Tenerife in August 2019

Bird of Paradise Flower

August is packed with fiestas and romerías, the biggest event of which is the Peregrinación a Candelaria (pilgrimage) and fiestas in Candelaria, which take place on the 14 and 15 of August. The most popular part of these annual celebrations is the Ceremony of the discovery of the Virgin of Candelaria, in the Plaza outside the Basilica on 14 August from about 7:30pm.

15 August is a national public holiday for Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption).

This is quickly followed by the Romería of San Roque in Garachico, always held on 16 August and the Corazones de Tejina on 24 August.

Artisan Beer Festival & Crafts Fair in Poris de Abona (Arico)

On Saturday 3 August from 17:00 to midnight Arico is holding it's second annual Artisan Beer Festival in Poris de Abona (Arico) with live music, DJs and, of course, beers, as well as gastronomy, activities for the kids and the Feria Municipal de Artesanía (Municipal Crafts Fair).

II Feria de la Cerveza Artesanal de Arico

Güimar Summer Fest

Saturday 3 August, from 13:00 until midnight, in the Plaza de las Indias in Puertito de Güímar is the Bonchotour Dorada Güimar Summer Fest with gastronomic zone, mojitos and cocktail bar and music by Renzzo el Selector, La Maldita, Juana la Cubana, David Laurentini, Jessy la Ley and Beat Creator.

On Sunday 4 August, there is the Romería in honour of the Virgen de Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza (Our Lady of Hope) in El Rosario. According to the town hall's calendar of fiestas, this pilgrimage takes place on the first Sunday in August each year.

Fiestas in Candelaria August 2019

The fiestas in Candelaria in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria), include the Peregrinación a Candelaria (Pilgrimage to Candelaria) and the Ceremony of the discovery of the Virgin of Candelaria, in the Plaza de la Basilica on Wednesday 14 August from about 19:00.

Festival Folk Canarias

In Garachico from 9 to 11 August, the 12th Annual Festival Folk Canarias takes place. On Friday 9 August, the festival's inauguration takes place in the former Convent of San Francisco at 18:00. At 19:30 outside the Casa Piedra (alongside the main square) is a Concert of Popular Song. On Saturday 10 August events begin at midday, again outside the Casa Piedra and run through to a Folk Concert at 21:00 in the Plaza de San Roque.

And on Sunday 11 August, junior singers from 12:30 outside the Casa Piedra could make a lovely prelude to your Sunday lunch. While a Concert of Popular Music in the Plaza de San Roque at 19:00 brings an end to the festival.

Via: El Festival Folk Canarias presenta su 12ª edición en Tenerife

Sunblast Festival 2019 Headlining the Sunblast Festival 2019 - the seventh edition of this electronic music festival in Tenerife - among a lineup of around 30 confirmed artists on five stages on Saturday 10 August at Golf Costa Adeje, are Cuban hip hop band Orishas, 15:00 to 24:00.

The Tenerife PWA World Cup is taking place, between 5 and 11 August, in El Médano.

The Fiestas Alcalá 2019 includes the now famous fireworks taking place at midnight on Thursday 15 August, once more provided by Pirotecnia Hermanos Toste.

On Saturday 24 August 2019, the town of Vilaflor holds it's annual 29ª Feria de Artesanía de Vilaflor de Chasna 2019 (29th Vilaflor Crafts Fair) - from 9:30 am until 7:30 pm in the Plaza de San Pedro. On this occasion, approximately one hundred and fifty artisans will participate, with an extensive sample of products, including Traditional Pottery, Traditional Carpentry, Ceramics, Cane Basketry, Wicker Basketry, Palm Wickerwork, Tinsmith, Rosettes, Wood Turning, as well as more innovative crafts.

On Sunday 25 August 2019, is the Corazones de Tejina (Hearts of Tejina), part of the Fiestas in Honour of San Bartolomé de Tejina (events) in the town of Tejina, La Laguna, where three streets in the town compete to have the biggest and best offering. The battle of the flowers will take place in the streets of Tejina from 18:00 and at 21:00 in the Plaza of Tejina, is the XXXIII Festival Exaltación de los Corazones (33rd Festival Exaltation of the Hearts).

