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On 31 December 2020 the Official Bulletin of the Canary Islands (BOC Nº 270) published ORDER 5287 of December 29, 2020, which finally determined the local festivals of each municipality of the Canary Islands for the year 2021 (Official version PDF). Nothing like last minute, eh? There are two days in each of the 31 municipalities, which added to the 12 decided at a national, regional and island-wide level, add up to the 14 days annual public holidays decreed by law.
ADEJE
20 January: Festivity of San Sebastián.
11 October: Festivity of Santa Úrsula.
ARAFO
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
30 August: Festivity of San Bernardo.
ARICO
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
8 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de Abona.
ARONA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
4 October: Festividad del Santísimo Cristo de la Salud.
BUENAVISTA DEL NORTE
24 August: Festivity of San Bartolomé.
25 October: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios.
CANDELARIA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
26 July: Festivity of Santa Ana.
EL ROSARIO
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
2 August: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza.
EL SAUZAL
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
29 June: Festivity of San Pedro Apóstol.
EL TANQUE
31 August: Festividad Nuestra Señora de Buen Viaje.
18 October: Festividad del Santísimo Cristo del Calvario.
FASNIA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
23 August: Fiestas for the Town's Patrons.
GARACHICO
24 June: Festivity of San Juan.
26 July: Festivity of Santa Ana.
GRANADILLA DE ABONA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
14 June: Festivity of San Antonio de Padua.
GUÍA DE ISORA
24 June: Festivity of San Juan Bautista.
20 September: Festividad del Santísimo Cristo de la Dulce Muerte.
GÜÍMAR
29 June: Festivity of San Pedro Apóstol.
7 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora del Socorro.
ICOD DE LOS VINOS
26 April: Day after the Festivity of San Marcos.
5 August: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Amparo.
LA GUANCHA
18 January: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
LA MATANZA DE ACENTEJO
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
6 August: Festivity of El Salvador.
LA OROTAVA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
10 June: Infraoctava of Corpus Christi.
LA VICTORIA DE ACENTEJO
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
30 August: Festivity for the Municipality's Patrons.
LOS REALEJOS
22 January: Festivity of San Vicente.
3 May: Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
LOS SILOS
24 June: Festivity of San Juan Bautista.
8 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de la Luz.
PUERTO DE LA CRUZ
3 May: Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Commemoration of the Founding of the City.
13 July: Festivity of the Virgen del Carmen.
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LA LAGUNA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
14 September: Festivity of the Most Holy Christ of La Laguna.
SAN JUAN DE LA RAMBLA
24 June: Festivity of San Juan Bautista.
13 September: Festivity of San José.
SAN MIGUEL DE ABONA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
29 September: Festivity of San Miguel Arcángel.
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
3 May: Festividad del Día de la Cruz.
16 July: Festivity of the Virgen del Carmen.
SANTA ÚRSULA
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
21 October: Festivity of Santa Úrsula.
SANTIAGO DEL TEIDE
16 July: Festivity of the Virgen de Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
26 July: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana.
TACORONTE
16 February: Carnival Tuesday.
25 November: Festivity of Santa Catalina.
TEGUESTE
26 April: Festivity of San Marcos Evangelista.
8 September: Festivity of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.
VILAFLOR DE CHASNA
19 April: Festividad of Santo Hermano Pedro.
30 August: Festivity of San Agustín y San Roque.
