Gran Canaria this weekend: Mojo Music Fest, Mëstiza at the Oasis and San Bartolomé in Tunte

The highlight: Mojo Music Fest, Mëstiza at the Oasis and San Bartolomé in Tunte

This weekend pulls in three directions — the city, the south and the mountains. In Las Palmas, the two main nights of the Mojo Music Fest run on Friday and Saturday at the Plaza de la Música Jerónimo Saavedra next to CC Las Arenas, both from 19.00 until three in the morning. Wednesday and Thursday were free; the two weekend nights are ticketed from 25 euros through tickety.es. Both running orders are now out. Friday opens with Tetas Frías at 20.00, then Gazella at 21.00, Good Franco at 22.15, Mexican electronic veterans Nortec: Bostich & Fussible at 23.30, London indie band Pynch at 01.00 — their first time in the Canaries — and LAIV closing at 02.15. Saturday runs Hostia Pedagógica at 20.00, Heal at 21.00, Belice at 22.15, the joint Los Estanques and El Canijo de Jerez project at 23.30, Coach Party from the UK at 01.00 and Supersonikka at 02.15. On both nights Fuckin’ Four Factory works the DJ booth between sets.

In the south, Saturday belongs to the Oasis at Barranco del Águila in Maspalomas, where two rooms run in parallel from 18.00 to 06.00. The main stage has Mëstiza, the Spanish DJ duo who bolt flamenco motifs onto tech house, with Solto, whose «Jamaican Bam Bam» has moved out of the clubs and onto the radio this summer, plus Franc Fala, Raffa Guido, Luis Calero and Dani Aguilar b2b Juanlu. The adjoining Jazzy Club is handed to Romanian minimal producer Arapu, backed by Álvaro Medina, Jordi Castell, Speaking Minds, Berna, Barto and Pink Mate. Tickets go through Xceed in tiers from 25 euros. Twelve hours, two rooms, two very different signatures — the longest night of the weekend.

And then there is what the south celebrates for itself. In Tunte, the mountain village that gives the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana its name, the patron-saint fiesta begins. On Friday at 20.00 the sixteenth Carrera de Carretas y Carretones rolls down from the cemetery to the Casa de la Cultura — decorated wooden carts, pushed and pulled, cheered on by half the village. At 22.00 on the Plaza de Santiago comes the Gran Noche de Conciertos with Dominican merengue singer Tony Tun Tun, Idel El Mulatico and Línea DJ. Saturday brings the verbena with Ladys Swing, Grupo Arena and Línea DJ, and on Sunday at 18.00 the Bajada del Carbonero: the figure of the charcoal burner carried down from Las Lagunas through the village behind the Banda Isleña, a thousand metres up, where the evening air already turns cool and smells of pine resin. All of it free.

Unlike the previous weekend there is no public holiday in the middle this time, which mostly means Friday and Saturday carry the nights and Sunday belongs to the villages. The rain that stood at 45 per cent on Thursday never arrived. AEMET’s Saturday-morning numbers give Las Palmas 26 degrees with a five per cent chance of rain and Sunday another 26 at zero, while Maspalomas holds at 28 under a clear sky on both days. The yellow heat notice for the peaks and the eastern, southern and western slopes applied to Friday and has now lapsed; it never amounted to a Canary Government alert, the last declaration dating from 15 August. What AEMET flags for Sunday instead is a northeasterly at force 4 to 5 with stronger gusts, and a one- to two-metre northeast swell behind it — no reason to stay in, but the beach morning at Melenara will be breezier than Saturday was. Anyone driving up to Tunte at a thousand metres in the evening should still pack something warm whatever the coast is doing.