The Romería in honor of San Roque and San Agustín takes place in Vilaflor on Sunday 25 August 2019.

Buenavista Crafts Fair: Buenavista del Norte holds it's annual Feria de Artesanía de San Bartolomé (Crafts Fair in Honour of San Bartolomé) in the Plaza de los Remedios from 10:30 am on Sunday 25 August. Around 65 artisans in different modalities will be there, with traditional crafts such as wicker basketry, pottery, as well as jewellery, felt, dressmaking, paper and cardboard.

More events include:

• The Fiestas in honor of San Casiano are taking place in La Galletas between 20 and 25 August. View program.
• There are Fiestas in honor of San Bartolomé in Río de Arico this weekend on Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August.
• Saturday 24 August - Romería in honor of San Agustín in Arafo.
• Saturday 24 August - Arona Blue and Green 2019 at the Parking Arenas Blancas, Playa de Las Américas from 19:00. The festival combines themes such as biodegradables, recycling, BasurArte (making art out of rubbish), eliminating plastic and care of the marine environment with music and entertainment.
• Saturday 24 August - the Blackstone Surf Center, Paseo Guadalajara 39, Arona, are holding a Feminine Surfing Day 2019, with free surfing classes, concert, raffle, gifts and surprises. From 3 pm until midnight.
• Saturday 24 August - 21:00 Puerto Rican singer, Edwin Rivera and Orquesta Sabrosa are performing for the Fiestas del Barrio de la Candelaria (not to be confused with the town of the same name), in La Cuesta, San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
• Saturday 24 August - Baby Black Soul Band, cover band led by Elena Suárez, is performing from 23:00 in the Plaza del Quinto Centenario, in La Orotava.
• Los Abrigos celebrates its ‘Beer Festival’ with tapas and music on Saturday 24 August. Twenty-two businesses are taking part, offering tapas, beers and soft drinks at €1, from midday until 2 am Sunday.

Phe Festival 2019 The best alternative music also has a space in Tenerife, in Puerto de la Cruz, where Phe Festival will offer a great musical atmosphere, fashion, gastronomy, cinema and innovation. The key dates: August 23 and 24, featuring Depedro, We Are Scientists, The Statue Thieves, Ángel Stanich, Arizona Baby, Carolina Durante, Los Punsetes, Delaporte, Mueveloreina, Locoplaya, Cariño, GAF & la Estrella de la Muerte and DJ Amable, among others. From 17:00 hrs, at the Explanada del Muelle de Puerto de la Cruz.

On 30 and 31 August and 1 September the biggest event in Tenerife is the Feria de Artesanía de Pinolere 2019 (Pinolere Crafts Fair 2019), this year into it's 34th annual edition, at the Pinolere Ethnographic Museum and Park (Calle Alzados Guanches, s/n, 38310 Pinolere, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain), organized by the Pinolere Cultural Association in collaboration with the Canary Islands Government, Tenerife Island Council and the City Council of La Orotava. This edition, entitled “!!OOH¡¡ LOS CUCHILLOS CANARIOS”, is dedicated to traditional Canarian knives - called naife from the English word knife - and will have the participation of more than 200 artisans and craftsmen of the islands. Among the many activities that the fair offers, is an exhibition "THE POPULAR DRESS of Tenerife in the 20th century", tasting of the CIDER of the municipality of El Sauzal, live workshops and numerous musical performances.

On Saturday 31 August 2019 is the Romería of San Isidro – part of the Fiestas Patronales en honor de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación in La Victoria de Acentejo. The day begins at 10:00 am with a Día De Las Tradiciones Canarias (Day of Canarian Traditions) with various sports. The Romería begins at 17:00 hrs with carts, folk groups and pilgrims who will make the usual route to El Calvario. There is mass at 20:00, followed by dancing and a disco.

