The festival aims to celebrate diversity, intercultural coexistence, and citizen participation through a broad program including educational activities, workshops, sports events, children's areas, music, and exhibitions. The organization is led by numerous entities and associations, with the Social Welfare Area of the Tacoronte City Council, the Cabildo de Tenerife, the University of La Laguna, Ecca Social, and the Canarias Convive program of the Government of the Canary Islands as main promoters.
The program will be divided into two parts. In the morning, from 09:30 to 13:30, activities designed for educational centers will take place. In the afternoon, from 15:00 to 22:00, the program will be open to families and the general community.
The Plaza del Cristo will host a fair of entities with information points, workshops, games, and activities related to employment, training, disability, education, cultural diversity, prevention of sexual violence, community participation, and crafts. There will also be gastronomic offerings and spaces to learn about the traditions and cultural expressions present in the Canary Islands.
At the Casa de la Cultura, workshops and reflection spaces will be held on topics such as sexual education, interculturality, fake news about migration, interreligious dialogue, the inclusion of deaf people, and citizen participation.
The sports proposal for schoolchildren, called DEPOR-TÍZATE IV, will take place at the Polideportivo with the participation of Superacció, OBITen, Juntas en la misma dirección, EQUIDADES Canarias, and ECCA Social, focusing on coexistence and diversity through sport.
From 19:00 onwards, the main stage will feature musical performances. Participants include the duo JazBlow (formed by Juan Sirote and Alberto Herrera), the Asociación Dominicana Hermanas Mirabal Tenerife with stories and poetry, and the Asociación Danza Percusión Wamma with Venezuelan singing and percussion. Bass Factory will be responsible for the intermissions and musical ambiance with local and emerging DJs from their collective.
The Mareas Festival aims to be a meeting point for associations, collectives, and resources working towards participation, inclusion, and coexistence, facilitating encounters between people of different ages and backgrounds.
