Tenerife Carnival Dates for 2025

The 2025 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival poster was designed by Nigerian artist REWA, the first African woman to design a poster for the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival. 

UPDATE: Carnival events on the island are now finished for 2025. Take a look at the Tenerife Carnival Dates for 2026.

Searching for information on the Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Carnival or Karneval Teneriffa 2025 then you've come to the right place.

It has been confirmed that Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival 2025 will take place between 31 January and 9 March and the theme of the carnival in 2025, chosen by online voting, will be 'Secrets of Africa'. After the inauguration on Friday, 31 January 2025 and the long list of contests (below), Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival 2025 in the streets is scheduled to begin on Friday, 28 February 2025, with the Opening Parade and run through to Sunday, 9 March 2025.

• Friday, 31 January: Inauguration of Carnival 2025
• Friday, 7 February: 1st Phase of the Junior Murgas Contest
• Saturday, 8 February: 2nd Phase of the Junior Murgas Contest
• Sunday, 9 February: Festival of Choreographed Groups
• Monday, 10 February: 1st Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
• Tuesday, 11 February: 2nd Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
• Wednesday, 12 February: 3rd Phase of the Adult Murga Contest
• Friday, 14 February: Final of the Murga Contests
• Saturday, 15 February: Contest of Musical Groups
• Sunday, 16 February: Gala Election of the Junior Carnival Queen
• Wednesday, 19 February: Gala of the Senior Carnival Queen
• Friday, 21 February: Comedy Song Contest
• Saturday, 22 February: Comparsas Contest
• Sunday, 23 February: Costume Contest and the Rondallas Contest
• Tuesday, 25 February: Los Fregolinos Concert
• Wednesday, 26 February: Gala Election of the Carnival Queen
• Thursday, 27 February: Festival of Zarzuela
• Friday, 28 February: Cabalgata Anunciadora (Opening Parade), from 7:30 pm in the Plaza de la República Dominicana, passing through Avenida de la Asunción, Ramón y Cajal, Galcerán, Plaza Weyler, Méndez Núñez, Pilar, Villalba Hervás, La Marina, ending on Avenida Francisco La Roche. (Via)
• Saturday, 1 March: Rhythm and Harmony Comparsas [Photos]
• Sunday, 2 March: Daytime Carnaval
• Monday, 3 March: Carnaval Monday, includes Dragnaval 2025, Drag Queen Gala, from 9 pm in the Plaza de la Candelaria.
• Shrove Tuesday, 4 March: Carnival Main Parade (SUSPENDED out of respect, owing to the death of a 30 year old man in the early hours during a brawl in Santa Cruz, as well as because of the bad weather)
• Wednesday, 5 March: Burial of the Sardine [Photos]
• Thursday, 6 March: Festival of Rondallas
• Friday, 7 March: Children's Carnival Parade
• Saturday, 8 March: Sabado de Piñata (Daytime Carnaval)
• Sunday, 9 March: Domingo de Piñata. Exhibition and parade of vintage cars, end of carnival party and carnival closes with a firework display

Many of the events can be watched live on CarnavalTVC

Stages, dates and times of all the performances in the streets and square of the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2025 (in Spanish).

Ninety years ago: Miss Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1935

Thirty years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 1995

Twenty years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 2005

Ten years ago: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen 2015

Puerto de la Cruz Carnival 2025

• Thursday 27 February - Election of the Carnival Queen
• Saturday 1 March - Proclamatory Parade
• Wednesday 5 March - Burial of the Sardine
• Friday 7 March - Mascarita Ponte Tacón
• Saturday 8 March - Main Parade. Puerto de la Cruz had to pospone their main carnival parade owing to the poor weather forecast. The new date for the event is Saturday, 15 Mar 2025 at 16:00.

Los Gigantes Carnival 2025

The start of carnival in Los Gigantes is usually on the Friday ten days after Shrove Tuesday, which would be on Friday 14 March 2025. Their Carnival Main Parade is usually held in the afternoon of the Sunday, which would be 16 March 2025.

CONFIRMED: The Carnival in Los Gigantes (Santiago del Teide) in Tenerife, Spain, takes place from March 13 to March 23, 2025, and features a theme of "The 90s" with performances, parades, and activities for all ages. The full program, in English, is published here: Los Gigantes Carnival 2025: A Celebration of the Iconic 90s

Los Cristianos Carnival 2025

As ever, we won't even guess when Los Cristianos carnival will be held. Once available, the dates can generally be found within the relevant year's Calendario de Fiestas del Municipio (Calendar of the municipality's festivals). However ... Even if Arona publish dates ahead, they are in the habit of changing the dates at the very last minute and these changes have not been advertised nor reported in the media, so it requires constant manual watching of their site (above) to know.

