Other Carnaval 2007 Dates in Tenerife

Whilst the Carnaval in Santa Cruz is undoubtedly the biggest and most famous, those who want a taste of the fun with a little less bustle, can head to any one of the many other carnavals held in just about every town and village on the island - even the tiny 100 inhabitant hamlet of Teno Alto gets in on the act.

Carnaval 2007 in La Orotava

In La Orotava, where the theme this year is "Fiestas in Egypt", the Gran Coso (Main Parade), is being held on Tuesday, February 20th. An Old Car Rally starts the day off at 10 a.m. that morning from the Plaza de la Constitución and, at 4 p.m. the carnaval parade begins from Cruz del Teide to Plaza de la Paz (El Calvario). Malibu Band and others are in charge of the knees up from 7 p.m. onwards.

On Thursday, February 22nd, there is also a Drag Queen Festival at 9 p.m. in La Orotava, featuring some of the best drag acts from Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

La Orotava Carnaval 2007 Program | Photos of La Orotava Carnaval 2006

Carnaval in Puerto de La Cruz 2007

The theme in Puerto de la Cruz this year in "Paris in the 20's" and the most important event of this international carnaval is their Gran Coso Apoteosis del Carnaval (Main Parade), which is held on Saturday, February 24th, from 4 p.m. onwards in the streets; Avda. Colón, Plaza de los Reyes Católicos, Calle Obispo Pérez Cáceres, Avda. Generalísimo, Calle Zamora, Calle Santo Domingo, Calle La Marina, Plaza del Charco, Calle San Felipe and Paseo Luis Lavaggi.

More Events in Puerto de la Cruz Carnaval 2007 listed here

Carnaval in Los Gigantes 2007

Tenerife Sun tell us that, "In Los Gigantes the Carnival runs from March 1-5 and the theme for those wishing to get heavily involved is Mexico." More info here

Carnaval in Los Cristianos 2007

Whilst I cannot find details on Los Cristianos carnaval for 2007, yet, this is the biggest in the south and never far from your hotel if you are staying in one of the resorts. One note, LastMinute do issue the warning that event details can change, but I think it very unlikely that the dates of Los Cristianos Carnaval would be, as they list, as being from the 20th to the 24th of February (well, I know they wont).

That week coincides with the dates in Santa Cruz and, Los Cristianos always holds theirs at least a week or two later. One of the reasons that carnaval is spaced out in different towns is so that everyone can attend everything, of course. The other is that fair ground rides and hot dog stalls, etc., cannot be in two places at once. :)

Or, as Tenerife Sun Newspaper says, "Towns and villages all over aim to put on their own displays of street partying as soon as the Santa Cruz Carnival has run out of steam." To be honest, even that is not an entirely accurate analysis: Santa Cruz merely takes a short respite before beginning on organizing the next!

Calendar of Events for February 2007