What are the three biggest highlights on 11 October?
The biggest programme of the day is offered by the LATAM VIVE Festival in Arrecife on Lanzarote. Gazette Life lists Orquesta Son de Aquí y Allá, Ensamble Tango Lanzarote, Soy Colombia and La Viejoteca among the acts. It does not say which acts play on Sunday. DJ Marino and Espacio Urbano were not found.
On Gran Canaria the Gran Canaria Big Bang Vintage Festival ends. As CITA News reports, The David Hermlin Trio, Les Greene and Los Toros were on the programme until 11 October.
In southern Tenerife the Fiestas El Médano 2026 begin. According to CITA News, the multi-day music and culture programme starts on 11 October directly on the beach of El Médano in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona.
What is happening on Gran Canaria today?
The Fiestas del Pilar 2026 in the Guanarteme district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria run until 12 October. As CITA News reports, free concerts by Falete and King África are part of the programme.
On Sunday, 11 October, according to the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council, a Romería with an offering is scheduled. The pilgrimage starts at 18:00 on Calle Pavía, followed by performances by La Polvajera, a dance evening and fireworks.
Maspalomas Fetish Pride 2026 is running in Playa del Inglés. According to CITA News, the programme takes place among other venues at Club Kiki in the Yumbo Centre.
What is on in Tenerife today?
In southern Tenerife the Fiestas El Médano 2026 begin on 11 October. According to CITA News, the multi-day programme starts directly on the beach of El Médano in Granadilla de Abona.
For night owls there are several closing parties. According to Xceed, a Closing Piknik takes place at Papagayo Tenerife in Playa de las Américas in Arona. As Nestshostels reports, Las Rocas Beach Club in Costa Adeje with Wade and Monkey Beach Club in Adeje are also closing with a closing party.
In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Mozart opera Le nozze di Figaro begins at the Auditorio de Tenerife.
What is on offer on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura?
On Lanzarote the LATAM VIVE Festival is the highlight of the day. According to Cadena SER, the Cabildo de Lanzarote y La Graciosa is celebrating the Festival Internacional de las Culturas Latinoamericanas for the first time in the marquee at the Recinto Ferial de Arrecife.
In addition, the XIV International Festival of Oral Storytelling Palabras al Vuelo is running on Lanzarote.
On Fuerteventura the Gran Baile de Taifas takes place on 11 October at the Centro Ciudadano de Puerto Lajas in Puerto del Rosario. Radio Insular reports this in the programme of the Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario 2026.
Also on Fuerteventura, the Fiestas de la Peña del Mar are running in Caleta de Fuste in the municipality of Antigua. According to the Antigua municipal council, performances and popular festivities take place there on 11 October.
What is on in La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro?
On La Gomera two major events end on 11 October. According to the Cabildo de La Gomera, Exposaldo La Gomera 2026 runs with around thirty shops, music and workshops.
The Fiestas de Octubre 2026 in honour of the Virgen de Guadalupe also end on 11 October, according to Gomeratoday. On the same day a Eucaristía y procesión en honor a la Virgen de la Salud takes place in Las Nieves, as RTVC reports.
On El Hierro the Luchada Cósmica is running. According to the Ayuntamiento de La Frontera, there are DJ sessions in Fermentando and a music programme with Just Beca, Mascareño and Candela in La Frontera.
What should visitors bear in mind today?
Many events on 11 October are free to attend. According to CITA News, this applies to the Fiestas del Pilar in Guanarteme and, according to the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council, also to the Romería with subsequent fireworks.
No admission prices have been published for some events. According to the available sources, this applies among others to the LATAM VIVE Festival in Arrecife and the closing parties in southern Tenerife.
Anyone arriving by car should look for a parking space early in the town centres and at the beaches. The sources do not name any separate traffic regulations for 11 October.