There is an annual craft fair in Mancha Blanca, which coincides with the Los Dolores pilgrimage each year in September. Over a hundred artisans from Lanzarote and the other Canarian islands bring their wears to sell, and it’s well worth a visit.
In addition to the stalls, there are various activities each day to watch and enjoy.
37th Edition of the Feria de Artesanía de Lanzarote – 2026
The 37th edition of the Lanzarote’s Craft Fair in Mancha Blanca from the 10th to the 15th of September, 2026 with the following opening hours:
10th of September: 17:30h-21:30h
11th-15th of September: 10:30h-21:30h
This year the fair is dedicated to traditional hats from Lanzarote and La Graciosa made with vegetable fibres.
ACTIVITIES EVERY DAY
Landscape and craftmanship
Permanent room with workshops, live crafts and showcasing of the techniques with vegetable fibes.
Aula artesanal
From 11:30h t 14:30h and 16:30h to 19:30h
(Except Thursday, only in the afernoon from 17:30 to 20:30h)
Free entrance until full.
Exhibition of the practice of the sheperd’s jump
By Jurria Temeje. The audience Will be able to learn about this traditional practice and try its basic techniques.
Zona de juegos tradicionales
From 17h t 19h.
(Except Saturday from 12h to 14h).
Free entrance until full.
Traditional games
Boliche, tángana, trompo, chapas and dameros.
By Senderismo Lanzarote
Zona de juegos traditionales
Live crafts
Showcasing and exhibition of live crafts by all the Townhalls of the island
Pabellón institucional
Tasting of pella de gofio
By Los del Gofio Arráez & Morales
Patio del enyesque
PROGRAMME
Thursday 10th of September from 17:30h to 21:30h
17:30h Inauguration
18h to 20h Family worshop: Learn about our traditional crafts playing
Mini-aula artesanal
By the Educational Resources of the Crafts Area.
From 4 years old. Free entrance until full.
18:30h Craft Workshops: Dying technique with natura dyes
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Uruguay’s craftwoman Margot Machado Silva.
Registration required
19h Live Music
Stage
Looking to Canaries
Conducted by Ayoze Rodríguez
Friday 11th of September from 10:30h to 21:30h
10:30h Parranda Majaula
Through the fair
11:30h Craft Workshop: Crafts as a bridge – creation of a textil jewel
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Urugua’s Silvia LLopart Guevara.
Registration required.
12h Live music: Parranda Los Labradores
Stage
17:15h and 18h Initiation workshop: “Playing with lapas in parranda”
Stage
By Federación de Asociacines Folclórias y Culturales de Teguise’s Sergio Tolosa.
From 7 years old.
Free entrance until full.
17:30h IV Gathering of Lanzarote’s Rosetas
Pabellón institucional
With the special participation of the Asociación de Roseteras and Calados Tomasita de Arona.
Free entrance, aimed at craftpeople and roseta amateurs.
17:30h Craft workshops: “Woodwork – transform Wood into art”
Aula artesanal
By Paco Dorta Deníz
19:30h Award Ceremony: II Lanzarte Craft Awards 2006
Stage
CACTs
20h Book presentaton: La tunera y sus productos. El cultivo de la cochinilla en Lanzarote.
Several authors.
Free entrance until full.
Saturday 12th of September from 10:30h to 21:30h
11h to 13h & 17h to 19h Family workshop: Discover tradition: cut and Paint”
From 4 years old
Free entrance until full.
11h to 13h Parranda: Gabriel Cubas Trio
Through the fair
13h Exhibition: “Stone lifting and/or pulsing”
In front of the stage
By Alberto Alvarado, commented by Ignacio Romero Perera
17:30h Exhibition “Ploug lifting and stone pulsing”
In fron of the stage
By Santi Santana and Alberto Alvarado, commented by Ignacio Romero Perera
Sunday 13th of September from 10:30h to 21:30h
11h to 13:30h & 17h to 19:30h Family workshops: Colour with natural dyes and discover Lanzarote’s cochineal
Mini-aula artesanal
In collabration with Asociación Milana. From 5 years old.
Free entrance until full
11h Craft workshops:Initiation to traditional boat tracking
Aula artesanal
By Agustín Jordán Romero
Registration required
12h Live Music: Parranda Gurfines Son los del Puerto
Stage
17:30h Craft workshops: Tranforming nature
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Uruguay’s Lis Piriz Catterino
Registration required
17:30h Exhibition: Sheperd’s Jump
Zona juegos tradicionales
By Jurria Temeje, commentd by Ignacio Romero Perera
18:30h Talks: Landscap and Crafts – “Palmeras sanas, identidad viva. Control de la Diocalandra frmenti para el futuro de la artesaná de Lanzarote”
Stage
By Francisco E. Acosta Martín, GMR Canarias SAU.
“Los sombreros de emleita de uso tradicional en Lanzarote”
By Ricardo Reguera Ramírez.
Free entrance until full.
Monday 14th of September from 10:30 to 21:30h
11:30h to 13:30h Parranda: Parranda Majalula
Through the fair
11:30h Craft workshops: An approach to pumkin and its possibilities
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Uruguay’s Lucía Tammaro
Registration required
17h to 19h Family workshops: Modelling animals in clay
Mini-aula artesanal
By Aquilino Rodríguez and Hirahi Rodríguez
From 5 years old.
Free entrance until full
17h Craft workshop: María Lasarga, pieces that tell stories”
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Uruguay’s María Lasarga Escobar
Registration required
18h Live Music: Parranda El Golpito
Stage
19:30h Exhibition: Canarian wrestling
In front of the stage
By Wresting Club Tinajo, commented by Ignacio Romero Perera
Tuesday 15th of September from 10:30h to 21:30h
10:30h to 12h Prranda: Gabriel Cubas Trío
Through the fair
11h Exhibition: Stick’s Game
In front of the stage
By Excuela del Palo Cristín Feo de León de Haría
11h to 13h Family workshop: Create your ball with the roseta technique
By Estefanía Rodríguez
From 5 years old
Free entrance until full
11h Craft workshop: Looking for Lanzarote’s traes: intruduction to bonatinal printing on wool
Aula artesanal
By Artesanía Uruguay’s Fabiana Gómez
Registration required
13h Live Music: Parranda Janubio
17h to 19h Family workshop: Lanzarote’s sombrera
Mini-aula artesanal
By VolcArte
From 6 years old
Free entrance until full
17h Craft workhop: Painted cermics from El Mojón: tohio
Aula artesanal
By Aquilino Rodríguez and Hirahi Rodrígez
Registration required
18h Exhibition: Sheperd’s Jum
Zona juegos tradicionales
By Jurria Temeje, commented by Ignacio Romero Perera
18:30h Live Music: Ecos de Mujer
Stage
By Acatife
Registrations open on Monday 7th of September at 9h on https:/
Don’t blink if you want to attend any of the “registration required” workshops – spaces get sold out very quickly!
The list of attending artisans, over 140, is available at the fair’s website: https://www.artesaniadelanzarote.com/37-a-feria-de-artesania-de-lanzarote-2026/.
The full programme of activities which include life music and workshops, is not available just yet.
Bookmark this article as it will be updated as soon as it is available.
Please check the Fair’s website & social media ( https://www.facebook.com/artesaniadelanzarote ) for any updates and / or changes.
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