The Veneguera neighborhood is finalizing the details to celebrate its Festivities in honor of the Virgin of Fátima, which will begin on Monday, August 5, with the ringing of bells, tournaments and games, and will end on Monday, the 15th of the same month with the traditional mass and procession and concert by Yamiley Pérez and Mariachi Peleón
At 17:30 p.m. on Monday, August 5, the celebrations will officially begin with the ringing of bells, which will give way to children's bingo sessions, for boys and girls up to 14 years old, and adult bingo, in addition to the zanga tournament. The activities will be repeated on Tuesday the 6th.
On Wednesday, July 7, a traditional dance workshop will be held, followed by the zanga tournament. On Thursday the 8th there will be a gymkhana for people over 15 years old and on Friday the 9th it will be the turn of the Children's Hi-FI Scale Gala and festival with the group La Tribu.
On Saturday the 10th the party will start very early with water inflatables. It will be at night, starting at 21:30 p.m., when the music of the parradas and the Canarian dances fill the neighborhood square with life and color with the Baile de Taifas. The Parrada Veneguera and Parranda El Cura, Parranda La Polvajera and El Pajullo participate. It is required to come with the traditional clothing of the Archipelago.
One of the most anticipated events and a tradition in the Festivities in honor of Fátima, the Sombrero Dance, will be on Sunday, July 11 at 15:00 p.m. with Paco Guedes and Son Aldea. This daytime festival is at the same time a contest for the most original hat and, like any contest, consists of first, second and third prize. The weekend will culminate with the adult Hi-Fi Scale Gala at 21:00 p.m.
On Monday the 12th, the birthdays of all the boys and girls in the neighborhood will be celebrated, who will then be able to enjoy traditional games as a family. On the other hand, on Tuesday the 13th at 19:00 p.m. a workshop on the stick game will be held, and on Wednesday the 14th, the Bajada de La Rama with the Agaete Band will be held at the same time. Next, dawn party with Leyenda Joven, Grupo Arena and DJ.
On Thursday, August 15, the Day of the Virgin of Fátima, the Solemn Eucharist and procession of the image of the Virgin through the streets of the neighborhood will take place at 11:30 a.m. with the accompaniment of Banda Pasión La Aldea. At the end, attendees will be able to enjoy a toast. The festivities will end with a performance by Yamiley Cruz and Mariachi at 21:30 p.m.
