Santa Bárbara Vibra Latinaverified
A Latin night at the Santa Bárbara fiestas, with a live orchestra and two DJ sets, closing a day that runs from a military display to the classic singles-versus-married football match.
Friday is the long day of the Santa Bárbara fiestas. It opens at 09:00 with mass and continues at 10:00 with a display of military equipment and an assault course, at 14:00 with a lunch alongside the artillery unit, and at 17:00 with the singles-versus-married football match, a fixture repeated in almost every neighbourhood across the islands.
The night is Latin. At 20:30 comes Santa Bárbara Vibra Latina, with The Boys Machine, Edwin Rivera backed by the Orquesta Sabrosa, and DJ sets from Adam Lorr and Chris Hdez.
The live orchestra is what separates a Canarian verbena from an open-air club night: people dance in pairs, and the repertoire runs from salsa to merengue and bachata.