«The White Night we experienced last Saturday was more than magical; everything contributed so that we could achieve the best edition in the fifteen years of the history of this event». The mayor of La Laguna assures this, Luis Yeray Gutiérrezin its balance sheet that includes the data of the more than 120,000 people who passed through its streets and squares to enjoy a day, according to the councilor of Aguere, “full of excitement, happy faces, reunions, first-class concerts, children’s activities, crafts, heritage, sports and a great atmosphere in the city.”
This overall figure represents 20,000 more people than in 2022. But, furthermore, only in the middle of the day, the one dedicated mainly to children and families, 60,000 had already registered and at one point around 9:00 p.m.with most of the concerts already started on the four large stages enabled, there were 25,000 attendees at the different events.
«Time was also with us.“Luis Yeray stressed, adding that he “respected the celebration of all the events you organize.” In addition, he valued “the behavior of the people displaced to our municipality, which was exemplary from the first hour,” as were the Laguneros residents. Likewise, the mayor highlighted the security device, “the largest to date”, as it “led to no major incidents being recorded.” Another of the great images, he explained, “that I take with me from this fifteenth edition” is that of “seeing citizens walking through our streets with bags from the commercial area, a satisfaction that we share with businessmen and businesswomen who brought us yesterday (the Saturday) their joy at the result of this great shopping day. Also, Gutiérrez noted, “our hospitality establishments, which had a great Saturday with full houses, which represents an important economic injection for so many families who live and depend on this sector.”
In short, said the mayor of Aguere, “from the La Laguna City Council we cannot convey anything other than gratitude to all the people who have made this magnificent White Night possible, which will remain to be remembered.”
La Laguna prepared an ambitious edition of the White Night, full of activities for all audiences, music, leisure and commerce in a dozen stages distributed throughout the main streets of the town.
The fifteen-hour programming, from 11:00 in the morning to 02:00 in the morning, passed smoothly and without notable incidents. In the morning, with events aimed especially at children and from late afternoon through music, foreign performers and local singers, as a great attraction to attract thousands of people to the White Night 2023 .
