Tuesday, July 01, 2008

July 2008 Events in Tenerife

July's big event is the Festival EOLICA (MySpace), or Festival Internacional de Energias Renovables (International Festival of Renewable Energies): a consciousness raising pop/rock festival held at WindPower Park in Tenerife, below gigantic windmills and on the shore of the ocean. This is the 6th year the festival has been held in Tenerife and, brings together acts such as Britain's Asian Dub Foundation (MySpace) on July 4th and American actress turned singer, Juliette Lewis and the Licks (MySpace) on July 5th.

CanaryGreen have more information, including where to buy EOLICA tickets.

On July 5th and 6th, in the Plaza de la Libertad in Garachico is this year's annual Garachico Crafts Fair. These Crafts Fairs provide a great day out for those who enjoy a bit of retail therapy and are the best places to find a genuine, local, unique item to take home to remember your visit. Photos from Garachico Crafts Fair 2007.

Arona will be pulling the rabbit out of the hat with their Festival of Magic, running from June 30th to July 6th, in the streets and plazas of Cabo Blanco, El Fraile, Guaza, Valle San Lorenzo, Parque La Reina, La Camella, Buzanada and Los Cristianos. Events culminate at 6 p.m. on Sunday with a Gala Infantil de Magia (Kids' Magic Show) in Las Galletas.

On Saturday, July 5th, there's the Fiesta Rick'Salsa at Discoteca Rick's, Cruce de Los Rodeos, La Laguna.

Every Sunday of the summer: Cool & Sun Sunday Party at Faro Chill Art, Torviscas, Costa Adeje. Live Reggae Music with Aswad founder, Brinsley Forde (MySpace) & Taknara Foundation, DJ Jacabo Padilla and Guest DJs. Entrance FREE.

Energetic types can join a walk to Teno Alto in the north west corner of Tenerife on Sunday, July 6th. Bookings via the Albergue de Bolico.

Other events to choose from include the start of the, Canarias Jazz & Mas Heineken 2008 festival (that runs to Saturday, July 12th, in Tenerife); and upcoming Fiestas del Puerto de la Cruz, and Fiesta del Carmen and July fiestas in Puerto de la Cruz, which will reach their climax around mid-month.

As summer hots up and so the number of fiesta and events increases, we'll try to bring you more details of what's coming up, in time for each weekend.

More events, exhibitions and what's on, in our calendar.