Free things to do in Arguineguín: beaches, markets, walks and fiestas

By Terje Moy, editor · Published 25 October 2026

Arguineguín is a good town for a cheap day: the beaches, the coast path, the harbour and the Tuesday market cost nothing to enter. Sunbeds, parking, buses and boats are where the money goes.

Most of what makes Arguineguín worth visiting is free to enter: the town beaches, the coast path towards Patalavaca and Anfi, the working fishing harbour, the Tuesday market and the summer fiestas. What costs money is everything around them, such as sunbeds, a bus or boat ride, parking, and the coffee you will inevitably want. Plan the free things and keep the paid extras small, and a day here can cost very little.

This page sorts the free options by what you want to do. For the town's best-known highlights in one place, start with 5 things to do in Arguineguín; the ideas below are the ones that cost nothing.

Beaches that cost nothing but the sunbed

Getting on the sand is free on every beach in the area. You pay only if you hire a sunbed or parasol. Mogán council's tourism site lists these for Arguineguín and its neighbours:

Lifeguard hours are not published for individual beaches, so look at the flag on the day. The town beach has its own page, Arguineguín town beach, and you can compare the neighbours in the best beaches near Arguineguín. A free swim with a mask is realistic at Anfi, where the council marks a diving zone; see snorkelling around Arguineguín. None of the beaches in the municipality holds a Blue Flag for 2026-27, so do not rely on that as a signal.

Walk the coast path to Patalavaca and Anfi

The simplest free morning is the walk along the seafront from Arguineguín towards Patalavaca. From Patalavaca it takes roughly half an hour at an easy pace to reach Arguineguín, and you can carry on to Anfi. It is flat enough for most people, and the route passes the beaches above, so you can stop for a swim. Distances, surfaces and the best turn-back points are in coastal walks from Arguineguín to Patalavaca and Anfi.

Take water and a hat; most people here drink bottled water.

Watch the harbour work

Arguineguín is still a fishing port. The quay and the fishermen's association restaurant sit together at the harbour, and just standing there for twenty minutes costs nothing. If you want to eat afterwards, the Cofradía de los Pescadores restaurant is reviewed in our Cofradía review. The same quay is where the boats to Anfi, Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán leave from, which is useful to know even if you walk away without buying a ticket.

Wander the Tuesday market

The market runs every Tuesday from 08:30 to 15:00 (the flea market stops at 14:30), at Plaza Negra and Plaza de las Marañuelas. Looking costs nothing, and you will see most of the town doing its weekly shop. Details, stalls and getting there are on the Tuesday market page.

The neighbours have their own: Puerto de Mogán has a municipal market on Fridays and a craft market on Mondays, and Puerto Rico holds a farmers' and craft market every second Sunday, with live music. Dates and hours are in the markets in Puerto de Mogán.

See the town at sunset

Watching the sun go down from the seafront is free and needs no booking. Which spots are best, and where to eat afterwards, are covered in the couples' guide to sunset walks, wine spots and quiet restaurants. Bring a jumper in winter for the walk back.

Fiestas, carnival and Christmas

Several of the year's best free events are outdoors in the street:

• Fiesta del Carmen in Arguineguín: mid-July, according to Mogán's tourism office, with a sea procession of decorated fishing boats and, in Arguineguín, a street parade known as the Bajada de la Rama. The exact dates change each year; see the Fiesta del Carmen page.
• Carnaval Costa Mogán: held in late March in 2025 and 2026, with galas, a family carnival and a parade. The 2027 dates were not published at the time of writing; see carnival in Arguineguín and the south.

A calendar of the rest is in festivals and events through the year. Some events have paid food stalls or seats, so "free" here means free to watch.

Free days further afield

A few of the island's big sights cost nothing to enter, though the journey does.

• Maspalomas dunes. A protected natural reserve of over 400 hectares, 13 km (about 16 minutes by car) from Arguineguín. No ticket or quota has been reported, but the authorities have increased patrols to keep visitors on the marked paths, so follow the signs and do not build sand sculptures or wander into the closed zones. See the Maspalomas dunes from Arguineguín.
• Roque Nublo. Free, but between 10:00 and 17:00 you need an online reservation (about 60 people per hour), made on the Cabildo's walking site grancanariasenderos.com. There is no parking at the Degollada de la Goleta except for visitors with reduced mobility; the route is explained in Roque Nublo and the mountains.
• Puerto de Mogán. The harbour village is 16 km away. Strolling the quays is free; the bus is not (buses in and from Arguineguín).

Where the money still goes

Sunbed and parasol hire is listed on the council's beach pages for most beaches, with no price published. Buses are paid on board by cash or bank card. Parking in Arguineguín is covered in parking in Arguineguín. If you are planning a budget week, what things cost in Arguineguín puts these items in context, and what to do on a rainy or windy day has ideas for the days the free beach plan fails. For families, Arguineguín with kids sorts out which parts of this list work best with children.