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| Santa Cruz Carnival Poster 2020 |
What's listed below has now been confirmed as the official program for Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival 2020, which takes to the streets between Friday, 21st February 2020 and Sunday, 1st March 2020.
Highlighted are the events and parades in the streets.
- Friday, 24 January: Inauguration of Carnival 2020
- Thursday, 30 January: 1st Phase of the Junior Murgas Contest
- Friday, 31 January: 2nd Phase of the Junior Murgas Contest
- Saturday, 1 February: 3rd Phase of the Junior Murgas Contest
- Sunday, 2 February: Festival of Choreographed Groups
- Monday, 3 February: 1st Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
- Tuesday, 4 February: 2nd Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
- Wednesday, 5 February: 3rd Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
- Friday, 7 February: Final of the Murga Contests
- Saturday, 8 February: Contest of Musical Groups
- Sunday, 9 February: Gala Election of the Junior Carnival Queen
- Wednesday, 12 February: Election of the Senior Carnaval Queen
- Friday, 14 February: Comedy Song Contest
- Saturday, 15 February: Comparsas Contest
- Sunday, 16 February: Costume Contest and the Rondallas Contest
- Tuesday, 18 February: Concert with lyrical group Los Fregolinos
- Wednesday, 19 February: Gala Election of the Carnival Queen
- Thursday, 20 February: Festival of the Zarzuela
- Friday, 21 February: Opening Parade
- Saturday, 22 February: Rhythm and Harmony Comparsas
- Sunday, 23 February: Daytime Carnival
- Monday, 24 February: Carnival Monday
- Tuesday, 25 February: Carnival Main Parade
- Wednesday, 26 February: Burial of the Sardine
- Thursday, 27 February: Festival of Rondallas
- Friday, 28 February: Children's Carnival Parade
- Saturday, 29 February: Daytime Carnival
- Sunday, 1 March: Exhibition and parade of vintage and classic cars, end of carnival party and carnival closes with a firework display
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| 2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Program |
Theme of Carnival 2020 - The Flirty Fifties
The theme of Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2020, announced [10 Mar 2019], chosen by 25.1% of the public who voted online is The Flirty Fifties. Some 4,286 votes were registered, of which 1,076, or 25.1% of the total, went to 'The Flirty Fifties', ahead of the other seven options. Voted second was 'From ancient to modern Japan', with 853 votes (19.9%), followed by 'Cowboys and American Indians', which obtained 639 votes (14.9%); 'Bella Italia', with 551 votes (12.9%); 'From modern art to pop art', with 352 votes (8.2%); 'New York, the city that never sleeps', with 346 votes (8.1%); 'Urban Tribes', with 271 votes (6.3%), and 'Route 66', with 200 votes (4.6%). The announcement was made during the last dance of the Carnival 2019 held Sunday in the Plaza de La Candelaria.
Los coquetos años 50” será el tema del Carnaval 2020 de Santa Cruz
The Canaries registered winds of up to 160 kmph during the night [of 22 Feb 2020] at Izaña on Mount Teide and as much as 95 kmph at the Tenerife Sur Airport. Reina Sofía and Los Rodeos airports, in the south and north of Tenerife, respectively, are not accepting flights from outside the islands due to the lack of visibility caused by the calima, AENA sources reported Saturday. Tenerife North airport is operational for inter-island flights. National and international flights are able to leave Tenerife airports at the moment. Emergency services in the Canaries have attended close to 200 incidents due to the high winds. Most of the incidents are related to falling trees, awnings, billboards, pergolas, lamp posts and bins and container movement, among others. The Rhythm and Harmony contest was the last carnival event that went ahead yesterday, before the rest of the night's activities were cancelled from midnight, for safety, due to the high winds. Large screens, sound and light equipment, etc., had to be removed from staging. The winds also prevented the Carnival Queen and her court from taking part in the Rhythm & Harmony event, as their large costumes would have been too vulnerable. After a meeting at 7 am this morning [23 Feb 2020] with police and technical staff, it was decided to go on with the Daytime Carnival events planned for today, after staging is rebuild.
