Caleta de Fuste & Antigua Carnivals 2024: Dates & Events

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The municipality of Antigua organizes each year 2 carnivals, under the same theme: the first one is in Antigua, and the second one is in the popular tourist resort of Caleta de Fuste.

In recent years the authorities in many municipalities in the Canary Islands (not just in Fuerteventura), have chosen to integrate the local community in choosing the theme of the event, so they sometimes organize a vote in order to select the allegory for the carnival.

Antigua Carnival 2024: 1 - 4 February

Antigua Carnivals will be held on the first week of February 2024, over the course of two weekends, the first from Thursday the 1st to be celebrated in Antigua, being a holiday on Monday, February 5, while during the second weekend, the celebration will continue with the carnival in Caleta de Fuste until Sunday, February 11th.

The Carnival of the Municipality of Antigua presents a lineup of live performances, parades, juggling, children's shows, batucadas, carnival arenas through the main streets and festivals for all audiences, announces the mayor, Matías Peña García.

Caleta de Fuste Carnival 2024: 9 - 11 February

February will once again be the month when residents and visitors alike will get dressed in bright colors, wear costumes and enjoy the party where nobody is who they seem to be.

Antigua announces the allegory of Carnival 2024, which is celebrated in February from Thursday the 1st to Sunday the 11th, with a Carnival holiday on Monday the 5th.

Under the theme "Far, far away, a fantasy kingdom" you can expect to see participants costumed as donkeys, ladybugs, brave cookies, elves and evil men, witches, ogres and ogres as well known as Shrek.

Events at the carnival in Caleta de Fuste, Fuerteventura

These are the usual events that are organized during the carnival in Caleta de Fuste. These events take place over the course of several days, with various activities organized each day. 

  • The opening gala of the Carnival with dance performances
  • Music with groups
  • Daytime Carnival - Grand Carnival Parade departing from Street/.José Franchi Roca (Hotel San Jorge) continuing until the Public Square of Caleta de Fuste (opposite Hotel Barcelo)
  • Daytime Carnival Activities for the Kids
  • Grand Burning of the Sardine (Traditionally the Carnival ends with the
  • “Entierro de la Sardina” Funeral of the Sardine, a giant sardine made of paper is carried in a mock funeral style procession)
  • Live Music (traditionally in honour of the widows of the Sardine) 

Schedule

The schedule of events will be published as soon as it is announced by the municipality.

The Allegory of the Carnival of the Municipality of Antigua will be 'Far, far away, a fantasy kingdom', allowing a wide margin for imagination and creativity of costumes, shows and costumes, from elves, dragons, talking donkeys, daring and sweet cookies, evil princes, kings and queens, beautiful ogres, many characters from well-known stories and of course, the famous and brave ogre Shrek.

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