When and where are the concerts?
For one week the Escuela Insular de Música de Fuerteventura (EIMF), the island music school, plays for everyone. Its Semana de la Música (Music Week) runs from 14 to 19 November, around the feast of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music.
The week opens on Saturday 14 November at 18:00 with a concert of guitars, lutes and timples playing together. It takes place in the island music school's Salón de Actos (assembly hall) in Puerto del Rosario.
On Monday 16 November at 19:00, the school's Salón de Actos hosts the themed listening session “El Romanticismo”. According to the Cabildo, music and short explanations lead the audience through one of the most important periods in music history.
On Wednesday 18 November at 19:00 there is a piano recital in Aula 1 of the school. Students perform part of the repertoire they have worked on in class.
What does entry cost, and do you need to book?
Anyone who comes to the Concierto de Santa Cecilia on Thursday 19 November at 19:00 pays nothing, as long as the hall is not full. The Cabildo mentions no booking or registration.
Anyone who wants a seat should arrive early at the Auditorio de Puerto del Rosario. The Cabildo has not published how many seats the hall has or when the doors open.
For the events on 14, 16 and 18 November, the announcement gives neither a price nor an entry rule. That they are free is therefore not confirmed.
The Cabildo can be reached on 928 86 23 00. The announcement gives no separate phone number or street address for the music school.
Is it worth the trip from the southern resorts?
All four events are in Puerto del Rosario, not in the southern resorts. The Cabildo gives no journey times or bus links, so visitors must plan the trip themselves.
19 November is the best bet, because free entry is confirmed for that date. The concert starts at 19:00, so plan the journey home that evening.
The Cabildo describes the week as a look at the work done in the classrooms. It has not named the pieces, the ensembles or the number of students.
Adargoma Hernández, the island's education councillor, praises “the commitment of the students and teachers”, whose daily work makes such concerts possible. He invites the public to join the musicians during the Music Week.
Who is behind the island music school?
The EIMF belongs to the Consejería de Educación y Juventud (education and youth department) of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura. Adargoma Hernández is its consejero (island councillor) for education and youth.
According to published information, the school also teaches in Gran Tarajal, Corralejo, La Oliva, Lajares, Casillas del Ángel and Valles de Ortega. It offers classical, modern and folk music.
For the 2025/26 school year, an extraordinary enrolment ran on 8 and 9 September 2025, from 10:00. Courses, age limits and prices are on the official website; no confirmed date for 2026/27 is available.
Who is the partner school from Tenerife?
The partner school, the Escuela de Música y Danza Villa de La Orotava, belongs to the Ayuntamiento (town council) of La Orotava on Tenerife. According to the Ayuntamiento's website, it has 900 places and takes children from the age of 4.
Its 2024/25 programme included a timple course led by David Duque Infante; the timple is a typical Canarian stringed instrument. The Cabildo does not say whether he takes part in the exchange.
According to the Cabildo, the exchange on 14 November includes playing together and getting to know each other before the 18:00 concert. It gave no times for this part.
In December 2025 the school gave Christmas concerts on 16, 17 and 18 December in Puerto del Rosario, Gran Tarajal and La Oliva, each at 19:00. Entry was free but by invitation only, via the official website; dates for 2026 are not confirmed.