Friday 21 August

Mojo Music Fest, first ticketed night. Plaza de la Música Jerónimo Saavedra at CC Las Arenas, Ctra. del Rincón, 19.00 to 03.00, from 25 euros via tickety.es — the cheapest tier has gone. Under-18s are admitted with a parent or guardian and a signed form at the gate. Doors 19.00; on the Escenario Heineken it is Tetas Frías at 20.00, Gazella at 21.00, Good Franco at 22.15, Nortec: Bostich & Fussible at 23.30, Pynch at 01.00 and LAIV at 02.15, with Fuckin’ Four Factory in between.

Tunte, San Bartolomé. Triangular tournament from 19.00, the Carrera de Carretas y Carretones at 20.00, and at 22.00 on the Plaza de Santiago Tony Tun Tun, Idel El Mulatico and Línea DJ. Free.

El Foco Vol. II. A new-talent night for rap, trap and reggaetón at Sala Canarias en Vivo on Calle Matagalpa, 20.00 to 01.00, 11 euros, with Iván Dec, Khify and Yedez plus DJs.

Candlelight, twice, at the Gabinete Literario. A chamber programme of Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi at 19.30 for 30 euros, and a Hans Zimmer tribute at 21.30 for 38 euros, both by candlelight in the hall at Parque San Telmo. Doors 45 minutes before, tickets through Fever.

JazzCAAM. Pianist and composer Luis Sánchez opens this year’s jazz cycle at the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno in Vegueta at 19.00. Free, but you register in person between 18.00 and 19.45 and seats go in order of arrival.

Two sets at Buenos Aires Jazz Café. On Calle Mendizábal, Marcelo Sainz plays «Clásicos del Rock en Acústico» at 21.00 — 6 euros in advance, 10 on the door, 18 with pizza and a beer. Blues musician Demian Domínguez follows at 23.00 for 3 euros. At El Rincón del Bolero, Jesús Monzón sings boleros from 22.30 for 10 euros, and the roof terrace of the Boutique Hotel Cordial Malteses has a bolero concert at 20.00 for 15 euros.

Star Nights «GOFIO». The weekend’s dress-up option: a gala dinner at Maspalomas Golf on Avenida Touroperador Neckermann, 21.00 to 03.00, cooked by Safe Cruz and Aída González of the Michelin-starred Gofio in Madrid. 200 euros, adults only.

Cinema under the stars, free, in two places. Arucas screens «Furiosa» from the Mad Max series at Playa El Puertillo at 21.30; Ingenio shows «Lilo & Stitch» on the Avenida Marítima at El Burrero at 21.15, with free roscas and drinks while they last.

Fiestas in the north and east. Fontanales (Moya) has its romería and floral offering at 19.00, followed by a baile de taifas with the parrandas Isla Perdida, Amigos Isleños and Amigos de Tejeda. In Arinaga (Agüimes) the funfair opens at 17.00 and Soco Negro hosts the thirtieth «Un Mar de Encanto», with food and crafts from 18.00, Triángulo de Sonido at 19.30, Lornoar at 21.00 and Enac Ska at 22.30. Santa María de Guía continues its San Roque fiestas with a soloists’ gathering and a karaoke contest, Artenara begins the novena to the Virgen de la Cuevita, singers gather at 21.00 on the plaza in Barrial (Gáldar), Piso Firme has its Escala en Hi-Fi with Los DiviNas at 21.30, and Nuria Ramos Vargas gives the pregón in Barranquillo Andrés (Mogán) at 21.00.

Melenara (Telde). The summer fiestas open at Playa de Melenara. At 21.00 María Encarnación «Lala» Torres Ortega gives the pregón — the first president of the Meclasa residents’ association, part of the neighbourhood’s life for decades. Before it, a parade with band, papagüevos and children’s entertainment; after it, the comedy and drag troupe Los Salaitos and a verbena with Furia Joven. The big fireworks night, the real signature of these fiestas, comes only on 29 August.

Two earlier options: Tejeda runs «El Salpique» at the municipal pool from 20.30 to 22.30, with a diving contest, a DJ and alcohol-free cocktails, and the Museo La Fortaleza in Santa Lucía holds another stargazing evening at 21.30, free with a booking.

