Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, or just Las Palmas, is the capital of Gran Canaria, the largest city in the Canary Islands, and one of the largest cities in Spain. It is home to about 382,000 people (register office, 2025) . Wikivoyage
Population 381,868 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Spain
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
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Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Festival Internacional de Música de Canarias
January – February
International classical music festival taking arranged jointly with [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Carnival of Las Palmas
February
The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the most famous carnivals of Spain. The event is celebrated every year in the month of February in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
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Easter
March – April
Easter is celebrated with processions similar to the ones in Seville. It's a good time to visit to see the folkloristic part of the city
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
March – April
Film festival with the screenings and the award ceremony taking place in the Alfredo Kraus Hall
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St John's night
June
St. John's night marking the beginning of the summer (and the foundation day of the city) is celebrated with fireworks on the Canteras beach and locals and tourists go swimming in the sea during the night.
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Romería de Vegueta
October
The Catholic festival celebrated in the Vegueta area of the city, celebrated as a pilgrimage walk along the streets accompanied with music
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Gran Canaria Maraton
November
The marathon of the island, sponsored by the city government
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WOMAD Music Festival
November
Celebrated in the Santa Catalina Park zone, this festival brings in thousands of spectators every year for quality music free of charge
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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