Tenerife fiestas are great fun offen, sometimes hard on ears and purse.

Tenerife fiestas with late night noise are a thing of the past for the whole of Tenerife since 2008.

A friend who, already, moved because of too much loud Salsa music at 3 in the morning from Plaza del Charco to a back street which didn't help her much told me that a court hearing brought an end to it for the sake of better environment. Carnival was the worst in this respect.

But, there were more such loud festivals in the oldest Tenerife resort.

No more fiestas?
No, just no more music, all night through.

The new time limit shouldn't make them less attractive, any way.

Too much celebrating?

Tenerife fiestas are too many besides the famous Carnival.

A couple of German friends with school going children said to me that it's impossible for kids in Tenerife to learn enough during one year.

Besides the long (3 months) summer school break there are simply too many fiestas where no classes take place.

This doesn't only apply to kids. Other schools are also closed.

Los Realejos is the town which has not only most Tenerife fiestas but, the most in the whole of Spain.

Each of its 20 suburbs where almost all of them have their own church have a fiesta dedicated to the church patron (saint). Besides Carnival, Christmas and Easter the holidays dedicated to saints/patrons are normally turned into the community's public holiday.

Lets look at Christmas...

Spanish thanksgiving is on 4th/5th of January which is the day of the Reyes Magos (the holy 3 Kings).

"But, what can you do?" said a Spanish mother to me. "Their foreign nationality friends get presents on the 24th/25th of December. Being before our big day makes it worse.

We, therefore, started to have 2 Tenerife fiestas of thanksgiving."

Business is taken it for an occasion to get people even more into a buying frenzy. A big show starts in a large Santa Cruz soccer stadium. TV attends, of course. A helicopter lands, out gets father Christmas and rides through town on camels.

Carnival

However, business shuts down for the day of Santa Cruz main carnival parade which also applies to the important 'holiday of the Virgen of Candelaria', almost, on the whole island.

More or less large fireworks whose products are manufactured in Tenerife follow all of them.
They take place in sun or rain, no matter...

San Juan de Dios festival Puerto de la Cruz of the Fire brigade:

Tenerife fiestas is richer by one new festival since March 8th 2008. This was introduced for the first time by Puerto de la Cruz which comprises 200 members including administration in
its own town alone.(La Orotava only has 80)

This festival is for commemorating firemen who died in action or who excelled.
It will also be called Fiesta of the open doors.(most probably for the sake of donations)

Included in the agenda are an afternoon mass
at Church Nuestra Senora de Francia,
play equipment for children fun, free cocktails for the public and a parade of modern and antique fire engines.

So far medals have not been presented because of recent elections.

Possibly, the date for this new fiesta is still to be changed.

Mueca-art-festival:

Tenerife fiestas Los Realejos:

Fiesta de la Cruz Los Realejos, May 3rd
Religious rugs and banners trail down from balconies of the town together with dried and fresh flowers and earthen ware pots. Sometimes a picture of Mary or a Saint are seen in the more tiny locations just like at Romeria festivals. However, this festival is dedicated to the cross which is prominently decorated in most of the towns houses.

May 4th, the last day of the Tenerife fiestas de la Cruz rounds it off with Paella food for all on El Socorro beach where a para-glider festival ends it all while the last gliders coming down from Mount Teide are jumping down onto beach sand from high up in the air with employee Ralph from my Pharmacy La Longuera being one of them.

Last year, I was watching the San Isido festival fireworks from the large veranda at Restaurante Amerinca for entertainment in Tenerife a restaurant known before as 'Restaurante Madre Juana'.

You can see the whole of Realejos Valley from above.
Magic...

Only 2 Los Realejos streets are virtually taking part shooting the works into the air without official help.

No casualties were reported, ever, so they say.

Results are amazing and, it's easy to believe that those are the biggest fireworks of Tenerife.

Locals looking up with me were so excited. "Just wait until you see, the spectacle which looks like palm trees, " said one man.

Another one mentioned a different constellation.
I forgot which...

They were almost taking bets about which street would have the better display.

During the preceding week more festivities take place for the amusement of locals with sports competitions being part of them.

In 2008, fireworks of Fiesta de la Cruz Los Realejos which are dangerous and can cause accidents as I know now were not so fortunate.

