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Registration Open for Bars at Carnival 2025

Applications must be submitted before February 5th using the standard form available on the Electronic Headquarters website of the City Council.

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, through the Autonomous Organization of Parties and Recreational Activities (OAFAR), has opened the registration period for bars to be located in the Carnival area. The guidelines for this process, which ends on February 5th, can be consulted on the City Council's Electronic Headquarters at sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/procedimientos-y-servicios/t602.

Applications for authorization must include the required documentation, meet the necessary requirements, and be submitted online by companies via the OAFAR’s electronic platform. Independent individuals (self-employed) may choose to submit through the same platform or in person at the OAFAR’s registration office.

The Mayor of the city, Jose Manuel Bermúdez, emphasizes that "Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the period of highest turnover for our businesses." The Councilor for Parties, Javier Caraballero, adds that this period generates the most excitement due to "the arrival of thousands of visitors from all the Canary Islands, as well as from the rest of Spain and abroad."

Carnival 2025 will kick off on Friday, January 31st, with the inaugural gala, followed by galas and contests until February 27th. The following day, February 28th, will feature the Announcing Parade, leading to the celebration of Carnival on the streets under the usual dance calendar. The full Carnival program is available on the website carnavaldetenerife.com.

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Open Registration for the Adult and Children’s Costume Contest of Carnival 202

Individuals and groups interested in participating in any of the categories can register until February 10 through the Electronic Headquarters.

The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, through the Autonomous Organization of Festivities and Recreational Activities (OAFAR), has opened registration for the Adult and Children’s Costume Contest of Carnival 2025, dedicated to “The Secrets of Africa,” which will take place on February 23 at 11:00 AM at the Recinto Ferial. This year, the registration period will remain open from today until February 10. Any individual or group wishing to participate in this contest must submit their registration along with the required documentation via the City Council’s Electronic Headquarters.

The order of appearance on stage will be determined by the strict order of registration, and the prizes range from 90 euros for the third-place individual child’s prize to 720 euros for the first-place group prize for more than 12 participants in the adult category.

For the mayor of the city, Jose Manuel Bermúdez, “this is one of the contests that preserves the most essence of our carnival, which was born on the streets and with costumes, and still maintains the same spirit.” For the councilor of Festivities, Javier Caraballero, “this format gives us the opportunity to assess and give more recognition to the work that so many people carry out in a handcrafted way in their homes with the sole purpose of enhancing our streets every February and making our carnival more spectacular.”

Link to register: https://sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/procedimientos-y-servicios/t588

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Open registration for the stall auction to be held on January 28

The City Council has made available 85 locations for businesses, ranging from taverns to the sale of Carnival products.

The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, through the Autonomous Organization for Festivals and Recreational Activities (OAFAR), has opened registration for the Carnival 2025 stall auction, which will take place on January 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cajasiete event hall in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This year, of the 85 available locations, 54 will initially be auctioned, as 31 are reserved by OAFAR for usual sponsor exploitation. However, as is customary, if any of these reserved spaces remain available on the day of the auction, they will be auctioned together with the initial lot.

The auction is for the exploitation of stalls such as taverns, food trucks, mobile bars, hot dog stands, nougat and sweet stalls, churro stands, or stalls selling Carnival items, which can be operated by either individuals or companies. The starting prices for Carnival 2025 range from just over 17,000 euros for a tavern located in Plaza de España, measuring 12x4 meters, to just over 600 euros for a 4x2 stall selling Carnival items located in Plaza del Chicharro. The authorization of the spaces will be carried out via a public auction. The procedure will be in an open bidding format, in a single act and a single call.

Interested parties must submit their participation application from today until January 24, 2025, by completing the registration form, providing a power of attorney if acting on behalf of someone else, and registering under the corresponding Economic Activities Tax (IAE) heading.

Link for registration: sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/procedimientos-y-servicios/t607

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife promotes the World's Best Carnival at FITUR 2025

The Councillor for Fiestas, Javier Caraballero, is attending the International Tourism Fair to present the upcoming edition of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival, which will kick off on January 31 with the opening gala.

The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, through the Autonomous Organization of Fiestas and Recreational Activities (OAFAR), has brought the Carnival of Santa Cruz to Madrid, starring in the opening and closing of one of the country’s most international events: Wanderlust. Councillor Javier Caraballero, along with the Carnival Queen of 2024, Corina Mrazek, her court of honor, the Bahía Bahitiare comparsa, and Maquinaria Band, attended this internationally renowned promotional event.

Wanderlust is an annual gathering of tourism professionals in central Madrid, featuring music, performances, and gastronomy. It is held every year since 2017, coinciding with FITUR. This promotional event chose the Carnival of Santa Cruz as the undisputed star of the evening, highlighting this International Tourist Interest Festival for its true value.

