Tenerife Weather Forecast

Exhibition

Genesis: Sebastiao Salgado

1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014

Exhibition in Santa Cruz of remarkable series of photographs taken by Sebastiao Salgado in the last of his photographic projects. Salgado's career spans over 40 years, and this series showcases 240 photographs of natural scenes which aim to present the earth as it may have been before the impact of humans on the globe.

Website:

http://www.cajacanarias.com/microsites/sebastiao-salgado/index.php?accion=informacion

Ukiyo-e

1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014

Exhibition of Japanese Ukiyo-e aesthetics in Santa Cruz, including prints from the eighteenth and nineteenth-century depicting samurais, geishes, kabuki actors and other scenes from court life.

Website:

http://www.tenerife.es/wps/portal/!ut/p/c0/dcxBDsIgEEDRs_QEwzBEcImaIHVhmrKwbAx0iGlsqAvi-dUDmL98yYcI3

Footprints' of Alfonso Bravo

1st August 2014 to 12th August 2014

Exhibition in Santa Ursula of photographs documenting the story of Canarian migrants to Cuba, they were taken over a period of thirty days on Cuba by the photographer, and are accompanied by the story of each migrant photographed.

Website:

http://www.santaursula.es/ayto/index.php?id=detalle_news&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1489&tx_ttnews[backPid]=

Storytelling Festival

1st August 2014

Storytelling festival which has been running for fifteen years now, taking place in the Plaza del Principe in El Sauzal, at the heart of the local community. 01/08/14 - Jesus Bayon, Juan Luis Moreno

Website:

http://www.veranodecuento.com/veranodecuento.htm

Dance

Malizia by Carmen Mota

1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014

Coming to Arona, a new adaptation of the 'Rigoletto' choreographed by Carmen Mota in a show which features Flamenco, opera and dance.

Website:

http://www.piramidearona.com/

Evolution by Carmen Mota

1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014

Performed in Arona, evolution is a show comprising two parts, the first of which merges Spanish dance with other styles such as Argentine Tango, and the second is more ballet inspired with some Flamenco influences.

Website:

http://www.marenostrumresort.com/es/actividades/shows/musical-carmen-mota/evolucion-carmen-mota/inde

Sports Event

World Windsurfing Championships 2014

4th August 2014 to 10th August 2014

2014 World Windsurfing Championships taking place off the coast of Tenerife at El Medano. Not only a day time event, there are parties each night in various places across the island in marquees and squares.

Website:

http://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=38&tx_pwaevent_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=223&cHash=052dc5579b844f8de

Astronomy

Perseids Meteor Shower

10th August 2014 to 13th August 2014

Tenerife, alongside the rest of the Canary Islands, is perfectly placed for optimum stargazing in its position at the edge of the Northern Hemisphere, and has remarkably clear skies for seeing the Perseids Meteor Shower in August.

Website:

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide