🎃 Halloween in Gran Canaria 2026: parties, Noche de Finaos and plans in Las Palmas

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• Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, and the weekend calendar in Gran Canaria pulls together 41 things to do, from the Las Palmas clubs to the villages celebrating the Finaos.
• The big techno night is Asymetric: Tunnelvisions, Saturday the 31st from 23:00 to 08:00 at Barranco Seco (Vegueta), with entry at €20.
• The Canarian Halloween is called Noche de Finaos, and it’s already dated in Vega de San Mateo and Telde: Saturday the 31st at 20:30, in each village’s square.
• The south is a day trip from the city: Aqua Ocean Club opens Friday the 30th in Meloneras, and OASIS HALLOWEEN: THE RITUAL is on Sunday, November 1st, not the 31st.
• Monday, November 2nd is a public holiday in the Canaries, and to get back late there are three night buses in the city and Global’s line 5 between Las Palmas and Maspalomas running all night.

🦇 Featured event

Halloween dinner and costume contest at Las Palmas Nest

Come in costume: the best outfit wins a free night at any Nest.

Friday October 30th, 18:00 · Las Palmas Nest, Vegueta · €5, dinner and a glass of sangria

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• 📅 The calendar
• 🎃 Parties in Las Palmas and Telde
• 🦇 Nights at our hostels
• 🌰 Finaos in San Mateo and Telde
• 👻 No club: Gáldar, Teror, Agüimes
• 🌴 Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés
• 🚌 Getting back
• 🛏️ Where to sleep
• ❓ Questions

Halloween in Gran Canaria 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, and here the night has two names. The traditional one is Finaos: the eve of All Souls’, with chestnuts and street parties in the town squares. The imported one fills the nightclubs of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with techno until 8 a.m. included. And Monday, November 2 is a public holiday in the Canary Islands.

Here’s everything you need: the city’s festivals, the local traditions, plans that don’t involve a club, the trip south, and how to get back safely in the early hours.

Halloween in Gran Canaria 2026 at a glance 📅

Filter by area, by type of plan, or by music, or just keep what’s free. Linked names have their full listing further down, and anything outside the city is labeled with the name of the town.

Halloween Parties in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🎃

The capital is the place to be on the night of the 31st: techno in a tunnel in Vegueta and in an industrial estate, reggaeton and house at Sugar, rock with a costume contest on Friday, and even Mónica Naranjo at the Anexo del Estadio. Several venues require you to be over 18, so check the listing before you buy.

At the end of the section, there are two parties outside the city, in Telde and El Puertillo (Arucas). And if you’re staying a few more days, the rest of the autumn is on our Gran Canaria 2026 festivals and events calendar.

Asymetric: Tunnelvisions

Nine hours of techno, from 11 pm to 8 am, then an afterhour after that. The promoter sets it up in a 65-meter tunnel with a Funktion-One sound wall, and they only send the exact location by email to people who have a ticket.

HALLOWEEN EN SUGAR

Reggaeton and house from 10 pm to 4 am, on Halloween night at Sugar Las Palmas. Two websites are selling the same ticket at different prices, so compare before you pay.

BLACK MASK HALLOWEEN by SUGAR (provisional)

The warm-up, two nights before: a masquerade party on Thursday the 29th at Sugar. The venue hands out about 400 masks to the first people through the door, and black is a must.

Mónica Naranjo in Gran Canaria

It’s not a Halloween party, but it’s the city’s big concert that same night. If you’re all about belting out songs before heading out, your Saturday starts right here.

SANSA HALLOWEEN EDITION 2026 (provisional)

Halloween from the afternoon at Muelle Deportivo, and only for over-25s. Heads up, though: entry isn’t simply bought here. You request it, and they only charge you if they accept your request.

Marttein in the Canaries (provisional)

It’s not a Halloween night either: it’s the first date in the Canary Islands of an Argentinian artist, right in the heart of Vegueta, with beer included in the ticket. For those who’d rather go to a concert than wear a costume.

GUAYOTA FEST: Revenge and Desire, Hellcyon y Melasuda (provisional)

Friday’s plan for guitar lovers: a costume party with three live bands from the islands and a costume contest, with merch as the prize.

