Tenerife Carnival (end of February), Santa Cruz de Tenerife

The fiesta begins at the end of February - the few days leading up to the start of Lent.

The carnival festa is typical for all regions of Spain but it is particularly famous in Cadiz and  Tenerife. It also has a strong tradition in the gay district of Chueca in Madrid and in Sitges near Barcelona. Ciudad Rodrigo near Salamanca also has a popular carnival although it is very different then the ones held in other cities.

The Tenerife festival is one of the most extravagant in the world (may be second after the famous Rio de Janeiro carnival).

Other sights, landmarks and places of interest when visit municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife >>

• The Auditorio de Tenerife (category: Modern architecture)
• Towers of Santa Cruz (category: Modern architecture)
• Parque Garcia Sanabria (category: Parks & Gardens)
• Museum of Natural and Human History (category: Museum)
• Playa de Las Teresitas beach (category: Beach resort)
• Contemporary museum Óscar Domínguez Institute (category: Museum)

Other sights from category Events & Festivals in Spain

• Running of Bulls event (July, 7th) (municipality Pamplona)
• Baby Jumping Festival (June) (municipality Sasamon)
• Battle of Flowers festival (last Friday of August) (municipality Laredo)
• The Cigarróns Carnival (February - March) (municipality Verin)
• Campillos Feria (3rd week of August) (municipality Campillos)
• Feast of the Almond Bloom (end of January, begining of February) (municipality Puntagorda)
• Mallorca Grape Throwing Festival (last weekend in September) (municipality Binissalem)
• Benicasim rock festival (municipality Benicasim)
• Film Festival Internacional de Cine (Mid-March) (municipality Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• European Short Film Festival FEC Cambrils - Reus (Mid-March) (municipality Reus)
• Saint Ignatius Fiestas (30th of July) (municipality Azpeitia)
• Celebration of San Antionio (June 13) (municipality Punxin)
• Celebration of San Sebastian and San Antonio (17-21 January) (municipality Finana)
• Film Comedy Festival (June) (municipality Peniscola)
• Fiesta del Bollu (Easter Monday) (municipality Partido Judicial de Aviles)
• Vitoria Jazz Festival (10th-16th July) (municipality Vitoria-Gasteiz)
• Procession of the Three Kings (5th January) (municipality Alhaurin de la Torre)
• Festival of the May Crosses (3 May) (country Spain)
• Fiesta in honor of St. John (June 24) (municipality Arbizu)
• Encamisá celebration (January 16) (municipality Torrejoncillo)
• The Chinchón Festival de anis y vino (March) (municipality Chinchon)
• Haro Wine Festival (summer) (municipality Haro)
• Festival La Tomatina (August) (municipality Bunol)
• Sardine festival (summer) (municipality Ribeira)
• San Joan fiesta (June 24) (municipality Son Servera)
• Sitges Film Festival (early October) (municipality Sitges)
• Linares chess tournament (end of February) (municipality Linares)
• Big firework festival Fallas (15 to 19 March) (municipality Valencia)
• Folk music festival SAUGA (August) (municipality Colindres)
• Romeria Festival (7th of October) (municipality Benahavis)
• Virgen del Carmen feria (16th-July) (municipality Estepona)
• Wine and Chacina (December) (municipality Colmenar)
• Festas de San Isidro Labrador (14-15 May) (municipality Alameda)
• Festival of San Antón (17th of January) (municipality Trigueros)
• Romeria de la Virgen del Rocio Celebration (fiftieth day after Easter Sunday) (municipality Almonte)
• Festival of the Virgen de la Peña (second week of September) (municipality Tordesillas)
• Celebration of Virgen de la Ermita (7th of September) (municipality Peniscola)
• Fiesta La Alcadesa (last Sunday in July) (municipality Puerto Moral)
• Festival La Pandorga (30-31 July) (municipality Ciudad Real)
• Salobrena fiesta (October) (municipality Salobrena)
• Sa mostra International folklore festival (every July) (municipality Soller)
• Baeza pilgrimage of Santisimo Cristo de la Yedra and the Virgin del Rossel (7th September) (municipality Baeza)
• Festival Semana Santa (municipality Avila)
• Mancha Blanca Craft Fair (September) (municipality Tinajo)
• Church of Santa Anna (municipality Albal)
• National Day of Spain (12 October) (country Spain)
• Fiesta of Saint Vicente Martir (January 22) (municipality San Vicente de la Sonsierra)
• International Festival of Street Theatre (municipality Alcorcon)
• Sax Moors and Christians Festival (1-5 February) (municipality Sax)
• Cervantes Days (23th April) (municipality El Toboso)