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Tenerife in June 2021

This year's design for the Corpus Christi carpet in La Orotava

June does not have any Public Holidays, but there are some days where there will be closures of shops and offices at individual municipality level, which are: 
  • 10 June: Infraoctava of Corpus Christi in La Orotava
  • 14 June: Festivity of San Antonio de Padua in Granadilla de Abona
  • 24 June: Festivity of San Juan in Garachico, Guía de Isora, Los Silos and San Juan de la Rambla
  • 29 June: Festivity of San Pedro Apóstol in El Sauzal and Güímar
The first of those on Thursday 10 June 2021, is for what would, under normal circumstances, be one of the month's biggest events, the Día de las Alfombras (Day of the Carpets) for Corpus Christi in La Orotava. Last year's had to be cancelled, but his year there will be a sand carpet made in the square in front of the Town Hall in La Orotava. The design, will be somewhat smaller than usual to leave space for two rugs made with flowers. This year again we will not see the carpeted streets full of people and no procession. 

Granadilla de Abona is to celebrate its festivities in honor of San Antonio de Padua and Nuestra Señora del Rosario after two years. Events take place from June 4 to 13. Mayor, José Domingo Regalado, and the councillor for Culture and Festivities, Eudita Mendoza, presented a program where the orchestras of the municipality: Panamay and Scorpio, will star in a video to be broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on the 4th - via social media.

On Saturday, the 5th, the XXXIII Feria de Artesanía (33rd Handicraft Fair) opens, in addition to an exhibition of photographs of previous romerías in various squares of the historic centre of the town.

The craft fair is scheduled to take place this year, on June 5 and 6, in the Plaza San Antonio de Padua. Hours are 10:00 to 20:00 on Saturday 5th and from 09:00 to 14:00 on Sunday 6th. Although there will be no romería, on June 6, at 8:00 p.m., a folkloric offering will take place to San Antonio de Padua by the soloists and dancers of the municipality, the Viñátigo and Parranda Chasnera Folkloric Groups. On the 11th, at 9:00 p.m., a virtual gala for the election of the Queen of the Festivals will take place. And on Sunday, the 13th, a floral offering will travel through the main streets of the town. 

Las fiestas patronales retornan con actividad presencial y virtual

Thursday 17 June 2021, the Mercado de Artesanía del Príncipe (Crafts Market), opens to the public in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, now that conditions allow. The fair, in the Plaza del Príncipe, will be open until June 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with a break from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. In this market, 38 artisans, who had already been selected for the Three Kings Fair will participate, who will offer the visiting public 21 artisan modalities, among them: dolls, enamels, traditional costumes, macramé, modelling, recycling, bookbinding, jewellery, soap, ceramics, fabrics, leather goods, paper and cardboard, dressmaking and crochet, in addition to the traditional cigars and pottery and cutlery. 


The best wool fair, baa none (couldn't resist) will take place on June 26 and 27 at the Pinolere Ethnographic Park

The VIII Festival de Lana de Canarias (Canary Islands Wool Festival) will be held for the first time in the Pinolere Ethnographic Park, in La Orotava, on June 26 and 27 and will bring together more than 50 artisans, entities and specialized companies. This appointment with sheep and wool crafts began on Monday 21 with several virtual meetings, but will have its main attraction in the face-to-face exhibition. There will be capacity control, but access is free and it will not be necessary to reserve tickets. The enclosure will open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will allow you to learn about all the stages of the wool process, from sheep breeding to wool handling, and discover different handicraft activities and the textile process.

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