and disseminated on social networks.
“No party without security”
During the presentation of the program in Ibiza, Mayor Rafa Triguero stressed that New Year’s Eve is one of the most crowded events of the year in the city and defended that “there is no party without security”.
According to Triguero, this program will make it possible to anticipate risks, better coordinate all services and send a clear message to citizens: “In Ibiza we want open and fun parties, but also safe, respectful and well organized, with the joint commitment of all administrations”.
26 adhered municipalities, four of them in Ibiza
The Fiestas Seguras program will be widely implemented in 2026, following the success of three pilot experiences held at the Firó de Sóller, Sant Joan in Ciutadella and the Patrona de Pollença. As a result of these results, 26 municipalities in the Balearic Islands have already joined the initiative.
Among them are four municipalities of Ibiza: Sant Antoni de Portmany, Sant Joan de Labritja, Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Ibiza, which places the island as one of the territories with greater involvement in the deployment of the program.
From the Govern stress that the adhesion of these 26 municipalities shows the good reception of the model, as well as the commitment of the municipalities to strengthen public safety and public tranquility in major celebrations.
