
Week of Events
Monday, May 4, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- May 5, 2026 -Workshop — «We make a Canarian cushion»
- May 5, 2026 -Inauguration — Exhibition «Between Strokes and Nuances: Glimpses of the Beautiful»
Workshop — «We make a Canarian cushion»
Sewing workshop to make a Canarian cushion at the La Aldea Senior Center (La Aldea). May 5, 2026, 10:00–13:00. - Gran Canaria Events
Inauguration — Exhibition «Between Strokes and Nuances: Glimpses of the Beautiful»
Opening of the painting exhibition «Between Strokes and Nuances: Glimpses of Beauty» at the Real Club Victoria (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). - Gran Canaria Events
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- May 6, 2026 -Festival – Animayo
- May 6, 2026 -Workshop – «Contarte: A Big Family»
- May 6, 2026 -Presentation – «The condemnation of the Beautiful Towers»
- May 6, 2026 -Workshop – Quartet of Light and Shadow
- May 6, 2026 -Workshop – Quartet of light and shadow: The murals of Jesús Arencibia
Festival – Animayo
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international animation film festival, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Program for May 6: BUILDING […]
Workshop – «Contarte: A Big Family»
Storytelling and Art Session and Creative Family Workshop: Contarte: A Big Family, Wednesday, May 6 at 5:00 PM at the San Mateo Municipal Library.
Presentation – «The condemnation of the Beautiful Towers»
Book presentation «The condemnation of the Beautiful Towers», with reading and performance by Vivien Déniz, on 06/05/2026 (18:00–20:00) in the Degree Room of the Millares Carló Building (Humanities), ULPGC (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).
Workshop – Quartet of Light and Shadow
Workshop - "Quartet of Light and Shadow. The murals of Jesús Arencibia" in the Arencibia Hall of the Hotel Santa Catalina, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop – Quartet of light and shadow: The murals of Jesús Arencibia
Workshop "Quartet of light and shadow - The murals of Jesús Arencibia" at the Paraninfo Rectorate ULPGC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- May 7, 2026 -Festival – Animayo – May 7
- May 7, 2026 -Opening — Exhibition «We Are Coastal»
- May 7, 2026 -Workshop — «Drawing with game rules»
- May 7, 2026 -Festivities – El Calero – Telde May 7
- May 7, 2026 -Workshop — «Course on the Economic and Fiscal Regime (REF) for the artisan sector»
- May 7, 2026 -Talk – Thinking and laughing by J. Morgan – Closing
- May 7, 2026 -Opening — «Collective Exhibition RARE CANARIES. Anti-indigenist Indigenisms»
- May 7, 2026 -Workshop – «Wire Workshop with TrejoTeTeje»
- May 7, 2026 -Opening – Alonso Quesada. An inspiration for the Luján Pérez School
Festival – Animayo – May 7
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international festival of animation cinema, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Program for May 7: CICCA BUILDING (AUDITORIUM). MASTER CLASSES. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026 10:00 to 11:30 h: Animation Masterclass Elena Najar: "2D Character Animation, by Gigglebug Entertainment" 11:30 […]
Opening — Exhibition «We Are Coastal»
Opening of the exhibition «We Are Coastal» on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:00 h at Casa Saturninita. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop — «Drawing with game rules»
Workshop — Drawing with game rules taught by Kike Ibáñez (1 Session) at the Insular Library, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Target audience: minors only (5 to 10 years old).
Festivities – El Calero – Telde May 7
El Calero Market in El Calero Square (Telde) with crafts, fashion and accessories as part of the 2026 program. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop — «Course on the Economic and Fiscal Regime (REF) for the artisan sector»
Free training on the REF for the artisan sector on May 7 at Infecar (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), from 17:30 to 19:30. - Gran Canaria Events
Talk – Thinking and laughing by J. Morgan – Closing
Closing Talk "Thinking and Laughing by J. Morgan" at the Insular Library of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Opening — «Collective Exhibition RARE CANARIES. Anti-indigenist Indigenisms»
Collective exhibition CANARIAS RARA. Anti-indigenist indigenisms at the ULPGC Art Gallery (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop – «Wire Workshop with TrejoTeTeje»
Wire workshop with TrejoTeTeje at El Baladero (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) on 23/04/2026 at 18:30. Limited spots. - Gran Canaria Events
Opening – Alonso Quesada. An inspiration for the Luján Pérez School
Opening of the Exhibition "Alonso Quesada. An inspiration for the Luján Pérez School" at the Tomás Morales House-Museum, Moya, Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Friday, May 8, 2026
- May 8, 2026 -Festival – Animayo – May 8
- May 8, 2026 -Workshop — «Drawing with rules of the game (2nd Session)»
- May 8, 2026 -Party – Africa Lives
- May 8, 2026 -Performance — «Vernaculars»
- May 8, 2026 -Inauguration — Exhibition «Al-harafish: The object magazine»
- May 8, 2026 -Festival — «BLASPHEMY (5th edition)»
- May 8, 2026 -Festivities – Saint Isidore the Laborer – Cardones May 8
- May 9, 2026 -Festival — «BLASFEMIA (5th edition)» 9 May
Festival – Animayo – May 8
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international festival of animation cinema, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Program for May 8: CICCA BUILDING (AUDITORIUM). MASTER CLASSES. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026 10:00 to 11:30 h: Masterclass Sarah MacDonald: "From Code to Character" 11:30 to 12:00 h: Signing of […]
