Tenerife Carnaval Dates for 2016

Carnival 2016 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Carnaval in the streets in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, between 5th and 14th February 2016, begin after the Gala de Elección de la Reina (Gala Election of the Carnaval Queen), which is to be held on Wednesday, 3rd February.

Santa Cruz

• Wednesday, 3rd February: Election of the Carnaval Queen
• Friday, 5th February: Cabalgata Anunciadora (Opening Parade) from 20:00 hrs, starting in the Avenida Bélgica.
• Sunday, 7th February: Carnaval de día (Daytime Carnaval), from 13:00 hrs in the Plaza del Príncipe, Plaza España and Plaza de la Candelaria.
• Tuesday, 9th February: Coso Apoteosis del Carnaval (Main Parade), from 16:00 hrs with the parade route along the Avenidas de Francisco La Roche and Marítima.
• Wednesday, 10th February: Entierro de la Sardina (Burial of the Sardine) - even if the effigy is cremated - from 21:00 hrs in Ramón y Cajal.
• Friday, 12th February: Coso Infantil (Kid's Parade), from 18:00 hrs in the Parque García Sanabria.
• Saturday, 13th February: Carnaval de día (Daytime Carnaval), from 13:00 hrs in the Plazas del Príncipe, Plaza de La Candelaria y Avenida Francisco La Roche.
• Sunday, 14th February: Gran Fin de Fiesta del Carnaval 2016 (End Of Carnaval Parties) with different shows and activities in various locations around the city.

Puerto de la Cruz

• Thursday, February 4th, 2016 - Election of the Carnival Queen
• Saturday, February 6th, 2016 - Proclamatory Parade
• Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 - Burial of the Sardine
• Friday, February 12th, 2016 - Men´s Marathon in High Heels
• Saturday, February 13th, 2016 - Main Parade

Los Gigantes

We calculate that the 4 main days of the Los Gigantes Carnaval 2016 should run from Friday, 19th February 2016 to Monday, 22nd February 2016, thus: 

• Friday, February 19th, 2016: Election of the Queens. 
• Saturday, February 20th, 2016: Kid’s activities
• Sunday, February 21st, 2016: Main parade from 5pm.
• Monday, February 22nd, 2016: Burial of the Sardine from 9pm.

Güímar 

• Friday, February 12th, 2016 - Las Burras de Güímar

Los Cristianos (Arona)

We've attempted to come up with a way of predicting the dates of the Los Cristianos (Arona) carnaval before and been unable to do so because it does not publish information in advance and it doesn't stick to a regular program. Until 2008, the main parade of carnaval in Los Cristianos had 'usually' happened on the Sunday, 12 days after Shrove Tuesday. Then in 2009, it was 19 days after. We've tried again now, but still no regular pattern emerges, with some years that gap being as much as 26 days after Shrove Tuesday.

Confirmation of details for 2015 came just 2 days before events began. 

Los Cristianos Carnaval events run from the 4th to 14th of March 2016. See detials. Los Cristianos International Carnival Programme 2016

NB: We provide these dates so you can plan ahead, with the usual disclaimer that we cannot be held responsible for changes made beyond our control.