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Summer is full of fun with the return of Plaza Splash and Burrero Splash

Aquatic activities will take over from the spring games programs, which conclude after bringing hundreds of families together for three months around healthy leisure and coexistence. With the arrival of the summer holidays, the family…

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The surveillance and lifeguard service is underway at El Burrero Beach

The device will remain operational until September 30, from Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The summer season on El Burrero beach now has a surveillance and lifeguard service, which will remain operational until September 30…

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Lomo Algodones dresses up with a weekend full of activities for the whole family

The Alto Arena Neighborhood Association organizes the 2026 Cotton Festival with the collaboration of the Celebrations Department of the Ingenio City Council The Lomo Algodones neighborhood is preparing to experience the Algodonero 2026…

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The Cabildo regenerates the environment of the Pancho Ramírez Soccer Field in El Carrizal and…

The Ministry of Territorial Policy and Landscape invests 271,748 euros in the recovery of 14,190 square meters of a degraded landscape that is located next to the GC-1. The action introduces more than a hundred native Canarian plants and…

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Ingenio begins to write the history of its future Municipal Library with the laying of the first…

The new building, financed by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and the City Council with more than 4.6 million euros, aspires to become a great space for knowledge, culture, innovation and citizen coexistence. This Thursday, July 2, La Villa de…

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Public Works plans a new, safer and more comfortable access to the Aguatona neighborhood from the…

The neighbors gathered yesterday afternoon at the headquarters ratified the proposal for a new, less inclined, illuminated entrance that will have greater visibility presented by the vice president and counselor of Public Works, Augusto…

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Presented in Ingenio the documentary that gives voice to the women who supported the pig culture

The work brings together the testimonies of women from Ingenio and Icod el Alto to preserve the memory of those who played an essential role in the history of both towns. «It was liberating. There were so many things to tell… I needed to…

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The Plenary Session of Ingenio continues to promote the future socio-health center of El Mondragón

It is unanimously approved to restart the transfer of the plot to the Cabildo of Gran Canaria The initial approval of the free transfer of a plot of land to the Cabildo of Gran Canaria for the implementation of a socio-health resource in…

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The Ingenio City Council reinforces surveillance at the Gran Canaria Airport

The purpose of the measure is to combat intrusion in the taxi sector and improve traffic management in the airport environment. On the morning of this Wednesday, July 1, the Villa de Ingenio City Council held a working meeting with…

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The Ingenio City Council launches the 2026 Summer Playground of the Co-Responsible Plan

The service, whose main objective is to facilitate family conciliation, will take place from July 6 to August 14, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Environmental Classroom of El Burrero The City Council of Ingenio…

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Registration open for the XIII Ethnography and Folklore Campus of the International Ingenio Festival

Its program addresses, from July 13 to 17, different proposals around the musical traditions of the island of Tenerife, among other topics. 6/30/2026. The 13th edition of the Ethnography and Folklore Campus of the University of Las Palmas…

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Ingenio hosts the SER Canarias Meeting focused on the future challenges of the Commonwealth of the…

The forum included the participation of the president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales; the mayor of Ingenio and president of the Commonwealth, Vanesa Martín; the mayor of Agüimes, Óscar Hernández; and the mayor of Santa…

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300 elderly people join the traditional San Pedro and San Pablo lunch in Ingenio

The day of coexistence combined gastronomy, music and dance to encourage active participation and strengthen social ties The elderly people of Villa de Ingenio participated last Friday, June 26, in the traditional San Pedro and San Pablo…

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Ingenio celebrates the big day of the festivities of San Pedro and San Pablo

The solemn religious function and subsequent procession, the livestock fair and the performance of La Trova marked a festive day that was only conditioned by the wind The Festivities in honor of San Pedro and San Pablo, organized by the…

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The Agustín Ramírez Alemán Library of Carrizal opens the exhibition 'Proud Readings'

The exhibition, integrated into the 'Ingenio con Orgullo' program, brings together more than fifty works and audiovisual material to promote reflection, diversity and inclusion The Agustín Ramírez Alemán Municipal Library of Carrizal…

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Villa de Ingenio says goodbye to Juan José Espino del Toro

