Tecnológica Santa Cruz at TEA (May 15–17)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife said on Friday, May 15, that TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes is hosting TecnoPlay and TecnoHack through Sunday as part of the 15th edition of Tecnológica Santa Cruz. The municipal announcement described the weekend as the closing stretch of a four-day program running May 14-17 across TEA and the Museo de la Naturaleza y la Arqueología, or MUNA. The city had previously said the 2026 edition includes more than 30 activities and was rescheduled from March after a weather alert. ### Which events are at TEA this weekend? TEA Tenerife is hosting two separate public-facing events from May 15 to May 17: TecnoPlay and TecnoHack, according to the city and the festival website. The Tecnológica Santa Cruz site lists both experiences at TEA during those dates, with TecnoPlay marked as general free entry and TecnoHack requiring registration. (santacruzdetenerife.es) José Manuel Bermúdez, the mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, said the weekend program at TEA centers on “ocio, los videojuegos, la cultura pop y el trabajo en equipo” to explore technology-based solutions for the city. The city framed the two events as key parts of the final days of the 2026 edition. (santacruzdetenerife.es) ### What is TecnoPlay offering visitors at TEA? TecnoPlay is described by the city as a free, open-access space at TEA that combines pop culture and leisure activities. The municipal notice said the venue includes themed areas, a gaming zone, virtual reality spaces for simulators and other interactive technologies, and participation from specialized local shops showing products and new releases. (santacruzdetenerife.es) Carmen Pérez, chief executive of the city’s development agency Sociedad de Desarrollo, said the chess area is one of the main attractions. Pérez said the lineup includes grandmaster Pepe Cuenca, international master David Martínez, known as Divis, and the masked chess personality Rey Enigma, who are set to challenge the public in a live format with commentary. (santacruzdetenerife.es) ### How is TecnoHack structured? TecnoHack is a presencial hackathon running from Friday, May 15, to Sunday, May 17, at TEA, the city said. The municipal announcement said the event still had registration open as of May 15 and would bring together 40 participants divided into eight teams. (santacruzdetenerife.es) The city said those teams will work with Santa Cruz municipal open data to design technology solutions aimed at improving quality of life in the city. Carmen Pérez said the skill areas include web or app development, data work, product design, user experience and interface design, and that teams will receive mentoring and 30-minute training sessions before presenting final proposals to a jury. (santacruzdetenerife.es) ### How does this fit into the wider Tecnológica Santa Cruz program? Tecnológica Santa Cruz is marking its 15th edition in 2026 and describes itself as a digital talent gathering in the Canary Islands. The official site says the event runs from May 14 to May 17 at MUNA and TEA, bringing together technology, education, entrepreneurship and entertainment. The city said on April 6 that ticket sales and registrations opened on April 7 after organizers moved the event from its original March dates because of a weather alert. (santacruzdetenerife.es) That earlier municipal notice said much of the program was free with registration, while the main talks carried a symbolic 2-euro ticket price for municipal charitable purposes. (tecnologicasantacruz.com) ### What had happened before the TEA weekend began? MUNA hosted the opening events on May 14, and the city said those sessions drew full houses for TecnoEduca and Tecnológica Charlas. A separate municipal statement on May 11 had also said Tecnológica Charlas, TecnoEduca, TecnoLabs workshops and TecnoFight were already expected to reach full capacity. (santacruzdetenerife.es) The festival website shows multiple MUNA sessions on May 14 and May 15 as sold out or reservation-based, while the TEA weekend entries remain listed separately for May 15-17. That split places the art-and-technology weekend at TEA after the opening run at MUNA. ### Where can people still check details or sign up? The city said information, tickets and registrations are being handled through the Tecnológica Santa Cruz website. (santacruzdetenerife.es) As of the May 15 municipal notice, TecnoHack registration remained open, while TecnoPlay was presented as free general entry at TEA through Sunday, May 17. (santacruzdetenerife.es) (tecnologicasantacruz.com)