Canarian Cooking
Many people come to Gran Canaria and spend all week in a British restaurant eating steak and chips! If this is what you like, that’s fine. I like a traditional British meal at Christmas but I also like to be… (READ MORE)
Heineken Campus Rock
Heineken Campus Rock 2008 is going to be great fun. In Gran Canaria, it was on 23rd September 2007 so next year it will be around the same time. This event is also celebrated on some of the other Canary Islands,… (READ MORE)
Fiesta del Carmen
This fiesta is great fun and I’ve taken part in several! Decorated boats travel up and down the coast, carrying statues of the Virgin Mary on board. There is plenty of beer drinking and eating on the boats and there… (READ MORE)
Dia de los Reyes
Dia de los Reyes is on January 6th and is when the Canarian children finally get their Christmas presents! There are lots of ex pats on Gran Canaria now so they do get some on 24th or 25th December, so they… (READ MORE)
Pilgrimage to Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Pino
Pilgrims from all over Gran Canaria meet in Teror and offer fresh produce to la Virgen del Pino, or in English the Virgin of the Pine (the patron saint of the island). This festival takes place between 6th and 8th September…. (READ MORE)
Fiestas Patronales in honor of San Gregorio Taumaturgo
The Fiestas Patronales in honor of San Gregorio Taumaturgo take place in various Canarian towns but the best is in San Gregario which is in Telde in the north (bus number 1 from the South). Photo By PhotoStream This is a celebration… (READ MORE)
Fiesta de la Naval (Festival of the Sea)
The Fiesta de la Naval 2007 takes place on 6 October 2007 and mainly consists of maritime processions to commemorate the Spanish victory over a British invasion in the sixteenth century. There are processions from all the main harbours but… (READ MORE)
Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario
The Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario 2007 (Festival of Our Lady of the Rosary) takes place between September 21st and October 8th. There are usually all kinds of things to do and see, including plough-pulling, wrestling and stick fighting… (READ MORE)
International Theatre Festival of Three Continents
If you are visiting Gran Canaria in September, the International Festival of 3 Continents (Encuentro Teatral Tres Continentes) is a great fiesta. This festival is held in Aguimes and there are performances by European, Latin American and African groups. This… (READ MORE)
Christmas
Christmas (Navidad) in Gran Canaria is interesting because it’s very different to being at home! The Canarians eat their traditional dinner on the evening of 24th December and 25th is a bank holiday here. There are plenty of places if… (READ MORE)