Also taking place are:

• Fiestas in Honor of María Magdalena in Las Caletillas, Candelaria
• Fiestas in honor of San Francisco de Paula and la Milagrosa in the district of Los Baldíos, La Laguna
• Fiestas de San Blas in San Miguel de Abona
• Embarkation of the Virgen del Carmen in Los Cristianos

Finally, Puerto de la Cruz, between 26 August and 1 September, is celebrating its 46th annual Semana Bávara (Bavarian Week) and Oktoberfest in the Plaza de Europa on 30 and 31 August and 1 September. The Honorary Consul of Germany in Tenerife, Ángel Hernández, referred to the Bavarian-Oktoberfest Week in Puerto de la Cruz as “an unique celebration with its own identity and not just a beer festival". This event, which has taken place since 1973, is the result of the relationship between the German people and the tourist destination.

 
The following dates are municipal holidays in the districts listed:

• 5 August: Festival of Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza in El Roasario
• 6 August: Festival of El Salvador in La Matanza de Acentejo
• 16 August: Festival of San Roque in Garachico
• 19 August: Fiestas Patronales in Fasnia
• 19 August: Fiestas Patronales in La Guancha
• 24 August: Festival of San Bartolomé in Buenavista de Norte
• 26 August: Festival of San Bernardo in Arafo
• 26 August: Festival of San Agustín y San Roque in Vilaflor
• 31 August: Festividad Nuestra Señora de Buen Viaje in El Tanque

ROMERIA LA ESPERANZA 2018

Five must-visit beach chiringuitos in Tenerife

Chiringuito

Diario de Avisos share this list of five beach bars in Tenerife that you should visit this summer:

1. Kiosco Kraken: This chiringuito is located in the Santa Cruz beach of Las Gaviotas, just a few minutes from Las Teresitas. It is a small place where the fresh breeze of the sea comes directly and where any snack feels great before returning to the center of the city.

2. Mana Nui: Wrapped in a volcanic environment, in yellow tones, this chiringuito is the ideal place to enjoy a good dip between mojitos. It is located in Costa del Silencio, in the south of the Island.

3. Chiringuito Pirata: A classic in Tenerife for its views, atmosphere, homemade dishes, mojitos ... This chiringuito, located on the beach of La Tejita, in the municipality of Granadilla, is one - if not the most - frequented by both Tenerife residents and tourists.

4. El Caracol: Located on the beach of Las Teresitas, this place offers a wide gastronomy to its customers, as well as a nightlife environment accompanied by a dreamlike sunset. An ideal place to enjoy the authentic summer party in Tenerife.

5. Chiringuito Bollullo: This chiringuito owes its name to the coast where it is located (Playa del Bollullo, in the municipality of La Orotava). It is located in an enviable environment that invites you to enjoy the views of an authentic northern beach. The establishment offers breakfast, lunch and even dinner.

Where to Park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Aparcamiento del Intercambiador Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Image by Jose Mesa Some rights reserved

Traffic in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has always been one of the main problems for those who visit the capital, either for work or leisure, but more than the density of vehicles, the lack of parking is the real headache for drivers in this area of the island. Exploding prices too make grown people tremble each time they come to the city. Fortunately, there are car parks where you can park in Santa Cruz without the need to donate a kidney [to pay for it] or, in the best case, free. 

Diario de Avisos made a compilation of some of these:

1. Parking Santa Rosalía

Located in the central street of Santa Rosalia, number 87, very close to the Plaza del Parque Bulevar (Shopping Centre). The first hour of parking costs 1.45 euros, while the remaining hours cost 1.50 euros. 10.90 euros is the full day rate.

2. Parking Intercambiador (Transport Interchange - Bus & Tram Hub) 

Located on Víctor Zurita Soler Avenue, this car park is open 24 hours every day with cheaper rates during the weekend. Parking for one hour costs 1.50 euros, while on Saturdays and Sundays it's only 0.75 euros. Full day is 15 euros.

3. Aparcamientos del Centro Comercial Nivaria 

The parking areas of this shopping precinct, located on Tres de Mayo Avenue, are completely free for the first two hours, regardless of whether customers spend or not on the premises. From the third hour, the rate is three cents per minute (1.80 euros per hour).

