The Calendar Mallorca has quickly become a trusted guide to the island’s cultural life, highlighting events for residents and visitors alike. Behind it is founder Nina Moons, whose journey reflects a deep respect for place, community and the slow process of belonging. Originally from Austria, Nina moved to Mallorca in 2020 from Peru after years living across continents. Her favourite Mallorcan phrase, poc a poc — little by little — has guided both her personal life and her work since arriving.
A guide shaped by belonging
What Nina loves most about Mallorca is its everyday rhythm: local markets, village fiestas and long lunches where children are naturally included. “In Vienna there are events for either kids or adults. Here it’s integrated. My children truly get to be children here. Their world is smaller than it would be in a big city, but in the best possible way: familiar faces, seasonal rhythms, nature that surrounds them rather than being curated, and far less emphasis on technology.”
For Nina, home revealed itself quietly. “I’ve lived in enough places to know that home isn’t always excitement and fireworks. It’s repetition. It’s comfort. It was when the island stopped feeling like a chapter and became the backdrop to daily life — when my nervous system relaxed.”
Building a rhythm, not a platform
The idea for The Calendar Mallorca grew from a simple obstacle. “I thought, how is it possible we don’t have one place to find live music and village fiestas.” Each weekend she wished the resource existed and eventually decided to create it herself. Gathering accurate information wasn’t easy. “You have to triple check everything because things change.”
Launched organically, the platform reflects Nina’s careful curation. “I set up TCM as your one go-to website and Instagram with daily activities and events on the island.” Respect for local culture sits at its core. “You can’t arrive here and think you know everything. It was very important for me that the website was available in Catalan, as well as English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese. It’s a calendar for the local community as well. Now local town halls tag me and for me that’s huge.”
As it has grown, so has Nina’s sense of responsibility. “TCM came from a need to understand the island beyond my own experience. I want to share how special Mallorca is, but I also feel a strong need to protect its landscape, traditions and quiet beauty.”
“When you first move abroad, making roots can feel urgent. To me now it means choosing the present. Whether this is home for ten years or forever, it’s home now — and that’s what matters.”
