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| Carnival 2011 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
After the Election of the Carnival Queen on Wednesday, 2 March, the main events of Carnival in the streets of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2011 are:
- Friday, March 4th: Santa Cruz Carnaval takes to the streets, with the Cabalgata Anunciadora (Opening Parade) from 7 p.m.
- Saturday, March 5th: Ministry of Sound. 11 p.m. – 6 a.m.
- Tuesday, March 8th: (Carnaval Tuesday): The Coso Apoteosis (Main Parade) along the front at Santa Cruz (Avenidas de Francisco La Roche and Marítima), from around 4 p.m.
- Ash Wednesday, March 9th: Burial of the Sardine. Where it’s essential for men to dress up as "Widows" to mourn the poor old defunct sardine and generally have a blasphemous night of it. The funeral procession is along the following streets; Juan Pablo II, Méndez Núñez, Pilar, Villalba Hervás, La Marina ending in the Avenida Francisco La Roche, where the sardine is then cremated.
- Saturday, March 12th: Carnaval de Día (Daytime Carnaval) is a new phenomenon to Santa Cruz in recent years, featuring live music and dancing around the city’s squares; Plaza de la Candelaria, Plaza del Príncipe, Plaza de Europa & Plaza Weyler, plus an ear-splittingly noisy tracas/mascletas of firework explosions, in the style of the Fallas de Valencia. The Coso Infantil (Junior Parade) takes place at 6 p.m., with the route as follows: Francisco La Roche, Avenida Marítima ending in Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena.
- Sunday, March 13th: Sunday morning, 10 a.m. begins an exhibition of Automóviles Antiguos (Vintage Cars) which is when these beautiful vehicles gather at the Parque García Sanabria and then parade around the city from mid-day. End of carnival parties.
