🎉Events in Tenerife

Tenerife's event calendar is busiest around two anchors: Carnival in February (the Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival is one of the largest in the world after Rio de Janeiro's, running for around two weeks with parades, live music and costume competitions), and the summer festival season (May-September), when towns across the island hold their own romerías (traditional pilgrimage-festivals with local costume, food and wine) and fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) with fireworks, live music and street parties. Beyond these, the island hosts a steady year-round mix of music festivals, food and wine fairs celebrating Canarian producers, sporting events, and markets. Many of the best events are free and open-air, and several — like Carnival — require booking accommodation many months in advance since the whole island fills up.

Tenerife's event calendar is busiest around two anchors: Carnival in February (the Santa Cruz de Tenerife carnival is one of the largest in the world after Rio de Janeiro's, running for around two weeks with parades, live music and costume competitions), and the summer festival season (May-September), when towns across the island hold their own romerías (traditional pilgrimage-festivals with local costume, food and wine) and fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) with fireworks, live music and street parties. Beyond these, the island hosts a steady year-round mix of music festivals, food and wine fairs celebrating Canarian producers, sporting events, and markets. Many of the best events are free and open-air, and several — like Carnival — require booking accommodation many months in advance since the whole island fills up.