Maspalomas news, gathered daily: what is happening around Gran Canaria’s southern resort belt – dune reserve rules, weather and calima alerts, events from the lighthouse to Playa del Ingles, and the island-wide Gran Canaria stories that shape every visit.
Below: the latest news from Maspalomas and the rest of Gran Canaria, newest first.
Canary Islands wages second lowest in Spain despite tourism boom
New data from Spain’s National Statistics Institute shows the Canary Islands recorded the second lowest average salary in the country in 2025. Despite three…
Friday: calima haze and strong gusts for the Islands
Friday, 24 July, brings a mix of scattered clouds and a light calima haze across the Canary Islands. Expect strong trade winds, very strong…
Octopus farm project in Las Palmas port scrapped
Seafood company Nueva Pescanova has withdrawn its application to build an octopus farm at Las Palmas Port, effectively ending the controversial project. The decision…
New anti-smoking law: key changes for the Canary Islands
A new anti-smoking law approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers will dramatically change where you can smoke and vape in the Canary Islands….
Thursday: strong winds, calima and 37°C on Gran Canaria
A mix of sun, heat and calima is on the cards for the Canary Islands this Thursday. Trade winds are strengthening, especially on the…
Spencer Tunick’s Gran Spectrum: a nude rainbow for Gran Canaria
World-renowned artist Spencer Tunick is bringing his naked human installations to Gran Canaria on 26 July with Gran Spectrum. The project uses hundreds of…
Useful Maspalomas links
Everything else we keep updated for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria:
- Maspalomas weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Gran Canaria island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa del ingles beach – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Gran Canaria news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Maspalomas means the dunes, the 19th-century lighthouse and the sunniest corner of Gran Canaria – over 320 days of sunshine a year on this coast. For Maspalomas news that skips the noise and keeps the facts, bookmark this page and check back often.