XXXIII Encuentro Veneguera
The hidden little enclave of Veneguera, in Mogán, is celebrating their 33rd cultural event “Encuentro Veneguera” on Saturday, 5 October 2024. Music, Artisan crafts, ethnography, and gastronomy are held at the plaza, La Cardonera, and the football field.
On Saturday, 5 October:
The main activities will take place between 11:00 and 20:00 in the plaza and La Cardonera. Craft stalls and local restaurants, which will be interspersed with live music from the archipelago groups Proyecto Son, Guagua Band, Apolo and the Gran Canaria Reggae Foundation. There will be a large number of free workshops and exhibitions such as Salto del Pastor (Sheppards’ Leap), Canarian whistling, pottery, stones, pintaderas and Canarian dishes, among many others. In short, activities that invite us to immerse in Canarian essence and identity.
The Veneguera Encounter is also an event that the whole family can enjoy. With children and young people in mind, both in the neighbourhood’s Sociocultural Centre and in the square next to it there will be a large children’s and youth play centre with psychomotor activities, artistic skills and traditional games.
The Veneguera Football Field will host the concert, which will begin at around 20:30.
The first to perform will be timple player Althay Páez, who has several albums under his belt and has taken our sound around the world, and will delight with his virtuosity on one of the oldest stages in the Canary Islands, that of Veneguera.
They will be followed by the folk music group Non Trubada, well known among the faithful of the Veneguera Meeting, as they participated in the 2005 edition and the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrated in 2014.
Mr. Kilombo will close this edition of the Encuentro Veneguera. The band, led by Madrid native Miki Ramírez, will bring their own mix of styles such as reggae, ska and rock, among others. This fusion, the result of his training at the University of Havana and his journey around the world as Macacaco’s guitarist for 8 years, will be the best finishing touch to an evening that will also feature DJ Cholo.
The bus company Global is collaborating with a service that will connect the neighbourhoods of Playa de Mogán and Veneguera more frequently for the occasion.
There will be no camping. However, people who wish to spend the night in Veneguera will have a space available for this purpose. This area can be used exclusively for spending the night as camping is not permitted.
