Events in Gran Canaria

Exhibition by the artist Abenchara Montesinos, “Diálogos con la Delicadeza”, at the Centro Municipal de Cultura. A show inviting you to discover sensitivity and delicacy through her work.

La Biblioteca Municipal de Arucas commemorates World Book Day with a full program that starts with the presentation of a literary work and extends over several days with workshops, meetings and activities to promote reading. The program includes:

• 17 abril 2026, 19:00: presentation of Mate de dos alfiles, by Sergio Mira Jordán.
• 18 abril 2026, 11:30: family workshop “Cuentos con huellas verdes”, led by Rita R. Sosa (advance reservation via the app “Arucas, espacio cultural”).
• 23 abril 2026, 11:00: microfiction contest “Game Over”.
• 23 abril 2026, 19:00: crime fiction reading club meeting, coordinated by José Luis Correa.
• 24 abril 2026, 18:00–20:00: lettering workshop for adults led by Patricia Valencia.
• 25 abril 2026, 11:00–13:00: reading festival “Puente de papel” at the Casa de la Cultura, in collaboration with Librería Yaya. The Department of Culture of the Ayuntamiento de Arucas, directed by Carlos González, organizes this initiative to promote reading as a habit and energize the municipality's cultural life.

La Concejalía de Educación of the Ayuntamiento de Teror begins on 20 April the sign language training workshop dedicated to the ‘Sordoceguera’, which will run until 11 May 2026, in 7 sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 16:00 to 19:00 hours. The free course is integrated into the project ‘ENTRESIGNOS II’, funded by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria through the Consejería de Educación y Juventud. The sessions will take place on the following dates: 9-11-16-18-23-25 February; 2-4-9-11-16-18-23-25-30 March; 1-6-8-13-15 April. Free registration at educación@teror.es.

AF_MES DE LA SALUD 2026 - HERRAMIENTAS PARA AFRONTAR EL DUELO.

Schedule: 17:00-18:00 Date: 22/04/2026 Location: Centro de Mayores del Cruce de Arinaga, Calle Beletén, 35118 Agüimes Organizer: Concejalía de Mayores Download: AF_MES-DE-LA-SALUD-2026-1.pdf

Program:

• 17:00-18:00 HERRAMIENTAS PARA AFRONTAR EL DUELO

Andreu Casanova invites you to take a comic safari through the jungle of dating apps that have been so trendy lately. Tinder Sorpresa is a hilarious monologue that will change your concept of dating apps. Match with this humor show! Duration: approximately 90 minutes. Show not recommended for audiences under 16. Location: Centro Cultural Guaires, Calle Guaires, 29, Gáldar. Schedule: 26 April 2026, 19:00–21:00.

Gala de variedades Ballet Sensación in Plaza Primero de Mayo, Agüimes. A family-friendly cultural event with the program of FIESTAS DE SAN JOSÉ OBRERO 2026 (DIGITAL). Download the full program here: https://aguimes.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AF_PROGRAMA-A5_-FIESTAS-DE-SAN-JOSE-OBRERO-2026_DIGITAL.pdf Schedule: 29/04/2026 21:30-23:30 (GMT+00:00).

Pictorial exhibition 'DONDE EL COLOR RESPIRA' at La Casa de la Cultura de Arucas, by artist Rosa María Pérez Tamayo. The exhibition gathers about 35 works in watercolor, oil, and acrylic, offering an emotional look at nature. Hours:

• 09:00–14:00 h, Monday to Friday. Located at La Casa de la Cultura de Arucas, until April 30.

AF MES DE LA SALUD 2026 - HERRAMIENTAS PARA MEJORAR MI VIDA, MENTE SANA EN CUERPO SANO. Talk/workshop for seniors organized by the Concejalía de Mayores. Details: - Date and time: 30/04/2026, 17:30-19:30. - Location: Centro de Mayores de Arinaga, Calle López de Hoces, 69, 35118 Agüimes. - Organizer: Concejalía de Mayores. - Additional material: Download the program at AF_MES-DE-LA-SALUD-2026-1.pdf. Download: https://aguimes.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AF_MES-DE-LA-SALUD-2026-1.pdf

Talleres de salsa,bachata y kizomba. Details: It is a workshop within the FIESTAS DE SAN JOSÉ OBRERO 2026 (DIGITAL). Time: 02/05/2026 19:00 - 20:00. Location: Plaza Primero de Mayo, Avenida Ansite, 35188 Agüimes. Link to the program: AF_PROGRAMA-A5_-FIESTAS-DE-SAN-JOSE-OBRERO-2026_DIGITAL.pdf