The evolution of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic has led the Arona City Council to decree today [11 Mar 2020] the suspension of the events of the International Carnival of Los Cristianos, which was scheduled to start tomorrow and extend until the 23 March with the participation of thousands, both residents and visitors.
This decision is part of the battery of measures adopted by the different public administrations; Governments of the State and the Canary Islands, as well as the Executive Committee of the Canary Islands, which also includes the municipalities and which met this morning to try to contain the epidemic throughout the national territory, trying to ensure the maximum safety of the population. Both the mayor and councilor have stressed that "while it is true that suspending Carnival is paralyzing an important activity for the municipality, the safety of our residents and visitors has been and will be the priority for the government of Arona at all times".
"The essence of this poster is based on merging tradition with the avant-garde. Orienting our view towards the Far East, we find dreamlike characters that transport us to a lost past, in which traditions took shape in a thousand ways, with a thousand faces. Those same, we have retaken to give form to our, also, traditional Carnival." says the blurb. Japan (the theme of this year's carnival in Los Cristianos) and Arona, then merge, in that dance of masks, with a thousand forms and messages, materializing in the 21st century in the streets and parties, where each one chooses the appropriate costume.
The program for this year's Los Cristianos carnival is as follows:
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
- Presentation of Candidates for Junior Queen, Senior Queen and Queen of Carnival. PLACE: Infanta Leonor Auditorium in Los Cristianos
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Opening of the Carnival Exhibition. PLACE: Los Cristianos Cultural Center
- Carnival Comparsas Contest. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY MARCH 14
- WIG PARTY Daytime Carnival. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos.
- Opening Parade of the Carnival. PLACE: Playa de Las Américas, from the C.C. Gala, in Avda. Rafael Puig Lluvina, until C.C. Oasis, in the Avda. The Americas.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
- Carnival concert of the Arona Town Band. PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- Meeting of Murgas de Tenerife. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Festival of Coreographic Groups. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
TUESDAY MARCH 17
- Gala of Election of the Senior Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
- Election Gala of the Junior Carnival Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
THURSDAY MARCH 19
- 9:00 pm: Grand Gala Election of the Carnival Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
FRIDAY MARCH 20
- Senior Carnival Dance. PLACE: Courtyard of the Los Cristianos Cultural Center
- Drag Queen Carnival Gala. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY MARCH 21
Daytime Carnival with two stages:
- Family Stage with diverse performances and Carnival workshops. PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- Main stage with national and international artists. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center Building)
- Carnival Costume Contest. PLACE: Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- VI Carnaval Beach Route in tribute to the great songs of the Carnival. PLACE: From the Plaza de la Pescadora, promenade, Plaza de la Alpispa, c / Valle Menéndez, c / Juan Reverón Sierra, c / Amalia Alayón to the Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
SUNDAY MARCH 22
- Exhibition of Classic and Antique Cars. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
- Great Coso Apotheosis of Carnival (Main Parade). PLACE: From the Paloma Beach apartments, on Avda. Juan Carlos I, to the Los Cristianos Cultural Center.
MONDAY, MARCH 23
- Burial of the Sardine of the Carnival of Arona. PLACE: From Fisherman's Square (Cultural Center), to Los Cristianos Beach
This schedule is provisional
Carnaval Internacional de Los Cristianos - Arona 2020
Los coquetos años 50” será el tema del Carnaval 2020 de Santa Cruz
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| Comparsa Los Cariocas at the Rhythm & Harmony Saturday 22 February 2020 |
The Canaries registered winds of up to 160 kmph during the night [of 22 Feb 2020] at Izaña on Mount Teide and as much as 95 kmph at the Tenerife Sur Airport. Reina Sofía and Los Rodeos airports, in the south and north of Tenerife, respectively, are not accepting flights from outside the islands due to the lack of visibility caused by the calima, AENA sources reported Saturday. Tenerife North airport is operational for inter-island flights. National and international flights are able to leave Tenerife airports at the moment. Emergency services in the Canaries have attended close to 200 incidents due to the high winds. Most of the incidents are related to falling trees, awnings, billboards, pergolas, lamp posts and bins and container movement, among others. The Rhythm and Harmony contest was the last carnival event that went ahead yesterday, before the rest of the night's activities were cancelled from midnight, for safety, due to the high winds. Large screens, sound and light equipment, etc., had to be removed from staging. The winds also prevented the Carnival Queen and her court from taking part in the Rhythm & Harmony event, as their large costumes would have been too vulnerable. After a meeting at 7 am this morning [23 Feb 2020] with police and technical staff, it was decided to go on with the Daytime Carnival events planned for today, after staging is rebuild.
