When and where does ExpoDeca 2026 take place?
ExpoDeca 2026 opens on Thursday 12 November and runs until Sunday 15 November. The main site is the Plaza de la Música and its surroundings beside Las Canteras beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The talks and professional events take place at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus.
How much does entry cost and what can visitors expect?
Entry to ExpoDeca 2026 costs nothing, according to the Gobierno de Canarias. More than 270 outdoor sports activities in 52 sports have been announced.
Visitors will find activities, demonstrations, competitions and exhibitors. There are also talks, professional meetings, award ceremonies and presentations of Canarian sporting events.
Named examples include football, basketball, handball, climbing, volleyball, rowing, athletics, fencing, padel, sailing, cycling, hockey, Nordic walking, beach tennis and mini tennis. Canarian traditional sports get their own focus: Canarian wrestling, Bola Canaria, Juego del Palo, Salto del Pastor, stone lifting, plough lifting and Latin sailing.
What is the “Leyendas del Deporte” exhibition?
The exhibition “Leyendas del Deporte” shows around 200 historic sporting objects from national and international sporting history at the Centro Comercial Las Arenas from 5 November.
Opening hours follow those of the shopping centre.
Which other dates fall in ExpoDeca week?
The Premios al Deporte Canario 2026 gala takes place in the middle of ExpoDeca week. It is held on Friday 13 November at the Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
What is practically important for holidaymakers and residents?
Residents, foreigners living in Spain and visitors have the same conditions according to the available information: the fair and the exhibition cost nothing. The information does not mention any special residence, residency or age requirement.
A full programme by time and place is still missing. There is also no specific information about reservations, participation conditions for individual activities, accessibility, parking or public transport.
Check these points in the official ExpoDeca programme before you travel.
What is known about Fotosub 2026?
The Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria organises it through the Ciudad de Mar and Turismo departments.
It is the 17th edition, with more than 300 places in two categories: professionals and families. There are also taster dives, kayak tours and other activities at Playa Chica.
Register for the professional competitions at www.lpafotosub.es. Registration for the open activities begins in early November, according to the city council.