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Among the numerous celebrations taking place during the month are the Fiestas del Cristo and the Festival del Drago in Icod de los Vinos; on 7th September there's the Romería Bajada del Socorro in Güímar; the Fiestas of the Virgen de La Luz de la Villa de Los Silos on 8th September; while on 17th September there's the Romería en Honor a San José in San Juan de La Rambla. Meanwhile the annual fiestas in the village of El Palmar in Buenavista Del Norte take place between 16th and 25th September, the final Sunday being the Day of Traditions with la trilla (threshing). Before that, from around 8pm on Saturday, 17th September, is the Baile de Las Libreas - a very curious satirical piece involving cross dressing, sarcastic gestures and Dusty Bin's Canarian Cousin showering the crowd with fireworks attached to his back. Honestly, unmissable.
Thanks to Jack Montgomery for the head's up on this brand new event taking place in Puerto de la Cruz this year over the weekend of the 16th, 17th and 18th September 2016: the Carnaval de Verano (Summer Carnival). The idea behind the event is to provide a taster to tourists, visitors and folk from other parts of the islands, so they can discover what they would see even more of if they come to the carnival proper next February.Friday, 16th September 2016: The Inauguration is at mid-day. At 4pm, an exhibition of carnival costumes in the hotels Tenerife Playa, Valle Mar and Las Vegas, will be opened, together with a carnival procession. Dancing in the Plaza de Europa from 9pm.
Saturday, 17th September 2016: From 11am in the area of San Telmo and the Avenida Colón, will be workshops in salsa and carnival make-up, an orchestra and a DJ. At 6pm in the Martiánez area, performances by the choreographed dance troops. From 8pm there will be a sampling of the now infamous Mascarita Ponte Tacón (Men's High Heels Marathon) from the Avenida Colón to the Plaza de Europa. And from 10pm there will be a Fiesta del Flotador (Float Party), which is a completely new event that's going to be a total surprise.
Sunday, 18th September 2016: For the last day, from 11am there will be kids' activities in the Avenida Colón, a DJ in the Plaza de Europa. From 4pm is the trademark Carnaval Cavalcade leaving from the Avenida Colón and terminating in the Plaza de Europa, where, from 8pm, is La Chalana in concert.
There are no national public holidays in September, but the following Municipal Public Holidays, where offices and shops close in the individual districts:
- 5 September: Fiesta of the patron in La Victoria de Acentejo.
- 7 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora del Socorro in Güímar.
- 8 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de la Luz in Los Silos.
- 8 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de Abona in Arico.
- 8 September: Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Tegueste.
- 12 September: Fiesta of San José in San Juan de la Rambla.
- 14 September: Fiesta of the Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
- 19 September: Cristo de la Dulce Muerte in Guía de Isora.
The program includes many religious events, classical music concerts, Canarian folklore, with highlights being: From around 8pm on Tuesday, 13th September from the Plaza de la Concepción, is the Caballitos de Fuegos y pandorgas (chariots of fire parade with giants and floats), followed, from around 9:30pm, by a Noche de las Tradiciones (Night of Traditions) in the Plaza del Cristo, culminating in fireworks from the Montaña de San Roque at midnight. On Wednesday, 14th September from 11pm there are the now famous fuegos del Risco y la traca - traditional noisy firework display and the arrival of the image of the Holy Christ to the square after a procession through the streets of the city. Friday, 16th September in the Plaza del Cristo - Festival Canarias Reggae.
