With the arrival of September, Tinajo experiences every year the long-awaited festivities in honor of the Virgen de Los Dolores, patron saint of Lanzarote. For this reason, there are different acts and events scheduled for its celebration.
The religious events will begin on Friday, September 1, at 6:30 p.m. and will multiply over the following weeks with the participation of communities from Playa Honda, Yaiza, San Francisco Javier, San José Obrero, Tías, Altavista, Valterra, San Bartolomé, Teguise, Guatiza and Haría.
The offerings to the Virgen de Los Dolores will be made on Saturday, September 9, starting at 7:00 p.m. and September 15, the day of Our Lady of Los Dolores, the date of the solemn Eucharist on the esplanade, presided over by Bishop Don José Mazuelos Pérez.
The festive program has activities for all tastes and ages. With events every day at the Mancha Blanca Socio-Cultural Center and with sports activities such as the Tinajo You Trail, which will take place on September 2.
The musical performances are once again an important part of the program of these festivities in honor of our patron saint. The Juanes concert stands out, which will take place on Saturday, September 16, starting at 9:00 p.m., closing the day with the popular verbena by the Mambo Latino and Rika Banda orchestras.
We cannot forget the meeting of versifiers with Yeray Rodríguez (Sunday, September 10, at 1:00 p.m.) nor the thirty-third edition of the Nanino Díaz Cutillas Festival with Acatife and Los Campesinos de Lanzarote, Ashe Gomera Fusión from La Gomera, Sabinosa from El Hierro, Andrea Rodríguez with Félix Morales, Josué Padrón and Lidia Mirella from La Palma, the Parranda de folkloristas from Fuerteventura from the neighboring island of Fuerteventura, Misael Jordán and Alba Pérez from Gran Canaria, Elieser Betancort with Adrián Niz and José Vicente Pérez from the eighth island and Los Majuelos from Tenerife. It will be on Friday, September 8, starting at 9:00 p.m.
A few hours earlier, at five in the afternoon, the thirty-fourth edition of the Lanzarote Craft Fair will be inaugurated.
The expected pilgrimage of the pilgrims to pay honors to Our Lady of Los Dolores will be on Saturday, September 9, starting at 7:00 p.m.
The Councilor for Festivities, Jonathan Pérez Olivero, and the Mayor of the Tinajo City Council, Jesús Machín, invite "all the citizens of Lanzarote and the rest of the Canary Islands to enjoy these festivities in honor of the patron saint of the island of Lanzarote. "A varied, complete program that seeks to ensure that all attendees enjoy festivities that will make the Mancha Blanca esplanade show its best finery. Thanks to the parish priest of Tinajo, Francisco José García, for his dedication and love for our patron saint. I hope that the festivities take place in peace and harmony, and that the pilgrimage is a celebration for all, that all this light draws a smile on the face and soul of the Virgen de Los Dolores. Enjoy the festivities. Long live Our Lady of Los Dolores”, the consistory added.
