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Tenerife in September 2019

Fiestas del cristo

September 1st is the last day of Semana Bávara (Bavarian Week) and Oktoberfest in Puerto de la Cruz and the Feria de Artesanía de Pinolere 2019 (Pinolere Crafts Fair 2019),  at the Pinolere Ethnographic Museum and Park.

On Friday 6 September 2019 from 21:00 to 23:30 the XV Ruta Nocturna el Ere del Hermano Pedro (15th Brother Pedro Night Walk) is taking place. The walk will start at around 9 pm from the square of El Médano. For reasons of security and logistics, it is essential to register in advance, which you can do right up to 6 September, by calling 922.75.99.00. The theme of this year's event is the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the passage of Magellan and Elcano along the Granadilla coast.

The word ‘ere’ comes from its African roots and was used by Brother Pedro (a goat shepherd) when he visited with his flock. It is a natural watering hole in the bottom of the ravine, which the Guanches used in their routes with the cattle.

Bajamar Endless Summer: At the Piscina Natural de Bajamar (Natural Swimming Pools at Bajamar) on Saturday 7 September 2019 from 16:00 to midnight with music from DJ´s Roger S. Morgan, Mcr Selector and DJ Santee, foodtrucks from Limón y Sal, Lemonde y Ukelele, a mojito bar from Ron Barceló and beers from Dorada and Stella Artois. Bajamar Endless Summer 2019

And on Saturday 7 September 2019 from 18:00 to 02:00 on the Playa de El Socorro in Los Realejos, enjoy the Gran Fiesta de los Vinos de Tenerife 2019 (Grand Tenerife Wine Festival 2019), aimed at promoting the wines that are produced on the island. Wines will be at the price of €2 and will be delivered with individual garbage bags for the audience to collaborate with the maintenance and conservation of the space. For every trash bag that is returned filled, €1 will be refunded. Music will be provided by DJs. (Via

The Feria de Artesanía (Traditional Crafts Fair) is on Saturday 7 September 2109 in El Socorro (Güímar) and from 19:00 the Bajada del Socorro (Descent of the Virgen del Socorro), possibly the oldest of the Canary Islands' Romerías.

On Sunday 8 September 2019, as part of the Fiestas patronales in Guía de Isora 2019, there is the XXXVIII Feria de Artesanía (38th Crafts Fair) in Guía de Isora.

Other fiestas taking place:

For the fourth year running, Puerto de la Cruz is holding a Carnaval de Verano (Summer Carnival), on the 12, 13, 14 and 15 September. This year it will be without the Mascarita Ponte Tacón (Men's High Heels Marathon). The decision was made, together with the organizer of this event, Juan Pedro Hernández, better known as Lupita, to "not tarnish" a celebration that in the last two summer editions had a low participation. (It is, however, the biggest event of the winter carnival in Puerto de la Cruz, held in February / March.)

Events begin on Thursday, September 12 with the carnival catwalk, bringing together carnival designers, as well as 9 queens of the different carnivals of Tenerife, along with the election of the first King of Carnival. On Friday 13 events move to the Lago Martiánez, where carnival groups will animate a fun night of costume contests and summer dances. On Saturday 14 the fiesta del flotador (pool float party) that has been so successful in previous editions, will be held at the Lago Martiánez. The morning of Sunday 15 will be for the kids with the concert by Ariann, the most prominent young influencer in Spain. In the afternoon, carnival groups, together with the King and his court will parade.

Del 12 al 15 de septiembre cita con el Carnaval de Verano en el Puerto de la Cruz
   

On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September, the 3rd edition of the Feria Pon Artesanía En Tu Mesa (Put Handicrafts on Your Table) Crafts Fair is taking place in the Plaza de San Pedro in El Sauzal. Open from 10.00 to 21.00, on Saturday and from 10.00 to 20.00, on Sunday, as in previous editions, gastronomy will be the focus of the exhibition and sale of products in which twenty artisans participate. The Fair will be complemented with an extensive program of activities on the two days, among which are children's workshops, demonstrations of traditional sports, gastronomy workshops, puppets, musical performances, showcooking and tastings.

The Fiestas in honour of the Christ of La Laguna are celebrated throughout the month of September, the main day is the 14th, but include these main events:
Friday 13 September sees the Día de la Tradicións (Day of Traditions), with processions of folk groups through the streets, turn into the Noche de las Tradiciones (Night of Traditions) with concerts by folk groups around various points of the city from 18:00 hrs. At 20:00 on this eve of the great day of the festivities, there is a candlelit procession through the streets of the city, leaving from the Plaza de la Concepción, along Calle Obispo Rey Redondo to the Plaza del Cristo. Groups of children carrying decorated lanterns, accompanied by musicians, who in a joyous procession enter the square to watch the dance of the traditional Caballitos de Fuego (fire horses), which now are cane structures in the form of horses decorated with paper. At midnight, there are fireworks.

On Saturday 14 September, the most important day of the fiestas, around noon, El Cristo returns to his shrine in procession. At night another procession is made. At 23:00 hrs, upon returning to the Plaza is the most important fireworks display in the municipality, in the area called El Risco, in the Montaña de San Roque. At its end, and coinciding with the entrance of the Holy Christ to its Shrine, the deafening "traca" begins. From midnight there is dancing to Edwin Rivera and the Orquestas Dinacor and Banda Loca.

There are no national public holidays in September 2019, but the following are holidays for the following celebrations in each of the following municipalities:
  • 2 September: Fiestas Patronales in La Victoria de Acentejo
  • 7 September: Festival of la Bajada de Nuestra Señora del Socorro
  • 9 September: Festival of San José in San Juan de la Rambla
  • 9 September: Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Tegueste
  • 14 September: Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna in La Laguna/li>
  • 16 September: Santísimo Cristo de la Dulce Muerte in Guía de Isora
  • 30 September: San Miguel Arcángel in San Miguel de Abona

Other Romerías and fiestas taking place this month include:

Tenerife Land of Eternal Christmas

Sunbathing SantaDesert Island ChristmasScuba Diving SantaTropical Santa
Santa's Having a Whale of a TimeSurfing SantaWaterski SantaCamel Rodeo Santa
With a wide range of products in each design, click the pics (above) to see the full selections.