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| 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
All dates are liable to change beyond our control.