4. Aparcamientos del Centro Comercial Meridiano

The Meridiano Shopping Center, located on Avenida Manuel Hermoso Rojas, has free parking open to the public during its opening hours. However, in recent weeks it has been reported that this car park could cease to be free or become only free for customers.

NOTE: All prices quoted were correct in 2019.

HOWEVER: If you're reading this, looking to find a place to park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife while carnival is on, then the advice changes: Just. Don't. Try. It. The combination of the interminable traffic queues and the lack of parking places make it almost an impossibility. It is far better to use public transport.

UPDATE: 4 Mar 2025: Getting a parking pass in Santa Cruz, an almost impossible challenge for drivers. The demand for parking in the car parks of the capital of Santa Cruz has grown in recent months.

It is becoming more and more difficult to park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and with the implementation of green and blue zones and the arrival of the bike lane, the situation is even more complicated.

Anyone who works in the capital of Santa Cruz and goes to work by car knows that they can spend up to an hour looking for where to park their vehicle.

Therefore, the option of car parks with their offer of passes is a more than satisfactory solution. But now it is an added problem, since in most of those located in the central area there are almost no passes available, especially daytime ones.

"Thank goodness I got it years ago". Andrea has been working in Santa Cruz since 2020, when she got a daytime pass in one of the car parks located in the centre of the capital. Although she sometimes goes by public transport, she says she doesn't want to cancel her pass for fear of not being able to get a new one. "I have co-workers who are on waiting lists to get a pass," she says.

On the other hand, Sandra has just started working in the El Toscal area. A resident of the north of Tenerife, she goes to work by car. "I started looking for parking in Santa Cruz in February because I got a job in the centre and I found that all the car parks I called had all the spaces occupied and some had not been freed up since the summer of 2023," she says. In her case, as she urgently needed parking, she called a large number of car parks both near and far from her work and they all had the same problem with spaces. "It's true that in some they gave me the option of putting myself on a waiting list and others told me that sometimes, after the carnivals, some spaces were usually freed up," she says.

As a last option, she got a multi-pass for a car park. "Although it is not a reserved space, it is useful to me because there are quite a few spaces when I arrive in the morning. It is complicated if you arrive late," she says. She has also considered leaving her car in La Laguna and going down by tram.

The manager of one of the car parks in the centre of Santa Cruz confirmed to Atlántico Hoy an increase in demand in the central area for parking, motivated especially by the bicycle lane. Although at peak times his car park is full, he says that they always have availability for all those who want to park. However, he has noticed an increase in demand for passes. "We still have the same prices as five years ago, and in addition the rates for parking with a ticket have been lowered. We are doing everything possible so that people who want to park, both with a ticket and with a pass, can do so," he says.

Conseguir un abono de parking en Santa Cruz, un reto casi imposible para los conductores

Helado de Gofio (Gofio Ice Cream)

Ice Cream

Gofio is one of the most basic products in the Canarian diet with which you can prepare a variety of dishes such as escaldón or rich desserts such as turrón de gofio (gofio nougat) and ice cream. This ice cream recipe had me at condensed milk, but is ideal for making good use of a couple of typical Canarian products - gofio itself and miel de palma (Palm syrup) - which you can pick up easily from local markets or even supermarkets.

Ingredients:

1 can of condensed milk 300 gr.
200 ml of whipping cream.
250 gr of gofio de millo or maíz (corn gofio).
1 soletilla [1] biscuit per person.
Grated lemon, toasted almonds.
Miel de palma (Palm honey) or miel de caña (Molasses or Black Treacle).

Elaboration:

In a bowl put the condensed milk, add the gofio and beat together until it is fully integrated. Whip the cream and fold it into the previous preparation. Place this gofio mousse into the freezer for 3 hours.

Serve gofio ice cream with crumbled soletilla biscuit and chopped almonds sprinkled on top, lemon zest and a little palm honey, or if you prefer treacle. Serve immediately.

