The tourism sector and residents of southern Gran Canaria already have a Christmas program to plan offers, work shifts, and customer loyalty schemes. The San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council has created a comprehensive program of activities for the upcoming Christmas 2025 and Three Kings' Day 2026 holidays, with an agenda that ranges from the most heartfelt traditions to the most modern celebrations, ensuring options for all ages. The festive plan seeks to bring the spirit of the festivities to every corner of the municipality, beginning with a series of traveling Christmas workshops that will tour neighborhoods and rural areas for two hours at each location.
These workshops, which include letter writing to the Three Wise Men, glitter decoration, and a visit from a royal page, begin on December 22, 2025, in Montaña La Data and Ayagaures, and continue in Lomo Gordo on December 23, El Salobre on the 24th, and Montaña Arena on the 26th. The magic route continues in Lomo Perera on December 27, and on December 28, the activity doubles in El Pajar and Aldea Blanca. Already on New Year's Eve, the workshops will visit Calderín on the 30th and El Hornillo on the 31st, before resuming on January 2, 2026, in Rodeo Km 40 and Montaña Blanca, passing through Tunte on the 3rd, and Fataga and the Castillo del Romeral on January 4. The last stop, to conclude the workshop route, will be in Juan Grande on January 5.
To welcome the New Year, the municipality will light up with three simultaneous parties on January 1, 2026. In San Fernando Park, the celebration will begin at 00:15 a.m. with a DJ, followed by a greatest hits band and another of pop-rock covers, extending until dawn before a "nationally recognized" DJ will close the festivities. Meanwhile, Romeral Castle and Tunte will host more traditional celebrations, with musical groups and DJs keeping the rhythm going from midnight until the first hours of the new year.
The program culminates with the eagerly awaited Three Kings Parade in San Fernando Park, a meticulously planned event for the enjoyment of the entire family, taking place on January 5, 2026. The parade will begin at 18:00 PM from the Maspalomas Stadium and is expected to conclude at 20:00 PM with the highly anticipated reception by Their Majesties. The evening will continue with live music, including an orchestra and, as a grand finale, a Latin music soloist such as El Vega Life, Don Patricio, and Quevedo, extending the celebrations well into the night.