Workshop — «Drawing with rules of the game (2nd Session)»
Children's workshop (5 to 10 years old): Drawing with game rules (2nd session) with Kike Ibáñez in Santa Ana Square (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). - Gran Canaria Events
Party – Africa Lives
Party - Africa Lives at Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. On May 25th, what we now know as the African Union was born, the only association to which all 55 states of the continent belong. This is why May 25th is considered Africa Day and is celebrated by […]
Performance — «Vernaculars»
Participatory performance Vernaculares with Alicia Pardilla in La Caldereta on May 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. - Gran Canaria Events
Inauguration — Exhibition «Al-harafish: The object magazine»
Inauguration of Al-harafish: The object magazine at Sala Lola Massieu (Santa Brígida) on May 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM. - Gran Canaria Events
Festival — «BLASPHEMY (5th edition)»
BLASFEMIA (5th edition) in El Baladero (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) on May 8 - Gran Canaria Events
Festivities – Saint Isidore the Laborer – Cardones May 8
You Can Gala with pole dance exhibition by Polemotions Academy in Cardones (Arucas) as part of the 2026 festivities. - Gran Canaria Events
Festival — «BLASFEMIA (5th edition)» 9 May
BLASFEMIA (5th edition) in El Baladero (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) on May 8 - Gran Canaria Events
Saturday, May 9, 2026
- May 9, 2026 -Festival – Animayo – May 9
- May 9, 2026 -Workshop — «Urban Sketchbook»
- May 9, 2026 -Workshop — «Toxic-Free Self-Care and Tote Bag Customization»
- May 9, 2026 -Workshop – Life Drawing with model
- May 9, 2026 -Workshop – The Journeys of Mother-of-Pearl
- May 9, 2026 -Workshop — «My digital alter ego»
- May 9, 2026 -Party – Africa Lives
- May 9, 2026 -Talk – What the fabrics of West Africa tell
Festival – Animayo – May 9
Animayo Festival, summit, conferences and international festival of animation cinema, visual effects and video games, at the CICCA Theater, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Program for May 9: CICCA BUILDING (AUDITORIUM). MASTER CLASSES. ANIMAYO GRAN CANARIA 2026 10:00 to 11:30 h: Voice actresses panel (Graciela Molina and Laura Monedero): "The feminine multiverse: […]
Workshop — «Urban Sketchbook»
Urban sketchbook workshop on May 9, 2026 (10:00–13:00) at Francisco Tarajano Park, Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop — «Toxic-Free Self-Care and Tote Bag Customization»
Toxic-free self-care and tote bag customization workshop on Saturday 5/8/26. Includes breakfast and materials. Book via Instagram. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop – Life Drawing with model
Natural Drawing Workshop with model at Forma ArtProject, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Information and registration +34654391448
Workshop – The Journeys of Mother-of-Pearl
Workshop "The journeys of mother-of-pearl" at Casa de Colón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop — «My digital alter ego»
Fanzine creation workshop «My digital alter ego» on May 9, 2026 (18:00–20:00) at the Teror Youth Point. - Gran Canaria Events
Party – Africa Lives
Party - Africa Lives at Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. On May 25th, what we now know as the African Union was born, the only association to which all 55 states of the continent belong. This is why May 25th is considered Africa Day and is celebrated by […]
Talk – What the fabrics of West Africa tell
Talk - What West African fabrics tell, at Casa África, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The kick-off of our Africa Vive 2026 is given on Friday, May 8, by this conference titled "Beyond beauty. What fabrics tell in West Africa", which will be given by specialist Laura […]
Sunday, May 10, 2026
- May 10, 2026 -Festivities – Saint Isidore the Laborer – Cardones May 10
- May 10, 2026 -Market – Art & Wine Los Lirios
- May 10, 2026 -Market — «LAMINEO Vol. 7»
- May 10, 2026 -Photography — «Closing Collective Exhibition at Espai»
- May 10, 2026 -Workshop — «ArtSession: Painting Workshops»
Festivities – Saint Isidore the Laborer – Cardones May 10
Cattle dragging exhibition, milking, shearing and donkey ride in Cardones (Arucas) during the 2026 festivities. - Gran Canaria Events
Market – Art & Wine Los Lirios
Market - Art & Wine Los Lirios de mayo at Bodega Los Lirios, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Art&Wine Sunday, to enjoy local brands, atmosphere, music, workshops and food An event to enjoy with all senses: ✨ Creative workshops 🛍️ Unique local brands 🍴 Gastronomy and drinks 🎶 Music and atmosphere […]
Market — «LAMINEO Vol. 7»
LAMINEO Vol. 7 at Lambada Records Bar (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria): sale of prints and original art + chat at 13:00. - Gran Canaria Events
Photography — «Closing Collective Exhibition at Espai»
Closing of the collective photography and video art exhibition at espai.artstudio (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Sunday, May 10 from 17:00 to 21:00. - Gran Canaria Events
Workshop — «ArtSession: Painting Workshops»
ArtSession: painting workshops with live music by Faye Nikita on May 10 from 18:30 to 20:30 in La Isleta (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). - Gran Canaria Events





























