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Feb
15
Fri
2019
The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will recreate Una noche en Río ( One night in Rio ) throughout its 2019 edition , which will run from February 15 to March 10 . The most multitudinous celebration of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , declared in March 2017 as a National Tourist Interest Festival.
The “Gran Canaria I Like” Fair offers in the same space, areas of exhibition, presentation, tasting and sale of local products, cooking workshops, gastronomic demonstrations and other parallel and complementary activities. The Fair promotes and enhances the richness and variety of the island in terms of food, gastronomy, sports, crafts, culture, history, landscape and other values.
Tastings, workshops for children, conferences, live cooking, local sports, concerts, folk groups and a sample of artisans are some of the proposals of the upcoming “Feria Gran Canaria Me Gusta”, held in INFECAR, 17-17 February, in Las palmas.
Opening hours :
February 15-16 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
February 17 from 11:00 to 17:00
Location:
INFECAR Fairground of the Canary Islands Fair Institution. Pavilions 5, 6 and 7; Conference Center, CDTIC and outdoor areas
ENTRY PRICE:
Friday: € 1.00
Saturday and Sunday: € 2.50
A new festival ‘Puerto Música’ held 15-17 February 2019 in the municipality Mogán. A weekend that will fill Playa de Mogán with concerts of different music styles and will feature a vintage market, vintage dance workshops, children’s activities and an exhibition of vintage cars.
Feb
18
Mon
2019
Feb 18 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Artisan Market of Playa de Mogán:
Artisan market … leather goods, stone, ceramics, costume jewelry and glass figures.
Hours: from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Day: Monday
Place: Alto del Parking
Municipal Market of Playa de Mogán
In Playa de Mogán you will find ea picturesque street market every Monday with a wide variety of products.
Feb
20
Wed
2019
From 20 to 24 February 2019, Gran Canaria will once again be trail’s stage and will welcome the world’s best runners.
The event has been divided in six different distances, with a common finish line at Meloneras, in the South of Gran Canaria.
360º: 265 km (Maspalomas – Maspalomas)
Transgrancanaria: 125 km (Agaete – Meloneras).
Advanced: 64 km (Artenara – Meloneras).
Maratón: 42 km (El Garañón – Meloneras).
Starter: 30 km (Tunte – Meloneras).
Promo / Family Trans: 17 km (Ayagaures – Meloneras).
On Wednesdays the TRADITIONAL MARKET in the Recinto Ferial in Vecindario from 8.00 to 14.00 where you can buy fruit, vegetables, sweets, clothes and all kinds of items of different nature.
Feb
23
Sat
2019
New season of #Musicando, free outdoor concerts for all to enjoy.
Starting from 26 of January 2019 at Parque Doramas in Las Palmas. All concerts starts at 21:00 and are with free entry until seats full.
26/1 Gran Canaria Big Band
9/2 Yeray Rodríguez and Omar Santiago
16/2 Olga Cerpa y Mestisay with Joana Amendoeira Fado
23/2 Vivi Pozzebón
16/3 Caracoles
23/3 Esther Ovejero ( all about Almodóvar )
13/4 Althay Páez y Julio Pereira
27/4 Zenet
4/5 Rocío Márquez
11/5 Diamela del Pozo and Totó Noriega (Cuban night)
25/5 Pedro Manuel Afonso
1/6 Yul Ballesteros and friends
Feb
24
Sun
2019
SAN FERNANDO SECOND HAND MARKET, directly in front of the main Maspalomas Town Hall offices for San Bartolomé de Tirajana in Timanfaya Square, s / n, 35100 San Fernando de Maspalomas
The second hand “Rastro” market every Sunday (subject to holidays and special events) where everyone is welcome, and every type of thing is on sale, from objet d’art to furniture, clothing to stereos, telescopes to cellos, militaria, precious stones, previously loved items including toys and books and hats and the occasional kitchen sink.
All the best stuff is snapped up early, but there is always a bargain to be made.
Every second Sunday there is a farmers market too.
16 November 2018
San Lorenzo Farmers’ Market in Las Palmas, with 24 stalls, held in the neighborhood of San Lorenzo (in front of the Health Center ), every Sunday from 9:00 to 15:00
WHERE : Mercado del Agricultor de San Lorenzo
The surroundings of the Basilica del Pino are transformed each Sunday by the weekly market, one of the oldest street markets on the island with two centuries of history.Typical local products such as sausage, black pudding, sweets, cheese and bread, religious items, textile, handicrafts, etc. Sunday market in Teror in Plaza de Sintes. 09:00-15:00
( subject to holidays and special events)
Feb
25
Mon
2019
Feb 25 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Artisan Market of Playa de Mogán:
Artisan market … leather goods, stone, ceramics, costume jewelry and glass figures.
Hours: from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Day: Monday
Place: Alto del Parking
Municipal Market of Playa de Mogán
In Playa de Mogán you will find ea picturesque street market every Monday with a wide variety of products.
Feb
27
Wed
2019
On Wednesdays the TRADITIONAL MARKET in the Recinto Ferial in Vecindario from 8.00 to 14.00 where you can buy fruit, vegetables, sweets, clothes and all kinds of items of different nature.
Feb
28
Thu
2019
Carnival in Gáldar 2019 is celebrated with the theme Brasil
Carnival of Santa Lucia 2019 with the theme ‘New York, the Big Apple’, which will be held from February 28 to March 17 2019
Mar
1
Fri
2019
The 9th southern springtime artisans fair, by the FEDAC association, set once again in the idyllic surroundings of the lighthouse of Maspalomas.
1-10 March 2019
Open every day from 10:00 to 19:00 and is the perfect opportunity to see works by some of the best artisan craftspeoples of the Canary Islands; ceramics, wood, metal, leather, textiles, glass and recycled materials among others in a magnificent combination of traditional materials and modern design.
Mar
2
Sat
2019
the westernmost municipality of the island of Gran Canaria, La Aldea de San Nicolas is celebrating their Carnival 2019 in March and this years theme is #LaMagia, magic.
The main days of festivities are:
2.3 Carnaval de Día
5.3 Carnaval Tradicional
9.3 Carnaval de Mayores
16.3 Cabalgata de Carnaval
23.3 Entierro del Besugo
Museos en finde
The history of Gran Canaria is on display in an extensive network of museums where the thousand ingredients that made the island a conclave of different cultures are all mixed together.
Pre-hispanic mummies, ancient ships and contemporary art. Great writers, painters and musicians. Architecture, indigenous ceramics, sculpture and an ocean of history.
The Island Government Cabildo de Gran Canaria’s network of museums open their doors every first weekend of the month for FREE visits.
Casa de Colón in Las Palmas: Saturday 10:00-18.00 and Sunday 10:00-15:00
Casa-Museo Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas: Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00
Casa-Museo Tomás Morales in Moya : Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00
Casa-Museo León y Castillo in Telde : Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00.
Casa-Museo Antonio Padrón. Centro de Arte Indigenista, in Gáldar : Saturday and Sunday 10:00-18:00
Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada in Gáldar : Saturday 10:00-18:00 and Sunday 11:00-18:00, last visit 16:30, limited spaces.
For a more extensive list of Gran Canaria museums click this link to check out the main tourist board pages
Weekend Tips
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The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 15-17 February 2019
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