Juventud Canaria

Youth services in the Canary Islands

Juventud Canaria is the portal of the Canary Islands Government’s Directorate-General for Youth. It provides information and access to public programs for young people across the archipelago, with offices in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and La Laguna, Tenerife.

Programs and services

• Atlantic Youth Center
• Young Canary Awards
• Erasmus+ Youth and Sport
• European Youth Card, free in the Canary Islands
• Canary Islands Youth Hostel Network
• Youth Guarantee Plus
• Youth Strategy 2030
• Canary Islands Youth Council

Calls and activities

The portal organizes opportunities by type: cultural, sports, and outdoor activities; scholarships, grants, and subsidies; jobs, civil service exams, and internships; training courses and workshops; Youth Guarantee; awards and contests; and volunteering. Events listed include Vulkan Festival 2026 in Corralejo, the fifth SIPEU European Parliament simulation in Tenerife, auditions for Barrios Orquestados, the BlueUp IX blue economy hackathon, Mappa Festival, LPATemudas, the CAAM 2026 Artist-in-Residence selection, Her Feminist Festival 2026, and civil service exams for the Subordinate Staff Professional Group for people with intellectual disabilities.

Locations

• Directorate-General for Youth: Profesor Agustín Millares Carló, 18, Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, 4th floor, 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
• Atlantic Youth Center: Wenceslao Yanes González, 17, 38202 La Laguna.
• Santa Cruz de Tenerife office: Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, nº 10, Edificio de Servicios Múltiples II, 2nd floor, 38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In Tenerife, public services are handled through the Atlantic Youth Center in La Laguna.

Contact

Email: infojuvenil@gobiernodecanarias.org. Phones: 928 11 57 94 and 922 92 25 21.