The carnival agenda regarding information in 2023 has taken very different paths in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and The Gran Canarian palms although the same acts in the street have elevated the former and forced the latter to rethink its future development. Of course, in both one capital and the other, news has fallen like a jug of cold water: the European Union banned the use of glitter on October 1 as they are synthetic polymer particles, insoluble and resistant to degradation.
In the face of such an outrage, some drag queen, several comparseras and at least three candidates for queen of the carnivals stretched out on the edge of a cliff. Drama.
Although complicated, the situation of the Las Palmas Carnival of Gran Canaria that, despite having achieved recognition as a Festival of International Tourist Interest, its final location is not its only problem, with more than four million euros injected into the Promotion Society to face unforeseen expenses and pending invoices that also existed in Culture, parties and galas have gone haywire.
The Canarian Carnival also writesnew stage with Joshua Quevedo in charge of the artistic direction of all the parties, which are transferred to the surroundings of The Islet.
Meanwhile, the rest of the archipelago’s carnivals They are becoming even more consolidated among masks of all kinds.
In Santa Cruz de The Palm There is not even a free corner to stay during the Indian Festival and protect yourself from the spray of talcum powder, perhaps one of the most genuine traditions of the Archipelago.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, for its part, has established itself as one of the most important street carnivals in the world.as reflected by the record of 420,000 people on Piñata Saturday in the streets of the city.
