What is on the programme for the final weekend?
Friday, 23 October, begins at 19:00 with a reading at the Casa-Museo Orlando Hernández.
At 21:00, the play “Noche” by Alejandro Sawa follows at the Teatro Auditorio de Agüimes.
Saturday, 24 October, starts at 12:00 with the clown show “Wooooow, La Churry” at the lifeguard post on Avenida de los Pescadores in Playa de Arinaga. At 17:00, the Clownbaret company repeats the show at the Parque Urbano del Cruce de Arinaga.
On Saturday evening, the Valencian company L'Om Imprebís presents “¿De dónde venimos?” at 19:00 at the Teatro Auditorio de Agüimes. At 21:00, “OR” by Gabriel Calderón follows at the Teatro Municipal de Agüimes, directed by Javier Lozano.
Sunday, 25 October, brings another free performance of “Wooooow, La Churry” at 12:30 on the Plaza del Rosario in Agüimes. The finale is another performance of “OR” at 13:00 at the Teatro Municipal de Agüimes.
Which events are free?
The clown and circus show “Wooooow, La Churry” by the Catalan company Clownbaret is free at all three performances.
The free performances take place on Saturday at 12:00 in Playa de Arinaga, at 17:00 at the Parque Urbano del Cruce de Arinaga and on Sunday at 12:30 on the Plaza del Rosario.
How do I get tickets for the theatre evenings?
Tickets for the paid performances are available through the platform tureservaonline.es.
In addition, tickets are available at the theatre box offices 90 minutes before each performance begins.
What exactly is the Festival del Sur?
The Festival del Sur – Encuentro Teatral Tres Continentes celebrates its 39th edition in 2026. It runs overall from 20 to 25 October 2026 and brings stage productions from Europe, Africa and Latin America to Agüimes.
The festival is organised by the Ayuntamiento de Agüimes, the local council, with support from the Canary Islands Government and the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the island government. The 37th edition in 2024 offered nine public performances with companies from Spain, Argentina, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast and France, according to the local authority.
What should visitors from the south of Gran Canaria know?
The venues are in Agüimes and the coastal town of Playa de Arinaga, which is easy to reach from the tourist south of Gran Canaria. The open-air shows on Saturday and Sunday are expressly aimed at a family audience.
For residents, foreign nationals and visitors, neither residence nor traffic rules change according to the information available. The Ayuntamiento notice gives no details on public transport, parking or accessibility.
What is still open?
The official notice gives no ticket prices for the paid performances. Discounts, the availability of individual seats and possible weather-related changes to the open-air performances are also not published.
According to the official schedule, the festival ends on Sunday, 25 October 2026, at 13:00 with the final performance of “OR”. No further dates or an extension have been announced.