Construction, Equipment, And House Sales Fair, 18-21 November

Now in it’s 7th year and this time with FREE entry for the public, the Construction Fair brings together 60 companies involved in building and all aspects of sales and equipment. The Recinto Ferial building is the perfect venue situated on the road into Santa Cruz and offering 8,000 square metres of display space.

There is parking on site for 500 cars and the Recinto Ferial has a cafe bar to relax in during the event. From November 18 to 21 the fair will be open from 11 am to 9 pm.

Santa Cruz Brass Band

Title: Santa Cruz Brass Band
Location: Tenerife Auditorium, Santa Cruz
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Description: A different type of music to grace this splendid venue. Starts at 9pm, tickets from the box office or call 902317327-
Date: 2010-11-22

European Free Diving in Santa Cruz & Radazul, 7 – 12 October

If you like your sport extreeme, this is a great event to watch. Free diving involves long spells holding breath underwater after diving for time or distance. This championship takes place from 7 to 12 October in Radazul and Santa Cruz. There will be 50 competitors from 8 countries testing themselves to the limit.

The Acidalio Lorenzo swimming pool in Santa Cruz will be home to dynamic diving, this involves horizontal diving to see how far swimmers can travel underwater. El Rosario is the district and Radazul is the coastal area  for the blue sea jump which takes place against natures back drop.

Roller Coaster Music Festival – 11 September

A 6 pm start for an array of international hip hop, drum and bass talent. Featuring La Excepcion, La Phaze, D.J Wattsriot from the UK and The Crystal Method from Los Angeles. All tickets just 10 euros.
You can call at the box office 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday or 10am to 2pm Saturday, phone 902317327 from 10am to 7pm Monday to Saturday or use the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com

Sweet Potatoes In Tegueste, The First Bite Of 12 Cultural Feasts

The Farmers Market in Tegueste is the place to be on Sunday 22 August  for the first of 12 monthly showcases for traditional Canarian foods in 12 different Tenerife municipalities. La Batada the sweet potato, will be the star of this cooking show from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm as a local chef shows the many ways this local delicacy can be enjoyed. Local wines will add to the tasting experience.

This is the centrepiece of the first Muestra Gastronomica being organised by the Tenerife Tourist Board,this months promotion will run from 16 to 31 August as 16 local bars and restaurants from this Village In The Vineyards each offer a different dish featuring the sweet potato. They may be a starter, main course or dessert, it is a versatile potato and will surprise and delight you.

Plans are already underway for the second of these monthly food events, this time in Santiago del Teide from 13 to 26 September with garlic the star ingredient. Whats On Tenerife will have more details nearer the time. While you are planning your diary, the nearby village of Tejina will be holding the annual Corazones de Tejina from 29 to 31 August. Maybe with a little forward planning you could combine a trip to both Tejina and Tegueste.

TEA Film – The Cove

Title: TEA Film – The Cove
Location: TEA – Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Santa Cruz
Description: Oscar winner in 2009 for best documentary. This Louie Psihoyos directed film sees an undercover film team expose a Japanese base for slaughtering whales and over eco crimes. Stunning state of the art camera technigues help to deliver the powerful message.
Showing at 7 pm and 9.30 pm in the original English with Spanish sub titles. Tickets 4 euros.
Start Date: 2010-08-06
End Date: 2010-08-08

Forces Of Nature – Art Exhibition

Title: Forces Of Nature – Art Exhibition
Location: Centro de Arte La Recova, Santa Cruz
Description: New York bio artist Marlene Tseng Yu reveals her latest works. Based on green movement in art, these colourful landscapes are aimed at raising awareness of the beauty of our planet and the plight it faces. Runs until 27 August.
Start Date: 2010-08-07
End Date: 2010-08-27

Honey Tasting

Title: Honey Tasting
Location: Casa del Vino, El Sauzal
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Description: Tenerife is a large producer of honey with 569 apiarists and 13,338 beehives. Now the Casa de la Miel attached to the Casa del Vino in El Sauzal is offering a chance to taste some of the regional honeys. After tasting honey produced from single or multiple flower sources, visitors can buy jars to take home and enjoy at home.

For full opening times and directions to Casa del Vino visit the website www.tenerife.es/casa-vino
Start Date: 2010-08-02
End Date: 2010-09-30

Honey Tasting At Casa Del Vino, El Sauzal

Tenerife is a large producer of honey with 569 apiarists and 13,338 beehives. Now the Casa de la Miel attached to the Casa del Vino in El Sauzal is offering a chance to taste some of the regional honeys. After tasting honey produced from single or multiple flower sources, visitors can buy jars to take home and enjoy at home.

For full opening times and directions to Casa del Vino visit the website www.tenerife.es/casa-vino

Castillo de San Cristobal – Now Open In Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is bursting with history, Castillo de San Cristobal was built in 1575 as one of the main strongholds against Tenerife invaders. It was demolished in 1928 but unknown to many, the base of the structure was still partly intact under Plaza de España and when it was dug up and remodelled in 2006, the historic foundations came to light.
Now after another major restoration the historic foundations are open to the public complete with the famous Tigre canon that put a hole in one of Nelsons invading armada during his failed assault of 25 July 1797. The Tigre is made of bronze, weighs 2,000 kms and is 3 metres long. There is a multi lingual display explaining the history of the castle and this part of Santa Cruz.
The FREE attraction is open in July, August and September from 11 am to 7 pm everyday except Tuesday. The rest of the year it opens from 10 am to 8 pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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