Category: Events in Fuerteventura

The Mosquito Color Fest.

The most colorful festival in Fuerteventura is a party that takes place in the town of Tejuate, which is a few kilometers from the island’s capital Puerto del Rosario.

The party lasts all day, it is like a meeting or festival in which several things can be highlighted:

Public of this Festival.

Its main audience is young, dynamic and energetic people, it is a festival in which a large number of people gather.

Music at the Color Festival.

It is based on live music and DJs, among which we can highlight Grupo Kandela and the DJs Ivan & Basi, Dsua Illman, Ricardo Araujo who performed in the 2018 edition, each year they improve  with more groups and DJs.

What are Colors?.

The highlight of this festival are the colors, we will explain it to you, every hour there is an explosion of colors, attendees are bombarded with powders of all colors, everyone ends up smeared from top to bottom with a rainbow of colors, Holi powders, This powder is made from cornstarch or cornstarch with vegetable dyes, it is totally harmless, it is usually used in food and is not polluting, the organization also distributes bags with these colors so that festival goers can throw colored powders at each other.

Without a doubt, the Mosquito Color Fest is a festival that leaves no one indifferent and will be an unforgettable experience when you visit it.

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April Fair on the island (Feria de Abril).

Discover here the April Fair in Fuerteventura, a party that you cannot miss.

The April Fair is a traditional Andalusian festival, in this event you can find the most outstanding Andalusian traditions, dances, music, gastronomy and much more, without a doubt the beauty of this festival and the joy of the Andalusians has made this tradition is exported to the entire Spanish territory, like even our island Fuerteventura, but always with the intention of making a replica as similar as possible to the beautiful original tradition, the lands and the Andalusian people.

Where is the April Fair held?

The April Fair in Fuerteventura lasts approximately 3 days, coinciding with the weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can find a large number of different parties dedicated to the April Fair throughout the island, from the Capital, Puerto del Rosario, in shopping centers throughout the island and in some tourist areas such as Corralejo and Caleta de Fuste.

What is the April Fair like?

It is undoubtedly a magical party, full of color and Andalusian traditions, we can highlight the colorful and lush costumes of women, the main protagonists, the elegance of traditional men’s costumes, music and dance, such as flamenco and its heels , the Spanish guitar accompanied by percussions and clapping, the horse with its riders and carriages, this beautiful animal is indispensable in this party and impossible to forget traditional food and drink, a privilege to be able to enjoy the best of Andalusian gastronomy in Fuerteventura.

Do not miss these festivities in April and visit one of the many celebrations that the island of Fuerteventura offers you at the April Fair.

Insular Craft Fair in Fuerteventura. (Feria de Artesania).

The Insular Crafts Fair is usually held in the month of May in the town of Antigua, in the center of the island of Fuerteventura.

The creation and organization of this event falls on the Antigua City Council and the Mafasca Collective Foundation with the collaboration of the Fuerteventura Council, the Antigua Local Police and Civil Protection.

What is the Craft Fair like?

The Insular Craft Fair lasts three days, usually coincides with the weekend, this means that the days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it is expected that in the course of these three days about 20 thousand people will visit the fair, this has a very positive economic impact both for the inhabitants of Antigua and for the artisans who come to show their creations and sell their products.

In this fair a large number of artisans from different disciplines participate, they can reach 200 registered, these artisans are in a large number on the island of Fuerteventura but the arrival of artisans from all the islands of the Canary archipelago is also important.

Artisans of the Antigua Craft Fair.

The common denominator is this fair is that everyone must be accredited artisans and create their products themselves, no one is accepted to be an intermediary, that is, to buy and sell a product, there are strict controls on registration to ensure that everything offered is created by the craftsman’s hands.

Highlight the wide variety of crafts that you can find at this fair, from the most traditional, with elderly artisans who have learned to make their products with the knowledge transmitted from generation to generation and on their opposite side to young avant-garde artists who create attractive products and innovative with modern materials and techniques.

At the Insular Crafts Fair you can also enjoy live musical performances, tastings of local products and many more activities every day, do not hesitate to ask for the brochure with all the planned activities and their schedule.

Traditionally this fair was held in the center of Antigua, next to the sports areas, but due to the growth in both exhibitors and visitors it has moved to the outskirts of the town of Antigua, currently the last fairs have been located and conditioned to a new location, next to the cheese museum, in the mill of Antigua. In this area there is a lot of space and you can access the stands where the artisans display their creations with more comfort and safety. It also has a large parking area and comfortable accesses so that visitors have a more pleasant day.

