What do the labels on these dates mean?
Four labels, from firmest to softest. 'Fixed by law' means the date appears in the Canary Islands Official Gazette (BOC), as a regional or municipal public holiday for 2027. 'Official programme' means the organiser has already published it.
'Calculated' means it depends on Easter, and we explain the sum below. 'Expected, pending official confirmation' means the fiesta repeats on the same pattern and its source says so, but nobody has confirmed 2027 yet: it can move. Where there's no law, sum or pattern, we give no date at all.
Which fiestas are on from January to March 2027?
Carnival dominates: Santa Cruz runs from 22 January to 28 February, and its street nights start on 19 February. Our guide to Santa Cruz carnival nights has the five nights and the ride home.
Two quieter dates matter too. Candelaria, on 2 February, is a holiday only on this island. And in the south, Adeje's San Sebastián on 20 January sends a procession with riders down to the sea, ending with the blessing of the animals in the square; the council calls it one of the best-attended celebrations in southern Tenerife.
| Date | Fiesta | Where | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | DAY ONE, New Year's Day music festival | Palmetum, Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Official programme |
| 5 January | Three Kings parade (Cabalgata de Reyes) | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 9 January – 4 February | 43rd Canary Islands International Music Festival | Auditorio de Tenerife and other island stages | Official programme |
| 20 January | San Sebastián, with horses and the blessing of animals | Adeje | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 22 January – 28 February | Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Official programme |
| 2 February | Virgin of Candelaria, island holiday | All of Tenerife | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 9 February | Carnival Tuesday, local holiday | Arona, La Orotava, La Laguna, Granadilla and others | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 23 February | Carnival Tuesday and the Coso closing parade | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 25 March – 26 March | Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, public holidays | All of Tenerife | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 28 March | Easter Sunday | All of Tenerife | Calculated (Easter) |
Which fiestas are on from April to June 2027?
La Orotava's week of carpets is the high point: on 3 June, the streets fill with flowers and the square in front of the town hall with a tapestry of volcanic sands from Teide, about 900 m² in size. The council sets out the rhythm: the Corpus on Thursday, the Baile de Magos on Friday, the climb of the saint and a cattle fair on Saturday, and the romería on Sunday.
On the night of 23 June, Tenerife lights its San Juan bonfires. In 2026, Puerto de la Cruz lit its fire on Playa Jardín at 22:00 and bathed its goats in the sea the next morning. Spending a few days in town? See what to do in Puerto de la Cruz.
| Date | Fiesta | Where | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May – 3 May | Cruces y Fuegos: decorated crosses and a fireworks duel between streets | Los Realejos | 3 May fixed by law (BOC); 2 May expected, pending official confirmation |
| 3 May | Día de la Cruz, the capital's holiday | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 30 May | Canary Islands Day | All of the Canary Islands | Fixed date; not a public holiday in 2027 (it falls on a Sunday) |
| 3 June | Corpus Christi carpets (Infraoctava), local holiday | La Orotava | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 4 June | Baile de Magos | La Orotava | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 6 June | San Isidro romería | La Orotava | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 23 June – 24 June | San Juan: bonfires on the 23rd, goat bath on the 24th | Puerto de la Cruz; local holiday in Garachico, Guía de Isora, Los Silos and San Juan de la Rambla | 24 June fixed by law (BOC); 23 June expected, pending official confirmation |
Which fiestas are on from July to September 2027?
This is romería season. La Laguna says its San Benito Abad takes place on the second Sunday in July, so 11 July in 2027; it's the only romería with regional status, as the council puts it. Two days later, Puerto de la Cruz carries the Virgen del Carmen to the sea with decorated boats and fireworks, on what is also its local holiday.
Mid-August belongs to Candelaria. Pilgrims walk from all over the island, mostly on 13 and 14 August, and on 14 August the square hosts the Guanche ceremony and a night of parrandas. That year, the holiday moves to Monday 16 August, because 15 August falls on a Sunday. Garachico's romería that same Monday is the town's main patronal fiesta.
| Date | Fiesta | Where | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July | San Benito Abad romería | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 13 July | Virgen del Carmen and the boat procession (Embarcación) | Puerto de la Cruz | Holiday fixed by law (BOC); the boat procession expected, pending official confirmation |
| 14 August – 15 August | Pilgrimage and Candelaria feast day | Candelaria | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 16 August | San Roque romería | Garachico | Expected, pending official confirmation |
| 7 September | Socorro romería, local holiday | Güímar | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 14 September | Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna, local holiday | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Fixed by law (BOC) |
Which fiestas are on from October to December 2027?
The autumn is shorter, and two of its dates fall in the southern resort towns: Arona on 4 October and Adeje on 11 October, right before the national holiday. The boldest finale is in Icod de los Vinos, where people slide down steep streets on wooden boards for San Andrés, alongside the first bottles of the new wine.
New Year's Eve 2027 is too far off for anyone to have published anything; for the one coming up, see New Year's Eve in Tenerife.
| Date | Fiesta | Where | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October | Santísimo Cristo de la Salud, local holiday | Arona | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 11 October | Santa Úrsula, local holiday | Adeje | Fixed by law (BOC) |
| 28 November – 30 November | San Andrés: wooden-board sliding and new wine | Icod de los Vinos | Expected, pending official confirmation |
How are the moving dates worked out?
From Easter, which falls on 28 March in 2027 according to the standard Gregorian calculation, which we checked with a script. Corpus Christi comes 60 days later, on 27 May, and La Orotava keeps its carpets for a week after that: 67 days, which gives 3 June. The local-holiday order in the BOC confirms the same date.
Its romería is softer. In 2025 it took place on 29 June 2025 and in 2026 on 14 June 2026, both the Sunday after the carpets, but in 2024 European elections pushed it to 16 June 2024. That's why 6 June is only expected. San Benito works the same way: 12 July 2026 in 2026, always the second Sunday. And the Embarcación, on 15 July 2025 and 14 July 2026, has fallen on the Tuesday after that Sunday.
Which fiestas don't have a 2027 date yet?
Several that we'd rather leave undated than guess. Puerto de la Cruz's International Carnival ran from 4 February 2026 to 22 February 2026 in 2026, and as of 5 November 2026 its council hasn't announced 2027. The Mueca street-arts festival, also in Puerto de la Cruz, is listed only as 'in May' by the island's tourist board.
Santa Cruz's Baile de Magos (2 May 2026) and Puerto's Phe Festival (5 September 2026) have one recent date, not a pattern. We'll add them when their organisers publish; this page is due for review in January 2027.
How do the fiestas fit with a night out?
They're separate worlds that share a calendar. These are popular, municipal fiestas, mostly in the north and the capital, whereas the club nights on this site are in the south of the island.
Where they meet is the holiday: a local day off can turn the night before into a long one, and our list of public holidays in Tenerife covers all 31 municipalities. Club dates already on sale appear in the calendar as they're published.
