Taller “Los Cuentos de Sira”
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Workshop “Los Cuentos de Sira” (Reading and oral expression workshop) organized by the Public Library of La Villa de La Orotava. Aimed at children from 8 years. Schedule: from August 3 to 7, 2026, daily 10:30 to 13:00.
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DAY: Wednesday, August 12, 2026. TIME: 6:30 PM. LOCATION: Casa del Vino. PROGRAM: Subject to modifications.
- Welcome glass of wine...
- DJ session “Hacia la oscuridad”, by Claudia Rutten.
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- Selection of national and international short films “El Año del Eclipse”...
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Festival Internacional La Orotava Cittaslow 2026
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Details
- Start: 26 September
- End: 27 September
- Cost: Free
Cuerpos de Orgullo – V Festival contra la violencia estética y gordofobia – 2026
FIFTH Festival against aesthetic violence and fatphobia in the Canary Islands – CUERPOS DE ORGULLO is the first festival of music, market and education in the Canaries created to visibilize body diversity and dissident bodies, fighting fatphobia and aesthetic violence.
Date: Friday 18 to Sunday 27 September 2026.
Venue: Various.
Admission: Free.
Organizers: Ayuntamiento El Sauzal and Mogares Dôyan.
Collaborators: Cabildo de Tenerife and CIT del Nordeste.
Festival CUERPOS DE ORGULLO, V Edition, the first festival of music, market and training in the Canaries created to visibilize body diversity and dissident bodies, fighting fatphobia and aesthetic violence.
Program: TO BE EXPANDED SOON.
From FRIDAY 18 to SUNDAY 27
- In the exhibition hall: Opening to the public of the art exhibition “Cinco años de Cuerpos Orgullosos”.
FRIDAY 25
- At 20:00, at the Theater: II Premios Itziar Castro, recognizing body activism 2026. Admission by invitation.
SATURDAY 26
- From 11:00 to 23:30, at Plaza del Príncipe: V Festival Internacional Cuerpos de Orgullo 2026.
*Program subject to changes.
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Details
- Start: 18 September
- End: 26 September
- Cost: Free
Venue
- Various