Get to the Craft Fair.

The Antigua City Council, from the Department of Tourism, offers free guaguas (buses) departing from the main tourist towns such as Caleta de Fuste, Costa Antigua, Corralejo, Jandía and Costa Calma bound for the fairground, there are many tourists who do not have the possibility of renting a car or a motorcycle to travel to the fair, so with these guaguas (buses) they can do it in comfort and safety.

It is important to know that the buses (buses) to the Fair will have departure in the morning and return in the afternoon and are destined for all the general public, being necessary previously, to request a ticket at the indicated points, such as the Mayor’s Office in Caleta de Fuste or the receptions of collaborating hotels such as Elba Sara in El Castillo, Hotel Costa Tropical in Costa Antigua, Hotel Faro Jandía and the Tourist Offices of Costa Calma and Corralejo, without a doubt the best thing is to go to the reception of your hotel and ask for information.

Whether you reside on the island, or if you visit it during the month of May, it is a must to visit the Insular Craft Fair that is so special and is so consolidated on the island of Fuerteventura.

Olympic Distance.

There are many editions of the “Ocean Lava Olympic Distance Triathlon Fuerteventura” that takes place over the month of October in the capital of the island of Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario

Founder of Ocean Lava.

Kenneth Gasque is the founder of the company «Ocean Lava» that takes over the management of this event and many others, we invite you to visit its website, Ocean Lava.

What is Ocean Lava like?.

This Olympic Distance test has the following parts:

1º A swimming test with a distance of 1.5 km.

2º A bicycle test with a distance of 40 km.

3º A race test with a distance of 10 km.

The first part of the test, which consists of a 1.5 kilometer swim in the sea, starts and ends at Los Pozos beach in the island’s capital of Fuerteventura. buoys that mark the course for swimmers in which they complete the required distance.

The second part of the test, which consists of a 40-kilometer bicycle route, has its start and finish in a conditioned area in the middle of the avenue, just in front of the beach Los Pozos, consisting of a closed park with all the athletes bicycles

The third part of this test, which consists of a 10-kilometer race route, starts and ends at the maritime avenue, a route inside the capital where athletes can complete the required distance to reach the finish line. 

 To expand this information we leave the link to its official website where you will find extensive information about this event.

Ocean Lava Triathlon Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura Wedding and Events Fair.

1st edition of Bodaventura, the first Wedding and Events Fair in Fuerteventura.

Fuerteventura Wedding and Events Fair, with the organization of the company “E&W Fuerteventura Events and Wedding Planner” and “Sueños de Mónica”.

During the month of March you can enjoy this Fair in the wedding sector, the place chosen for this first edition was the Hotel Boutique Tao Caleta Mar, in the town of Corralejo and with free admission for all attendees.

What Bodaventura offers.

You will be able to find all the services you can dream of for your wedding day, such as, for example, wedding details, props, table decoration, floral decoration, photographers, videographers, drone filming, photometer, poster design, catering, pastry, design of sweet tables, musical performances, dj, animation, this wide network of companies in the wedding sector will be present at this event.

Also highlight the celebration of fashion catwalks for brides, bridesmaids and guests, among other activities.

The Wedding sector in Fuerteventura.

Undoubtedly a unique opportunity to see the most interesting and innovative in this sector, especially interesting for professionals and individuals who want to plan their wedding and especially on the island paradise of Fuerteventura, an island that offers you unique landscapes and locations for this type of celebrations.

This industry opens up for the island the possibility of entering this sector with a strong turnover, it would allow us to have another claim on our island that can take advantage of our pleasant climate, good connections with all of Europe and the modern infrastructures of our tourism sector.

If you want to expand this information we leave you a link to the official website of this event on the island of Fuerteventura.

Visit the official Bodaventura website.

The best Blues Festival in Fuerteventura.

This is a safe date for music lovers in Fuerteventura, the famous International Blues Festival of Corralejo.

This event is organized every year by the La Oliva City Council with the invaluable collaboration of the Fuerteventura Council.

Where is the Corralejo Blues Festival?

 The festival is usually held in the Plaza Patricio Calero in the tourist town of Corralejo as the name of the contest indicates.

This magical gathering of the best of blues music in Fuerteventura already has more than 12 editions.

Some of the artists who have gone through this event in recent years separated by nationalities:

USA

Shanna Waterstown – 2017

Rockin Johnny (Chicago) – 2018

Paul Orta & The Blues Reunion Band (Texas) – 2018

Peaches Staten (Chicago) – 2019

Greg Izor Band (Texas) – 2019

Gran Canarias.

