Change of time and almost change of month. Tenerife once again brings together a wide range of activities to entertain young and old before the start of November. With the Halloween celebration just around the corner, this Saturday and Sunday are marked by a peculiar touch of terror.
Friday
The Museum of Nature and Archeology of Santa Cruz hosts this Friday, October 28, the performance of bassist Manou Gallo, in which funk, jazz and Afro-groove take on great significance in her music. The performance, free until full capacity, will take place from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Also in the chicharrera capital there will be a place for the theater. The tables of Guimera host the play ‘The danger of good companies’, which has the participation of actors of the stature of Fernando Cayo, Carmen Conesa, Ernesto Arias and Miriam Montilla, who will give life to two sisters, Lola and Julia, with their husbands , respectively, Tristan and Felix. The show will be at 8:00 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.
For his part, the Auditorium of Tenerife Adan Martin celebrates a concert within the framework of the 2022-2023 season of the Tenerife Symphony, with Víctor Pablo Pérez and Alexandra Canunova. Under the title of ‘Classical Romanticism’, the program will perform: Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture, op. 81, Franz Schubert’s Symphony in B minor “Incomplete”, D.759 and Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77.
The Siam Mall in Adeje hosts a Horror House for the first time in the Canary Islands. From Friday, October 28 to Monday, October 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the shopping center will offer an interactive experience with well-known characters from the big screen such as Jason, Fredy Kruguer, Michael Mayers, etc.
Within the Anaga Biofest, which this weekend features Tegueste, is held this Friday ‘Winemaker for a day: Bodega La Collera’. It is a guided itinerary to discover and savor the secrets of a local winery in Tegueste. The activity includes two commented wine tastings, one in the traditional winery of the Casa de los Zamorano and another first-hand in the vineyards and La Collera wineryone of the producers associated with AVITE (Tegueste Wine Association). The group will travel on foot, on a nearby route, of low difficulty, which will serve to jointly learn about the importance of wine in the cultural and gastronomic heritage of Tegueste. The activity is held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday
The most important event this Saturday in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is, almost without a doubt, the Melendi concert. The singer from Oviedo visits the islands this year for the release of his new album Likes and scars. A musical work full of good vibes and at the same time vindictive. The recital will take place at 9:00 p.m. at the Palmetum in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife once again has the privilege of hosting one of the most important unconventional, underground, alternative and experimental music festivals on the planet. Until December 3, the new edition of keroxen. This Saturday, starting at 7:00 p.m., Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraíso UFO (Japan); Kiki Hitomi & Poulomi Usurp Desai (Japan/UK); Tensö (Tenerife) and D.Wattsriot (Tenerife).
In addition, he returns to the capital 6th Tricontinental Craft Fair at the Tenerife Fairgrounds which will have this year as the protagonist in this edition The Crafts of the Carnival present in the most important carnivals of Africa, America and Europe. The fair brings together 150 artisans from Europe, Africa and America, and will also host competitions, workshops, exhibitions, catwalks, musical performances and tastings
In La Laguna will take place the fifteenth edition of the Trade Winds Pop Festival, a contest that wants to support the young musical talent of the Canary Islands and the new bands of the Archipelago. From 9:00 p.m. in Plaza del Adelantado the four finalists, Eric Böelle, Los Cassettes, Syntagma and Beatriz Martín, who will compete for the recording of an EP, will be supported on stage by the winning group of the 2021 edition, Vógale.
Dani Llamas will also perform in the city of Los Adelantados, who returns to Tenerife presenting his album to fire, work in which he connects with his roots and traditions without losing his character, along with him, Fajardo will complete this concert. The recital will take place at 10:00 p.m. at the Aguere Cultural Space. The Leal Theater, for its part, will host the concert by José Félix, who will offer his performance as part of the Canary Islands Fado Festival. It will be at 8:30 p.m.
Within the Anaga Biofest, with Tegueste as the protagonist, this Saturday there will be room for various activities. From trails from Tegueste to Afur; hiking entewre vineyards; green juice workshop and brunch; or pottery workshops. All the activities, their schedules and programming can be consulted in the festival website,
The time machine starts in San Juan de la Rambla with the V Baroque Market of the Canary Islands, a trip to the 18th century, with crafts, artists, routes and more. The v Canarian Baroque Market It is a journey back in time to the 18th century, in which for one day the Rosario Oramas square becomes an authentic period town, in which artisans, artists and shops join the event. As usual, a moment that marked the island during this period becomes the epicenter of the central story that contextualizes the Market, developing through a multitude of theatrical performances by local theater groups.
The program is completed with baroque music concerts in the BIC courtyards, a music concert of the time in the historic organ of the main Church, parades reminiscent of the old livery, children’s acts such as games of the time, guided tours of the historic buildings and drawing workshops.
The Porís de Abona welcomes The Cane Fest 2022, a music and gastronomy event that will take place from 18:00 to 00:00. It is a free event in the Plaza de El Porís de Abona. It will feature the participation of different catering establishments in the municipality and the performance of musical groups such as Ni 1 Pelo de Tonto, La Calle, Soul Sanet or Coyote Cojo. Also, during festival hours, there will be a children’s playroom service at the Youth House in El Porís for boys and girls in order to improve conciliation and highlight the family sense of the event so that all attendees who , so they wish, they can leave their children.
The Forum of Friends of the South of Tenerife has prepared a show where Pepe Benavente, Dj Luis de León and the Wamampy Orchestra will perform, during a dinner in the central square of the Bahía Príncipe Sunlight hotel in Costa Adeje starting at 7:00 p.m. The organizers intend to bring together some 450 diners and raise just over 35,000 euros, which will go to the Spanish Association Against Cancer, for the purchase of orthoprosthetic material for cancer patients, within its loan bank, and to the Inclúyeme Association, whose They intend to dedicate their contribution to the purchase of a vehicle to transport food. The Great Solidarity Verbena in white will also be the scene of the delivery of the ‘Solidarity Prize 2022’ award given by FAST and which this year has been awarded to chef Pablo Pastor Pastor.
Sunday
The programming of the Tricontinental Craft Fair continues in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The fair will open its doors every day from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. except for Monday, October 31, which will be extended until midnight, and Wednesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 3, when the opening hours will be from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Likewise, the El Tanque Cultural Space hosts ‘Las Estaciones’. All the workshops to be carried out will be focused on understanding nature in artistic creation and development. It will take place every weekend from June to November. From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with free admission.
Granadilla de Abona hosts the Night of the Dead, with music, theater and surprises on a special night in which AF Oroval will participate prior to All Souls’ Day. It will be at 8:00 p.m. on Calle Arquitecto Marrero.
A must-see this weekend is one of the most gloomy neighborhoods in terms of Halloween in the Canary Islands. These days its streets host competitions, lights and decorations, as well as joke deaths and death scares for its inhabitants and for visitors.
Finally, the Anaga Biofest continues to delight nature lovers this Sunday. With a very complete program between trails, photography workshops or gastronomy. All the programming and schedules can be consulted at the festival website.
