Canary Islands International Jazz and More Festival

The programme includes performances from musicians who range from promising newcomers to leading national and international figures. The event also includes seminars, master classes and jam sessions.

TEMUDAS FEST. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Theatre, Music and Dance Festival

Theatre and dance companies from different parts of the world come together at this summer event to present their latest pieces. The different shows take place at a range of venues around the city such as La Puntilla Square, Plaza Santa Ana Square, the Las Canteras promenade and Juan Pablo II Park. ...

Gran Canaria Walking Festival

Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

During Carnival in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, all the streets fill with an explosion of joy, music and colour. During these days of celebration the Carnival Queen Gala is held to select the festival’s main representative from the hundreds of attendees dressed in striking costumes covered with feathers and rhinestones. ...

LPA Film Festival – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival

The festival aims to cover the so-called peripheral film industries, in other words, productions from Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern European countries. Screenings can be viewed at different venues around the city such as the Monopol Multiplex, the La Caja de Canarias Savings Bank Initiatives Centre (CICCA) and the Guiniguada Theatre. ...

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria "Alfredo Kraus" Opera Festival

It is a musical event that pays tribute to the internationally famous Canaries tenor Alfredo Krauss, born in Las Palmas in 1927, with various opera productions from the great composers. ...

WOMAD Festival in Gran Canaria

A new edition will be held this year with different international artists in attendance. In addition to concerts, there will also be a wide variety of parallel activities, such as vocal and instrumental workshops for adults, gastronomic tasting sessions, and courses for children, along with cabaret shows, conferences and audiovisual presentations.

Canary Islands Olympic Sailing Week

The island of Gran Canaria will receive sailors from all over the world for Canary Islands Olympic Sailing Week. This is just one more reason to enjoy the sun and great weather of Gran Canaria's beaches and sailing facilities, while you attend the dinghy sailing competitions.

Transgrancanaria: Mountain and trekking ultramarathon

The route of the competition crosses the centre of Gran Canaria island, passing fantastic volcanic scenery for 125 kilometres. The itinerary includes an accumulated change in level of 7500 metres and requires 24 to 30 hours to be completed. ...