Puerto de la Cruz isn’t easing into the year…
It’s going all in.
Where It Starts
Everything kicks off with MUECA:
🗓 May 7–10
- Street performances
- Theatre, dance, music
- The whole town becomes the stage
It’s easily one of the best-known festivals on the island… and for good reason.
What Follows
From there, it doesn’t slow down.
🎭 May – June (Performing Arts)
- Constelación Escénica (May 19–22)
- Veranos del Taoro (June 18–20)
More focused on theatre and live performance… often in open spaces.
🎶 Music Through the Year
- Up&Down Festival (May 14–18) – jazz and world music
- Canarias Jazz & Más (July 23–25)
- Phe Festival (Sept 4–5) – more modern, younger crowd
- International Music Day (Oct 2–3)
A proper mix… from classic to contemporary.
🎼 Later in the Year
- Ritmos Handmade (Nov 12–15) – percussion-focused
- Bach Festival (Nov–Dec)
- Early & Baroque Music Festival (various dates)
More niche… but solid if that’s your thing.
🎬 Culture Beyond Music
- DoCanarias Film Festival (Sept 7–13)
- Periplo Literature Festival (Oct 19–25)
- DLIBRO (Nov 17–21)
So it’s not just concerts… there’s a bit of everything.
What Makes It Different
A lot of this doesn’t happen behind closed doors.
- Streets
- Squares
- Open spaces
The city itself becomes part of it.
Worth Knowing
This isn’t random events thrown together…
It’s clearly planned to run across the whole year.
Start in May… and you’ve got something happening pretty much every month.
If you’re around Puerto de la Cruz…
You won’t struggle to find something to do.