ESCALANIFINAOS (provisional)

The name says it all: Halloween with a nod to the Finaos. It’s a costume party at Sala Faro, and the venue hasn’t shared anything else yet.

MANICOMIO TECHNO – HALLOWEEN IN GRAN CANARIA (provisional)

The other night, a techno party on the 31st in the El Sebadal industrial area: the page promises eight hours of darkness, “until the sun comes up.” There’s no poster or organizer posted yet.

And two parties outside the city. Both are a day trip: check how you’re getting there and, more importantly, how you’re getting back before you buy anything.

UNIVERSITY HALLOWEEN XL 2026, in Telde

The big university party on the 31st, with an open bar included in the entry, three zones, a “living cemetery” and food trucks. It’s going fast: one of the two sites has already sold out eight price tiers.

SELVÁTICA – DAY OF THE DEAD, at El Puertillo (Arucas) (provisional)

An afternoon-into-night by the sea on the north coast, with Mexico’s Day of the Dead as the theme and afro house playing in the background. It kicks off at 4 PM and wraps up at 1 AM.

The Night of Finaos: Canary Islands’ Halloween 🌰

Long before pumpkins showed up, the Canary Islands were already celebrating Día de los Finaos, or Finados (the Canary government spells it both ways). It’s the festival the islands use to honor their dead between October 31 and November 2, and its heart is the night of the 31st, the eve of All Saints’ Day.

That night, families and friends would gather to share stories and seasonal food; over time, music and drinks were added too. From this tradition also come the ranchos de ánimas: groups that sing for the departed and hand over what they collect to the parishes for masses for the souls. Three of them still survive in Gran Canaria: those of Arbejales-Teror, La Aldea de San Nicolás and Valsequillo.

Today the town councils are bringing the Finaos out to the square. These are the ones that already have dates:

Finaos Festival in Vega de San Mateo

Los Finaos the way they’ve always been: a village square in the highlands, chestnuts, local wine, and two parrandas playing live. If you’re only leaving the city once, make it this one.

NOCHE FINAOS in Telde

Telde has it on its autumn cultural calendar: Saturday the 31st, in San Juan Square. What’s happening that night hasn’t been announced yet.

Finaween 2026 (provisional)

Finaos more Halloween, young and free: the Youth program from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council fills the afternoons of the 30th and 31st. There’s fine print, though: it’s only for people aged 12 to 30.

And what about the night in the capital? The Town Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which calls theirs «Noche de Finados», hadn’t announced its program for this year yet when we checked this guide. As soon as it drops, we’ll add it here.

Valleseco, Arucas, Firgas, Santa María de Guía, Agaete, Valsequillo, Santa Brígida, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Mogán didn’t have a Finaos program published either. Teror and Agüimes have announced other plans, which you’ll find below, but not their Finaos night.

Halloween plans without the club 👻

Halloween isn’t just about the dance floor. There are haunted houses in Gáldar and Ingenio, a horror film festival in Teror, a scary circus in the city and, if you sleep with us, a plan that doesn’t even require leaving the hostel.

Halloween Night at our hostels 🦇

Our Halloween kicks off Friday, October 30 at 18:00 at Las Palmas Nest, in Vegueta, with a costume contest. The best costume wins a free night at any Nest. For 5 € you get dinner and a glass of our bloody sangria; other drinks are extra. Message us or swing by reception to save your spot.

On Saturday the 31st, the big night, we’ll meet at the hostel for drinks together, then head out to explore the bars around the area, chatting and sharing a few beers as a group. Quiet hours at the hostel start at 23:00. No pressure, everyone does the night their own way.

And which bars? That’s up to the group that night. If you want some ideas, here are a few bars with recent reviews in the neighborhoods around our hostels. We’re not sure if they’re open on the 31st or what their hours are, so check with reception before you head out:

• Vegueta: I told you so, Perez. Reviews rave about their huge variety of beers.
• Triana, right next to Vegueta: La Boheme Cocktail Bar, with a terrace where you can grab a beer in the heart of the city.
• Guanarteme: The Captain 13 Bar, for beers.
• Santa Catalina and Las Canteras: Motown Bar Cerveceria, with live music according to several reviews.

