Events, local discoveries and useful stories for your time here.
Las Palmas is the big city of the Canaries — a proper Atlantic port and capital with a historic quarter, the Vegueta, and one of the best city beaches anywhere in Spain, the long golden curve of Las Canteras. It's a real working metropolis, not a resort, with year-round life that has nothing to do with the holiday season.
The events match that scale. The biggest is St John's Night on Las Canteras Beach, when bonfires and fireworks bring half the city onto the sand for midsummer. Granca Live Fest pulls in big-name acts, and the long-running Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken festival fills venues across the city each summer. Here's what's on while you're here.
23Jun
On the night of 23-24 June thousands gather on the city beach of Las Canteras for symbolic bonfires, a traditional midni
2Jul
The Canary Islands' biggest summer music festival returns for its 5th anniversary, expanded to four days at the Gran Can
9Jul
The long-running international jazz festival brings concerts to squares and theatres across Las Palmas each July, mixing
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