The Feria Flores y Plantas is a regular event in Las Galletas held along the Rambla at the front of the Cultural Centre. It is on  a little earlier this year with the opening at 5.00 pm on Friday 22nd May. The official inauguration is at 7.00 pm followed by a musical performance.

On Saturday 23rd May the flower festival stalls open at 10.00 am with the beautiful plants and flowers available for sale. A photo exhibition called III Maratón Fotográfico de Las Galletas opens at the same time and the children’s play area opens at 10.30.

The  flower arranging class which was very popular last year is at 10.30 and later in the day there is class in Infusions and Canarian Remedies which I bet would be very interesting.

The day is rounded off by another musical performance at 7.30pm.

On Sunday the stalls and kids’ play area open at the same times but this time the 10.30 class is about growing salad vegetables, the musical performance its at 6.00pm and at 7.00 pm there will be a presentation of prizes and certificates for the photography exhibition participants.

Here is a post about the  Las Galletas Flower Festival 2008 .

Pachumba Reggae Band, Tenerife – playing in Las Galletas as part of the free Diversity Multicultural Festival. They were the highlight of the night and if you get the chance to catch them – GO!

The vid is a bit buzzy which is a shame but you’ll get the idea of what a cool concert this was – and all for FREE.

Well done to the A.M.P.A (parents assoc.) in Las Galletas for organising the 1st Festival Infantil which was held in the schoolyard on Saturday 14th March. Entrance was free to members of the A.M.P.A while non-members were charged only €3 per kid for hours of fun.

The A.M.P.A. organise various after-school activities and charge only €10 per year so this was also an opportunity to top up membership. My two have done clay-modelling classes and what not via this group and its always been very worth the small annual membership fee.

Once through the gate, kids were let loose to jump from one bouncy castle to the next or participate in the Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro dance animation, have their faces painted by ‘Atty and Friends’, enjoy the drums of the Tambores Urugayo or sit and scream at the clown.

Was it a success? Well the bars and cafes round about certainly thought so. After a couple of hours of ear-shattering kids entertainment, I don’t think there was an adult within a two mile radius that didn’t need a stiff drink to recover. Anyway, the kids definitely enjoyed themselves and that was what it was all about after all:

Kid’s Party Contacts

The giant paella was prepared by the lads from Comidas La Union (mob: 606 52 04 38).

The bouncy castles were provided by
Globo Diversiones (mob: 620 255 150) and I think they supplied the bouncy dance animator too.

Face painting, balloon modelling and other kids activities were provided by Atty and her friends (mob: 649 21 65 58).

What is on this weekend in Tenerife? Well heaven only knows if you wanted to know what was going on locally in Arona the last place you should go is the ayuntamiento website. Take the Feria de Artesania in Las Galletas on 6th and 7th of December. There’s lots of other information on the Arona website including the Christmas and New Year celebration schedules for 2008 (though I defy you to find it) and a teasingly thorough description of all the things you probably missed in 2007 but the only reference I can find to the Feria de Artesania is from 2006.

Well, take my word for it. There is an exhibition of local handicrafts along La Rambla in Las Galletas on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of December. If you have any crafty folk in your family circle this might be just the place to pick up some Christmas goodies.

Madrid band Nothink heads the No Solo Music Fest on June 21st which is being held in the Plaza de San Juan Degollada in Arafo. There’s also a flea market and various courses and workshops on offer.