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UD Las Palmas made a glorious comeback to the First Division in a thrilling encounter against Deportivo Alavés that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. In front of a raucous near-capacity-crowd of 31,790, Las Palmas sealed their return ticket to the top flight with a hard-fought goalless draw in the season’s photo finish.
What an interesting last weekend of May ahead. Weather predictions are showing some rain showers are likely across Gran Canaria. This extended #WeekendTips covers up to Tuesday, when all things Canarian are celebrated on the Día de Canarias. There’ll be some gorgeous Patron Saints’ festivities happening in San Fernando de Maspalomas as well as in Valleseco.
Fun Fact:
Valleseco literally means “dry valley” in Spanish, but is actually one of the wettest municipalities Gran Canaria. Nestling between the famous fresh water sources of Firgas & Teror, half way up the island’s mountainous northern slopes, this area is well known for its apple growers, cider and its weekly market
The authorities on Gran Canaria have been engaged in a rigorous search for Swedish tourist Anna-Karin Bengtsson, who went missing in the south of Gran Canaria around April 9. Her unexplained disappearance has caused her family much distress, with no clues to her whereabouts having emerged in the six weeks since they first realised her phone was no longer functioning.
An exciting May weekend ahead with abundant events and festivities taking place all around Gran Canaria. There are Patron Saints’ festivities for Motor Grande, in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria, and in El Tablero in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana and up in the mountains of Artenara. There is also a two day lively exhibition event in Meloneras boulevard and the Rally Gran Canaria is held this Friday and Saturday.
The body of a 58-year-old German man was found this Friday floating just off the coast of Mogán, on the south-west of Gran Canaria.
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AVALON. LGTBIQ+ an Association of Liberal Entrepreneurs and Professionals in the Canary Islands have announced on the 3rd of May, with only 5 days to go, that the Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival they have organised with the support Mogán Town Hall has been cancelled until September quoting “force majeure”.
The event focused towards the LGBTIQ+ community was clearly set up to try and benefit from the May influx of people who attend the Pride events in maspalomas every year, an estimated audience of around 10,000, in spite of organisers trying to claim many more, however for reasons that are not yet clear Avalon have had to cancel their event in Mogán, presenting it as an opportunity to offer a bigger show and with greater capacity and hoping to better promote the planned conferences and a Gala event, which were originally scheduled to be held between May 8 and 12, at the same time as the more established event in Playa del Inglés.
The organisers have offered their guarantee to anyone who has already purchased tickets for the concert, that their tickets will be valid for the new dates, which have yet to be announced, saying that those who wish to be reimbursed, should contact the sales service they bought from, through the email.
The event was launched with the backing of the local Mayor only a couple of months ago, though few other details have emerged since that first announcement.
AVALON. LGTBIQ+ an Association of Liberal Entrepreneurs and Professionals in the Canary Islands have announced, with only one day to go, that the Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival they have organised with the support Mogán Town Hall has been cancelled until September quoting “force majeure”.
The event focused towards the LGBTIQ+ community was clearly set up to try and benefit from the May influx of people who attend the Pride events in maspalomas every year, an estimated audience of around 10,000, in spite of organisers trying to claim many more, however for reasons that are not yet clear Avalon have had to cancel their event in Mogán, presenting it as an opportunity to offer a bigger show and with greater capacity and hoping to better promote the planned conferences and a Gala event, which were originally scheduled to be held between May 8 and 12, at the same time as the more established event in Playa del Inglés.
The organisers have offered their guarantee to anyone who has already purchased tickets for the concert, that their tickets will be valid for the new dates, which have yet to be announced, saying that those who wish to be reimbursed, should contact the sales service they bought from, through the email.
The event was launched with the backing of the local Mayor only a couple of months ago, though few other details have emerged since that first announcement.
AVALON. LGTBIQ+ an Association of Liberal Entrepreneurs and Professionals in the Canary Islands have announced, with only one day to go, that the Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival they have organised with the support Mogán Town Hall has been cancelled until September quoting “force majeure”.
The event focused towards the LGBTIQ+ community was clearly set up to try and benefit from the May influx of people who attend the Pride events in maspalomas every year, an estimated audience of around 10,000, in spite of organisers trying to claim many more, however for reasons that are not yet clear Avalon have had to cancel their event in Mogán, presenting it as an opportunity to offer a bigger show and with greater capacity and hoping to better promote the planned conferences and a Gala event, which were originally scheduled to be held between May 8 and 12, at the same time as the more established event in Playa del Inglés.
The organisers have offered their guarantee to anyone who has already purchased tickets for the concert, that their tickets will be valid for the new dates, which have yet to be announced, saying that those who wish to be reimbursed, should contact the sales service they bought from, through the email.
The event was launched with the backing of the local Mayor only a couple of months ago, though few other details have emerged since that first announcement.
AVALON. LGTBIQ+ an Association of Liberal Entrepreneurs and Professionals in the Canary Islands have announced, with only one day to go, that the Avalon Gran Canaria Music Festival they have organised with the support Mogán Town Hall has been cancelled until September quoting “force majeure”.
The event focused towards the LGBTIQ+ community was clearly set up to try and benefit from the May influx of people who attend the Pride events in maspalomas every year, an estimated audience of around 10,000, in spite of organisers trying to claim many more, however for reasons that are not yet clear Avalon have had to cancel their event in Mogán, presenting it as an opportunity to offer a bigger show and with greater capacity and hoping to better promote the planned conferences and a Gala event, which were originally scheduled to be held between May 8 and 12, at the same time as the more established event in Playa del Inglés.
The organisers have offered their guarantee to anyone who has already purchased tickets for the concert, that their tickets will be valid for the new dates, which have yet to be announced, saying that those who wish to be reimbursed, should contact the sales service they bought from, through the email.
The event was launched with the backing of the local Mayor only a couple of months ago, though few other details have emerged since that first announcement.
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