The municipality pays tribute to the mayor who led it between 1983 and 2002 with a minute of silence and flags at half-mast in recognition of his institutional and human legacy The death of Juan José Espino del Toro, mayor of Villa de…

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A summer full of culture, sports and leisure arrives with the new quarterly programming of the…

The agenda for July, August and September brings together a large number of proposals for all ages, promoted by the municipal areas together with groups, associations and clubs of the municipality. With the arrival of summer, the Ingenio…

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The challenge to Pico de las Nieves brings together cyclists from all over Spain in Ingenio in a…

The Plaza de la Candelaria was the starting point of the most demanding stage of the program, which combines sport, nature and promotion of Gran Canaria as a destination for active tourism This Friday, June 26, La Villa de Ingenio hosted…

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The voices of women in the pig culture are raised this Friday in Villa de Ingenio

A documentary, which is projected at 7 p.m. in the Plenary Hall, rescues the memory of those who supported the homes and preserved a way of life fundamental to the history of Ingenio and Icod el Alto The memory, the effort and the…

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Ingenio continues celebrating the Festivities of San Pedro and San Pablo

Religious events, audiovisual projection, music and children's activities during the weekend will give way to the main events on Monday, June 30, Apostles' Day The Festivities in Honor of San Pedro and San Pablo continue during the next…

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The Manolito Sánchez Folklore School closes the course by highlighting the generational change

The work carried out by the music and dance students of the A.C. headquarters was shown. Choirs and Dances of Ingenio and the A.F.C Guayadeque de Carrizal On the afternoon of this Wednesday, June 24, the closing ceremony of the 2025-2026…

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Two family excursions within the 2026 Summer Participation Campaign

A visit to Parque Sur and Meloneras has been scheduled for July 11, with a concert included, and on August 8 to the Aqualand water park. The Ingenio City Council, through the Department of Citizen Participation, has launched the 2026…

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The Arotza Rhythmic Gymnastics Club closes the season with its summer festival

Gymnasts of all categories show their evolution in a closing ceremony held in the Chano Melián Pavilion in front of family and fans The Arotza Rhythmic Gymnastics Club held its Season Closing Festival this Monday, June 22, at the Chano…

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Canarian tradition and Argentine grill come together in a new gastronomic project

The fusion between La Cueva del Tiburón Restaurant and Fleje Rico gives rise to a proposal that combines restoration and catering with an offer based on premium meats, grilled fish and flavors of both cultures A new business initiative has…

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Doña Antonia arrives at the Federico García Lorca to laugh at the Canarian newspaper "guineo"

This endearing character, represented by the engineer Mari Carmen Romero, offers this Friday a new show full of humor, irony and "truths like fists" The Federico García Lorca Cultural Center of Villa de Ingenio will host this Friday, June…

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Adventure, sport and sea to welcome summer among youth

A kayak route at sunset will open the summer program designed by the Youth Department, which includes sports and leisure activities until September The Youth Department of the Ingenio City Council will welcome summer with a proposal that…

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Ingenio Participates in the Conference 'Public Administration in the Face of Natural Disasters and…

Ingenio is participating in a high-level technical conference in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, held on June 22-23, 2026, to analyze and strengthen the public sector's role in responding to natural disasters and emergencies. The event covers…

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The Southeast Commonwealth Invests Over 79,000 Euros to Renew its Container Network

The Southeast Commonwealth of Gran Canaria is investing more than 79,000 euros to modernize its urban solid waste collection system by renewing 525 containers in Ingenio, Agüimes, and Santa Lucía de Tirajana. This initiative aims to…

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Broadway Conquers Ingenio in a Magical Night of Music, Emotion, and Talent

The Symphonic Band of the Villa de Ingenio Musical Society brought the essence of New York's great musicals to the Plaza de la Candelaria as part of the San Pedro and San Pablo festivities. The event was a magical night of music, emotion…

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Ingenio Receives Blue Flag for El Burrero Beach for Ninth Consecutive Year

El Burrero Beach in Ingenio has been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag for the ninth year in a row, recognizing its excellence in water quality, environmental management, accessibility, and services. The flag will fly this summer…

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