The village of Binissalem is surrounded by vineyards, and the festival rejoicing the annual grape harvest attracts over a thousand visitors each year. The participants assemble in the central square of the village and wait for the organisers to fire a rocket! With this starting signal the crowd follows the traditional piper out into a field outside the village and gathers around a large heap of grapes. At a whistle blow, everyone starts the sweet n juicy fight of throwing grapes at each other.
Following the grape fight, all visitors are invited to savour some of the wines in the town square and the whole event culminates in a grand party.
Earlier, only the locals could attend the festival; however, after being opened to foreigners, it is gaining popularity rapidly. Manto Negro, the variety of grape which is used for the local wines, is cultivated only in Mallorca and nowhere else in the world and one can get this delicacy during the festival in the village itself.