Jameos del Agua hosts Matria concert on 24 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 00:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Jameos del Agua will host the Matria concert on 24 October 2026 in Lanzarote, bringing the Caracolas ensemble to the volcanic auditorium. The programme draws on Canarian oral tradition, inherited memory and testimonies from 210 women across the Canary Islands.
Matria brings Canarian memory to the volcanic auditorium
The event is scheduled for 8pm on 24 October at the auditorium of Jameos del Agua. The organiser, the Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism of Lanzarote, describes Matria as a sound and stage journey through the memory, roots and transformation of Canarian women.
Caracolas developed the work after five years of research and meetings with 210 women from across the archipelago. Their life stories, memories and experiences form the basis for a performance in which music rooted in the Canary Islands meets contemporary forms. The Matria programme at the venue also links the production to projects documenting local heritage and working lives.
The date gives travellers a specific cultural programme to look for during an October visit, rather than only the regular daytime route through the centre. The concert uses the same auditorium that forms part of the site, connecting the performance directly with the cave architecture and its natural acoustics.
Jameos del Agua turns its lava tube into a cultural setting
The centre occupies a section of the La Corona volcanic tube, where collapses in the roof created the natural openings known as jameos. Rock, water and light shape the route through the chambers, while an interior lake provides a habitat for the blind crab, a species adapted to darkness.
The first Centre of Art, Culture and Tourism created by César Manrique opened here in 1968. Manrique's intervention was completed in 1977, with paths, platforms, gardens and rest areas arranged around the form of the volcanic tube. Jesús Soto, local craftspeople, technicians and workers from Lanzarote also contributed to the completed setting.
The performance therefore takes place in a chamber that is part of the site's original cultural function, not in a separate venue nearby. Lanzarote tourism's visitor page places the centre on the Arrieta to Órzola road and identifies its setting within the island's volcanic landscape.
Visiting Jameos del Agua: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Matria takes place on 24 October 2026 at 8pm in the auditorium at Jameos del Agua.
- The concert is scheduled inside the visitor centre, whose route includes the auditorium; the event page does not announce a closure of the general site.
- The centre is on the Arrieta to Órzola road in northern Lanzarote, making that road the confirmed approach for visitors travelling to the venue.
- The route passes through volcanic chambers, over stone paving and across changes in level. The auditorium follows the natural slope of the cave, and the full route has limited accessibility.
- The surrounding site includes the interior lake, the Jameo Chico, the Jameo Grande and the Casa de los Volcanes Museum, so the event setting is part of a larger volcanic and cultural complex.
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Frequently asked questions about Jameos del Agua
When does Matria take place at Jameos del Agua?
Matria is scheduled for 24 October 2026 at 8pm in the auditorium.
What is Jameos del Agua?
It is a visitor centre in a section of the La Corona volcanic tube, shaped by César Manrique and opened as the first Centre of Art, Culture and Tourism in 1968.
Where is Jameos del Agua and how do you get there?
The centre is in northern Lanzarote on the Arrieta to Órzola road. The confirmed venue information identifies the road as the approach to the site.
