Drone Light Show tonight in Arrecife

A drone show will take place on Arrecife’s seafront tonight. The spectacle will feature 235 drones, which will be programmed to represent various Christmas figures and symbols of the Canaries. The display will take place at 8pm on Friday 27th December, at the Parque Tematico in Arrecife. This is the Park area opposite the bus […]

Arrecife Ayuntamiento buys old Flour Mill for three million euros

Arrecife Ayuntamiento has purchased the city´s old Flour Mill for three million euros. Tucked away between the main streets of Calle Manolo Millares and Calle Fajardo, the flour mill is located on C/Alegranza near the Plaza Pedro Alcantará. It opened in 1955 and was devoted to the sale and distribution of flour and grain around […]

How to get to Arrecife’s Christmas Fair

Our recent post about Arrecife’s Christmas Fair received a lot of interest, so here are some more details about how to get there. The fair is at the Solar de Ginory, an area next to the Charco de San Ginés that is usually used as a carpark. It is open from 4.30 pm to 11 […]

Arrecife’s Christmas fair opens

More than 6,000 people attended the first night of Navilan, Arrecife’s Christmas fair, on Saturday evening. The fair is located at the Solar de Ginory, an area near top of the Charco de San Ginés usually used as a car park, and features a big wheel, an ice rink, a giant slide, a children’s “winter […]

Arrecife Ayuntamiento suspends pet adoptions for Christmas

Arrecife Ayuntamiento has suspended the adoption of cats and dogs from its Animal Protection Centre. The step has been taken to “avoid animals being given as holiday presents or a Christmas whim and ensure that each adoption is carried out with the necessary responsibility and commitment,” according to councillor Jacobo Lemes. “Christmas is a special […]

Arrecife Christmas Events Programme 2024

Arrecife Ayuntamiento have published this year’s Christmas events programme. Here it is in English. DECEMBER 2024 Monday 9th At the Parque Jose Ramirez Cerda: 7pm – Inauguration of Arrecife’s Nativity Scene and Santa’s Grotto. Thursday 12th At the Parque Jose Ramirez Cerda: 5pm to 7pm – Children’s Workshops. At the Parque Islas Canarias: 7pm – […]

Arrecife lights up for Christmas with the largest tree on Lanzarote

Last Friday, Arrecife embraced the Christmas spirit in their annual “switch-on” event with hundreds in attendance to see the lights flicker on and admire the largest Christmas tree on Lanzarote. Photos (Yonathan de León | Facebook) It was an evening full of festive cheer as residents observed a Christmas parade along Arrecife’s sea front – with […]

Christmas arrives in Arrecife

Arrecife Mayor, Yonathan de León, has posted some pictures of Christmas decorations that have been installed in the capital, in preparation for the light switch on this Friday. On Facebook, de León, wrote “Christmas is approaching. There are five weeks left until the arrival of the most awaited celebration in all families. Arrecife is getting […]

First stone laid for 67 new apartments in Arrecife

Canarian President Fernando Clavijo attended the ceremony for the laying of the first stone for 67 new apartments in Arrecife on Friday. The project is located in Los Geranios, an area close to Tahiche in northern Arrecife. It will cost €8 million and is due to be completed in 20 months by Hormiconsa Canarias S.A.  […]