Los Cristianos Carnival Begins

As Los Cristianos Carnival 2019, the theme of which is "The Jungle", is about to begin and is taking place between 21 March and 1 April here's a look back at Los Cristianos' Carnival Main Parade from last year, in which 4,000 people and over 50 groups took part. Los Cristianos Carnival Main Parade 2019 takes place on Sunday 31 March 2019.

We've already listed some of the main events of Los Cristianos Carnival here, but the Carnaval Arona website have produced a full detailled calendar here, in English, which will give you all the dates, times and locations of the various events of this carnival, which seems to get bigger, with more events and greater attendance, every year.

Mayor of Arona, José Julián Mena, says more than 125,000 participated in the Carnival of Arona (Los Cristianos) in 2018, with revenue of 6.1 million euros and 131 jobs created, making it the second most important Carnival on the island and first in the south.

Video: Carnaval Internacional de Los Cristianos, Arona 2018