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On Saturday in the town of Galdense and on Sunday in the neighborhood of Piso Firme.
Gáldar celebrates this weekend its traditional Onion Festival organized by the Department of Socioeconomic Development of the Gáldar city council, within the events of the Major Festivals of Santiago and in collaboration with the Association for the Promotion of Gáldar.
Saturday 4 of July, In the town of Galdense, this Festival is celebrated in which the catering establishments participate in a contest where the best tapa made with onion is awarded.
On Sunday 5, the party moves to Piso Firme, the neighborhood with the highest production of this crop, with prizes for the heaviest red and white onions. This Gáldar Onion Festival is also subsidized by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
On Saturday the party starts at 10 in the morning, with 45 booths distributed around the Plaza de Santiago and Calle Capitán Quesada, so that in this Day dedicated to a characteristic product of this City, merchants can exhibit their products and services, there are also several stalls dedicated to the sale of onions.
parallel, the bars and restaurants of Gáldar will open their doors to offer attendees, tapas made with Gáldar onion and a drink, both for only three euros, In addition, these tapas may be part of the "best tapa made with Onion from Gáldar" contest, which will be awarded by a professional jury chosen for the occasion and which will evaluate each one of them..
The Folkloric group "Los Faycanes" will be in charge of animating this Fiesta in the Plaza de Santiago
On Sunday, the Fiesta moves to the Piso Firme neighborhood of Gáldar, an area of extensive onion crops. From 10.30 to 11.30 hours the harvest of the onions that participate in the contest is carried out, in which the lots of 10 heavier red and white onions and individual heavier red and white onions.
In addition, This Festival coincides with the descent of the patron saint of the neighborhood, Santa Rosa de Lima, from Las Rosas to Piso Firme, where she will arrive accompanied by the neighbors on the 11.30 hours and enlivened said descent by a group of chácaras and drums.
The weighing of the onions will begin on the 12. 00 hours and the prizes will be distributed on the 13. 00 hours. A tribute is also made to the oldest or most traditional onion maker in the neighborhood, who has stood out for his dedication to the cultivation of onions. This year the tribute will be dedicated to Angela Díaz Moreno.
To enliven the Festival, the folkloric group "Amigos de los Dos Roques Sociedad de La Montaña" and Farallón de Tábata will perform on this day of celebration.
At last, all attendees will be invited to taste a fish with onions, in addition to wrinkled potatoes with mojo and gofio.