La cocina tradicional: Helado de Gofio

[1] Bizcochos de soletilla (little sole biscuits) are what the Italians call savoiardi, the French Boudoir and that we know as Ladyfingers.

As with every other recipe in the Canary Islands, there are almost as many versions as there are people who make it. Here is a version of the ice cream with piñones (pine nuts), but I would choose the version shown below served with another local delicacy - that you can pick up at fairs and fiestas - Almendras garrapiñadas (Candied almonds).


Video: Gofio ice cream served with Candied almonds and Palm honey

Tenerife in July 2019

Romería de San Benito Abad

July has no national, regional or island-wide public holidays, but the following municipal public holidays in the following districts:

• 9 July: Festival of the Virgen del Carmen in Puerto de la Cruz.
• 25 July: Festival of Santiago Apóstol in Santiago de Teide.
• 26 July: Santa Ana in Candelaria, Garachico and Santiago de Teide.

On Sunday 14 July - always the second Sunday of the said month - the Romería Regional de San Benito Abad takes place in La Laguna. This is the only Romería denominated Regional and is declared of tourist interest, so you can imagine is one of the big ones and is considered as the most representative romeriaof the Canary Islands. It is held in honour of St. Benedict of Nursia, the patron saint of farmers of Tenerife. Mass is celebrated with a floral offering, then the cattle are blessed and the pilgrimage leaves from around mid-day. The most striking aspect is the procession of the Saint accompanied by seven women dressed in the typical costume of each of the islands of the archipelago.

The village of Chirche (Guía de Isora) is celebrates the 19th edition of their annual Día de las Tradiciones (Day of Traditions), held on the second Sunday in July each year, to keep alive the traditions of past centuries. On Sunday, July 14, the town will wake up early to receive the thousands of visitors. Free transport will be increased this year due to the high demand. Buses leave every half hour from 10.00 am in front of the Civil Guard Barracks in the town of Guía de Isora, the last bus returning from Chirche at 4.30 pm. Twenty or so houses will open their doors and patios for roasting of wheat and coffee, kneading bread, making kites, basketwork ... Don't miss the teacher and the students in the school or the healer with his remedies. Various activities; a wedding, milking, and moving will be staged and, finally, at 2:00 pm the procession and a dance is planned.

The Embarkation of the Virgen del Carmen in Puerto de la Cruz takes place on the Tuesday prior to 16 July - this year Tuesday 16 July. The image of the Virgin del Carmen is carried through the streets to the harbour, where it is boarded onto a boat, for a “sea parade” and ceremony to bless local fishermen.

In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, as well as the Embarcación de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, as in previous years, on the occasion of the feast of the Virgen del Carmen, the Port Authority has organized a complete program of commemorative events that includes, sports competitions; football, dominoes and a swim across the port.

Puerto de Santiago (Santiago del Teide) is also celebrating their Fiestas in Honour of Ntra. Sra. del Carmen 2019, also Tuesday 16 July, with the solemn Eucarist at 6 pm, after which there will be the procession and offerings.

The annual recreation of 'La Gesta del 25 de Julio' (Battle of Santa Cruz 1797), will this year pay tribute to Corporal Diego Correa, who, ill, left his detachment in the battery of La Concepción with just a handful of soldiers and managed capture 17 British soldiers, a cannon and the flag of the frigate 'Emerald'. The events of the recreation start on Friday July 19 with the landing of British troops in the area of the ​​Castillo Negro (Black Castle) and the beginning of the battle, and will continue the next day, on Saturday 20 July, with the establishment of a camp in the Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena. 

On Friday 19 July from 16:00 Canarias Baila Tenerife at Amarilla Golf & Country Club with Latin stars, Bad Bunny (The Puerto Rican Rapper Taking Over YouTube) and Becky G, along with Maikel Delacalle, Darkiel and Ricky & El Capo.

