Santa Cruz de Tenerife is preparing for several days filled with activity. From this Thursday through to Sunday, the city is offering a diverse cultural, sporting, and leisure agenda for residents and visitors alike.
The initiatives range from high-calibre artistic events to sporting competitions and recreation spaces that will enliven the streets and squares of the city’s five districts.
Cultural Highlights
The Tenerife Adán Martín Auditorium Chamber Cycle opens the season this Thursday at 19:30 with a concert featuring renowned soloists Renaud Capuçon on violin, Kian Soltani on cello, and Mao Fujita on piano. The programme includes the Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn.
This Friday, the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra kicks off the 2025-2026 season with pieces by Mozart, conducted by Andrea Marcon and featuring violin soloist Renaud Capuçon. These three masterworks showcase a composer who, at the twilight of his life, achieved unmatched lightness, depth, and perfection. The concert will commence at 19:30, featuring the Symphony No. 39 and No. 41 ‘Jupiter’—two symphonic peaks where the Viennese genius blends elegance, humanity, and a prodigious musical architecture.
The Tenerife Auditorium offers the Symphonic Fireworks programme as part of its organ concerts, featuring organist Willibald Guggenmos. This concert, a collaboration with the Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts San Miguel Arcángel (Racba), will include works by Eugène Gigout, Jacques Vogt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Petr Eben, César Franck, Hans Zimmer, Paul de, and Louis Vierne, taking place on Sunday at 12:00.
Film and Workshops
The TEA Tenerife Arts Space will screen “Black Dog” by Guah Hu from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 at 19:00. Winner of the Best Film award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Direction and Best Cinematography at SEMINCI, the film tells the story of a lonely man who, after being released from prison, finds an unexpected travel companion in a stray dog. The film will be screened in its original Chinese version with Spanish subtitles.
Architect and designer Marta de la Fe will conduct a workshop on fanzines and DIY philosophy at TEA Tenerife Arts Space. This will be part of the public programme Onda Corta. Documentation Laboratory. The first of these activities, the meeting, will take place on Friday 12 at 18:00, followed by the workshop DIY Format: Expanded Self-Publishing on Saturday 13, from 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.
Sports Events
In sports, the highlight is the Tenerife Beach Water Polo International Tournament, organised by Waterpolo Tenerife Echeyde in collaboration with the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council and the Tenerife Cabildo at Las Teresitas beach. This event will take place from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September, featuring three mixed categories: U12, U16, and Absolute.
Musa Festival
The Tenerife Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) is gearing up for the new edition of the MUSA Festival, which this year marks its twelfth edition, becoming a key cultural event both nationally and internationally. Brazil will be the spotlight this year, offering a sensory and reflective journey through its art, music, film, gastronomy, thought, and creativity.
On Thursday 11 September at 21:00, “City of God” will be screened as part of the open-air film cycle. Directed by Fernando Meirelles, this film starkly portrays the violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the most influential films in Brazilian cinema and was nominated for four Academy Awards.
The summer cycle continues on Friday 12 September at 21:00 with a concert by the group Maracatú4UNO. This ensemble fuses Afro-Brazilian rhythms like maracatú and ciranda with contemporary sounds, providing a musical experience rooted in tradition with significant stage presence.
On Saturday 13 September at 11:00, MUNA will host the workshop “Indigenous Graphics”, led by Glauce Lima de Oliveira. This activity will allow participants to explore the visual expression forms of Brazil’s indigenous peoples, where art serves as symbolic language, spiritual connection, and cultural resistance tool.
Community Initiatives
The Cultural Association Equipo Para is organising this Thursday at their premises on Calle de La Marina from 20:30 the initiative “What Do I Paint?”, where artist Margot Machado invites attendees to sketch those who are willing to pose. On Friday, in the same venue and timing, the show Guitarras Habitadas will take place, featuring David Paredes and Thomas Florez embarking on a contained yet vibrant improvisation—a shared pulse on the edge of the unknown.
This Saturday, theatre and dance take centre stage with Ashes, a powerful journey through dance-theatre and Butoh, featuring Domiziano Cristopharo and Franja. Ashes delves into the shadows of the human soul, presenting movement, ritual, and pure emotion in a captivating and hypnotic performance that starts at 20:30.
The La Granja Space resumes activities this Saturday from 18:00, showcasing Nilu, a performance by the Valencian company Infinit as part of the national circuit Circo a Escena 2025. Nilu means water in southern India, a place where water is scarce. This multidisciplinary piece is a journey of resilience, search, and friendship inviting reflection on our relationship with water and the need to protect this invaluable resource for future generations.
The Victoria Theatre will host two presentations, Saturday and Sunday at 19:30, of a contemporary dance show by Jessica Castellón and Boris Orihuela, featuring performances as duets or solo. Cadiz-born choreographers and dancers blend urban dance, contemporary styles, and physical theatre in various performance contexts. Their creations explore the emotional, mental, and physical depths of humanity, weaving universes that invite reflection through movement.