In the south, Christopher Burke plays Bar De Lantaarn in the Gran Chaparral Centre from 21.00, Gio Box plays Colina Mar in Puerto Rico at the same hour and Mary D’s at 23.00. At the Yumbo, NOXON opens its Friday night with entry only between 21.00 and 23.00, and The Factory runs «Hardwire» from 21.00 straight through to four.

Saturday 22 August

Mëstiza and Arapu at the Oasis carry the night in the south and Mojo Music Fest closes in the city. On the Plaza de la Música: Hostia Pedagógica at 20.00, Heal at 21.00, Belice at 22.15, Los Estanques and El Canijo de Jerez at 23.30, Coach Party at 01.00 and Supersonikka at 02.15, with Fuckin’ Four Factory back in the DJ booth.

LPA Emergente 2026. The best free ticket of the weekend: from 20.00 on the CC Las Arenas terrace, Fenix Fenix from Gran Canaria, Vergil Must Die from Tenerife and prog-metal band Epebo. No charge, until 22.30.

Gothic Rock Fest. Sala Canarias en Vivo, 20.00 to 23.30, 16 euros: An Endless Path, Hellcyon, Sao and Doctor Yao from the neighbouring island. That the same room hosted trap the night before is very much the house style.

II African Day Fest. From 12.00 to 20.00 at Plaza de Canarias by the Santa Catalina interchange, with Equatorial Guinea as guest country — music, dance, food and crafts, free entry. A daytime programme that rolls neatly into an evening on Las Canteras.

Tech Lab at La Biblioteca. The Vegueta club runs an electronic night from 23.00 to 04.00, tickets 8 to 9 euros through Tictra.

Live music in the capital. Buenos Aires Jazz Café has its Jam Session Argentina at 21.00 for 6 euros, El Rincón del Bolero has Yairis Rosa with «Bolero y Son», accompanied on piano by Alexis Canciano, from 21.00 for 10 euros, and singer-songwriter Ibaute plays the Biblioteca Josefina de La Torre at 19.00, free.

Fontanales, the big day. Family fiesta with a foam party and DJ on the football pitch at 11.00, then the Bajada de la Rama from El Valle at 17.30 behind the Banda Aborigen. DJ Promaster at 20.00, Tony Tun Tun and his orchestra at 21.00 in the park — the same artist as the night before in Tunte, at opposite ends of the island — and the verbena from 23.00 with Promaster and Furia Joven.

Artenara. The 61st Marcha Cicloturista Virgen de la Cuevita sets off from the Estadio de Gran Canaria at 09.00, 15 euros to enter, arriving in the village around 13.00 for the floral offering and blessing. In the evening, the twenty-third «Una Noche en Artenara» on the Plaza de San Matías at 21.30, with Laura Martel, Iván Quintana and Ana Gil and band, followed by the Promaster summer disco at 23.30. Global runs extra buses from Las Palmas at 19.00 and from Teror at 20.00.

Valleseco, Guía, Arinaga. The Lanzarote district of Valleseco has its Bajada del Tabique at 18.00 and a verbena from 21.00 with Grupo Arena, Orquesta Panamaribe and Línea DJ. Santa María de Guía fills the day with a chess tournament and a papagüevos parade, then the Verbena de San Roque at 22.00 with Havana 500, Una Más, DJ Jonás Cáceres and Antonio Boada. Arinaga has Triángulo de Sonido again at 19.30, Rupatrupa at 21.00 and the Maná tribute Chamán at 22.30.

Melenara. The romería sets off at 18.00 from the football pitch down to the church at Salinetas, followed by a verbena on the beach itself with Luz de Luna and Los Peques.

Further north, Agaete stages the Festival Agaete Latino from 15.00 on the Explanada de las Nieves, and Piso Firme (Gáldar) holds its Fiesta Canaria with folk music and a floral offering, with 5 Cobertura playing at 23.00. In Soria (Mogán) the romería and offering set off at 19.00, followed by a verbena with Dúo Purpurina; the council runs shuttle buses from Barranquillo Andrés between 17.15 and 18.45 and back after midnight.