Circo Del Infierno (provisional)

A horror circus under the big top: creepy characters, fire, and circus acts with a scary twist, all without leaving the city. The Halloween weekend has shows every day.

House of Horror “Behind Bars” in Gáldar

This year the haunted house in Gáldar is a maximum-security prison, set up in a school. Only 15 people get in per pass, so don’t leave it for the last day.

VillanoCon, in Gáldar

Two free days dedicated to villains and fantasy characters in the Gáldar square: workshops, storytelling, costumes, karaoke and shows. It’s a family-friendly daytime plan that pairs perfectly with the haunted house at night.

III Horror Film Festival TEROR FILM FEST

Teror has horror in its name and runs with it: its horror short film festival, this year with the theme “Mundo Monster”, wraps up right on Halloween night with a gala and closing party.

Ingenio Haunted House

Four afternoons of a haunted house in a historic house in Ingenio, including the Monday holiday. The town hall has it in its quarterly activities magazine, though no price or sign-up details have been published yet.

Ecos de los Reyes, in Agüimes

Music, dance and theatre inside a museum, all about María de la Cruz, whom Agüimes remembers as its legendary witch. It’s not a Halloween event, but few stories fit the date better.

Halloween at HANGAR37

An airsoft and laser tag park where the sets are filled with horror characters who jump into the games. You can come in costume, and the park itself warns that in other years it has sold out of tickets.

More weekend plans:

• Live music in theaters: the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra plays Beethoven’s and Brahms’ Fourth Symphonies on Friday the 30th at 8:00 PM at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, and on Saturday the 31st at 8:00 PM the Pérez Galdós Theatre hosts Lorca por Dámaso in its main hall, with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.
• In Vegueta, Teatro Guiniguada: Melania Piñero Trío and Anna Tréa, Brazilian popular music from the 23rd Tensamba Festival, Friday the 30th from 19:00 to 21:00; and the dance piece Quiso Negro by Esther Gutin, Saturday the 31st from 20:00 to 21:00. The website lists €15 next to a free-entry notice, so check at the box office to confirm.
• Theatre and ballet: LA BARRACA by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Friday 30th and Saturday 31st at 7:30 pm at the Teatro Cuyás, €12 to €23; SWAN LAKE, by the International Ballet Company, Saturday 31st at 7:00 pm at the CICCA Cultural Centre, €25, €35 and €45; and the comedy Musas, starring Yanely Hernández, Sunday 1st at 7:00 pm at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium.
• In Telde: SANTIAGO AUSERÓN PRESENTS NERANTZI, Friday the 30th at 8:30 PM at the Teatro Municipal Juan Ramón Jiménez, for €27.
• By day: Canarian folk music in Plaza de España, Saturday the 31st at 11:00; the XV Regional Wine, Cheese and Honey Fair, Saturday the 31st and Sunday the 1st in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria; and, until the 31st, the Gran Canaria Frontón King 2026, the bodyboarding championship at El Frontón in Gáldar, which only runs on days when the sea is good enough to ride.
• In Vecindario: the San Rafael Festivals run until Sunday the 1st, with Los Coquillos on Friday the 30th at 22:00 and Shaila Dúrcal on Sunday night, and María Peláe singing on Saturday the 31st at the Víctor Jara theatre.

In the south: Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés 🌴

Our three hostels are in the city, so the south is a night trip: you take the guagua there and head back in the early hours. There’s a party on three different nights, and one of them isn’t on the 31st.

HALLOWEEN FRIDAY | OR x AQUA OCEAN CLUB

The same folks behind Sugar are dropping down to Meloneras this Friday with their “South Edition”: latin tech house and reggaeton right by the sea, with costumes and entry from €5.

Noko Halloween, in Playa del Inglés (provisional)

Amapiano, afrohouse and afrobeat all on the same Friday night, at the Kasbah shopping centre. The entry theme is short and sweet: “Come dressed up.”

OASIS HALLOWEEN: THE RITUAL (Sunday, November 1st, provisional)

Mark the date: it’s Sunday, November 1st, not Saturday the 31st. With Monday being a holiday, Oasis is throwing its Halloween party on the last night of the long weekend, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., in a venue spanning 3,000 m² that fits up to 4,000 people.

