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A dozen carts will participate this Sunday in the Pilgrimage of Offering of San José Obrero
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A dozen carts will participate this Sunday in the Pilgrimage of Offering of San José Obrero

Maspalomas24h Wednesday, April 24, 2024

-The traditional tour will depart at 11:00 a.m. from the attached parking lots of the Doramas del Cruce de Arinaga School, until reaching the portico of the church.

 

HOLIDAY PROGRAM 

 

The Cruce de Arinaga will host this Sunday, April 28, starting at 11:00 a.m., the Pilgrimage of Offering in honor of San José Obrero, one of the first to be celebrated each year on the island of Gran Canaria. The traditional event, which will start from the attached parking lots of the Doramas School until reaching the porch of the church, will feature the participation of a dozen carts from different collectives and folk groups from the municipality of Agüimes. Before the popular event, at 10:00 the celebration of the Egenenacar Garrote Fighting Trophy will take place in the Primero de Mayo square.

 

After the Pilgrimage, at 15:00 p.m., the same square will be the scene of a party gathering with the participation of the groups El Ejido, Risco Verde, Merita la Pena, Los Chano, Polvajera, Mejunje, El Botellín and Amasijo.

 

The program of the San José Obrero festivities will begin this Thursday, April 25, in the morning with the celebration of the 28th edition of the Secondary Education Meeting of Gran Canaria, an event that this year takes place in the Cruce de Arinaga, where It hopes to bring together nearly 3.000 students from all over the island. At night, at 21:00 p.m., the Ballet Sensación will perform before its audience, in the Primero de Mayo square, in a new Variety Gala.

 

This Friday the 26th, at 18:00 p.m., the Youth Space will host the 'Track and Track' activity, a fun orientation test aimed at people between 14 and 30 years old, who can register through the events.agüimes website. is. At 22:00 p.m. the party will return to the Primero de Mayo square with the celebration of the Young People's Night, enlivened by the music of DJs Sammyto and Óscar Martínez.

 

On the morning of Saturday the 27th, the little ones in the house will be able to have a great time in the children's area that will be installed starting at 11:00. In the afternoon, at 19:00 p.m., the Serenade Night will begin with the participation of the Llanos Prietos Folklore Workshop. At 22:30 p.m. there will be the first big festival of the holidays, starring Mekánica by Tamarindos and Grupo Arena. The schedule of the San José Obrero festivities, which will be celebrated from April 25 to May 4, can be consulted in full on the website.

 

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