Canary Islands
Weddings in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Getting married in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the only option in Spain where every month of the year works for an outdoor wedding: the subtropical climate guarantees a permanent average of 22 °C. The golden sands of Las Canteras, unique volcanic landscapes and LPA airport with connections across Europe make Gran Canaria the most versatile wedding destination in the archipelago.
En resumen
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has around 120+ registered wedding venues according to industry data
- The Canary Islands wedding market counts approximately 600+ specialist vendors according to industry data
- Estimated average cost of a wedding in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 30.000€
- Best time to get married: Year round
- Average guest count: 100 people
Datos clave
- Average cost
- 30.000€
- Per guest
- 200€ - 300€
- Avg. guests
- 100
- Available venues
- 120+
- Vendors
- 600+
- Best months
- Year round
Where to get married in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Weddings on Las Canteras beach
Weddings on Las Canteras beach
Las Canteras beach, in the heart of Las Palmas, stretches over 3 km of fine sand protected from waves by a natural lava bar (la barra), making it the safest urban beach in the islands. Beachfront restaurants and clubs — El Herraje, La Cibeles, La Cueva del Pargo — have sand-level terraces for 50 to 150 guests. For a ceremony on the beach itself, apply to Las Palmas City Hall four months in advance.
Venue types in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Options for your wedding in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Volcanic landscapes: Roque Nublo and Maspalomas dunes
- Gran Canaria offers two unique volcanic settings for photo sessions or intimate ceremonies: Roque Nublo (1,813 m altitude, with views across the entire island and Teide on clear days) and the Maspalomas dunes, the only coastal dune system in Spain covering 400 hectares. Both require special permits for weddings with staging and decoration; contact the Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
- Hotels and resorts in southern Gran Canaria
- Southern Gran Canaria — Playa del Inglés, Maspalomas, Mogán — holds the most complete resorts in the islands for destination weddings: from Lopesan Costa Meloneras (with its private lagoon) to the Gloria Palace Royal. They accommodate 50 to 500 guests, beach or garden ceremony included, gala menu and all-guest accommodation in the same complex. They are the choice for European couples who want to combine wedding and honeymoon.
- Civil ceremony at Las Palmas City Hall
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Hall, in the Casa Consistorial in the Vegueta neighbourhood (the historic quarter), holds civil ceremonies in a unique Atlantic colonial setting. Vegueta is the city's founding neighbourhood, with 15th-century Canarian architecture. The usual wait for an available date is two to four months. The Civil Registry of Las Palmas, at calle Malteses, has lead times of one to three months.
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Weddings in Spain by the numbers
175.364
marriages celebrated in Spain in 2024
Fuente: INE — Estadística de Matrimonios 2024~20.500 €
average cost of a wedding in Spain
Fuente: Newtral
Frequently asked questions about weddings in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
How much does a wedding in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria cost?
The average cost of a wedding in Las Palmas is €30,000, with a typical range of €200 to €300 per guest. For a 100-person wedding — the island average — the total budget runs between €20,000 and €30,000. Southern island resorts push the average up; a wedding in Las Palmas city is 20 to 30% cheaper than in the Maspalomas tourist complexes.
Why can you get married in Gran Canaria any month of the year?
Gran Canaria's subtropical climate, influenced by the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic trade winds, maintains a constant average of 22 °C year-round with minimal variation. Rainfall is scarce and almost always overnight or at the island's summit. This means an outdoor ceremony in January or February carries the same weather guarantees as one in June. It is the only place in Spain where this holds true.
How many wedding venues are there in Gran Canaria?
The island has over 120 verified wedding venues: from restaurants on Las Canteras beach to five-star resorts in the south, rural estates in the interior and boutique hotels in the Vegueta neighbourhood. For the size of the island, the supply is wide and diverse, with particular strength in the destination wedding segment for European couples.
What makes the food at a Gran Canaria wedding special?
Canarian cuisine has a personality entirely its own, distinct from the rest of Spain: red and green mojo sauces are the cocktail hour stars, papas arrugadas with coarse salt from the Janubio salt flats are unique, gofio (toasted grain flour) appears in desserts and the North Atlantic bluefin tuna landed at Las Palmas port is of exceptional quality. Canarian wedding catering blends this local tradition with Latin American and African influences that make the table genuinely unique.