Three beach cinemas. Arucas screens «E.T.» at Playa El Puertillo at 21.30, Ingenio shows «Gladiator 2» at El Burrero at 21.15, and Santa Lucía plays «Lilo & Stitch» in the Parque de La Paz from 20.00. All free. In Pozo Izquierdo, the Pozo Music Night runs from 20.00 to midnight at El Barranquillo.

In the south the evening starts at 19.00 with the weekly karaoke at Restaurante «Que Pasa Tío…?» on Avenida de Tirajana, Gio Box plays Cordial Green Golf at 20.00 and Café Bolle Jan in the CC Cita at 22.30. At the Yumbo, The Factory runs «Grip» from 21.00 and NOXON has «Free to Play».

Sunday 23 August

Bajada del Carbonero in Tunte. Sunday belongs to the mountains. The procession leaves Las Lagunas at 18.00 and moves through the village behind the Banda Isleña; at 20.00 the Verbena del Carbonero follows with Orquesta Star Music, Leyenda Joven, D’Music and Línea DJ. The Misa del Señor and the pilgrims’ mass fill the daytime programme. Free. For anyone who can stay past Sunday: the patron saint’s day itself is the Monday. It opens at 04.30 with the Diana Floreada through the streets, serves Sancocho Canario on the Plaza de Santiago at 14.00, runs the «Lluvias de Agosto» verbena with Armonía Show from 15.00 and closes at 20.30 with the Gala Fin de Fiestas — dedicated this year to Nuria Medina Mejías, with Dani Calero and Tania Gil.

Sonidos entre Viñas. A festival among the vines at Bodega Los Lirios on Camino de los Lirios in Bandama, from 15.00: DJ MVBA opens, then Kimera, Endless Bridge, Oleada and Maldito Ramírez, with MVBA closing. 15 euros in advance, 18 on the door. A Sunday afternoon on the crater rim is one of the more agreeable propositions of this weekend.

Feria de Ganado El Pino. The livestock fair that opens the Pino season runs from 10.30 to 15.00 at the Finca de Osorio in Teror, free. Around 350 animals from 37 breeders across the island are announced, along with arrastre displays by the La Caldera and GC clubs, an ox-team gymkhana, Roman ploughing, threshing and shearing, milking and cheese-making, a bird show, donkey rides, a gofio tasting and the salto del pastor. Music comes from Parranda El Lebrillo with C.B. El Álamo. Global runs it free: line 215 from the Teror bus station every half hour between 9.15 and 15.15. The classic Sunday outing into the green.

San Haragán at El Burrero. Ingenio celebrates on the beach: children’s entertainment from 12.00, the paella popular at 13.00, and music from Kalima Limón, DJ Ulises Acosta and Paco Guedes. The «Plaza Splash» and «Burrero Splash» water castles run from 11.00 to 14.00.

Barranquillo Andrés. «Jarras al Sol» with Alberto Déniz and Kilombo Improvisado at 16.30, then a comedy night at 21.00 with Jaime Marrero, Landy, Iván el Bastonero and Tino Cedral. Guía serves paella marinera at 14.30 with a foam party and a verbena with Son Karibe; Valleseco has «La chica de ayer» at 15.30, verse improviser Yeray Rodríguez at 17.00 and the Verbena de los Colores at 18.30, also with Son Karibe. In Fontanales, DJ Vhito plays the tardeo at 18.00, the romeros’ procession sets off at 21.00 and the verbena with Promaster and Armonía Show starts at 23.00. Artenara stages the children’s musical «Cocouaua» at 12.00 on the Alameda and a film evening at 21.00, and Arinaga has violinist José Luis Montesdeoca at 16.00 and Haché Tamarindos at 17.00.

