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Fuerte Events

 

Here are some of the things going on around the island. Many are the traditional festivals of local towns and villages. Some of the entries have links to more information - be warned that these will probably be in Spanish!

January

  • 14/01/2008   20.00h
    Fuerteventura · Auditorio Municipal de Gran Tarajal
    Leipziger Streichquartett
    Integral de los Cuartetos de L. v. Beethoven
    Op. 59: nº 1, 2 y 3
    Abono · Precio: 10€

     

February

  • 05/02/2008   20.30h
    Fuerteventura · Auditorio Municipal de Corralejo
    Kammerorchester Berlin
    KATRIN SCHOLZ, violín y dirección
    L. Janacek: Suite para orquesta de cuerda
    J. Haydn: Concierto para violín en Sol M
    W.A. Mozart: Mozart Divertimento en Re M
    A. Dvorák: Serenata para cuerda
    Abono · Precio: 15€
  • 12/02/2008   20.30h
    Fuerteventura · Auditorio Insular Puerto del Rosario
    The Swingle Singers
     
    “Beauty and the Beatbox”
     
    PURCELL: Dido's Lament ( Dido and Aeneas)
    GERSHWIN: Fascinatin' rhythm
    CHOPIN: Prelude in E minor Op. 28 No. 4
    BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance Nr. 5
    PIAZZOLLA: Libertango
    CHICK COREA: Spain
    ALBINONI: Adagio en G minor
    RAVEL: Bolero Op. 81
    TRAD.: Cielito Lindo
    -Pausa-
    MURPHY: A fifth of Beethoven
    LENNON/MCCARTNEY: Lady Madonna
    LENNON/MCCARTNEY: Because/ You Never Give Me Your Money
    LENNON/MCCARTNEY: Drive My Car
    MAROON 5: Sunday Morning
    JEM/GREEN DAY: Flying High/When September Ends
    TOM SCOTT: Gotcha ( Theme from 'Starsky and Hutch')
    GRAY/ROSS: Twisted
    QUINCY JONES: Soul Bossa Nova
    LEWIS/HENDRICKS/LAMBERT: It's Sand, Man!
    COLE/MILLS: Straighten Up and Fly Right 

     
    Abono · Precio: 15€

     

  • 14th Feb - 21 Feb - Puerto del Roasario Carnival

     The main event will be held on 15th Feb

  • 23/02/2008   20.30h
    Fuerteventura · Auditorio Insular Puerto del Rosario
    José Luis Castillo, piano
     
    Olallo Morales: Nostalgia
    Laura Vega: Homenajes
    Isaac Albéniz: De la Suite Iberia: El Puerto, Almería, El Albaicín
    Federico Mompou: Variaciones sobre un tema de F. Chopin
    Olallo Morales: Marina
    Abono · Precio: 10€

     

  • 27th Feb - 9th March - Corralejo Carnival

A host of events happen over these 2 weeks including concerts, the infamous drag queen competition with the main procession on 8th March and the burning of the sardine and fireworks on the 9th March. This year's theme is underwater.

March

  • 27th Feb - 9th March - Corralejo Carnival

A host of events happen over these 2 weeks including concerts, the infamous drag queen competition with the main procession on 8th March and the burning of the sardine and fireworks on the 9th March. This year's theme is underwater. All the competitions take place at the Cranival ground behind the bus station.

Sat 1st - Adult Carnival Queen Competition - 9pm

Sun 2nd - Children's Carnival Queen Competition - 6pm

Tues 4th - Drag Queen Competition - 9pm

Sat 8th - Main parade - 6pm

Sun 9th - Burning of the Sardine and Fireworks - 8pm

 

  • March 14 and 15th

The Lebrancho Rock Festival takes place in March with two groups from the peninsula taking part. Narco and Lujuria (whose names translate as Drug Trafficker and Lechery) will head the list of participants in this fifth edition of the festival that takes place on March 14 and 15 in Puerto del Rosario. There will be 28 groups taking part.

 

  • 27th - 29th March Corralejo Blues Festival

27th - Auditorium Municipal

28th/29th - Plaza Patricio Calero

  • March 30th - clocks go forward

 

April

  • 18th - 20th April FEAGA agricultural fair with over 100 stalls of local produce. See the best examples of local livestock and enjot horse racing on the last day.
  • 21 - 28th April - Festival of Puppets - Municipal Library, Corralejo
  • 19th April - Kayak marathon - between Lobos and Corralejo 15.00

May

  • 1 - 6th May - Festival of short movies - Corralejo, La Oliva, Puerto del Rosario, Gran Tarajal
  • 30th May - Canaries Day

June

  • 13th June - Fiesta of San Antonio de Padua, Lajares and Toto, Pajara
  • 23rd - 27th June - Fiests of San Juan, El Mattoral
  • 24th June - Fiesta of San Juan Bautista y la Virgen de Gracia, Vallebron, Cofete and Morro Jable
  • 3rd Sunday in June - Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, Tuineje
  • 24th June - Fiesta of San Juan, Tiscamanita
  • 24th June - Fiesta of San Pedro the fisherman, Las Playitas
  • 27th - 29th June - Junior Yachting Compeition, Corralejo
  • 28th - 30th June Fiesta of San Pedro, Guisguey
  • Last weekend in June - Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, La Lajita

July

  • 4th and 5th July - World Music Festival in El Cotillo - La Concha beach.
  • 20th - 30th July - World Windsurfing Championships, Sotavento Beach