Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will bid welcome to Christmas on the night of 28 November, in the Santa Ana Square at 20:00 hours, and in a symbolic act, will illumin ate the emblematic public square and light up the decorations installed on numerous other squares & streets around the capital, which the Town Hal l had been installing these last few days to set the atmosphere for the var ious acts programmed to celebrate the festivities.
The act will be ac companied by a Christmas concert performed by the Las Palmas de Gra n Canaria Symphony Band in the Santa Ana Square and the inaugurati on of the traditional Canarian Nativity at the Casas Consistoriales, the work carried out by the nativity scene-maker Fernando Benítez .
This act, which sets in motion the Christmas festivities in the capital city of Gran Canaria, paves the way for a < strong>complete programme of such festivities involving more than seventy e vents that underline the dynamic & endearing character of the festivities, such as the classic Christmas concerts performed by “Los Gofiones” and “La Trova”, as well as the much anticipate d Nativity Scene made of sand on Las Canteras beach, and the Nativity scene s at the museum - “Museo Castillo” in Mata, inspired in Lanzaro te by the figure of César Manrique, and the” Palacete Rodr&iac ute;guez Quegles” and the public square “San Telmo”.
< p>Highlights of the programme are of a distinctive cultural nature, especia lly musical events, that include the IVth Canaries Gospel Festival, as well as six jaxx concerts and nine musical encounters featurin g those rogrammed in their respective cycles: Jazz entre muros &am p; Nueve cañones sin banda, at the “Museo Ca stillo” in Mata which, following the first function in 2018, are hope fully expecting a similar full-house.The theatre also plays a role at this time of the year, with two productions pr omoted by the “Distrito Cultura”(Department of Culture) in the section «Es jueves, es teatro»(Thursday is Theatre). L os nocturnos, by Irma Correa, directed by Quino Falero, at thePé ;rez Galdós Theatre and Esquilo, nacimiento y muerte de la tragedia de Rafael Álvarez, “El Brujo”, staged in t he “Jerónimo Saavedra Hall” at the Alfredo Kraus Auditor ium.
Other recreational & entertaining acts and events celebratin g Christmas in the capital will take place at areas like “Mesa y L&oa cute;pez” street, featuring a fairly intensive daily programme of mus ical & theatrical performances as well as some for young children.
< p>In the section dedicated for the youngsters of the house, the one with the most expectation will be the arrival by sea of the “Reyes Magos” (Three Kings) in the capital city, which will tak e place on the morning of 5 January, on the esplanade in the docks of &ldqu o;Muelle Sanapú”, next to the “Poema del Mar” Aqua rium, and their subsequent Grand parade, whci will set off once again from the “Castillo de La Luz” in the direction of “San Telmo&r dquo;.In addition, the young ones can enjoy other Christmas activiti es at the “Bibliotecas Públicas Municipales” (Municipal Public Libraries), pedagogical acts in the “Gabriel Rodó&rdquo ; hall of the Auditorium, concerts and special other activities for them, s uch asm”Los LiTTle”, the production by the company Esp&iacu te;ritus de Sal, the visit to the “Patrulla Canina” (Dog P atrol) and others, all of them situated on Mesa y López street.
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