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540º ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
This year marks the 540th Anniversary of the foundation of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From its origins on June 24th 1478, first named El Real de las Tres Palmas (The Royal Town of the Three Palms), the city celebrates the anniversary of its foundation every summer with an intense program of cultural activities and open-air shows in and around Vegueta, the old quarter, and the festivities are completed every Saint John's Night (Midsummer) the eve of the city's Birthday, with an impressive...
Tour Operators and Local Organisations Join Forces for World Environment Day Litter Pick
It is well known that Gran Canaria has some of the cleanest, most pristine beaches in the world, the island has been awarded more prestigious Blue Flags than any other in the Canary Islands archipelago and is a world leader in R+D+i for the renewable energies sector. One of the many challenges that people who live here still need to overcome is our society's reliance on plastic, and in particular the vast amount of single use plastic that gets thrown away by people from all walks of life...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 1-3 June 2018
Whoop whoop! June is here and the Summer season 2018 is just getting started with a very busy first weekend of the month offering an opulent selection of events to go and see and to experience all around Gran Canaria. Not only is there a big Beer festival and a rally happening but also this Sunday is a special religious day with Corpus Christi celebrated in major towns and villages around the island, many of which will decorate their streets using colourful "carpets" of salt and dyed sawdust,...
Events : Patron Saint festivities in Pueblo de Mogán 1-13 June 2018
The main street in Pueblo de Mogán will be decorated from the 1st to the 13th of June to celebrate the local patron saint festivities. The San Antonio El Chico 2018 festivities program integrates tradition, culture, sports, leisure with the participation of many residents in the organisation of activities. The program of festivities includes musical shows and activities for children, traditional children's games, traditional games for adults, comedy shows, fiestas and concerts. Here are some...
Canary Islands Day celebrations on Gran Canaria 29-30 May
On the 30th of May 1983 The Canary Islands officially became an autonomous region of Spain when The Government of The Canary Islands parliament sat for the first time. The day has been marked ever since by all 88 municipal town halls of the seven island from the two provinces that make up the region as an official celebration of all things Canarian. A bank holiday here on the islands, most people enjoy a day off spent mainly with friends and family, often enjoying folk music, the enormous...
Mogán celebrates Canary Islands Day with traditions and music on May 29 and 30
This Tuesday, May 29, Canary Islands Day celebrations in Mogán will begin at IES Arguineguín school with a special event bringing together students and local seniors from the Centre for Personal Autonomy (CAP). The students at IES Arguineguín have been participating over recent months in a learning-service project entitled 'Cognitive stimulation and accompaniment to the elderly ' working with older citizens from the Centre for Personal Autonomy. The project comes to an end this next Tuesday in...
Another flight to Tenerife cut short due to fighting passengers
It appears that a different class of British tourist decides to fly to Tenerife these days. A flight from the United Kingdom that was destined for the Canary Islands this week had to be landed as quickly as possible due to an altercation on board, according to the Air Traffic Controllers twitter account. According to the tweet published on Thursday, May 24, a flight that departed from Manchester with "conflicting passengers" on board, needed to have its flight plan...
Patalavaca to Arguineguín coastal walkway reopens after nearly a year of work
The Town Hall of Mogán have announced the opening of the pedestrian coastal walk along the GC-500 road that links Arguineguín with Patalavaca after finally finishing the refurbishment and reinforcement works. The work was necessary and many felt long over due as the condition of the structure had fallen in serious disrepair. The new walkway has been slightly raised to 25 meters above sea level, along multiple sections. The works began last July along the 733 meters of pedestrian promenade...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 25-27 May 2018
It's the last weekend of May ahead and the weather predictions by AEMET, Spain's meteorological agency are showing partly cloudy for the weekend all around Gran Canaria. There are plenty of events for the weekend to go and experience; here is our weekly selection for the weekend to come. The two capitals of the Canary Islands will be the scene of air parades this Saturday for the celebration of Armed Forces day. Plaza de las Islas Canarias and the Avenida Marítima are where the public can...
Guardia Civil investigate alleged burglary at the Ayuntamiento de Mogán Town Hall
During the early hours of Wednesday morning the Civil Guard of Puerto Rico received a report of a supposed robbery from the offices of the Municipality of Mogán Town Hall, on the south west of Gran Canaria. Apparently, officials arrived within an hour to find a scene of total disarray with filing cabinets opened and the draws emptied and files scattered around the office, it is still not known what materials were supposedly taken. A Town Hall spokesperson has explained that workers who arrived...
