Finaos Night in Pino Santo Bajo

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🌰 🕯️🍂 The Santa Brígida Town Council, through its Department of Festivities headed by Avelina Fernández Manrique de Lara, presents the "Finaos 2026" programme from 28 to 31 October. ▪️28 October - 5:00 p.m. / Centro Locero La Atalaya. "Asadero de castañas" (chestnut roast) using artisanal roasters made by the pottery workshop under the direction of master craftsman Domingo Díaz Barrios. ▪️29 October – 6:00 p.m. / Municipal Library. "Cuentos de Finaos: memoria viva" (Finaos Tales: living memory), an oral storytelling gathering in which Juan Sixto and other local residents will share stories, anecdotes and memories of their loved ones. The evening will feature the timple played by Cho Adargoma. – 8:00 p.m. / Cultural Centre. "XIX Festival Folk Canarias", with Vanesa Muela and Lornoar, a journey through ancient instruments and songs from Hispanic folk tradition and Central Africa. ▪️30 October – 5:00 p.m., "¿Hay Santitos?", a children's parade that will set off from the Municipal Library, reviving the tradition of going door to door asking for Finaos sweets, accompanied by stories told by Alicia Ramos. – 8:30 p.m. / Plaza de la Iglesia. "La Casa de Don Alonso" by the company El Gato Engrifao, inspired by Lorca-style dramaturgy and directed by Rubén Darío. The play delves into the dark chronicles and legend based on the first documented case of murder for esoteric reasons in Spain, in 1930. The piece is performed by an excellent cast of actors and actresses. ▪️31 October 7:00 p.m. / Municipal Park. "Noche de Finaos" on the eve of All Saints' Day, whose origins go back to the times when everyday life was linked to the land and herding, and families shared stories about their departed loved ones. There will be roasted corn cobs and chestnuts. The night will bring together A.F. Satautey, Los Medianeros de Gran Canaria and Parranda El Pajullo. 8:00 p.m. / Pino Santo Bajo celebrates the Noche de Finaos with the folk groups Rayco, Aythamy and La Zarzalera. Organised together with neighbourhood associations and community groups, it once again brings us together around the traditions that have shaped our