Friday, August 29, 2008
What's On the Last weekend in August in Tenerife
Another relatively quiet week, can it be so? Either that is the case, or lots of things will be happening that nobody announces until the last minute ...
Saturday, August 30th, is the big day of the fiestas in Santa Bárbara, Icod de los Vinos, with the offering of Cestos y Bollos (that's one of them, pictured on the right), a very pretty tradition, starting at around 3 p.m. in the Calle El Plano and making a procession to the square.
The Romería of San Agustín is always held in Arafo (map) on the last Saturday in August. First held in 1975, this fiesta was declared an event of National Interest for Tourism in 1983 and is when the image of the saint is brought down from it's grotto in the Añavingo gorge. It will stay in the town until mid-September, while the fiestas of San Juan Degollado take place. Romería de San Agustín - ARAFO (Tenerife)
Also on Saturday, August 30th: Fiesta Tropical at Vai Moana Chill Out Cafe, Las Galletas, Arona and the Salpica Festival en Buenavista del Norte.
Meanwhile, Puerto de la Cruz celebrates its annual Semana Bávara (Bavarian Week) and Fiesta de la Cerveza (Beer Festival) from August 30th to September 8th. This is held each year at the end of August / beginning of September, where you can taste traditional German produce accompanied by the sound of a Bavarian Orchestra, Die Lustigen Egerländer. Tickets sold in aid of the Red Cross.
For many, the big event of this weekend will be the first home game of the football season for CD Tenerife v Gimnástic de Tarragona. Kick off is 20:00 at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium.
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