The Blues Riders – 2017

The Sugar Hill Band – 2017

The Olrait Band – 2018

Italy.

The Cyborgs – 2017

Caterina Soul & Blues Band – 2019

Fuerteventura.

Ale Martin – 2017

Jimi Taylor Band – 2018

Fuerteventura Big Band – 2019

Spain.

Maho Blues Band (Valencia) – 2017

Aurora & The Betrayers (Madrid) – 2018

Quique Gomez & His Vipers (Madrid) – 2018

Jimmy Barnatán & The Cocooners (Madrid) – 2019

UK.

Shirley Davis and the Silverbacks – 2017

Mali

S »Roots Blues – 2018

It is a privilege to be able to enjoy all these artists and that this event improves year after year, you already know that you cannot miss the next International Blues Festival in Corralejo.

Reef race in Fuerteventura.

Los Arre-trankos is a famous and fun race that takes place in the island’s capital, Puerto del Rosario, for this event one of the main streets of the capital closes and a large number of people and families come to watch it. Much of  the uniqueness of this event.

What are Arretrancos?.

The Arre-trankos consists of a race of small four-wheeled vehicles, created with all kinds of materials and with a great  imagination, the vehicles are created recreating famous characters such as Batman, Pac-Man, Mario Car or with various fantasies, the participants are disguised to match their vehicles.

The carnival race in Puerto del Rosario.

The test is carried out on a road with a slope through which the participants launch themselves with their vehicles until they reach the end of the hill, the participants have to brake their cars with their feet and control them so as not to leave the road, there are a large number of spectators having fun and laughing enjoying the color, the good humor and the festive atmosphere that is breathed.

Children are undoubtedly the spectators who enjoy and have the most fun during the race.

This holiday usually ends with a party in which all the participants of the race gather together with the spectators to enjoy food and refreshing drinks.

Do not miss this particular holiday, we guarantee that you will laugh a lot and have a great time.

Los Archipencos, regatta in Puerto del Rosario.

Los Archipencos is a celebration included in the Carnivals of Puerto del Rosario and is usually celebrated on the maritime avenue in February, from the pier ramp to the Pozo beach in the capital.

Archipencos meaning or definition.

The name Archipenco means «Hydrodynamic  Gadget Powered By Non-polluting Energy» the idea of ​​this event came from a carnival group of friends called «Así andamos» and this event already has a tradition of more than 23 years.

What to see in the Archipencos regatta?

The uniqueness of this party is that it is a horse ride but in the sea and its participants do it in boats made mostly of recycled materials and move by manual force, with oars or some invention, without a motor.

Thousands of spectators gather on the beach of Puerto del Rosario so as not to miss this show of color and imagination, the spectators crowd on the maritime avenue and on the rocks of the breakwaters trying to find a good position so as not to lose any detail of floating gadgets.

The journey that the boats have to travel can last more or less an hour, it begins at the dock ramp that is the exit and ends at Los Pozos beach.

Participate how do I sign up to the Archipencos?

To participate in this event you must go to the town hall to register, groups of friends sign up and under a series of rules, they build fun boats, these must be taken that day to the dock ramp area and from there they sail the coastline delighting the spectators, moments of fun for children and adults who will enjoy lots of laughter and fun.

Do not miss this day in the next carnivals, it will be a fun and unforgettable day full of magical moments.

Carnival festivities in Fuerteventura.

The Fuerteventura Carnival is one of the most anticipated popular festivals, with a great tradition and roots among the Majoreros and local inhabitants, also arouses much interest among the visitors to the island, for tourists it is a spectacle of color, joy and imagination.

When is Carnival celebrated?.

These parties are held once a year and runs between the months of February and March.

You have to take into account that each municipality celebrates its carnivals on different dates, the most outstanding being those of the capital Puerto del Rosario, Tetir, Antigua, Corralejo, Caleta de Fuste, ect …

Each year the Carnival has a different theme, both the scenarios and the costumes tend to be related to this theme, on the other hand there are many traditional celebrations that usually have a free theme.

The main events of the Carnival.

Carnival queen

Street Bands

Gala drag queen

Carnival fun fair rides

Arre-Trankos Race

Archipencos Regatta

Carnival Verbena

Burial of the Sardine

Soon we will expand the information about this event, do not hesitate to ask for information at your reception, the nearest tourist information office, so you will not miss the best of these parties.