Friday, August 24, 2007
Tenerife: Something for the weekend 24/8 - 26/8
You know you're in the Canary Islands when ... "Every week there seems to be another weird festival or holiday." Never a truer word was said. 
Corazones de Tejina (Hearts of Tejina)
Undoubtedly the most spectacular - definitely not your pedestrian harvest festival - of the traditional events scheduled for this weekend is the Corazones de Tejina (Hearts of Tejina), in the Tejina district of the north of the island, where three giant decorated hearts are made by rival teams from various streets in the district, to celebrate the harvest.
The main events start at 11:30 on Sunday, August 26th. Read more about this fiesta in this feature article, Heart 2 Heart.
There are lots more traditional fiestas on the island this weekend:
Fiestas del Carmen - La Portelas
The Fiestas del Carmen begin today in Las Portelas in the El Palmar valley, with a Verbena (open air dance) on Friday night after a procession through the streets at 21:00. On Saturday, August 25th, after Eucharist and a procession at 22:00, there will be the annual fireworks display by the Hermanos Toste of Los Realejos, followed by another Verbena.
My next door neighbour is related to the Toste Brothers, which may have a bearing on the fact that this is always some big display for a very small pueblo. It's also spectacular for the acoustics, with all the bangs echoing round the Teno mountain walls, like a giant train is running around.
Fiestas in Santa Bárbara, Icod de los Vinos
The Icod de los Vinos district of Santa Bárbara began their fiestas this week too. The big day is Saturday, August 25th, with the Romería de los cestos y bollos from 3 p.m., which features traditional dress and baskets decorated with flowers, fruits and other products from the orchard.
The bollos are small figures of animals, made of sugar, which, according to tradition, should be carried by the unmarried women - on their heads - to bring them luck in finding a partner. There will be gofio, pan con chorizo (bread with chorizo) and wine, amongst other things to be enjoyed too.
El Barrio de Santa Bárbara en Icod se prepara para la romería de los cestos y bollos
Traditional Fiestas Elsewhere on the Island
The Festividad del Gran Poder de Dios (The Festival of the Grand Power of God) continues in Bajamar, which has already had a bit of everything, including a Drag Queen Gala on Aug 14th, which was promptly followed by an Ox Pulling Championship (presumably not by the same participants).
The Fiesta de la Cosecha (Harvest Festival) in La Guancha, where the III Festival Abruncos presents a musical on Friday, August 24th at 22:00.
On Saturday, August 25th, the Romería de San Isidro Labrador is being held in La Victoria de Acentejo and there's the Romería of San Agustín and a Gran Baile de Magos (Dance in traditional costume) in Arafo. 
Salpica Festival - Buenavista del Norte
The Salpica Festival at the Playa de Las Mujeres in Buenavista del Norte on Friday, August 24th, promises a mixed bag of workshops and an ecological fair at 16:00, with live music starting from 20:00. Marchaymas show where this is on a google map.
Salpica Festival - Buenavista del Norte
Jamaica Party en El Puerto
Also on Friday, August 24th there's Jamaica Party en El Puerto; reggae (what else?) and coctails (?) at the Teatro Lounge, Puerto de la Cruz. Entrance 4 euros, with beer, apparently.
On Saturday, August 25th there's a Boat Fun Party from 12:00 from Puerto Colón, Adeje and a Fiesta Blanca (White Party) at Gay Sha, Las Américas.
The La Noria Urban DJ Festival '07, in the Calle de La Noria, Santa Cruz has Eazy Goin' Muzik from 23:00 on Saturday, 25th August.
Festival Nuevos Talentos en Granadilla
The finals of the Festival of New Talent in Dance and Song, are being held from 21:00 in the Plaza El Médano on Saturday, August 25th, where 16 hopefuls compete for grand prizes of 300, 200 and 100 euros.
Festival Nuevos Talentos en Granadilla
Crafts Fair of San Roque and San Agustín
This fair is an exhibition of the best handicrafts on the island that takes place during the last week of this month in Vilaflor.
Popular Crafts Fair of San Roque and San Agustín
La mar de limpia El Médano
The campaign "La mar de limpia" (literally: cleaning the sea) arrives at El Médano, on Saturday, August 25th. The activity, with collaboration from the town hall of Granadilla de Abona, AEA, Cruz Roja, SEO/BirdLife, will commence at 10 a.m. when volunteers will clean the coastline along El Médano's beaches, after which kids will release turtles.
The campaign has already been carried out in Abades (Arico), Mesa del Mar (Tacoronte) and Los Gigantes-Costa de Teno. In Santiago del Teide and Buenavista del Norte alone on August 18th, one ton of junk was removed from the seabed! The campaign continues in September in Los Realejos, Arona, Güímar and Arafo. (Via: Tenerife Infos (in French))
La campaña 'La mar de limpia' llega este sábado al litoral de El Médano
Luna llena, museo y cena
Every month, on the Thursday closest to the luna llena (full moon) - which in this case will be Thursday, August 30th - the Museo de Historia de Tenerife (Tenerife History Museum) C/ San Agustín, 22, 38201 La Laguna, organizes a guided visit to the museum, complete with a dinner specially designed for the event by some of the most prestigious chefs on the island.
This month is the turn of Ángel Rodríguez Machín, owner of the Restaurant El Archete in Candelaria, who was the pioneer of combining traditional Canarian recipes with a modern style of his own. Great restaurant too.
Luna llena, museo y cena. "Pescadores y pastores: de costa a cumbre"
More events, exhibitions and what's on, in our calendar.
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