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A busy September weekend ahead! Some traditional patron saints’ fiestas are just getting started while others are finishing up. Guía are celebrating their very traditional Las Marías festivities, there is a religious procession in the mountain town of Tejeda, a Wine and Tapas Night to enjoy in Playa de Mogán.
The Canary Islands Government will conduct a test of the ES-Alert emergency warning system across Gran Canaria on Thursday, September 26. This system is part of Spain’s National Alert Network and is designed to send immediate SMS alerts to mobile phones in areas affected by imminent or ongoing emergencies. These alerts will provide crucial information on the safety measures that people should follow, allowing for accurate information and a quicker response to serious situations.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook Gran Canaria, marking one the strongest seismic events felt on the island in six decades. The quake, with its epicentre off the northern coastal municipality of Santa María de Guía, was felt across 14 of Gran Canaria’s 21 municipalities, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).
Gran Canaria is set for a week of mixed weather, as ever with noticeable differences between the north and south of the island. The northern areas will see cloudy skies, particularly in the mornings and evenings, with a chance of light rain midweek. In contrast, the southern and inland regions will enjoy clearer, sunnier skies with rising temperatures.
It’s that time of the year again, when the two most popular traditional annual celebrations on Gran Canaria take place back to back. Teror, the pretty little merchant town is celebrating the main harvest Romería pilgrimage for the island, an offering in honour of the patron saint of Gran Canaria, Our Lady of the Pine with carts carrying summer produce, representing all the municipalities on the island and the main Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
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A tourist safari excursion vehicle, containing five occupants, overturned falling down a fifteen-metre slope, on the road between Pinar de Pilancones and the Chira dam.
Oh Hello! September is here and what a crazy weekend it will be. There are “End of Summer” festivals galore, concerts, spectacles on the streets, patron saint festivities, romería-pilgrimages, fireworks and even a mango and summer avocado fair. So many things to choose from but definitely, there is something for everyone.
The municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has celebrated the inauguration of ALDI’s first supermarket in southern Gran Canaria, located in the Sonnenland-Maspalomas area. The new store, situated on Calle Camino de Quito, marks a further step in ALDI’s ongoing expansion across the Canary Islands. The establishment features an 1,100 square meter sales floor and has created 19 new jobs, 13 of which have been filled by local residents.
Hello August! What an awesome, and also hot, summer weekend ahead on Gran Canaria! It’s going to be a busy one, filled with things to go, do and see, with some of the more iconic, popular summer fiestas now in full flow, including the Fiestas de Las Nieves in Agaete with their main day of festivities the “Fiesta de La Rama” this Sunday. There are also some more localised Patron Saints’ Festivities taking place around the island, like in San Lorenzo, just outside the capital, and the picturesque, post colonial mountain town of Santa Brigída, just to name a few.
An absolutely fabulous July weekend ahead, with epic events and hot, hot weather! Maspalomas Soul Festival, Virgen del Carmen celebrations, including the famous maritime procession, and much more. The popular biweekly San Fernando Farmers’ Market also moves to a new venue; to the covered patio of the Marcial Franco School, just next to the Municipal Stadium from this Sunday
What a July Weekend ahead! Lets start with the Big Game on Sunday: Spain vs England. Many municipalities are already setting up big screens to broadcast the final on their town squares and bars are going to be busy, so get there early. Virgen del Carmen festivities are in full swing and there will be pilgrimage offering in Arguineguín, Mogán and her Feast Day is on next Tuesday. There is a concert also to enjoy every night by the Faro de Maspalomas Lighthouse this weekend.
Hello July and full on Summer! This year’s main festivities for the Virgen del Carmen start this weekend, celebrating the patron saint of sailors and fisher folk, which will see fiestas around much of Gran Canaria, and in Spain; all themed around water. La Isleta, in the capital, and Arguineguín are two of the biggest and best established to attend. The feast day of the Virgen del Carmen is 16 July.
