Beach fun is not new in Tenerife island.

Fishermen must have had much beach fun celebrating good hauls by the ocean on Tenerife island.

Unfortunately, little is known about this.

Fiesta San Juan
Puerto de la Cruz
First week-end August

Huge, I mean huge crowds...by the large beach Playa Jardin...
I will never forget.

I was mugged, there, a couple of years ago and, I know who it was. A whole group of Mariana smoking kids... They were so cunning.

Police said that no locals would steal.

"People from 'outside' use Tenerife fiestas for that reason", they added.

Beach fun was not for me on that day.

Of course such extremes can happen in all societies on big feast days.

The worst which I missed were my keys because, no locksmith could be found the next day for a long time.

Much timber heaped up to be set alight at night by the side of the fishermen village Avenida Colon.

It's the time of the summer solstice, you know...

Live loud salsa music...

Most people go there in the afternoon loaded with pick nick goodies.

The goats get bathed in the Atlantic, later.

Do you think it's beach fun for them?

Tenerife volley ball tournaments, (no organized soccer seen in the north) swimming competitions, motor boat racing, fishing, sailing, surfing, diving or water ski competitions to name just a few, take place.

Sports galas are of course popular by the beach.
What better water competitions could there be than those which are fought out in the waves of the ocean?

The island didn't always have natural swimming pools such as lidos or public pools.

Rock pools made by mother nature would seldom be suited for it.

And, lidos are, usually, not for free, anyway.

Para gliders or para shooters often contribute to beach fun. At least they do so by a Tenerife beach in the oldest Tenerife resort.

Concert events as beach fun are always part of a public holiday by the sea shore.

They may live rock and roll, jazz, salsa and merengue concerts.

Bands are often providing beach fun in a beach pavilion on beach Playa Jardin in Puerto de la Cruz North Tenerife.

Every beach festival is followed by fireworks near a beach.

We find of course much sports equipment by sea shores which may be hired for Tenerife fun. .

Playa Jardin has a good beach playground with equipment like slides, climbing towers etc. for the very young, though.

This is not an aquapark. Lido/Lago Martianez is the best place up north for that.

In high tourist seasons even fun fairs may be near a Tenerife beach. Puerto de la Cruz always has one by the little harbor which is also often used as if it was a beach. Besides, it's quite close to beach Playa Jardin.

Many natural pools are called beaches in Tenerife. Please, find out why.The natural pools Los Gigantes obviously offer lots of fun and are ideal for snorkeling.

Great beach amusement is provided by the burning of the 'sardine' which is one of the islands' end of carnival high lights. The 'sardine' ceremony is a very old custom.

Puerto Cruz in Tenerife is not the only town celebrating it.

Also, go see: Fiestas in Tenerife;

Festivals of Tenerife with Romerias and video;

La Mueca art festival Puerto de la Cruz example of Agenda 2008

Would you like to see a video with beach entertainment of the burning of the 'Sardine' during Santa Cruz Tenerife carnival?

Please, return from Tenerife beach fun and entertainment to Tenerife beaches.

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