Sioux City Park is Gran Canaria's slice of the Wild West — a full-size frontier town of timber saloons and dusty streets tucked into the Barranco del Águila (Eagle Canyon) behind San Agustín, near Playa del Inglés. What makes it more than a theme-park mock-up is that it's the real thing: the town was built in the 1960s as a film set for the Spanish "spaghetti Western" era, and decades of gunfights, jailbreaks and cancan have been played out on the same weathered boardwalks ever since. It's cheerfully old-school, unashamedly cheesy, and a lot of fun if you go in the right spirit.
This is a small, low-tech attraction — no roller coasters, no big-budget effects — and that's rather the point. You come for live cowboy shows, a wander round the frontier buildings, and, if you time it right, a Wild West barbecue night under the stars. It's one of the more characterful things to do in the south of Gran Canaria.
The shows
The day is built around a rolling programme of staged performances, and the shows are what people remember. Expect stunt-heavy set pieces performed by a troupe of actors and horses in and around the town:
- Gunfights and stunt shows — the classic bank robbery, the jailbreak, the shoot-out on Main Street, complete with falls from balconies and plenty of blank gunfire.
- The cancan — a saloon dance number that leans right into the frontier-town cliché, and is all the better for it.
- Horse and knife-throwing displays — quick, crowd-pleasing acts between the bigger set pieces.
Between shows you can walk the town, visit the little jail, cross the wooden bridge over the canyon, meet the horses, and let younger children burn off energy. There's usually a saloon serving drinks and snacks. It doesn't take a full day — two to three hours is plenty to see the shows and explore — which makes it an easy half-day out.
Barbecue Night
The park's signature evening is its Barbecue Night: a Wild West buffet followed by an after-dark show, typically run on one evening a week (Fridays as of 2026). It's a set-menu barbecue with entertainment thrown in, and it's a popular booking for families and groups who want a fun, informal night out rather than a smart dinner. Because it runs to a schedule and needs a booking, sort this in advance rather than turning up on spec.
Check the day and time before you plan around it. Barbecue Night runs on selected evenings only and can be seasonal, so confirm the current schedule and price on the official Sioux City Park site before booking transport.
Tickets & opening hours
Sioux City opens for daytime visits on most days of the week, generally closed on Mondays, running from mid-morning into the afternoon (around 10:00 to 17:00 as of 2026). The shows run to fixed times through the day, so it pays to check the schedule on arrival and plan your visit around the performances rather than wandering in and hoping.
Daytime admission is modestly priced by theme-park standards — as of 2026 adult tickets sit in the low-to-mid tens of euros, with cheaper children's entry — and Barbecue Night is a separate, higher-priced ticket because it includes the meal. Online booking is usually a little cheaper and guarantees your place on busy evenings. As always, treat any figure you read as a guide and confirm the current price on the official site.
Opening days, show times and the Barbecue Night schedule all vary by season and can change at short notice. Don't build a whole day around it without checking the current timetable first — a wasted trip out to the canyon is a frustrating way to spend an afternoon.
Getting there
The park sits inland in the Barranco del Águila, a short way behind San Agustín and only a few minutes' drive from Playa del Inglés and the other southern resorts. With a hire car it's an easy 10–15 minute run and there's parking on site — the simplest option, especially for Barbecue Night when you'll be heading home late.
Without a car, a taxi from the southern resorts is quick and the fare is reasonable if you're splitting it. Some visitors book the park as part of an organised excursion that includes transfers, which takes the logistics off your hands. Public bus links to the canyon are limited, so if you're relying on them, check times carefully and have a plan for getting back.
Is it worth it?
If you like your attractions with a wink and a sense of history, Sioux City is a treat — a genuine 1960s film set that has aged into a charmingly nostalgic day out. Children tend to love the gunfights and the horses, and the setting in a real canyon gives it an atmosphere that a modern purpose-built park would struggle to fake. Barbecue Night, in particular, is a reliably good-value family evening.
Manage your expectations, though. This is small-scale, low-tech and unashamedly kitsch; the buildings are weathered and the production values are firmly retro. Thrill-seekers and anyone expecting a polished, effects-driven experience will find it dated. The shows are short, so the value really comes from catching two or three of them plus a good wander rather than treating it as an all-day destination. And because it's an open, dusty site in a sun-trap canyon, midday in summer can be hot — a hat and water help.
Go for the corny charm, catch a couple of shoot-outs, and it delivers exactly what it promises: a fun, unpretentious Wild West afternoon.
Fit it into your trip
Sioux City works well as a half-day, leaving time either side for the coast or another attraction. It's close to the golden sand of Maspalomas beach and the resort life of Playa del Inglés, and pairs neatly with the island's other family favourites — the bird and dolphin shows at Palmitos Park or the slides at Aqualand Maspalomas — if you're lining up a run of days out. Browse the full list of things to do to build the rest of your itinerary.
Quirky, cheerful and unlike anything else on the island, Sioux City Park is one of Gran Canaria's more memorable small attractions — just check the timetable, pick your shows, and yell for the good guys.