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The carnival in Las Palmas in 2010 lasts from January 26th until February 20th and there are all kinds of events from processions, parades, music, dancing, food and drink shows, drag queen competitions and, of course, the Carnival Queen Gala. Carnival, or Carnaval, is a magical time and there is a lot to see and [...]

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The Carnival Queen Gala takes place on February 12th in Las Palmas and this is part of the Las Palmas Carnival 2010. Expect to see some truly wild costumes including glitter, sparkles, feathers and skyscraper heels… and that’s just the drag queens!
The Las Palmas Carnival, also spelled Las Palmas Carnaval, is going to be a [...]

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The Maspalomas Carnival, also spelt Maspalomas Carnaval (in Spanish!), is set to take place from 11th to 21st March 2010 and it has a Eurovision Song Contest theme this year. The carnival features singing, dancing, competitions and parades.
The Las Palmas Carnival might be the second largest carnival in the world, after Brazil, but the Maspalomas [...]

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The carnival in Las Palmas begins on 26th January 2010 and you will need to be in Parque Catalina, Las Palmas, to see the events kick off. The Carnival Queen gala is on Febuary 5th and the Drag Queen gala is on 12th and 13th February. The last event, the burial of the sardine, is [...]

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It’s that time of year again, when carnival (or carnaval, to use the Spanish spelling) comes to town. You can enjoy the carnival in any town in Gran Canaria, such as the Carnaval Internacional Maspalomas 2009 but the Las Palmas festivities are particularly spectacular.
The carnival lasts for three weeks. It started on Friday 13 February [...]

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If you are going to be in Gran Canaria between 12 and 22 March, you will be in time to see the Carnaval Internacional Maspalomas 2009! You can see the program here and most of the Carnaval events will be in the Yumbo Centre in Playa del Inglés.

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