What is the secret of Tenerife attractions within carnival?

Exception below...

And, remember carnival flights are cheap Tenerife flights when booked early...

Look at how the young carnival girl is dressed and you'll understand that one of the biggest Tenerife attractions with Carnival as well as in general is the weather and Tenerife climate.

Be very careful to plan where to stay...

Book any holiday home in Tenerife early. No rooms will be for rent when Tenerife attractions for carnival have started...

Pick your best choice of Tenerife hotels in Tenerife's main carnival cities Santa Cruz and Puerto de la Cruz... Find a selection of different portals to compare, all in one...

Santa Cruz Tenerife Carnival 2012:

• Tenerife holidays Carnival main period from Jan.27 until Feb, 25
• The Carnival Queen Gala Santa Cruz at night 21.30 on Feb. 15, 2012 was a real surprise.
• Opening Parade on Friday Feb. 17
• Sunday,Feb 19, 2012 novelty main and additional street carnival festival starting at 1.p.m.
• Meet the Carnival Queen Carmen Gil González by the latest at the Coso in Santa Cruz of main parade Coso Aphothesis on Tuesday Feb.21 from 3 p.m.onwards
• Santa Cruz Tenerife Sardine Funeral on Wednesday Feb.22
• Feb.25 Carnaval del Dia with Street dancing, fireworks, funfair and more

Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife attractions Carnival 2012:

• Puerto Cruz elects its Carnival Queen, February 16, 2012.
• The moaners' carnival, when the gigantic Sardine is buried, Wednesday, February 22, 2012
• Gay parades 'Masquerida Talón' show at 10.30 p.m., Friday 24, 2012
  (subscription and heel measuring 20.30)
• Puerto de la Cruz main parade Coso Aphothesis 4.p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012
• Febr,26 The Sunday Vintage car parade show, also called Piñata de Chica is still to be confirmed.

Part of Tenerife attractions carnival 2012 is also the Festival del Carnaval at the famous and nostalgic Theatre called Cine Victor at Plaza La Paz in Santa Cruz. Find a listing of its shows at www.teatrocinevictor.com or call 0034 + 922 287 574.

Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife attractions Carnival 2012:

• Puerto Cruz elects its Carnival Queen, February 16, 2012.
• The moaners' carnival, when the gigantic Sardine is buried, Wednesday, February 22, 2012
• Gay parades 'Masquerida Talón' show at 10.30 p.m., Friday 24, 2012
  (subscription and heel measuring 20.30)
• Puerto de la Cruz main parade Coso Aphothesis 4.p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

The sequence of the celebrations and carnival shows is expected to remain more or less the same, while only dates may change. Enjoy all street parades and fireworks for free... Competitions, elections and prize giving contribute every year to the Tenerife attractions of carnival success.

Examples of 2009 Santa Cruz Carnival events:

February 03 - March 01, 2009 Santa Cruz Carnival

• Feb 03, 04, 05, 06 Murgas children fun 1st,1nd,3rd phase.
• Feb 08 Child Carnival Queen Election called Reina Infantil (euros 3 or 4 per ticket, discounts possible)Takes place at Congress Center at night.
• Feb 09, 10,11, Murgas adults phase 1 -3(congress center)
• Feb 13 Murgas Adults Finale (main show event congress center)
• Feb 14 Choreography carnival display event festival(congress center)
• Feb 15 No carnival event
• Feb 16 Song of Laughter event(Canción de la Risa)Teatro (theater) de Guimerá.
• Feb 17 Concert Fregolinos in Theatre Guimerá
• Feb 18 Carnival Queen election called Gala Reina(Show is at night at Congress Center Centro de Ferias y de Congresos near Audiorio)
  Entrance price Euros 6 compared to Euros 9 in year 2008)Discounts for families possible
• Feb 19 Day of rest for carnival organized shows
• Feb 20 Friday Proglamation Parade Cavalgada after 4 p.m. by Avenida de Anaga and Santa Cruz port.
• Feb 21 Carnival festival Comparsas Procession of rhythm and harmony in Avda.de Anaga.
• Feb 21 Nifu-Nifa Fregolinos Show at place Plaza del Principe includes Rondallas of Tenerife Auditorium
• Feb 23 Tuesday-Feb 24 Wednesday Nifu-Nifa Fregolinos Coso
• Feb 24 Main parades El Coso Apothesis(entrance free) after 4 p.m.
• Feb 25 Ash Wednesday parade and event show of the Burial of the Sardine by 4 p.m.
• Feb 26 Festival of Rondillas by Theater Guimera
• Feb 28 Friday Day Carnival and carnival Coso for children procession(parade)
• Mar 01 Nifu-Nifa La Zarzuela at Plaza del Prinzipe
• Mar 01 Sunday Vintage car parade show is also called Piñata de Chica.
  Polished up old-timers, most of which are Fords from the 1930ies onwards drive slowly along Calle de Noria and past Ayuntamiento town hall in old quarter Santa Cruz. Expect them early afternoon or later...
• According classic car shows which use the same cars in Puerto Cruz take place before or after the vintage car rallies.

