Carnival season in Tenerife isn’t quite finished yet… especially in Los Gigantes.
After being postponed due to bad weather earlier this year, the Los Gigantes Carnival 2026 is finally set to go ahead this weekend, with celebrations taking place from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March in the municipality of Santiago del Teide.
The weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the traditional carnival galas, where the children’s, senior and adult carnival queens will be chosen. As usual, the event will also include music, comedy performances and plenty of carnival atmosphere before the night finishes with a large carnival party.
Saturday is expected to be the busiest day of the weekend. The morning will focus on family activities, while the afternoon will see the Grand Carnival Parade moving through Los Gigantes.
Carnival groups, percussion bands and dance troupes, including some from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, will take part in the parade, bringing plenty of colour, music and noise to the streets. The celebrations will continue into the evening with live music and dancing.
The carnival will wrap up on Sunday with more children’s activities, including the traditional Children’s Carnival Cross-Country Race.
The final event, as always, will be the Wake and Burial of the Sardine, the symbolic ceremony that marks the official end of the carnival festivities.
The Santiago del Teide Town Hall has invited both residents and visitors to come along and enjoy what is considered one of the oldest carnivals in southern Tenerife, an event that brings hundreds of people together each year in a colourful and family friendly atmosphere.
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