Arrecife en Vivo: 30 free concerts in the capital, 5 September to 10 October

Arrecife's street music festival returns in just over a week. Arrecife en Vivo has confirmed 30 free concerts spread across six days between 5 September and 10 October, under the motto “Sin música no hay camino” — without music there is no road.

The line-up includes M-Clan, Chambao, Evaristo, Def Con Dos and O'Funk'Illo, with Dyatlov, Adora, Laiv and Ángel Carmona added more recently.

The festival opens on Saturday 5 September at Marina Lanzarote, a day given entirely to local acts. It continues on Friday 18 and Friday 25 September and on 2 and 9 October, when the pasacalles return: a marching band moves through the city linking the four main stages. The two-kilometre pedestrian circuit connects Plaza de la Constitución, Charco de San Ginés, Marina Lanzarote and the Muelle de Cruceros. The closing day is Saturday 10 October, with the morning reserved for the island's youngest musicians.

Canarian bands still have a few days to apply for the Escenario Cajasiete, the slot the festival keeps for emerging acts from the islands. Applications close at 23:59 on Friday 4 September. The selected band joins the official line-up and receives a fee of 3,000 euros. More than forty professional applications have arrived so far.

The festival is produced by Hsmith Solutions and officially sponsored by the tourism department of the Ayuntamiento de Arrecife.

Walking the circuit

On pasacalles nights the centre of Arrecife works as one long venue. The two kilometres between Plaza de la Constitución and the cruise dock are an easy walk, but sets overlap, so it helps to choose in advance which stage to settle at. Parking near the Charco de San Ginés fills up as the evening goes on; leaving the car further out and walking in is the simpler option. The opening and closing days, both built around island musicians, are the quietest and the easiest with children.