The San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council wants to avoid improvisation because something is at stake: the celebration of the Santiago festivities before the 2027 elections. These are the last celebrations in the Tirajana highlands formally organized by AV-PP and CC. Therefore, they have already begun defining the economic and safety regulations for the operation of temporary leisure and restaurant spaces during their main summer festivities.
The municipal regulations directly affect the Santiago de Tunte Festival, scheduled from July 10 to 26, 2026, and the Patron Saint Festival of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, which will take place from August 16 to 24, 2026, protecting the use of local public space from commercial saturation and noise.
The legal framework established by the Department of Festivals and Events stipulates that the non-extendable deadline for submitting applications for street vending permits will run from June 1st to 15th, 2026. The local council in southern Gran Canaria will strictly limit licenses to a single stall per applicant to prevent monopolization of leisure spaces. The authorized stalls will be located on the following streets in the town of Tunte: Partera Lolita Medina, Santiago Cazorla, and Reyes Católicos.
The approved award criteria prioritize the continuity of operators and the diversification of offerings at the fairgrounds. The municipal evaluation will assign 50% of the score to those vendors who participated in the 2025 edition, strictly adhering to safety plans. 40% of the final score will depend on the novelty of the stall, requiring businesses to submit a detailed project demonstrating innovation and differentiation from traditional taverns. The remaining 10% will assess a clean record of no sanctions within the municipality. Successful applicants will have three business days after notification to pay a fee of €45 per linear meter for beach bars and €25 per linear meter for candy or ice cream stands, with progressive surcharges of up to €30 per linear meter for terraces with more than ten tables.
The management of urban noise and the preservation of neighborly relations are central to one of the strictest sections of the new regulations in San Bartolomé de Tirajana. The sound systems of beach bars and fairground attractions may not exceed 85 decibels (dBA) during the day, a limit that will be reduced to a maximum of 65 decibels after 22:00 p.m., measured at a distance of five meters. Stallholders must direct their loudspeakers inwards and must cease playing music half an hour before the end of official events in the town square. Technical inspections will be carried out by local police officers, who are authorized to immediately seal offending establishments and issue fines ranging from €100 to €2.000 depending on the severity of the infraction.