Find more information and agenda on Murgas, and other Carnival events or shows further down listed under Murgas...

Murgas are not only Tenerife attractions. They feature in many Spanish speaking carnival countries.

Burying of the Sardine

Agenda Tenerife attractions carnival 2009 Puerto de la Cruz:

• Feb 19 Elections Carnival Queens at night
• Feb 21 Saturday Opening parade of proclamation - Cavalgada in mid afternoon
• Feb 25 Wednesday Sardine burial mid afternoon
• Feb 27 Friday obstacle competition for guys on high heels by late afternoon
• Feb 28 Saturday Parade Apothesis (conclusion) by 4.p.m.
• Mar 01., Car parade with perhaps 60% of old Ford motorcars are on afternoon parade show. Cars go past Plaza del Charco tourist hub Puerto de la Cruz. Drivers and passengers are dressed according to period of car. They often look like coming out of an Al Capone movie and show many 1920/30 and 1940 details of the era.

How and when watch Tenerife carnival parades and processions?

All Carnival dates and times should, always, be confirmed by the media beginning of February, by the latest.

Street carnival in Tenerife capital:

Or do you know a more fun way to lose weight quickly than by carnival street dance with Samba live music?

Street carnival Santa Cruz for the day and night samba dancing has been reserved for only 2 locations for 2009. One is town square Plaza de Candelaria/Plaza de España and the other is Plaza del Príncipe.

Mind Plaza de España as location has been one of latest Tenerife attractions since summer 2008...

Tenerife parking and Shopping during Carnival Santa Cruz:

Mind staying over in Santa Cruz or nearby is a good idea, as Tenerife parking during Carnival Santa Cruz will only be possible outside of town from where you can catch a taxi (booking early helps much) or walk. Buses and tram transport will most probably be restricted to certain areas only.
Most shops will be closed during carnival days in Santa Cruz. Their owners would never prevent their employees with or without children from watching the shows and parades.

Please note:Puerto de la Cruz has chosen Africa or African culture for its 2009 carnival theme. Los Realejos picked recycling as its carnival topic while Santa Cruz has Cinema classic horror movies.

The favorite costume of a male youngster are clothes
which he borrows from a sister, mother or girl friend. Just for fun, you know...

Therefore the Santa Cruz Carnival poster shows Frankensteen with a negligent ballerina outfit in pink - and wings on him...

The witch is another carnival theme which goes with the topic.

Get tips for Tenerife carnival attractions or other locations at Tenerife carnival 2009 Santa Cruz for Carnival costumes and scary make up while the theme horror movies is ideal to fight recession.

High heels obstacle competition event carnival Puerto Cruz:

Carnival fun on the biggest of all Canary Islands is contagious, you know...

Europe's gay community is crazy about this sexy carnival event. Gays adore Tenerife attractions' carnival fun. The carnival laughter keeps gays young, you know...

Puerto de la Cruz has a very active community for all kinds of arts which is celebrated during Mueca art festival.

Female Tenerife carnival splendor is so attractive:

The feminine carnival cult which involves all ages is impressive.

The most striking, colorful, glittering, divine and feminine outfits are used for the dress up. Imagination knows no boundary.

Women often make their carnival dresses themselves. That way they have best control to become Tenerife attractions on carnival.

Over centuries they learned to bring out the female beauty and femininity with best dresses, perfectly. Tenerife attractions of carnival would not exist without the stunning ladies' costumes.

Tenerife Spain beauty election alias Carnival queen election?

To see the teenage girls at election in television with their dresses that have heavy rods on the bottom and, sometimes rather heavy head decorations which are anything than light is nice. But those attachments easily weigh a kg on their head. This may easily reach 200 kg with the rods and the rest of the attire you know... It makes you feel sorry for the them.

This, however, does not turn such cumbersome carnival wire dresses such as depicted in the photo beside less attractive for the girls.

