Tenerife 2027: festivals and events calendar, month by month
If you're planning a trip to Tenerife in 2027 and would love it to coincide with a big fiesta, this list is for you. Month by month, we've gathered what is already confirmed for 2027 and what we only know the traditional date of.
The difference matters, so we flag it for every entry:
Official date: an official source for 2027 confirms it (the official gazette of the Canary Islands Government, the Gobierno de Canarias, the town council or the organiser).
Traditional date: the fiesta falls on the same day every year, but the 2027 programme hasn't been published yet. The day is almost certain; times and details will follow later.
We update this article every month as new programmes come out. You'll always find what's on this week in our agenda.
Public holidays in Tenerife in 2027
In summer 2026 the Canary Islands Government published the 2027 calendar. These are the public holidays in Tenerife, across the whole island:
Friday 1 January: New Year's Day
Wednesday 6 January: Epiphany
Tuesday 2 February: Virgen de Candelaria (Tenerife only, this is the island's own holiday)
Thursday 25 March: Maundy Thursday
Friday 26 March: Good Friday
Saturday 1 May: Labour Day
Monday 16 August: a day off in place of the Assumption, because 15 August falls on a Sunday
Tuesday 12 October: Spain's National Day
Monday 1 November: All Saints' Day
Monday 6 December: Constitution Day
Wednesday 8 December: the Immaculate Conception
Saturday 25 December: Christmas Day
Two things that aren't obvious at first glance. Canary Islands Day (Día de Canarias, 30 May) falls on a Sunday in 2027 and isn't moved to the Monday, so there's no extra day off for it. On top of that, every municipality has two local holidays of its own, and they differ from town to town. On those days you may find some shops and public offices closed.
January
1-3 January: The Phantom of the Opera, Auditorio de Tenerife. (Official date.) The musical's Spanish tour, with five performances between 1 and 3 January. See it in our agenda
Tuesday 5 January: Cabalgata de Reyes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. (Official date.) This is the Three Kings parade. The Kings arrive at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium, and then the parade sets off through the city. The date was announced by the city councillor in charge of fiestas; the time and the route haven't been announced yet.
10 January to 4 February: FIMC 2027, the Festival Internacional de Música de Canarias (Canary Islands International Music Festival). (Official date.) Twelve concerts in Tenerife, in the concert hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife and at the Teatro Leal in La Laguna, including the Wiener Symphoniker (24 January), the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Javier Perianes (30 January) and two nights of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (3 and 4 February).
Friday 22 January: opening gala of the Santa Cruz carnival. (Official date.) In 2027 the carnival starts two weeks later than usual: the opening gala will be on 22 January instead of 8 January, because the exhibition centre that hosts the galas (Recinto Ferial) is booked for another event until 6 January. The theme: “Roma Eterna: El Imperio del Carnaval” (Eternal Rome: the Empire of Carnival). See it in our agenda
February
Tuesday 2 February: Virgen de Candelaria. (Official date.) Tenerife's island fiesta and a public holiday. There's also a smaller pilgrimage to the basilica in Candelaria at this time; the big pilgrimage is in August. We have a separate article on the Virgin of Candelaria and her fiesta.
17-28 February: the big weeks of the Santa Cruz carnival. (Official date.) This is the biggest part of the carnival, out on the streets from the opening parade onwards. The key days:
Wednesday 17 February: the election of the Carnival Queen
Friday 19 February: Cabalgata Anunciadora, the opening parade
Tuesday 23 February: Coso Apoteósico, the grand parade along Avenida de la Constitución
Sunday 28 February: closing day with fireworks
We've set out the full day-by-day programme in our Santa Cruz carnival 2027 article.
Heads up, there are two “Carnival Tuesdays”. By the church calendar, Carnival Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday) falls on 9 February in 2027, and some Tenerife municipalities keep that as their local holiday. Santa Cruz, however, goes by its own big week, so its day off is 23 February, and a few other municipalities do the same, Icod de los Vinos and Candelaria among them. La Laguna's town council has announced that it is also moving its holiday from the 9th to the 23rd; the change hasn't appeared in the official gazette yet.
February: the Puerto de la Cruz carnival and the Mascarita Ponte Tacón. (No date yet.) The official tourism website only says it will be in February. You can read about the high-heels race run by men and about Puerto's carnival in our Puerto de la Cruz carnival article.
March
7-13 March: Hamlet, Ópera de Tenerife. (Official date.) Ambroise Thomas's opera, with four performances in the concert hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife. See it in our agenda
21-28 March: Semana Santa, Holy Week. (Official date.) Easter Sunday falls on 28 March in 2027, a week earlier than in 2026. Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are public holidays. The best-known processions are in La Laguna; the 2027 procession programme hasn't been published yet.
April
Sunday 4 April: Salvador Sobral, Teatro Leal, La Laguna. (Official date.) The Portuguese winner of Eurovision 2017 presents his fifth album. See it in our agenda
8-10 April: Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB. (Official date.) The island's big mountain running race, passing through fifteen municipalities. Even if you're not running, factor it in: on these days there will be runners on some roads and trails.
23-25 April: EastEnderz Tenerife 2027, Costa Adeje. (Official date.) A weekend from the London house music label in the south of the island, over-18s only. See it in our agenda
May
Monday 3 May: Day of the Cross (Día de la Cruz). (Official date.) Santa Cruz de Tenerife's city day and a local holiday. The same day is also a local holiday in Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos.
The night of 3 May: fireworks duel, Los Realejos. (Traditional date.) Every year Calle El Sol and Calle El Medio compete to see who can put on the more spectacular fireworks. During the day, hundreds of decorated crosses stand around the town.