On Friday 19 July at 21:00 Costa Adeje Sinfónico one of four big concerts taking place at Golf Costa Adeje. For the second consecutive year, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife (Tenerife Symphony Orchestra) offers an exclusive concert, under the direction of Mexican conductor Iván López Reynoso, with tenors Celso Albelo (Tenerife) and Javier Camarena (Mexico).

On Saturday 20 July 17:00 at the Campo de Fútbol de Garachico (Garachico Football Ground): Concert by international music star Juanes within the Festival Américas, which will feature the participation of Ruts & la Isla Music, Meneo Live, La Lvcha en Bermudas, Catacumbia and Adam Lor.

Tenerife Lan Party 2019

The Tenerife Lan Party 2019 - Technology and new trends event held in Tenerife - is currently taking place between 15 and 21 July 09:00 - 22:00 at the Recinto Ferial in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

La Laguna Craft Beer Festival

Friday 19 July from 17:00 and Saturday 20 July from 13:00 in the Plaza de la Catedral, the great festival of craft beers moves La Laguna with the presence of Canarian brewers in addition to the Brew Dog craft beer invited from Scotland and the Brugse Zot from Belgium, as well as gastronomy and music by the best DJ's.

City of La Laguna Rally

The main events of the 6th Ralley Ciudad de La Laguna (City of La Laguna Rally) take place on Saturday 20 July.

Rally Ciudad de La Laguna 2018

Romerías

On Sunday 21 July there is the Romería of Santa Ana and San Joaquín in the district of El Ortigal in La Laguna and the Romería in honour of the Virgen del Carmen in Los Campitos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Around 25 July, Santa Cruz re-enacts the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) and celebrates its proud victory over English Admiral, Horatio Nelson, whose failed attempt on the city, cost him his right arm.

       

Canarias Jazz & Más

The 28th Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken takes place from 5 to 21 July 2019. There are concerts in Santa Cruz, La Laguna, Puerto de la Cruz and Adeje in Tenerife, as well as on other islands. The first concert Tenerife takes place on Friday 5 July at the Plaza de los Alisios - the huge open air venue located next to the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Maceo Parker tops the billing in which female vocalists stand out with the best instrumentalists of the genre, up-and-coming groups, renowned & established artists, as well as local bands. More info (in English) here.

Garachico Crafts Fair

The 39th Regional Crafts Fair of Garachico will be held on Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July; from 12:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., for Friday 5, and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the rest of the days, with island handicrafts and especially those elaborated in the north of Tenerife. More than 70 artists and artisans provide wide and varied range of products, completed with demonstrations and exhibitions that give visitors the opportunity to learn about the history and the development of the main pieces that can be purchased at this fair. This edition will also feature traditional basket weaving in all its varieties: Palm, Wicker, Badana, Ristra, Rafia.

Güímar Hillclimb

The 46th edition of the Subida de Güímar (Güímar Hillclimb) takes place on 5 & 6 July - the main spectator events being on Saturday. More information (in Spanish) from the organisers.

San Benito Tapas Route

The Ruta de la Tapa por San Benito (San Benito Tapas Route), now in it's 12th edition, which launched on Monday 1 July and runs until 31 July has the aim of exceeding last year's figure of 200,000 tapas served. This gastronomic event has 49 establishments in the centre of La Laguna participating. Each tapa, which will be accompanied by a glass of Presas Ocampo wine, a Mahou beer or a bottle of Fonteide water, will have a total price of three euros.

Among events in Tenerife this summer that you mustn't miss is Minimal Summer 2019, taking place at Magma Arte & Congresos, Avda. de los Pueblos, Adeje, on Saturday 27 July. It promises a mix of the best Latin music with the most avant-garde electronics. This ninth edition of the famous festival has performances by Kevin Yost, Nickodemus, Banana Bongaloo, Llam St & Music and Dj Kali among others, with food trucks, swimming pools and a “Minimal Market”. 

If what motivates you is gastronomy and the discovery of small culinary jewels, then the VIII Muestra Gastronómica de la Papa Bonita (Papa Bonita Gastronomic Exhibition) must be a mandatory date on your calendar. Los Realejos will be the scene where tastings will take place with activities and samples, always with this treasure of Canarian cuisine as the protagonist. Saturday, July 27 in the Plaza de San Agustín.

