This 2021, we’re on hiatus

But that doesn't stop you from learning about Carnaval’s history and helping us pick this year’s allegory of the fiesta with two televisión programmes that will air on February 15 and 26.

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The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival, a small industry
28 February 2021

The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival, a small...

2021 meant the compulsory cancellation of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival . A break which not only robs thousands of citizens of their...

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will dedicate its next Carnival to Planet Earth
26 February 2021

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will dedicate its next...

Save the Planet! The 2022 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival will be dedicated to Planet Earth . And it will be held, pandemic permitting,...

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A Carnival talent show will decide the theme for the upcoming fiestas in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
23 February 2021

A Carnival talent show will decide the theme for the...

In a year without fiestas , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is already working on the next Carnival, hopeful to enjoy it once again in 2022. Each...

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Traces of Carnival
21 February 2021

Traces of Carnival

Throughout the 21st century (before the pandemic and this 2021 edition’s cancellation), the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival has been beating...

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Carnival Stars

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Carnival Queens

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Drag Queens

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Murgas (Spanish)

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Comparsas (Spanish)

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Carnival Celebrities (Spanish)

The Carnival

 

 

15th to 18th Centuries

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival is one of the oldest, most deeply rooted and unique festivals of the Canary Islands capital. For over five centuries the city has celebrated with masquerading, tomfoolery... and flesh.

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