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SUMMARY:Fiestas patronales de la Virgen 2024 – Santa Maria de Guía
DESCRIPTION:\nSanta Maria de Guía is celebrating the Patron Saint’s festivities of the Virgin between 2 August – 15 August 2024.\nThe Patron Saint Fiestas in honour of the Virgin of Guía take place during the first fortnight in August, with the most important date on the calendar being the 15th. The morning sees the procession, while in the afternoon it is the turn for the Battle of the Flowers. The fiestas include a good number of cultural events, the highlight of which are the passacaglias (street parades) featuring “papagüevos” (over-sized papier-mache models who are the authentic protagonists during festivities), the parade of floats, and the afore-mentioned Battle of the Flowers.\nThursday 15 August • Public Holiday in Spain: The Feast of Assumption of the Virgin, Asunción de la Virgen\nThis year, the festive program includes 11 Papagüevos Parades and, for children, the great show ‘El Payaso Tallarín’, which will be offered by the famous group CantaJuego.\n\nProgram highlights:\nFriday 2 August:\n19:45 Papagüevos Parade – front of the church\n21:00 Pregón, proclamation at Plaza Grande\nSunday 4 August:\n12:00 in ‘Mercado de Guía’ tastings of typical products and the XXXI National Folklore Festival of Gran Canaria Island\n18:00  Papagüevos Parade in front of the church\n19:00 homage to Ricardo Padrón Hernández (coordinator of the Municipal Public Services for almost three decades) at Plaza Grande, followed by a performance by Los Musipops\nThursday 8 August:\n19:45 Papagüevos Parade in front of the church\n20:30 Show by Giuseppe Salchichone the Clown at Plaza Grande\nfollowed by a concert by Tataband\nFriday 9 August:\n17:30 Children’s games at Plaza Grande\n20:30 spectacle “Corazón de Poeta” (Poets’ heart) by Patricia Muñoz at Plaza Grande\n23:00 Concerts: Pop-Rocl group “Chicas Melodia” and “5 Elementos”  at Plaza Grande\nSaturday 10 August:\n19:45 Papagüevos Parade in front of the church\n22:00 Noche Joven at Plaza Grande with music performances by: El Vega, Ledes Díaz, La Mekánica by Tamarindos, Dj Aithamy and Bochinches Línea Dj\nMonday 12 August:\n17:30 Children’s games in front of the church\n21:00 Concert by the municipal band at Plaza Grande\nfollowed by concert by Son Chaché “Mojo con Toque Cubano” in front of the church\nTuesday 13 August:\n22:00 Festive Parade through the street and is followed by the concerts of Los Lola and Dj Ulises Acosta at Plaza Grande\nWednesday 14 August:\n19:45 Papagüevos Parade in front of the church\n21:00 concert by “La Década Prodigiosa” at Plaza Grande\n23:00 Verbena, a festive party at Plaza Grande with Armonía Show, Banda Larga, Dj Alessio, Bochinches Línea Dj\n24:00 Firework spectacle\nThursday 15 August: FEAST DAY\n10:00 pilgrim’s mass in the church of  Santa María de Guía\n12:00 Eucharist, followed by religious procession\nRoute: front of the church – calle Luis Suárez Galván – Calle Canónigo Gordillo – calle Médico Estévez – called Marqués del Muni to Plaza Grande.\n18:30 CARRERA DE CINTAS, ribbon race on Calle Marqués del Muni and Médico Estévez\n19:30 BATALLA DE FLORES, flower battle on Calle Marqués del Muni and Médico Estévez\n21:00 Carlos Baute concert at Plaza Grande\nfollowed by Aseres, Dj Promaster + Verbena Star Music\nFriday 16 August: Feast Day of the co-patron San Roque \n09:30 Pilgrim’s Mass in hermitage of San Roque and afterward procession to move the image to the parish temple.\nRoute: Plaza de San Roque, Pérez Galdós, Canónigo Gordillo, San José, church\n11:30 Eucharist, followed by religious procession through the streets, leaving from the church – Luis Suárez Galván – Poeta Bento and to Plaza de San Roque\n17:00 Traditional children’s games at Plaza Grande\n18:30 Papagüevos Parade  front of the church Plaza de San Roque\n20:00 at Plaza de San Roque XXIV ENCUENTRO DE SOLISTAS SEBASTIÁN GODOY BOLAÑOS ‘CHANITO’ with the performances by\nLola Hernández, Daniel Moreno and Javier Arbelo.\n22:00 VI Karaoke contest at Plaza de San Roque\n00:00 Fireworks spectacle at Plaza de San Roque, followed by performances of Tacones Rojos and North 10 DJ\nSaturday 17 August: \n18:30 Escala HI-FI at Plaza de San Roque\n22:00 Verbena, a festive party at Plaza de San Roque with Estrella Latina and Paco Guedes\nSunday 18 August:\nfrom 10:00 VII exhibition of Classic cars and motorcycles at Plaza de San Roque and VI Campeonato de Subastado- race\n18:30 Papagüevos Parade – Plaza de San Roque\n20:00 Show with Lili Quintana and Mariachi Peleón, presented by Adrián Aguiar\n\n		\n			#gallery-1 {\n				margin: auto;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n				float: left;\n				margin-top: 10px;\n				text-align: center;\n				width: 33%;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 img {\n				border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n				margin-left: 0;\n			}\n			/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n		\n			#gallery-2 {\n				margin: auto;\n			}\n			#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n				float: left;\n				margin-top: 10px;\n				text-align: center;\n				width: 100%;\n			}\n			#gallery-2 img {\n				border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n			}\n			#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n				margin-left: 0;\n			}\n			/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php 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CATEGORIES:Patron Saint Festivities
LOCATION:Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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