For Caraballero, being present at this event means “taking another step in the internationalization and promotion of our festival, showcasing its charms and the traditions that make us unique, along with the protagonists of the Carnival.” He added that he was pleasantly surprised by “the great admiration beyond our borders for our carnival and the immense expectation it generates.”

This morning, the Carnival Queen 2024, along with her court of honor, accompanied the Councillor for Fiestas to the Canary Islands stand, where they will be present all day promoting the Carnival and handing out flyers with the program for the 2025 edition, which begins on January 31 with the opening gala.

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Fiestas will put Carnival 2025 tickets on sale on Wednesday, January 29

The Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, through the Autonomous Organization of Festivals, will begin online sales for Carnival 2025 competition tickets on Thursday, January 29, for events scheduled at the Recinto Ferial, starting February 7. The sale will include all the stages of the adult and children's Murgas competitions, comparsas, musical groups, choreographic groups contest, and the adult and children’s queens’ galas, except for the tickets for the adult and children’s galas, which will be available starting Friday, January 30. Tickets can be purchased through the website entradascarnavaltenerife.com.

As in previous editions, tickets for the Final of the Adult Murgas contest will be sold exclusively through entradascarnavaltenerife.com, both as a pass and as single tickets. These tickets will not be available at the Recinto Ferial box office.

Additionally, for the adult queen’s gala, the comparsas contest, and the final of the adult murgas contest, all seats in the grandstands and chairs will be numbered. These tickets can only be purchased through the digital sales platform. The price for these seats will remain the same as in previous years. If the numbered seats are not sold out, the remaining tickets will be available for sale at the Recinto Ferial box office on the day of the event.

The ticketing system, which will be activated from 9:00 AM, allows a maximum purchase of four tickets per payment card per event. It also offers the option to print tickets during the purchase process.

Moreover, each ticket will have a unique QR code for authenticity verification to prevent duplication or counterfeiting.

Ticket prices are as follows:

The following events are free: the Children's Murgas Contest, the Musical Groups Contest, the Senior Queen Election Gala, and the Costume Contest.

Box office sales

Ticket distribution at the Recinto Ferial box office will begin a few days before the contests start on February 7. Box office hours will be from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. On the days of the contests and galas, the box office will remain open until the end of the events.

For the Senior Gala, access will be by invitation due to its free nature. Invitations will be distributed on the event day, Wednesday, February 19, at a designated space outside the Recinto Ferial.

Tickets for the Rondallas contest, to be held on Sunday, February 23, at the Auditorium, can be purchased online and at the Recinto Ferial box office at a price of 8 euros. The Auditorium box office will open on the day of the event.

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A grand opening gala will kick off the Santa Cruz Carnival 2025 this Friday

The event, which will take place at Paseo Teniente Francisco Grandi Giraud, in front of Plaza España, starting at 9:30 PM, will be broadcast live by Radio Televisión Canaria.

The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, through the Autonomous Organization for Festivals and Recreational Activities (OAFAR), will host the opening ceremony for Carnival 2025 this Friday, January 31, at Paseo Teniente Francisco Grandi Giraud - in front of Plaza España. There will be 1,063 seats available for the public, who can access the seats through an invitation. These invitations will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at the entrance of the event, starting at 8:30 PM, until the venue reaches full capacity.

The mayor of the city, José Manuel Bermúdez, highlighted the importance of this event, stating, “In recent years, this event has been hugely popular among carnival enthusiasts, and during it, we will get to know all the candidates for queen, in an edition that has generated a lot of excitement.”

Javier Caraballero, the Councillor for Festivals, also expressed his thanks, saying, “I want to thank the candidates, designers, sponsors, and families for their involvement over the past few months, and I am confident that this year will set the bar very high.”

Once again, Wendy Fuentes will be in charge of hosting this first event of the Carnival of the Secrets of Africa, which will begin at 9:30 PM and last a little over an hour. This will be the official start of the edition, where the 34 candidates for Carnival Queen will appear in their three categories, revealing the order in which they will participate in their competitions.

To liven up the gala, the Queens of Carnival 2024, Afro-Canary artists, and the comparsas of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival will perform. Additionally, the presenters of the various events throughout the edition will be announced. The show will begin with the presence of the 2024 queens and an overture that will immerse the audience from the very first minute in the Secrets of Africa, featuring performances such as one by Marieme Abdoulaye.

Under the direction of Jep Meléndez, the event will be broadcast live via Radio Televisión Canaria for the entire Canary Islands Archipelago.

by ariadna