Fiestas de La Encarnación and La Manzana 2025 – Valleseco 🍏🍏

Sanna

2 weeks ago

Valleseco, municipality of Gran Canaria, famous for its apples and cider, celebrates the festival of La Encarnación and La Manzana between 27 September – 12 October 2025, a celebration of the municipality, its people, and its customs.

On the first Sunday of October, this year, on October 5, the other great celebration of the municipality takes place in honour of Our Lady of the Incarnation. It is also the Apple Festival, in which the neighbours come on pilgrimage with their carts from all the neighbourhoods dressed in their typical costumes to offer the Virgin the products of the land on the Saturday before the main day.

In 2011, this festival was declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest by the Government of the Canary Islands; hence, a list of activities has been devised to promote this municipality of the island’s medians every year.

The apple is the quintessential symbol of Valleseco. The French or Canadian pippin stands out for its quality and peculiar sweet and sour flavor. It was introduced back in 1858 by the then-mayor, who decided to recover the vacant lands of the municipality with fruit trees. Currently, the Valleseco apple serves as the basis for the production of Gran Valle Cider. In addition, it gives its name to a festival, that of the Apple, in which, among other events, a massive pilgrimage is celebrated on the eve of the main festival; a craft fair in which various artisans from the municipality exhibit and show their work to the public, ranging from carpenters, ceramists, leather and stone craftsmen, basket makers to weavers, traditional costume tailor or woodcarver; a competition of dishes made with apples and tastings of cider and other products related to this fruit.

Highlights:

Saturday 27 September
12:00 ringing of the bells and raising the flag.
20:30 The official kickoff will take place on the 11th edition of La Manzana de Oro, which this year will recognise the work of the Fundación Canaria Pequeño Valiente (recognizing the work in the fight against childhood cancer) – in the auditorium.

Sunday 28 September
From 10:00, the Livestock Fair in the recreational area of La Laguna. Children’s activities and the 4th SVF Equestrian Cup. A day designed for family enjoyment and to keep local traditions alive.

Friday 3 October:
20:00 XXVII the Abenechara Gathering, with the participation of the Es Rebost Folklore Group from Maó de Menorca.
22:00 Verbena, a lively street party with DJ Promaster and Arena music group.

Saturday 4 October:
18:30 The traditional Pilgrimage-Offering, which celebrates its 51st anniversary this year.
22:00 Zumba exhibition.
23:00 Verbena, at the main plaza with Linea DJ and Armonía Show.
00:00 fireworks.

Sunday 5 October: The apple will be the centerpiece of the main day of the celebration.
from 10:00 Craft Fair.
10:30 apple and cider sales, a tasting of Asturian products, and apple pastries.
12:00 solemn religious service, followed by a procession through the streets of the town.
13:30 Concerts byLos Lola and Furia Joven at the main Plaza.
14:00 Tasting of fabada Asturiana at the plaza (€3).
16:00-20:00 Children’s party on the main plaza.
20:00 end of festivities night with music and show spectacle.

Saturday 11 October:
10:00 Flavours and Traditions Fair (Feria de Sabores and Tradiciones).
12:00 Meeting of island music groups.

Valleseco invites residents and visitors from all over the island to explore its hidden corners and enjoy its natural and culinary heritage, which includes prestigious cider and vinegar, the first organic market in the Canary Islands (EcoValles), the Gofio Museum, and its varied trails. These festivals represent a unique opportunity to learn about the municipality’s identity, share time with family, and experience its traditions.