The poster for the 2025 Los Cristianos International
Carnival, a reflection of the tribute to Venezuela

The Los Cristianos International Carnival 2025, which will be held between 𝟐𝟎 and 𝟑𝟏 of March, has been confirmed with an official poster. On this occasion, the theme of the festivities is 'Venezuela, a carnival of rhythm, colour and joy' and the Tenerife artist Nareme Melián has created a work that fuses the union between the Canary Islands and Venezuela with easily recognisable images and motifs.

The confirmation of these dates also clarifies that their Coso Apoteosis (Carnival Main Parade) will be taking place on Sunday, 30 March 2025 (~4 pm from the Paloma Beach apartments in the Avda. Juan Carlos I to the Centro Cultural).

Via: The council's own department of Fiestas Arona

If we get any further information about the program of events we'll add it.

There is a programe for Los Cristianos Carnival 2025, in five languages. You can also download separate PDF versions in English, German, French and Italian. We've translated the following from the program on Arona council's website: 

Venezuela, a carnival of rhythm, color, and joy

PROGRAM

THURSDAY, MARCH 20

8:30 PM: Carnival Presentation and Candidates for Junior Queen, Senior Queen, and Carnival Queen. Location: Infanta Leonor Auditorium in Los Cristianos.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

7:00 PM: Carnival Exhibition Opening by Laly González. Location: Hall of the Los Cristianos Cultural Centre.

9:00 PM: Carnival Group Competition. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

6:00 PM: First Daytime Carnival. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

7:00 PM: Carnival Announcing Parade. Route: Playa de Las Américas, from the Gala Shopping Centre on Rafael Puig Lluvina Avenue to Oasis Shopping Centre on Las Américas Avenue.

9:30 PM: Musical performance "Mayelín: Tribute to Celia Cruz."

12:00 AM: Grand Dance with entertainment by the Los Ideales orchestra. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

SUNDAY, MARCH 23

6:00 PM: Murga Group Gathering. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

MONDAY, MARCH 24

6:30 PM: Carnival Choreographic Group Festival. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

8:00 PM: Carnival Queen Election Gala. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

10:00 AM: Inclusion Parade. Route: From Trasmallo Promenade (Bahía Shopping Centre), along the Los Cristianos coastal promenade to Pescadora Square.

8:00 PM: Carnival Queen Election Gala for Children. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

8:30 PM: Grand Carnival Queen Election Gala. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

6:00 PM: Carnival Seniors' Ball. Location: Patio of the Los Cristianos Cultural Centre.

8:30 PM: Carnival Drag Queen Show. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

11:30 PM: Grand Dance with entertainment by Sabrosa and Maquinaria Band. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

11:30 PM: DJ Zone with DJ entertainment. Location: Plaza del Pescador (outside the Cultural Centre), Los Cristianos.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

3:00 PM: Second Daytime Carnival with national and international artists. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

3:00 PM: Family Daytime Carnival with various performances, workshops, and children's Carnival activities. Location: Plaza de la Pescadora and main streets of Los Cristianos.

7:00 PM: Carnival Costume Contest. Location: Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos.

9:00 PM: 11th Beach Route. At the end, the "Óscar Hernández" awards ceremony will be presented for the most original, horrifying, and outrageous costume. Route: From Plaza de la Pescadora, Plaza de la Alpispa, C/ Juan Reverón Sierra, Av. Los Playeros to Plaza de la Pescador (outside the Cultural Centre), Los Cristianos.

7:00 PM: DJ Zone with local DJs. Location: Plaza del Pescador (outside the Cultural Centre), Los Cristianos.

11:30 PM: Grand dance with entertainment by the Wamampy and Armonía Show bands. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30

11:00 AM. Classic and Vintage Car Exhibition. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

4:00 PM: Grand Carnival Apotheosis (Carnival Main Parade). Route: From the Paloma Beach Apartments, on Juan Carlos I Avenue, to the Los Cristianos Cultural Centre.

8:00 PM: Grand dance with entertainment by the El Combo Dominicano and Malibu bands. Location: Carnival Grounds (Chajofe Boulevard), Los Cristianos.

MONDAY, MARCH 31

9:00 PM: Burial of the Sardine Carnival Parade. Route: From Plaza del Pescador (Fisherman's Square outside the Cultural Centre) to Los Cristianos Beach.

11:00 PM: Widow's Ball, End of Carnival, with entertainment by Grupo Acorde. Location: Plaza del Pescador (Fisherman's Square outside the Cultural Centre), Los Cristianos.

END OF CARNIVAL

This program is subject to change.

Carnaval Internacional de Los Cristianos - Arona 2025

All dates are liable to change beyond our control.