Did you know? The rivalry between the two streets goes back to 1770. Calle El Medio was the street of the marquesses, Calle El Sol that of the tenant farmers and smallholders, and the 3 May “battle” began as a symbolic clash between the two. The gap in wealth has long since disappeared, but the rivalry has stayed: today each street is represented by a fireworks company, and Calle El Medio by a company from Valencia.
May: Baile de Magos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. (No date yet.) The evening folk dance of the May fiestas fills the squares and streets of the city centre. Important: entry is free, but according to the town council you can only get into the fenced-off area in traditional Canarian dress. Tables have to be booked online: in 2026 the 720 tables went in about twenty minutes.
15-16 May: Powder Her Face, Teatro Leal, La Laguna. (Official date.) Thomas Adès's chamber opera, part of the Ópera de Tenerife season. See it in our agenda
Thursday 27 May: Corpus Christi. (Official date.) A church feast whose date follows Easter. La Orotava's big carpet day comes a week later (see June).
Sunday 30 May: Canary Islands Day (Día de Canarias). (Official date.) A holiday, but in 2027 there's no weekday off for it.
June
Thursday 3 June: flower carpets, La Orotava. (Official date.) During the octave of Corpus Christi, La Orotava's old town is covered with carpets made of flower petals and volcanic sand, and in the town hall square the big picture is made from the sand of the Teide. In 2027 this day is a local holiday in La Orotava. There's more about the town in our La Orotava guide.
June: Romería de San Isidro, La Orotava. (No date yet.) The 2027 date of this romería (a traditional pilgrimage fiesta), which follows the carpet day, hasn't been announced yet.
Wednesday 23 June, night: St John's Eve (Noche de San Juan). (Traditional date.) Bonfires and night-time swims on the beach. Bonfire rules are adjusted every year to the fire risk: in 2026 bonfires lit by private individuals were banned, so check that year's announcement.
Thursday 24 June, morning: the bathing of the goats, Puerto de la Cruz. (Traditional date.) At the fishing harbour, the herders lead their animals into the sea. In both 2025 and 2026 it started at around 8 am.
25-27 June: El orgullo de quererte, Auditorio de Tenerife. (Official date.) A new zarzuela (Spanish light opera) in the Ópera de Tenerife season. See it in our agenda
July
Sunday 11 July: Romería de San Benito Abad, La Laguna. (Traditional date.) One of the island's biggest romerías, recognised as a fiesta of national tourist interest, and always held on the second Sunday of July.
Tuesday 13 July: the Virgen del Carmen fiesta, Puerto de la Cruz. (Official date.) A local holiday; on this day the Virgin is taken out to sea from the fishing harbour.
August
14-15 August: the Candelaria pilgrimage and the feast of the Virgin. (Traditional date.) On 14 August pilgrims arrive in Candelaria on foot from every part of the island, and this is also when the Guanche ceremony (Ceremonia Guanche) takes place. The main day is Sunday 15 August, which is why the day off moves to Monday 16 August. The Cabildo (the island council) sets the pilgrimage routes separately every year.
September
Tuesday 7 September: the Bajada (bringing down) of the Virgen del Socorro, Güímar. (Official date.) Often described as the oldest romería in the Canary Islands, this procession carries the Virgin from the church of San Pedro to the chapel of El Socorro, over about six kilometres. A local holiday in Güímar.
Tuesday 14 September: the Cristo de La Laguna fiesta. (Official date.) La Laguna's big fiesta and a local holiday. We have a separate article on the Fiestas del Cristo and their programme of several days; the 2027 programme hasn't been published yet.
October and November
12 October and 1 November: public holidays (Spain's National Day and All Saints' Day).
Around 29 November: Tablas de San Andrés, Icod de los Vinos. (Traditional date.) People slide down the steep streets on wooden boards, while the new wine is opened. In 2027 the 29th is a Monday and won't be a local holiday in Icod, so the main events may also fall on the weekend; the 2027 programme has not been published yet. If you go to watch, stay in the marked area and off the track: a greased board doesn't brake. For what to know about the boards and where the custom comes from, see our Tablas de San Andrés guide.
December
6, 8 and 25 December: public holidays. In 2027 the 6th falls on a Monday, so 4-6 December makes a long weekend; the 8th is a Wednesday.
How to use this calendar
Even for the official dates, it's worth checking the exact time closer to the day: programmes are usually published one or two months ahead.
The traditional dates almost always stay the same, but they sometimes shift to fit a weekend or another event, as the carnival does in 2027.
If you know which town you're heading to, check its two local holidays too: many shops and offices are closed on those days.
Which fiestas are typical in each season, and the difference between a romería, a baile de magos and a verbena, is covered in our article Festivals and events in Tenerife. We add to this calendar every month.
Cover photo: the carpet made of sand from Mount Teide in the square in front of La Orotava town hall, Corpus Christi 2017. Photo: MariMateo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Sources: Gobierno de Canarias, the decree on the 2027 public holidays (Boletín Oficial de Canarias, BOC 2026/133) and the 2027 local holidays (BOC 2026/168); Diario de Avisos (Cabalgata de Reyes, 2027 carnival programme); RTVC (the change of carnival dates, La Laguna's Carnival Tuesday, Candelaria, San Benito, Los Realejos and the history of the two streets, Puerto de la Cruz, Güímar, Tablas, table booking for the Santa Cruz baile de magos); Diario de Avisos (the dress requirement for the baile de magos, 2026); Tenerife Bluetrail by UTMB; 2027 events in the islas24 agenda.