Melenara, Día del Chinchorro. From 10.00 the fishermen haul the net onto the sand with the fish sellers — the most traditional morning of this weekend. At 14.00 the Taliarte-Melenara fishermen’s brotherhood puts on a barbecue, with water activities and a long solajero afternoon around it. At 19.30 the king and queen of the beach fiestas are chosen, and Cris Giannattasio sings at 20.00. In La Barrera (Valsequillo), the Cristo de las Flores mass and procession go through the neighbourhood at 12.30, band in tow.

Las Palmas is quiet on Sunday. Sandra y Laura play the «Domingos de música» slot at the Mercado del Puerto between 12.30 and 14.00, the Friends Market with local labels runs from 11.00 to 21.00 at the Hotel NH Imperial Playa in La Puntilla, and in Teror the afternoon belongs to Emilio Carisma and the tea dance at El Mesón from 17.30.

In the south, Sunday opens at 11.00 with the Frühschoppen at Café Mozart 2 in the CC Anexo II, where Christopher Burke, Detlef Cremer and Ludwig Stadlmair play into the afternoon. Gio Box takes That’s AMORE in the same centre at 21.00. And the Yumbo takes no Sunday off — the shows run as they do on any other night.

Las Palmas: the clubs

The capital’s nightlife sits in three districts. In Vegueta and Triana the biggest room is Alboroto at Calle Remedios 10 — the former Paper Club, renamed after its refit. Friday and Saturday from 23.00 to 05.00, closed Sunday. Friday runs as «Los viernes más ALBOROTADOS», and there is no advance sale: 15 euros on the door with one drink or 20 with two, reservados from 200 euros for six with the full amount back in credit, entry until 02.00, minimum age 25 and a smart dress code. A few streets away, La Biblioteca in Vegueta runs the Tech Lab electronic night on Saturday from 23.00 to 04.00 for 8 to 9 euros. Quieter, with a view over the old town: the La Azotea de Benito roof terrace on the CC Monopol, Friday and Saturday 17.00 to 02.00, Sunday until midnight.

On Playa de las Canteras, the Moma Club at Paseo 38 is the only club in the city with named line-ups for this weekend: Gotzy and Ru&man on Friday night, Lil’O and Aday Vega on Saturday, both from midnight to six. Advance tickets 10 euros, over-21s only, closed Sunday. The Tao Club & Garden in the Jardines Alonso Quesada is the open-air alternative, though its website is currently in maintenance mode — worth checking before you go.

The third hub is Santa Catalina and the port area, which on Saturday already has the African Day Fest at Plaza de Canarias during the day. Chester Club & Lounge on Calle Simón Bolívar opens Friday 19.00 to midnight and Saturday 19.00 to 06.00, with nothing listed for this weekend. Add the El Tendedero de Catalina rooftop on the Bed&Chic and the Alis Rooftop Bar at the Hotel Santa Catalina; for singing, the karaoke pub Paraninfo Generación X on Calle Canalejas.

Four smaller live-music addresses are busy this weekend: Buenos Aires Jazz Café in Vegueta with Marcelo Sainz and Demian Domínguez on Friday and the Jam Session Argentina on Saturday, El Rincón del Bolero with Jesús Monzón and Yairis Rosa, Sala Canarias en Vivo with El Foco on Friday and the Gothic Rock Fest on Saturday, and the CAAM in Vegueta opening its JazzCAAM cycle on Friday evening.

Two notes. El Baladero in El Sebadal, otherwise the address for electronic subculture, still has nothing in its calendar. And Fortuni on Calle Martínez de Escobar, long considered the largest club in the port district, no longer has any maintained programme or opening information — its own site has been frozen for years. Call ahead if you are planning on it.

