51st Santo Domingo Cultural Week

La Guancha is celebrating its 51st Santo Domingo Cultural Week, a multidisciplinary event with free admission, running from 21 to 25 October. The cultural week offers a varied programme of activities, including talks, exhibitions, folk and dance performances, gastronomy competitions, and a Thanksgiving mass, providing an immersive experience in the municipality's culture and traditions.

Programme for the 51st Santo Domingo Cultural Week

Wednesday 21 October

• 19:00 Official opening of the Cultural Week by La Guancha's Councillor for Culture, Alejandro Hernández, and the President of the La Costa Cultural Association, Juan Mesa. This will be followed by the opening of the exhibition «Beekeeping and its artisanal tradition» and a talk given by Juan Jesús, President of the North Tenerife Beekeepers Association and owner of Oromiel.

Thursday 22 October

• 19:00 Talk on the diversity of folklore in the Canary Islands, featuring performances by the Icod de los Vinos Town Council's senior engagement group and the La Barca de Santo Domingo Music School, directed by Agustín Aguiar and Julia Guzmán.

Friday 23 October

• 19:00 Amateur Dessert and Liqueur Competition, with attractive pastry and liqueur prizes. The day will be enlivened by performances from contemporary dance group Star's Dance and the parranda El Perenquén Guanchero.

Saturday 24 October

• 19:00 Closing ceremony of the Cultural Week by Mayor Alejandro Herrera. This will be followed by the XIII Dance and Rituals Festival, with notable participation from A.F. Guagime de Lanzarote, Danza de las Flores de Tegueste and La Guanchería de Tenerife.

Sunday 25 October

• 10:30 Celebration of Holy Mass officiated by Airan Expósito and sung by the Parish Choir of San Juan de la Rambla, in gratitude for the cultural events and in memory of the association's former members.

Don't miss this traditional festival programme in La Guancha from 21/10 to 25/10: an essential cultural event in the north of Tenerife.