Urban dance performances in Plaza Primero de Mayo, Avenida Ansite, 35188 Agüimes. Time: 02/05/2026 17:00 - 17:45 (GMT+00:00). Location: Plaza Primero de Mayo, Avenida Ansite, 35188 Agüimes. Download link for the digital program: https://aguimes.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AF_PROGRAMA-A5_-FIESTAS-DE-SAN-JOSE-OBRERO-2026_DIGITAL.pdf

• 17:00-17:45 Urban dance performances

Synopsis: It tells the story of a Canary Islands nurse who arrives in El Aaiún in 1970 to work temporarily at the local hospital. But her life changes when she falls in love with a young Sahrawi man linked to the Frente Polisario and committed to the struggle for the independence of Sáhara Occidental. In 1991, at the refugee camps, she receives a visit from a journalism student interested in documenting the conflict. Through their conversation, she relives her passage through a territory marked by uncertainty, resistance and loss.

Schedule:

• 16 May 2026 20:30–21:30 (GMT+00:00)

Details:

• Directed by: Mario Vega. Performer: Marta Viera. Unahoramenos producciones, S.L.
• PRICE: 10 €. Recommended for ages 16+

Event: CICLO DE LA MUESTRA DE CINE DE MONTAÑA “MENDI TOUR FILM FESTIVAL 2026” in Teror. Mountain cinema, adventure and nature. Presented by Asociación Cultural Cima Gran Canaria. Six mountain and adventure films will be shown for all audiences. Schedule: 22 May 2026, 20:00–22:30. Location: Auditorio de Teror, Teror.

Details:

• 20:00–22:30 Six mountain and adventure films (Mendi Tour Film Festival 2026) at Auditorio de Teror

The pregón of the Festivities in honor of San Juan 2026 will take place on June 5 at 20:00 in Plaza de San Juan, Arucas. Víctor Batista Velázquez, musician and composer, will be the one to deliver the pregón, giving start to the Fiestas Patronales 2026. The mayor of Arucas and the councilor for Festivities presented the pregonero and highlighted his career. This act marks the opening of the Fiestas in honor of San Juan Bautista 2026.

• 20:00 Pregón de las Fiestas de San Juan 2026 — Plaza de San Juan (Arucas)

Comedy. 2RC TEATRO SL. Director: Rafael Rodríguez. PRICE: €10. Recommended: ages 12 and up. SYNOPSIS: Maribel, a professional prostitute, meets Marcelino, a naive and fairly shy young man who, without Maribel knowing his intentions, takes her to his family's home so they can meet and thus marry. There Maribel finds herself surrounded by a few elderly women filled with a strange kindness, doña Matilde and doña Paula, Marcelino's mother and aunt respectively. Maribel begins to live her own fairy tale, when her colleagues from the profession burst into her relationship, puzzled by the true intentions of this peculiar family.

Showtime: 20:30-21:30 (June 6, 2026) at Auditorio de Teror.

Location: Auditorio de Teror, Teror.

A theatrical show titled 'Maestro Florido', celebrating 20 years of storytelling as a career. Narrated and performed by Maestro Florido, with music to lift the soul and spark laughter. This show will be full of surprises from the very first moment to the final moment.

Palante Producciones. Darío López. PRICE: €10. ALL AGES. SYNOPSIS: There are people saying that Darío will come back onto the Teatro Príncipe Felipe stage. More. Time: 20 June 2026 20:30 - 21:30 (GMT+00:00). Location: Auditorio de Teror, Teror. Palante Producciones. Darío López. PRICE: €10. All audiences. SYNOPSIS: There are people who say that Darío will come back onto the Teatro Príncipe Felipe stage. There are people who think that Darío is going to conduct a sociological study, with no rigor whatsoever, in which you might even be portrayed yourself. There are people who assure that at night there will be monologues, projections, improvisations and there might even be a surprise. There are people who take the time to read until the end the synopsis of the show and with that they are encouraged to get together to have a good time. And because... There Are People For Everything.

• 20:30–21:30 Darío López
• Location: Auditorio de Teror, Teror

Ángulo Producciones. Directed by: Rosa Escrig. PRICE: €10. Recommended for ages 12 and up. SYNOPSIS: On an archipelago where opportunities seem to pass as slowly as the guagua 91, Meryem, a young woman in her twenties, tries to find her place between working at Supersaurio (the most important supermarket chain in the Canary Islands) and the expectations the world places on her. Born in the Canary Islands and with Moroccan roots, her life is a constant search for identity and belonging.

Schedule: 27 June 2026, 20:30 - 21:30 (GMT+00:00) Location: Auditorio de Teror, Teror

Show details:

• 20:30 SUPERSAURIO - Show
• 21:30 End of show