Public Holidays in Tenerife 2015

2015

The Canary Islands government has approved the public holidays for 2015.

• 1 January (Año Nuevo/New Year’s Day)
• 6 January (Epifanía del Señor/Epihany)
• 2 April  (Jueves Santo/Easter Thursday)
• 3 April (Viernes Santo/Easter Friday)
• 1 May (Fiesta del Trabajo/Workers’ Day)
• 30 May (Día de Canarias/Canarian Day)
• 15 August (Asunción de la Virgen/Assumption)
• 12 October (Fiesta Nacional de España/Spain Day)
• 2 November (Todos los Santos/All Saints Day)
• 8 December (Inmaculada Concepción/Immaculate Conception)
• 25 December (Natividad del Señor/Christmas Day)

Each island also has an additional day of it’s own, which in Tenerife’s case is 2 February (Candlemass – the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin) for the island’s patron saint’s day, the Virgen de la Candelaria, bringing the number of public holidays to 12. Then, in addition to this, each municipality has a further 2 local days (details still to be advised), bringing the total up to 14.

More information: Public holidays in the Canary Islands

Tenerife Carnival Dates for 2015

Carnival 2015 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

• Wednesday, February 11th, 2015: Gala for the Election of the Carnaval Queen. This spectacular is best seen on TV, from 9 p.m.
• Friday, February 13th, 2015: Opening Parade, usually from 8 p.m.
• NEW Sunday, February 15th, 2015: Daytime Carnaval 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 17th, 2015: Main Parade, from 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, February 18th, 2015: Burial of the Sardine 9 p.m.
• Friday, February 20th, 2015: Coso Infantil (Kid's Parade), Avenida Francisco La Roche (Avenida de Anaga), Santa Cruz from 6 p.m.
• Saturday, February 21st, 2015: Daytime Carnaval 1 p.m. onwards.
• Sunday, February 22nd, 2015: Parade of Vintage Cars 10 a.m.

(Always providing that things go according to the usual schedule, they generally do, but we cannot be held responsible for changes that are beyond our control.)

This year's schedule of carnival events in Puerto de la Cruz:

• 12th  February: Gala for the Election of the Carnival Queen
• 14th  February: Proclamatory Parade
• 18th  February: Funeral for the Sardine
• 20th  February: Men´s Marathon in High Heels
• 21st  February: Coso - Main Parade (4 pm)

Photo DANIEL L. CETRULO for the Ayuntamiento de Arona (Arona Town Hall).

Carnaval in Los Cristianos this year takes place from Friday, 6th March to Monday, 16th March, 2015. Confirmation of these details came just 2 days before events began. It's officially the Carnaval of Arona - Los Cristianos being a port and town in the district of Arona - but events do take place mostly in Los Cristianos. A pedantic distinction perhaps, but I mention it because, if you were searching online, you would probably want to include both names to get relevant results. The Gran Coso Apoteósico del Carnaval en Los Cristianos (Main Parade), beginning alongside the Arona Gran Hotel, will take place on Sunday, 15th March, 2015 from 4pm.