Gran Canaria Carnivals 2025 - Dates & Events - Full Guide 2025

Gran Canaria is well known as a great place for partying, so during the Carnival season, the island is full of music, energy, and color. Everyone is invited to take part in the festivities and enjoy the free spirit of Gran Canaria!

Carnivals in Gran Canaria 

If you're into partying all night long, then you should definitely consider visiting the island during carnival season.

The main events usually take place in the capital - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Maspalomas, Mogan and Galdar. Several other towns in different municipalities also organize their own festivities: Ingenio, Aguimes, Telde, Teror, La Aldea. 

If you're on the island during the carnival, no matter where in Gran Canaria you are staying, we definitely recommend you to participate in at least one of these events, as they are so much fun and you're on holiday after all...

2025 Carnival Dates in Gran Canaria

• LAS PALMAS: 8 February - 16 March 2025
• MASPALOMAS: 18 - 30 March 2025
• COSTA MOGAN (ARGUINEGUIN): 27 February - 2 March 2025
• GALDAR: 21 February - 8 March 2025
• AGUIMES: to be announced
• AGAETE: to be announced
• TELDE: 14 - 26 March 2025
• LA ALDEA: to be announced
• TEROR: to be announced
• ARUCAS: 3 March - 6 April 2025

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival 2025

• The dates for the 2025 Carnival in Las Palmas: 8 February - 16 March 2025
• The theme for the 2025 edition: The Olympics
• You can read more on the page dedicated to the Las Palmas Carnival.

The carnival in Gran Canaria's capital is usually a great time to visit the city, as it becomes vibrant and full of color, with a great atmosphere, especially during the Daytime Carnivals (Carnavales de Dia). Check out the dedicated page linked above to find out more about the largest carnival in Gran Canaria.

Costa Mogan Carnival 2025

• Dates for the Mogan Carnival: 27 February - 2 March 2025
  
• Celebrated in: Arguineguin
• This year the theme for the Carnaval in Costa Mogan has not been announced yet.
  
• More details in the dedicated page for the event.

Maspalomas Carnival 2025

• Dates for Maspalomas Carnival: to be announced
• The theme: Olympus
  
• You can see more info on the dedicated page for the Carnival in Maspalomas.

Galdar Carnival 2025

• The dates for the 2025 Carnival in Galdar: 21 February - 8 March 2025
• All the festivities usually take place in Plaza de Santiago (Santiago Square)
• Galdar carnival theme: Ancient Egypt
• See more info on the page dedicated to this event

Aguimes Carnival 2025

• The dates for the 2025 Carnival in Aguimes have not been announced yet.
• More info is available on the dedicated page of the event.

Agaete Carnival 2025

• The 2025 Carnival in Agaete has not been announced yet.
• More info available on the dedicated page for Agaete carnival.

Telde Carnival 2025

• Carnival in Telde: 14 - 26 March 2025
• Read more info on the dedicated page for Telde Carnival.

La Aldea de San Nicolas Carnival 2025

• Dates for the La Aldea de San Nicolas Carnival: not announced yet.
• The theme of the carnival - not announced yet.
• See more info about this carnival on the dedicated page

Teror Carnival 2025

• Dates for Las Carnestolendas in Teror: Carnival Tuesday will be celebrated on February 13th, 2024.
• The carnival theme has not been chosen yet. 

Arucas Carnival 2025

• Dates: 3 March - 6 April 2025
• The theme is "Ice Kingdom (Reino de Hielo)"
• See the dedicated page for Arucas Carnival

All of the Canary Islands have their own celebration of the carnival, with the Carnival in Tenerife being the largest of them all and also the second-largest in the world (only after Rio de Janeiro). Usually there are carnivals on all the islands, as the locals and tourists alike celebrate the carnival season in all the archipelago.