Mind this is a glamorous carnival fashion turned into Tenerife attractions which were borrowed from the courts of Louis XIV in the 13th century. The dresses were so attractive that they were fashionable for a long time. They kept on drawing drawing attention with the aristocrats of Spain and elsewhere in Europe for a long time. All the rich ladies adapted them to be attractive, almost, globally, eventually.
The elected adult Tenerife queen of the mad season receives invitations to major Carnival cities in Europe like Cadiz which is the oldest Spanish Carnival town, Nice and the fashion commerce place Duesseldorf to the best of my knowledge. She might even land a modeling contract by a big fashion designer. She certainly will see her face on Spanish magazines, perhaps even on Elle or who knows on Vogue...

The carnival queen election show is one of most famous Tenerife events. It's also broadcast internationally as one of Tenerife attractions by Satellite television.

Once a year, during winter in February, Tenerife females may shine like goddesses of attractions.

History of Carnival

In 1852, carnival was, for the first time, funneled through municipal
channels.

Those attractions on the island were needed for escape and illusions
such as only offered by carnival.

In 1979 the first private companies
started to support the party times of disguise.
Nowadays, a new theme or motto is chosen before new carnival events by year.

Sometimes, even foreigners are selected by public tenders for the decoration of big humor and disguise shows.

Posters are newly designed, printed and distributed every 12 months.

Carnival Murgas:

Today, Murgas who are usually males contribute greatly to Tenerife attractions carnival. They come from all corners of society. You can make them out often in parades where they resemble clowns. Every person in a group of Murgas must be clad in the costume with the theme of the group. Murgas in carnival festivals sing carnival songs where they, often, criticize society. Hence, the most witty group of a carnival presentation becomes famous.

Murgas who are a sort of street musicians perform in competing carnival shows. The first Murgas surged as a group of seamen in Santa Cruz in 1917. Murgas use popular folk songs by changing the wording to make fun of politics or social conditions on the island.

Discover where the Murgas have their own carnival club house of NiFuNiFa in Santa Cruz and who their most famous founder was...In fact, he helped to augment Tenerife attractions carnival greatly.

Nifunifa
Tel: 922 609 600, 922 609 601,
922 609 602 and 922 609 603
Fax: 922 242 366

Murgas are not missing in any of the island's carnival parades, as they have become real Tenerife attractions as symbols of carnival besides the queens. By the way, they are subsidized by Cabilde and private people in Tenerife. Subsidizing for all Santa Cruz Carnival groups has been augmented in 2009.

Here, is a video for the young carnival fans presenting a popular, rather modern Murgas folk band:

Where can you see those Tenerife carnival festivals?

Watch Murgas events Santa Cruz at Congress Center Centro de Ferias y congresos at iftsa.com where you can look up address and more...

Murgas shows Santa Cruz from 9th to 15th of February 2009 are presented inside on an area of 1100 square meters which can accommodate 7500 people.

Ticket prices Murgas shows Santa Cruz 2009:

Ticket prices Murgas festivals for children:

€1,50 to €6 depending on age (discounts for families are subject to amounts of children. 4 children families get highest discounts on total entrance tickets). Discounts can be up to 50%. It's not quite clear to me how discounts are applied, but the scheme looks very interesting.

Santa Cruz had to lower prices for its disguise festivals indoors in the light of recession in order to not lose out on Tenerife attractions carnival.

Adult entrance fees for Murgas shows:

€4 to €13,50 depending on which show they are for. Prices for individuals also vary per age.
Families with children receive discounts and 4 children in family make up biggest rebate.

Find all carnival indoor festival and show prices in detail here.

Encounter timetable for Murgas events by scrolling up.

Unfortunately, we have to be able to understand Spanish well which will make the Murgas carnival shows more interesting.

Use my best way to learn Spanish for free and with fun to get used to the Spanish language...

Carnival attraction is good for gay community and their business:

Carnival in Tenerife also offers great escape for expression of the still underprivileged gay community who is trying to be very attractive for the crazy weeks of the Tenerife winter season.

There are a couple of gay business people where I live. Both work in tourism.

They confirm that Tenerife attractions such as the island's carnival is much loved by the gay community who rocks up from all over Europe to attend the island's carnival.

Also, there is this small, sympathetic open for all sexes gay bar called La Barca in La Longuera Los Realejos Bajo(Lower Realejos) in my neighborhood.

Nobody is allowed to get harassed, there, not even during carnival when it La Barca a German and Spanish flag outside.

