La Laguna Book Fair returns with more than 200 literary and cultural activities, its biggest bookseller turnout in fifteen years, and a packed programme including Story Night, bolero encounters and tribute shows. Highlights across the week include Rafa Sánchez’s Biografía at Teatro Leal and Argentine folk singer Maggie Cullen.
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Puerto Rican urban music star Jay Wheeler is returning to the Canary Islands in December as part of his La Voz Favorita World Tour, with shows in Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Pre-sale tickets sold out on both islands, but general sale opens on Friday 9 October at 11am.
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La Laguna’s Book Fair has opened in Plaza del Cristo with more than 200 activities, over 80 authors and its biggest bookseller turnout in 15 years. The event runs until Monday 12 October and welcomes booksellers from Gran Canaria for the first time.
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A hiker has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a moderate leg injury near Roque Nublo in Gran Canaria. Emergency teams from the GES rescued the woman and transferred her to Doctor Negrín University Hospital in Las Palmas.
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The Gran Canaria stadium is set for a major overhaul ahead of the 2030 World Cup, with OHLA and Sando proposed to carry out the €206.3 million project. The bid comes in €28.5 million under budget and could see works begin by late November.
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A football match in Güímar, Tenerife, was suspended after violent altercations saw visiting players from Sporting Hortaleza pelted with stones. The Madrid club refused to play, citing threats and attacks on their players, coaching staff and supporters.
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A 54-year-old British man has died after being rescued from the sea at Esquinzo beach in La Oliva, Fuerteventura. Emergency services attempted CPR both on the shore and after airlifting him from the water, but he could not be saved.
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Elina Garanca returns to Gran Canaria to perform Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs for the first time, alongside the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria under Karel Mark Chichon. The concerts on 8 and 9 October at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus also feature Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat and the Spanish premiere of Cindy McTee’s Timepiece.
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A new Atresmedia series produced in part by Los Javis’ company Suma Content is heading to Lanzarote. Filming takes place on 7 and 8 October and producers are looking for young extras to appear in scenes set in a juvenile centre.
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Gran Canaria will become the global epicentre of world music from 21 to 25 October as WOMEX 2026 arrives in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, bringing 2,500 professionals from 90 countries. With 53 showcases, a free beachfront stage at Las Canteras and a packed conference programme, the event also boosts the city’s bid to become European Capital of Culture.
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