The 22nd edition of Planeta Gran Canaria has already opened its doors. With a day’s delay due to inclement weather, illusion and magic have once again been the main protagonists in Infecar, on a day marked by the excitement of visitors to meet again with one of the most anticipated events on the calendar after the two-year hiatus due to Covid-19.
Promoted and financed by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and organized by Infecar, the fair will be open every day until January 4, 2023, from 10.00 to 20.30 hours, except on December 31, when it will remain closed, and on January 1, 2023, when it will welcome the new year from 16.00 to 20.30 hours.
With all this, Planeta Gran Canaria is once again a place of fun, illusion and fantasy for all the families of Gran Canaria, making it possible for them to share educational leisure activities on such special dates. The first to come today to Infecar have already been able to enjoy the numerous activities that are the protagonists of this 22nd edition.
The tickets to be part of this edition can be obtained through the web www.planetagrancanaria.es and at the ticket office of access to the enclosure. On this occasion, the cost of the general admission ticket is five euros; the cost of the pack of four tickets is 16 euros; and the pack of more than ten tickets has a unit cost of 3.50 euros.
Likewise, and as usual, Planeta Gran Canaria has free access for children under three years old, unemployed, pensioners, retired people and disabled people, as long as they prove their condition at the entrance to the enclosure.
With more than 37,000 visitors in its last edition, Planeta Gran Canaria is the ideal place to live a positive family experience in which entertainment predominates, with a program of activities that promote social and family values; leisure time, where family and social relationships are encouraged and strengthened through a program of activities designed to promote and develop personal and social skills; and with an attractive and pedagogical content.
A planet of solidarity
One more year, Planeta Gran Canaria once again has a space for solidarity at Christmas, making it possible on this occasion to make donations to the Food Bank of Las Palmas through the purchase of tickets. Thus, those who wish to do so can make a voluntary economic contribution both when purchasing their tickets through the website and at the ticket office at the entrance to the venue.
A universe of fun
Planeta Aventura, Planeta Desafío, Planeta de Luz y Color, Planeta Diversión, Planeta Inclusivo, Planeta Recreo or Planeta Digital. This edition of Planeta Gran Canaria becomes a universe for fun and enjoyment.
Thus, the Gran Canaria Congress Palace of Infecar has been transformed into the Planet of Light and Color to host, on the one hand, the musical family theater ‘Planeta Alegría’, with daily shows at 11.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; and, on the other hand, the animation show ‘La Merienda de Alicia’, with sessions at 1 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. every day. In addition, this space also hosts the Digital Planet, an area of digital games in which to enjoy competitions, retro and current games in which to develop different digital skills.
For its part, Hall 5 has become Planeta Diversión, with five different inflatables for all ages; a children’s toy library; the traditional baking workshop ‘Planeta Galleta’; a bicycle circuit; and the workshop ‘Somos Biosfera’ ‘Somos Gran Canaria’.
The tent annexed to pavilion 5 hosts the Inclusive Planet, a space starring the space ‘Pim, Pam, Pum: Barriers out!’, in which to laugh, run, jump and play with the characters Acce and Sible; in addition, this Planet also has the Pequelandia area, for the youngest of the house; different construction workshops and an area of fairytale music by Badabadum.
Excitement and adrenaline are the main protagonists of Planeta Aventura, located in pavilion 6 of Infecar, where there is a workshop on healthy living, by Isola; the workshop on renewable energies ‘Energetic’ by Fundación Disa; and multi-adventure activities.
Hall 7 is the great Planeta Recreo of this 22nd edition of Planeta Gran Canaria, with space for face painting; slime workshop; plastidiver workshop; or the hama workshop; as well as the workshop ‘De GuGuy Grande a GuGuy Chico y parque porque me toca’; the shows and workshops of the Cancionero Isleño; and the popular ecological synthetic ice skating rink and the curling rink.
Finally, the outdoor areas of the enclosure host the most challenging activities in the Planeta Desafío, where to enjoy jumping; the American track; human foosball; paintball and a complete traffic park.
This 22nd edition of Planeta Gran Canaria is promoted and financed by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria; organized by Infecar; sponsored by the Disa Foundation, El Corte Inglés, Playland Gran Canaria and Isola; with Cajasiete as official collaborator; and the collaboration of the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria, CocaCola; the Accessible Gran Canaria program of the Institute of Social and Socio-sanitary Care; the National Park of GuGuy; the World Heritage Institute and Biosphere Reserve; the Food Bank of Las Palmas.
