Fiestas del Carmen Arguineguín & Playa de Mogán 2025

• Fiestas del Carmen in Arguineguín between 7-20 July 2025
• Fiestas del Carmen in Playa de Mogán between 16 July – 3 August 2025
• Romería, the pilgrimage offering in Arguineguín on Saturday, 12 July 2025.

“La Virgen del Carmen” is the patron saint of sailors, and her feast day is observed in the main Mogán fishing towns of Arguineguín and Puerto de Mogán. Wednesday, 16 July, is also a local bank holiday in the municipality 

The Fiestas del Carmen program includes religious, traditional, cultural, and festive events for everyone. Aquatics, sports, youth and children’s activities, traditional games, concerts, even the now traditional “lowering of the branch” a ritual offering dating back to pre-Christian conquest, and of course the main “Romería” pilgrimage processions; all topped off by the annual highlight of maritime processions between Arguineguín and Puerto de Mogán.

ARGUINEGUÍN HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday 7 July:
12:00 The program will start with the ringing of the bells.

From Monday to Thursday, there will be chess, ronda, zanga, and domino tournaments. There will also be a family scavenger hunt in Las Marañuelas square on Monday, and a summer cinema on Las Marañuelas beach for the general public from Tuesday to Thursday at 21:00 on Playa de Las Marañuelas.

Friday 11 July:
19:00 The first of the afternoon parties on Calle José Manuel Santana “Chiringos de Música”, the beach bar area, with Alejandro Santos, Apolo, and Pedro Afonso.
21:30 The 6th Antoñito Segura Memorial in Plaza de Las Marañuelas.
The Los Mala Vida group, comprising family and friends of Segura, a driving force behind folklore in the municipality, as well as soloists such as Simón Artiles, Dácil Castellano, Daniel Moreno, and Pino Herrera.
23:30 EGB Night on Calle José Manuel Santana, Chiringos de Música

Saturday 12 July:
Pilgrimage – Offering and processions

One of the most popular events for locals and visitors will take place: the Pilgrimage-Offering to the Virgin of Carmen in Arguineguín. This event is organised by the Los Pescadores Folklore Group and the Mogán Town Council, with 23 participating carts. It will begin at 18:00, departing from Manuel Álamo Suárez Street (Carpintero de Ribera) and ending at Plaza Pérez Galdós, where a Taifa Dance will follow with the La Polvajera and Los Chanos parrandas.

20:00 Mass of the Romero
23:30 Verbena, a lively street partywithj Aguaje and Grupo Arena in Plaza del Mercadillo
23:30 DJ Nichel B and Pronove DJ on Calle José Manuel Santana, Chiringos de Música

Sunday 13 July: 
14:00 Foam Party enlivened by music on Plaza del Mercadillo

Monday 14 July:
17:00-20:00 Play area for kids at Plaza Pérez Galdós
20:00 Escala en Hi-Fi Infantil (well practised Kids Karaoke) at Plaza de Las Marañuelas.

Tuesday 15 July:
22:00 Concert by Omega on Plaza del Mercadillo
00:00 Firework show spectacle
00:15 Verbena, lively street party with Orchestra Armonía Show and Las Ladys del Swing
00:15 same time in the Chringos de Música area DJ Ruyman and DJ Suarez

Tuesday 16 July: the Feast Day
19:00 Mass, followed by a land procession to Las Marañuelas beach, where a prayer of thanksgiving and prayers will be recited while chanting the rosary. The procession will then continue through several streets in the fishing village until it concludes back at the church.

Route: church – Calle Graciliano Afonso, Avda de Los Pescadoes, Calle La Marina, calle Luis Doreste Silva, calle Utrera de Molina, Calle Manuel Pérez de la Barrera. Calle Miguel Marrero and ending back at the church. 

Friday 18 July:
17:00 1st Summer games at Plaza Pérez Galdós tent
20:00 popular barbeque at Plaza de Las Marañuelas
21:00 awards at the same Plaza23:30 Verbena at Plaza del Mercadillo
23:30 Chiringos de Música theme party: Tómbola

Saturday 19 July:
from 10:00, The 2nd Summer games at the Sports Centre Silva

18:00 “Bajada de la Rama” procession from Plaza de Pino Seco *** Get ready to get soaked with water ***
Bajada de la rama (the lowering of the branch) a tradition unique to the islands, embodied most fervently in the north west of Gran Canaria’s eponymous annual fiestas in Agaete each August, but nowadays prevalent in so many other island fiestas in coastal communities, whereby a tree branch is carried through the streets, to the sound of music and revelry, before being lowered into the sea as a prayer for autumn rains and fertility.

22:00 DJs at Chiringos de Música on Calle José Manuel Santana
23:00 Verbena with Armonía Show, DJ Promaster and Star Music at Plaza del Mercadillo

Sunday 20 July:
09:00 Eucharist in the church, followed by maritime procession
18:00 The second afternoon party will mark the end of the festivities in Arguineguín. An afternoon with Paco Guedes and Savia Nueva in the beach bar area.

PLAYA DE MOGÁN HIGHLIGHTS:

Wednesday 16 July: The Feast Day
 19:00 the Eucharist and land procession in honour of the Virgin of Carmen in Plaza Doctor Pedro Betancor León.

Afterwards, the Seafood Gastronomy Fair and Verbena, a street party with Yoni and Aya at the Fishing Pier.

The events will be distributed mainly between Plaza Doctor Pedro Betancor León and Plaza de Las Gañanías. At these locations, attendees will also enjoy summer cinema screenings, zanga, cinquillo, domino, and Parcheesi tournaments, and traditional games. Enjoy events such as Comedy Night with Nieves Bravo, Javier Peñapinto, Juanca and Lili Quintana, a Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra by the La Sabrosa Orchestra, the Bajada de La Rama (Descent of La Rama), and the latest edition of Family Jumping, a fun and sporting scavenger hunt for the whole family consisting of inflatable obstacles—some aquatic—at the Mogán Football Field.

Thursday 24 July:
18:30 Traditional games at Plaza Dr. Pedro Betancor León.

Friday 25 July:
21:30 a Night of Humour at Plaza de Las Gañanías
23:00 Verbena, a lively street party at the same square

Saturday 26 July:
15:30 Foam Party
23:30 Verbena at Plaza de Las Gañanías

Sunday 27 July:
18:00-21:00 Kids Play Area on Avda. Los Marrero

Friday 1 August:
20:00 Tribute to Juan Gabriel at Plaza Dr. Pedro Betancor León
22:00 Tribute to Juan Luis Guerra by La Sabrosa orchestra at Plaza de Las Gañanías
23:00 Verbena, a lively street party with La Mekanica by Tamarindos and DJ Tony Bob in the same square

Saturday 2 August:
18:30 Baja de La Rama procession from Plaza Dr. Betancor
22:00 Verbena at the same Plaza

Sunday 3 August:
10:00 Eucharist, followed by maritime procession to Arguineguín
20:30 Verbena at Plaza Dr. Betancor