HISTORY OF CARNIVAL
Carnival is the most popular festivity in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the most participative of those held on the Canary Islands. In 1980, it was declared “Fiesta of International Tourist Interest”, and in 1987, it entered the Guinness World Record Book as the largest gathering of people in an outdoor plaza to attend a concert- more than 200.000 people.
Carnival Queens
The Gala to elect the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival Queen is the highlight of the Carnival. A similar event for children has been held since 1975, the election ...
Daytime Carnival
With the daytime dances and the live performances on the different stages around the city, people from all ages, and even entire families, enjoy a costume dance party where, every year, thousands of people...
Burial of The Sardine
When the Carnival is almost over ( because there will be another weekend of piñata to permanently dismiss the festivities until another year ) , the Tenerife says goodbye tears of grief....
Carnival Posters
The issue of a promotional poster on every Carnival has been taken place since 1962. A collection that, nowadays, deserves a place of honour in any European art gallery...
Parade and Coso
The Announcement Parade The Announcement Parade is the beginning of the Carnival. It is a gigantic multi-colored serpentine pageant, made up by thousands of masks and tens...
Thanks
Thanks to all the components of the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, by making it a reality.