Puerto de la Cruz World Beer Festival

Friday 26 July from 17:00 to 00:00 and Saturday 27 July from 13:00 to 02:00 on the esplanade by the old Customs House (beside the old port) in Puerto de la Cruz. The Puerto De La Cruz World Beer Festival will bring together Canarian craft beers and world beers, a gastronomic area with Foodtrucks and mojitos with Ron Barceló. Music: Friday: Juana La Cubana, Renzzo El Selector and La Maldita. Saturday: Live performances, Sistah Vibes and BeatCreator. More.

Festival de Música Antigua

Friday July 26, Cambuyón Quartet in concert in Playa San Juan, in the Plaza del Centro Cultural at 9:00 p.m. Saturday 27 the Festival of Ancient Music of Tenerife kicks off with the Goldfinch Ensemble who will offer a concert entitled “Dialectic between Bach and Couperin”. In this case, the event will be held in the interior auditorium of the Playa San Juan Cultural Center at 8:45 p.m.

And there are three traditional Romerías for the final weekend:

• 27/07/2019 - Romería Chica of Santa Ana y San Roque in Garachico
• 28/07/2019 - Romería de Las Nieves, in Finca España, La Laguna
• 28/07/2019 – Romería in honour of San Antonio Abad and the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in the district of El Portezuelo (Tegueste)

Romería de San Benito | 2018

Miss Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1935

Onagra Lorenzo, in 1935

Although the carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has almost certainly been celebrated ever since the first European settlers arrived (in 1605 Gaspar Luis Hidalgo, alluded to the custom of swapping the sexes through costumes) and the first written references to carnival date from the end of the 18th Century, it was not until 1935 that carnival had it's very first Queen, then denominated "Miss Carnival". Onagra Lorenzo Díaz is part of the history of Carnival celebrations, as in 1935, at only 16 years of age, she was the first Carnival Queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with a costume entitled 'Vampiresa' (Vamp or Femme Fatale), designed by herself and her sister. Her daughter, Herminia Gil, remembers her mother as a "woman ahead of her time", always linked to the most important festivities of the Tenerife capital.

Herminia Gil recalls that in 1935 her mother was designated "Miss Carnival" - because at that time the concept of queen had not yet been introduced - in the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero (Circle of Friendship 12th of January), which at that time was known as "El Recreo", the institution that she also represented. Although the dress has not been preserved, because it was set on fire on an occasion when Onagra lent it to a friend, Herminia Gil treasures the sash, in addition to several gifts her mother received. There is a street named Onagra Lorenzo Díaz in the Chamberí neighbourhood of the city.

A year later, in 1936, the title went to Ana de la Torre del Pino, who also represented the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero with a costume entitled  'Ana, Empress of Austria', designed by Hermógenes González de Guisado. Both events were celebrated and organized by the Círculo de Amistad XII de Enero.

With the intervention of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship, there wasn't a Carnival Queen again in Santa Cruz de Tenerife until 1965.

La primera miss del carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Alexander von Humboldt's visit to Tenerife

Alexander von Humboldt in 1806

While in Germany, they're celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the Prussian polymath, geographer, naturalist and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, there are several events being held to celebrate his visit to Tenerife 220 years ago in 1799.

On the way to the new world, Humboldt spent almost a week in Tenerife in June of 1799, climbing the Pico del Teide, with his expedition and a group of mules and, visiting places like La Orotava, La Laguna and Santa Cruz. He was particularly interested in the Jardín Botánico (Botanical Garden) in Puerto de la Cruz, which was created in 1788. A happy thought, as Humboldt observed, to introduce useful plants to Europe. He liked the island very much: on his descent through the valley of La Orotava he praised the beauty of the island and described Tenerife as "a splendid land, until now I have not found anything more majestic". Humboldt was also enthusiastic about the orchid garden Sitio Litre in Puerto, created more than 230 years ago.