Getting there and getting back. Line 5 of Global connects San Telmo Station with Playa del Inglés and the Maspalomas Lighthouse, and it runs all night long. The direct one, line 30, finishes early: its last departure from the Lighthouse is at 23:00. You’ll find all the times in how to get back at night.

If you’re staying a few more days: on Monday, November 2 (a public holiday), Winter Pride Maspalomas 2026 kicks off and runs until Sunday the 8th, between Playa del Inglés and Maspalomas. Day one opens with the BBQ Opening Pool Party, from 12:00 to 21:00 at Hotel AxelBeach. It’s adults only, and the pool parties are ticketed.

Costumes, transport & timing 💡

Costume and door: what each room requests

There’s no common rule, so it depends on your party. Where your outfit decides whether you get in is BLACK MASK, where black is mandatory. And the age limit changes a lot: Tunnelvisions, University Halloween XL, Aqua Ocean Club and Oasis all ask for 18+, the two nights of Sugar 20 do too, and SANSA only lets in people over 25.

If you want your effort to pay off, GUAYOTA FEST has a costume contest, and at ours on Friday the 30th at Las Palmas Nest the best costume wins a free night at any Nest. To buy a costume, Party Fiesta has a shop in the C.C. Alisios; we haven’t checked their hours.

How to get back at night: night buses and line 5

In the city, Guaguas Municipales runs three night lines with their own schedule on “Friday, Saturday and the night before a holiday.” For the south, Global’s Line 5 runs all night, every day.

Three heads-up. The L2 is the night bus that passes through Guanarteme. On Line 5, some departures you’ll see on the timetable don’t start from San Telmo, but from midway along the route: the ones in the table are the ones that run the full line. And in Guanarteme, Calle Fernando Guanarteme is closed between Pelayo and Churruca from October 5 until further notice, with Line 49 detoured.

To plan your route, Google Maps works really well in Gran Canaria and is pretty accurate with the guaguas. Just watch out for Monday, November 2: it’s a public holiday, and on that day both Guaguas Municipales and Global run on their Sunday and holiday schedule. Double-check before you head out.

Taxi? Within the city, the urban fare starts with a flag-fall covering the first 500 meters: €4.30 on Friday, Saturday and holiday-eve nights, or €4.75 on Sundays and public holidays, plus a night kilometer charge of €0.90 to €1.00. Heading south is an intercity trip with a different fare we don’t have details on. Neither Guaguas Municipales nor Global has announced any special Halloween service. They usually give notice at the last minute, so check the timetable that week.

What the weather’s like at the end of October

Mild, short sleeves by day and a bit more warmth at night. These are AEMET’s averages for 1981-2010 at its airport station on the east coast: not a forecast, but they’ll tell you what to pack in your bag.

AEMET doesn’t publish averages for the city or for Maspalomas, so take them as a rough guide. And remember the clocks change on Sunday, October 25: on the 31st, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the sun sets at 18:18.

Monday, November 2nd is a public holiday!

November 1, 2026 falls on a Sunday, and in the Canary Islands the All Saints’ holiday is on Monday, November 2. It applies to Gran Canaria and the whole archipelago, so Halloween weekend turns into a three-day long weekend.

That Monday is a public holiday in eight other regions too: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Madrid and Navarre. Not in the Balearics, though. For shopping: Monday the 2nd is one of the holidays when general retail in Gran Canaria can open; Sunday the 1st isn’t on that list.

Where to Sleep in Gran Canaria on Halloween 🛏️

Our three hostels in Gran Canaria are all in the capital: in Vegueta, Las Canteras and Guanarteme. From any of them you’ve got the city nightlife right on your doorstep, and the rest of the island is just a guagua ride away. That weekend we’re not requiring a minimum stay, and the buttons below already have the dates set for October 30 to November 1.

If you’re moving between islands, the Nest Pass covers our twelve hostels in Tenerife and Gran Canaria in shared dorm beds.

Island hopping? Here’s our guide to Halloween in Tenerife 2026.

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Last updated: October 13, 2026. Venues and town councils are still posting their schedules right up to the last week, so we’ll be rechecking this page on October 22 and October 29.