Parking problem during some Tenerife festivals:

Take a taxi and then walk up Avenida Canaria which is steep or take the Titsa bus 370 until La Tigaiga. Turning left and going more or less straight you are bound to hit the center of the fiesta Los Realejos. Here, Titsa bus search...

Holidays thanks to Virgen de Candelaria:

14th and 15th of August, the big Tenerife fiestas of La Candelaria take place.

As per legend told fishermen had seen a black woman walk on top of the ocean waves looking like the Holy Virgen Mary.

Also see Virgen de la Candelaria in the story of the monk.
She usually is dressed in red with much gold embroidery.

Huge television reports always follow this feast which is big in LA Candelaria town in front of the impressive church.

All business and shops in Tozcal Los Realejos Bajo where I often shop are closed on that day.

"Not that all their owners and employees will be part of the 'pilgrimage to Candelaria", said fruit shop owner Carmen.

Just figure what it does to business as some shops in Puerto de la Cruz will be open, for sure.

Business comes to a stand still on all church holidays - including on others except for some in highly touristic hubs.

Fiestas San Andres (Saint Andreas)

Originally a feast for celebrating early wine tasting in Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava this had one day become a holiday for school kids.

On that day they are allowed to make a racket, a hell of a noise at times, to be precise.

They drag anything they can get hold of which will hurt your ears. Tins, old metal pots, metal doors you name it. The more that gets strung up, the better.

Festivals San Isidor de las Alfombras (carpets)

160 years ago, the Monteverde family made this into Tenerife fiestas of flower and volcanic sand carpets.
The idea came from Leonor del Castillo.

When you can't make it to the carpet displays under canvas roof (50 m x 20 m approximate area) in front of the renovated town hall you may get a small taste of the amazing expertise of the mosaic carpet producers at Casa de Artesania opposite Casa de los Balcones.

The theme is usually religious. Results of pictures created with different colored lava sand are stunning.

The flower carpets which I have not seen are also said to be very beautiful.

Festivals del Carmen

Now, this is one of the huge Tenerife fiestas that is celebrated to the fullest just like carnival.

It takes almost a week with its peak when Carmen the patron of fishermen is taken for a ride from the ancient church Pena de Francia by Calle Quintana Puerto de la Cruz through the roads, once, preferred by fishermen past San Telmo to the small harbor.

If you hate big crowds, then, this is not for you.
What surprises me is that Carmen never fell off the boat while given the tour in the port's waters.
Wine and beer is not taken lightly during all Tenerife fiestas.

The small boat is decorated inside out and filled to the brim with her helpers securing her.

I don't mean to make fun of the those Tenerife fiestas del Carmen.

Many a fisherman has never come back to shore because, the Atlantic by Puerto de la Cruz can be real rough.

Some of Puerto de la Cruz taverns have according stories to tell.

Also displayed are classical cars during the festival. They may be seen next to MacDonalds Plaza de Reyes Catholics.

Most are Ford vintage cars with several more modern Ferraries with a few other makes of vintage age in between.

Free paella and other food is to be enjoyed for all on Plaza de la Europa on one of the festival days

San Juan:

A festival is celebrated on a Tenerife beach with much fun for most is Fiesta de San Juan in Puerto de la Cruz. I wasn't so lucky last time I went...

Festival San Andres (Saint Andreas)

Originally a feasts for celebrating early wine tasting in Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz and La Orotava this festival turned one day, also, into a holiday for school kids.

On that day they are allowed to make a racket, a hell of a noise at times, to be precise.

They drag anything they can get hold of which will hurt your ears.

Tins, metal doors you name it. The more tins get strung up, the better.

There must be lots more wine tasting festivals.

There was one I attended in 1997 around Easter, in a building which looks like a ruin in Calle Vieja by Plaza del Charco Puerto de la Cruz, almost next to Casa Verde. About 500 people attended.

We were not invited but, welcome.

Music festivals

A classical music festival takes also place, later in the year. It must be good because, I know the class of the Tenerife Symphony orchestra.

A jazz festival is also drawing some crowds, once a year.

Please, go from Tenerife fiestas to resort property tenerife where festivals and fiestas of that region are listed.

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