The south: Yumbo, CC Cita and the lifestyle scene

The Yumbo Centrum in Playa del Inglés is the island’s best-known night-out address after sunset — four levels, largely LGBTQ+, open to everyone. The drag and cabaret stages run every night: Ricky’s Cabaret Bar on the ground floor with its show at 22.30, and the Sparkles Show Bar on the second floor with doors at 20.00, karaoke from 21.00 and the main show around 23.00 — for this Saturday it is the only venue in the centre announcing a double bill, first the Sensations dance troupe, then comedy. Add Chez Funny Boy’s on the big terrace, Buddies, Centre Stage and Terry’s. The evening starts on the terraces: Spartacus, Eiffel, Voulez Vous from 18.00, Gran Café Latino and Adonis from 18.30, and the Wunderbar, one of the few to publish a fixed weekly plan — Eurovision Night on Fridays, Retro Night on Saturdays.

After midnight the dance rooms on the fourth floor take over: Mykonos and Tubos from 23.00 to 03.30, Coco Loco on the boulevard, and last of all Mantrix, which opens at two and runs to six. The centre’s big room, Club Kiki on the third floor — the former Scala Heaven — has nothing announced for this weekend; its next dated events are in October. After two weekends of international bookings, this is a quieter round. If you want commercial chart music rather than drag or techno, it is next door at the Kasbah Centre.

The CC Cita sits in the heart of Playa del Inglés, a few steps from the Yumbo, and is the core of the south’s lifestyle and swinger scene. The largest venue is Swingers Club Secret in the basement on Avenida Alemania: a nightclub format with reggaeton and Spanish house, Friday and Saturday 22.00 to 05.00 and Sunday until 04.00 — it opens all week. Couples pay 20 euros with two drinks or 30 with four, women 10 euros, single men 70 euros, and for them entry is over-25s only and by reservation. Fun4all in the basement is the more relaxed option, with several playrooms and a BDSM room; sources disagree on whether it opens on Sundays, so call first. HOTSPOT Gran Canaria on the second floor is more cocktail bar and meeting point than club, daily 20.00 to 02.00, no entry charge. One level down, the Comeback Bar has no playrooms at all and opens from 20.00 — a place to talk. Then Plan B with its own dance floor, the sauna-club format Tantra (daily 21.00 to 04.00), the Lux Club in the basement from 23.00 to 04.00, closed Mondays, and the Majestic GC Swingers Meetingpoint, which includes Mario’s Bar. In the neighbouring CC Sandía, the former 2x2 premises now house Infinity SW: «Hot & Thirsty Friday» and «Indulge in the Night» on Saturday, both 21.00 to 04.00, Sunday until 03.00, closed Tuesdays; couples and women 25 euros, men 50, all including two drinks, a locker and towels. An earlier report that the venue was closed for the summer until early September no longer matches its own site. Everywhere in this scene entry is adults only, so carry ID.

Closely bound up with it, but a world of its own, is the cruise and fetish scene. Inside the Yumbo are the Cruise Bar on level two, running since 1994, Tom’s Cruising Bar next door, which works without a theme or a dress code, The Box also on level two, and on the ground floor Strong Construction, open 22.00 to 06.00, 10 euros with a drink. The most precise weekly plan belongs to NOXON on level two: «Wet & Piss» on Fridays with entry strictly between 21.00 and 23.00 and an enforced dress code, 20 euros including drinks; «Free to Play» on Saturdays with no dress code and «Daddy» on Sundays for a more mature crowd, both from 21.00 and with no entry charge beyond a minimum spend. In the lane behind the Yumbo Spar, The Factory occupies two floors, run by the former operators of the now-closed The Hole — this weekend «Hardwire» on Friday from 21.00 through to four and «Grip» on Saturday from 21.00, both 10 euros with one drink. The Zoo Men’s Cruising Bar at Avenida de Tirajana 17 keeps its fixed rotation: All Fetish on Friday and Saturday, Simply Naked on Sunday, daily 22.00 to 04.00, 10 euros. The Hell Club in the CC Jardín del Sol opens Tuesday to Saturday from 22.00 to 02.00 and stays shut on Sunday. And by day there is the Sauna Enjoy Maspalomas on Avenida de Tirajana, the only sauna in the south, daily 14.00 to 22.00, with a roof terrace and jacuzzi.

