Festivals in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Local festivals of San Bartolomé de Tirajana

San Bartolomé de Tirajana's most representative celebrations are the patronal festivities of Santiago Apóstol and San Bartolomé, closely linked to Tunte, the municipality's historical and administrative capital.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of Santiago Apóstol and San Bartolomé.
• Main celebration days: 25 July, Santiago Apóstol, and 24 August, San Bartolomé.
• Usual duration: several days of events around the patron saint dates, with religious, cultural, neighbourhood and festive programming in Tunte.
• Usual places: Tunte, square and church of San Bartolomé, Town Halls, streets of the historic centre, cultural spaces and venues enabled by the City Council.
• Associated traditions: religious events, processions, neighbourhood gatherings, Canarian popular music, pilgrimages or offerings when they appear on the programme, festivals, children's activities, popular culture and sporting events.
• Who participates: City Hall, Tourism, Celebrations and Events area, parish, neighbourhood and cultural groups, musical groups, festival commissions, residents, families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: el Carnaval Internacional de Maspalomas, the tourist agenda of Maspalomas Costa Canaria, sporting events, cultural activities and festivals in neighbourhoods and centres of the municipality.
• Otras ofertas culturales: historic centre of Tunte, church of San Bartolomé, Maspalomas Lighthouse, Maspalomas Dunes, Fataga, trail routes, archaeological sites and natural and tourist heritage of the south of Gran Canaria.