It has best cocktails (also alcohol free) which attracts more new comers during carnival, by the year.

It's next to the good La Finca Restaurant which is a blue house and almost a landmark on a street corner where you get to the sports stadium Los Realejos.(Pavillon)

Insider tip regarding German Carnival attraction for German speaking people:Another bar in Puerto de la Cruz in Avenida Generalisimo/corner C.Venezuela is known for carnival fun and contributes to Tenerife entertainment.

It is much liked by the Duesseldorf Germany Carnival who sends a huge wagon sponsored by LTU charter airline every year (not by LTU in 2009) to represent Düsseldorf carnival during the Puerto Cruz parade.

The German carnival queen, prince and their entourage take part as well.

The Germans from Duesseldorf have become part of Tenerife attractions of carnival in the oldest resort of the island, over the years.

This carnival attraction bar is called Koe Pi
Avda.Generalisimo corner Calle Venezuela
Avenida Building (edificio Avenida)
3 minutes walk from Lido Martianez
Puerto de la Cruz

German carnival custom becomes Tenerife Carnival attraction:

The German custom of throwing sweets into children crowds as well as the use of funny nursery rhymes, perhaps translated from German, has been taken over now by Santa Cruz.

The most surprising was seeing the joyful reaction, when 'Lametta' was thrown as well. This is also an age old German carnival practice.

Lametta is miniature paper office waste. It is tiny like lentils and is in different colors.

This shows that German tourism is appreciating Tenerife.

Will cheap 'Lametta' become one of steady Tenerife attractions at carnival?

Whenever the Duesseldorf Carnival prince and princess pass in a parade, such as depicted beside for German Tenerife carnival 2009 Santa Cruz capital, lametta is never amiss.

Discover more Tenerife fiestas celebrations with different fun.

The days of Carnival attractions are announced as events every year while dates for the main parade in different towns may change. So may be the final attraction date, the burial of the Sardine.

You may go from Tenerife attractions carnival to Tenerife Living to hear how much Julia was attracted to Santa Cruz carnival.

To find more attractions in Tenerife apart from carnival, please click, here.

The carnival of the biggest Canary Island reminds us much of the famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro which you can see at www.ipanema.com world. Rio carnival is number 1 attraction while Tenerife is in 2nd position now before London. In the UK they say that their carnival celebration comes 2nd.

Certainly, each of the former 2 has its particularities which some find more or less attractive with weather being in Tenerife's favor but, both are great festivals.

Why is Puerto Cruz carnival special?

More important in the context Tenerife attractions Carnival is that Puerto de la Cruz has a very active community for all kinds of arts which is celebrated during Mueca art festival.

One carnival example Puerto Cruz which sums up much of its spirit:

I never forget a hilariously happy group of such youngsters.

One was carrying a miniature clothes stand which covered part of his upper body. The thing had washing lines with the most embarrassing underwear pegged on it. He paraded with that.
Just figure the picture...
He was waring a short embroidered roundish apron with frills and checkers. One could still see the pants and his bare knees
below. Rest of hairy legs with stockings not quite up to the knee were showing. If not mistaken he also had plaited hair. How the heck he did that, no idea...
I forgot the rest, but believe me there were more ridiculous carnival details with this friendly guy. You see, it's those original accessories and the personality which goes with it that cause laughter. That's what Tenerife attractions carnival Santa Cruz and the rest of the island are all about.

Puerto de la Cruz carnival is 2nd biggest of Tenerife attractions carnival after the Santa Cruz festivals of disguise.

Other leading Carnival towns in Tenerife:

More towns for Tenerife Carnival:

Let me mention more towns near the ocean. They are expected to have a burying of the sardine in the sea which is always more spectacular.

They are Candelaria, Garachico, Tacoronte, Los Realejos, Icod de los Vinos and San Miguel de Abona.

Some remoter settlements also celebrate carnival fiesta, as it may be difficult for them to attend other towns' shows. Drinking and driving is the problem, you know...

Exception:

Tenrerife Carnaval with unusual photos

Discover that carnival costumes during the high heels' Marathon gay parade are not only about disguise...

Find out how carnival masks have different popularity in Venice, in Germany as well as at the Carnaval Santa Cruz Tenerife...

The cheapest museum of the new Millenium

Encounter how attractive carnival posters found their way into a permanent museum which costs its town Santa Cruz virtually nothing to keep up. This is a free of charge open air Tenerife museum where carnival art poster exhibitions need no staff and hardly any maintenance.

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