Epiphany falls on January 5th every year in the Canary Islands. This is the day before King’s Day which is when the Canarian children get their Christmas presents. The streets will be decorated with lights and Christmas decorations and there is a Three Kings Procession. This fiesta is very much oriented towards the children. Bookmark [...]
Epiphany – Gran Canaria
December 19th, 2009 · No Comments
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Labour Day in the Canaries
December 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Labour day is known as “fiesta del trabajo” in Gran Canaria and all over Spain. This is a public holiday so expect everything except the tourist shops, bars and restaurants to be closed. Labour day falls on May 1st, which is May Day in other countries. Apart from shops being closed, there isn’t a lot [...]
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WOMAD Las Palmas
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments
WOMAD takes place between 12th and 15th November 2009, in Parque Santa Catalina, Las Palmas. WOMAD is the World of Music, Arts and Dance and this festival features artists from all over the world. WOMAD aims to create awareness of the potential and worth of a multicultural society via educational projects and recorded releases, as [...]
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Fiesta de la Cuevita (Festival of the Little Cave)
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments
The Virgin of the Cuevita festival takes place between 15th and 30th August, with up to 25,000 people expected to attend. This festival is in Artenara and there are concerts. The festival begins tonight at 7pm, when there is a mass at San Matias church nearby and the statue of the virgin is lowered into [...]
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