XXXI Traída del Barro – La Atalaya, Santa Brígida

The neighbourhood of Atalya (meaning watchtower in English) in the municipality of Santa Brígida are celebrating their 31st festivities of “Traida del Barro”, Clay/mud festival, literally ‘bringing of the mud/clay’ between 1-6 July 2024.
This is a celebration that pays tribute to the neighbourhood’s pottery past and a unique tradition in Gran Canaria.

Highlight:

On Saturday 6 July: The mud party 
at 13:00 Batucada, a lively street parade ‘Rumble Manía’ to heat the engines

at 14:00 ‘Yohao’ entertaining in front of the Bar Juancito

at 15:00 La Banda Guiniguada will take the first steps through the neighbourhood and halfway of the route

at 17:00 Banda ‘La Aldea’ starts the parade to take people to the field where the mud party will take place. (A mud field where trucks will blast water on it).
at 19:00 clean up with clean water and drink warm caldito.