Popular Festivities
Santa Cruz de Tenerife embraces its festive spirit with a series of popular celebrations that will enliven the neighbourhoods of Igueste de San Andrés, Cueva Bermeja, Casas de la Cumbre, and Draguillo this weekend. Music, tradition, and family activities will abound in these areas, thanks to the efforts of local associations and collaboration from the City Council’s Department of Festivities.
In Igueste de San Andrés, the Haineto Príncipe de Anaga Residents’ Association has organised a programme that honours tradition. On Saturday 13 September, locals will gather for a Mass and subsequent Procession, a faith event culminating in a fireworks display between 20:00 and 22:45. The night will continue with a lively verbenas hosted by the Revelation Orchestra, keeping attendees dancing from 23:00 to 05:00.
Meanwhile, the Cueva Bermeja neighbourhood will focus on games and community interaction. The Cueva Bermeja Residents’ Association will host a card tournament extending over several days. Matches will be held at the football pitch on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September, from 19:00 to 22:00, culminating in a championship and community day on Saturday 13, from 12:00 to 19:00.
The Casas de la Cumbre will enjoy two intense days of celebration. The El Til Residents’ Association has prepared a varied programme that combines religious and entertainment elements. On Saturday 13 September, the Holy Rosary and Procession will traverse TF-12 from the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe, from 21:30 to 22:30. In the afternoon, at 16:00, a pigeon auction championship will take place, and the night will ignite with a popular verbena, featuring KDTES and Gomeray orchestras, from 23:00 to 05:00.
On Sunday 14, the Mass and Procession will commence at 14:00, followed by a Variety Festival hosted by Tere Alonso. The event will include a tribute to local resident Reme Santana, performances by a comedian, and La Siembra folk group from 15:30. The festivities will conclude with a popular verbena, featuring music from Manuel Dorta and the Macacos Sound Machine Group, from 17:30 to 23:00.
Finally, the Draguillo neighbourhood, led by the El Drago Residents’ Association, will kick off its festivities on 13 September with the reading of the opening speech at 20:00 in the church, followed by a performance by the Contemporary Choir. This event will run until 01:00 the following morning, marking the start of celebrations in this area.
Youth District
The Youth District, an initiative promoted by the Santa Cruz City Council through the Youth Department, has prepared various activities for the coming days. The “Posca” Workshop will take place this Thursday, from 17:30 to 20:30, at the Nuevo Obrero Civic Centre, providing a creative space to explore urban art and object personalisation using Posca paint markers. Participants will learn basic illustration techniques, colour blending, and personalisation on different surfaces such as paper, fabric, wood, or stone.
The basic Blender workshop for youths will occur this Friday at the Mascareño Youth House, from 17:30 to 20:30, offering an accessible introduction to the world of 3D modelling and animation. Participants will become familiar with the programme’s interface, understand key concepts such as modelling, texturing, and lighting, and create their first projects.
This month’s hiking route will traverse the Anaga Rural Park and Biosphere Reserve, following natural paths through Anaga’s rural communities, promoting values such as respect for the environment, care for protected species, and space preservation. During the hike, fun educational activities and ice-breaker dynamics will be organised to facilitate socialising and enjoyment among young people. The hike is set for 13 September, from 08:00.
Municipal Libraries
This Thursday at 17:00, the Central Municipal Library will host the Therapeutic Writing Workshop: “I Write and I Feel, a Journey Through the Senses”, led by Elena Hernández. This session invites participants to embark on a creative journey through hearing, smell, touch, and intuition. Through experiential dynamics, sensory games, and exercises with blindfolds to enhance perception, attendees aged 15 and above will explore emotions and sensations to inspire deeper, more authentic writing, fostering self-knowledge and emotional management.
Simultaneously, also this Thursday at 17:00, the Central Municipal Library will be filled with magic through “Family Stories: Fantasising” with Antonio Conejo. This oral storytelling show will present a collection of stories where fantasy manifests in various ways, transporting attendees to wonderful worlds hidden in the everyday. The tales will blend adventure, humour, tenderness, and a hint of suspense, making it an ideal proposal for families with children aged 4 and above.
The José Saramago Library in Añaza will continue its valuable support for motherhood with a new Breastfeeding Workshop on Friday 12 September at 12:30. Led by health professionals from the maternal-infant health area of the Añaza Health Centre, this session will be held in the children’s area of the library, providing essential information and support for mothers.
Lastly, on Friday 12 September at 17:00, the Central Municipal Library will present “World Tales” with Josep Baute. This theatricalised narrative performance takes audiences on an imaginary journey across five continents (and Canary Islands) through six folk tales imbued with emotion, humour, rhythm, and values. Each story is adapted for children and family audiences, with nods to adults as well.
The repertoire includes stories such as “Anansi and the Wisdom of the World” (Ghana), “The Generous Tree” (China), “The Fox and the Drum” (Russia), “The Hummingbird that Put Out the Fire” (Quechua legend), “Tiddalik, the Frog that Drank All the Water” (Australian Aboriginal), and, as a Canarian bonus, “San Borondón: the Island that Appears and Disappears”. The session will conclude with a game, reflection, or narrative surprise, aimed at families with children aged 4 to 12.