Thirty years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 1990
Twenty years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 2000
Ten years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 2010
Puerto de la Cruz Carnival
- Thursday, February 20th, 2020 - Election of the Carnival Queen
- Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 - Proclamatory Parade
- Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 - Burial of the Sardine
- Friday, February 28th, 2020 - Men´s Marathon in High Heels
- Saturday, February 29th, 2020 - Main Parade
Los Gigantes Carnival
The start of carnival in Los Gigantes is usually on the Friday ten days after Shrove Tuesday. Therefore, we calculate that their carnival should start on Friday, 6th March 2020, with their main parade being held on Sunday, 8th March 2020.Carnival in Los Cristianos 2020 SUSPENDED
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| Massive Events Suspended in The Canary Islands |
The evolution of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic has led the Arona City Council to decree today [11 Mar 2020] the suspension of the events of the International Carnival of Los Cristianos, which was scheduled to start tomorrow and extend until the 23 March with the participation of thousands, both residents and visitors.
This decision is part of the battery of measures adopted by the different public administrations; Governments of the State and the Canary Islands, as well as the Executive Committee of the Canary Islands, which also includes the municipalities and which met this morning to try to contain the epidemic throughout the national territory, trying to ensure the maximum safety of the population. Both the mayor and councilor have stressed that "while it is true that suspending Carnival is paralyzing an important activity for the municipality, the safety of our residents and visitors has been and will be the priority for the government of Arona at all times".
Los Cristianos Carnival Poster 2020
The God of a Thousand Faces
The program for this year's Los Cristianos carnival is as follows:
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
- Presentation of Candidates for Junior Queen, Senior Queen and Queen of Carnival. PLACE: Infanta Leonor Auditorium in Los Cristianos
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Opening of the Carnival Exhibition. PLACE: Los Cristianos Cultural Center
- Carnival Comparsas Contest. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY MARCH 14
- WIG PARTY Daytime Carnival. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos.
- Opening Parade of the Carnival. PLACE: Playa de Las Américas, from the C.C. Gala, in Avda. Rafael Puig Lluvina, until C.C. Oasis, in the Avda. The Americas.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
- Carnival concert of the Arona Town Band. PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- Meeting of Murgas de Tenerife. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Festival of Coreographic Groups. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
TUESDAY MARCH 17
- Gala of Election of the Senior Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
- Election Gala of the Junior Carnival Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
THURSDAY MARCH 19
- 9:00 pm: Grand Gala Election of the Carnival Queen. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
FRIDAY MARCH 20
- Senior Carnival Dance. PLACE: Courtyard of the Los Cristianos Cultural Center
- Drag Queen Carnival Gala. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY MARCH 21
Daytime Carnival with two stages:
- Family Stage with diverse performances and Carnival workshops. PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- Main stage with national and international artists. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center Building)
- Carnival Costume Contest. PLACE: Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
- VI Carnaval Beach Route in tribute to the great songs of the Carnival. PLACE: From the Plaza de la Pescadora, promenade, Plaza de la Alpispa, c / Valle Menéndez, c / Juan Reverón Sierra, c / Amalia Alayón to the Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
SUNDAY MARCH 22
- Exhibition of Classic and Antique Cars. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
- Great Coso Apotheosis of Carnival (Main Parade). PLACE: From the Paloma Beach apartments, on Avda. Juan Carlos I, to the Los Cristianos Cultural Center.
MONDAY, MARCH 23
- Burial of the Sardine of the Carnival of Arona. PLACE: From Fisherman's Square (Cultural Center), to Los Cristianos Beach
This schedule is provisional
Carnaval Internacional de Los Cristianos - Arona 2020
All dates are liable to change beyond our control.