For anyone who would rather listen than dance, the south has its live-music bars. The Tipsy Hammock Bar on Paseo Costa Canarias runs daily from 11.00 to 02.00, house by day and DJs in the evening. In the Gran Chaparral Centre, Christopher Burke plays Bar De Lantaarn on Friday from 21.00; a few doors along, Al’s Bar mixes live music, karaoke and sport, with happy hour between 19.00 and 21.00. Café Mozart 2 in the CC Anexo II has the Sunday Frühschoppen from 11.00 with Christopher Burke, Detlef Cremer and Ludwig Stadlmair; the venue advertises live music daily, but no act is listed publicly for Friday or Saturday this time. Gio Box plays Café Bolle Jan in the CC Cita on Saturday at 22.30 and That’s AMORE in the Anexo II on Sunday at 21.00, and Restaurante «Que Pasa Tío…?» on Avenida de Tirajana runs its weekly karaoke from 19.00 on Saturday. On the water, Dunes & Tunes on the Maspalomas promenade and Café del Mar in Meloneras at the Plaza del Faro let the sunset do the programming.

And finally the biggest room in the south: the Oasis at Barranco del Águila in Maspalomas, running Saturday from 18.00 to 06.00 with Mëstiza and Arapu, from 25 euros through Xceed. Mamajuana Club in Meloneras, which had international house bookings earlier in August, has nothing announced this weekend.

FAQ

What is the biggest music event this weekend?

Mojo Music Fest in Las Palmas, on Friday and Saturday from 19.00 to 03.00 at the Plaza de la Música Jerónimo Saavedra next to CC Las Arenas, from 25 euros via tickety.es. Friday: Tetas Frías 20.00, Gazella 21.00, Good Franco 22.15, Nortec: Bostich & Fussible 23.30, Pynch 01.00, LAIV 02.15. Saturday: Hostia Pedagógica 20.00, Heal 21.00, Belice 22.15, Los Estanques and El Canijo de Jerez 23.30, Coach Party 01.00, Supersonikka 02.15. Fuckin’ Four Factory DJs between sets on both nights.

Where is the electronic music this weekend?

At the Oasis in Maspalomas on Saturday from 18.00 to 06.00, with Mëstiza and Solto on the main stage and Arapu in the Jazzy Club, from 25 euros through Xceed. In Las Palmas the Moma Club plays both nights, Gotzy and Ru&man on Friday, Lil’O and Aday Vega on Saturday, midnight to six each time. Plus the Tech Lab night on Saturday at La Biblioteca in Vegueta.

What can you do for free?

Quite a lot. The beach cinemas in Arucas and at El Burrero run free on Friday and Saturday, LPA Emergente plays the CC Las Arenas terrace from 20.00 on Saturday at no charge, the African Day Fest at Plaza de Canarias costs nothing, and every village fiesta — Tunte, Fontanales, Artenara, Guía, Valleseco, Arinaga, Barranquillo Andrés — is open to all.

What is on in the south away from the resorts?

The San Bartolomé patron-saint fiesta in Tunte, the mountain village above Maspalomas: the Carrera de Carretas y Carretones at 20.00 on Friday and Tony Tun Tun at 22.00, the verbena with Ladys Swing, Grupo Arena and Línea DJ on Saturday, and the Bajada del Carbonero at 18.00 on Sunday with the verbena afterwards. All free, and about forty minutes by car from Playa del Inglés.

How late does everything stay open?

In Las Palmas the Moma Club runs to six in the morning, Alboroto to five and Chester to six on Saturday. At the Yumbo the drag shows fill the evening and the dance rooms run into the early hours, with Mantrix opening at two and closing at six. In the south the Oasis is open until six on Saturday. The rule everywhere on the island: arriving early rarely pays, the night is long.