The 2024 carnival in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will be celebrated under the theme "Los Carnavales del Mundo" (Carnivals of the world), and it promises to bring back the nights of passionate fun and dancing on the streets of Las Palmas.
The carnival in Gran Canaria's capital is usually a great time to visit the city, as it becomes vibrant and full of color, during the many days and nights when the carnival is celebrated.
The theme for the 2025 edition was already announced and it's "The Olympics" (Las Olimpiadas).
Provisional dates for Las Palmas Carnival: February 7th - March 9th, 2025.
These dates are estimates based on how the dates of the carnival are usually established. Official dates for 2025 have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official dates of Las Palmas Carnival 2025 will be announced.
What's the carnival usually like in Las Palmas?
In this article, we will present the carnival the way it's usually celebrated, as a multiple-day event that is celebrated on the streets with large crowds and parties.
See the usual schedule, what sort of events are part of the carnival and what you can expect from future editions.
Check out the official schedule below for Las Palmas Carnival 2024.
The Drag Queen Gala will celebrate its twenty-seventh edition in 2025 and is estimated to take place on March 7th.
The big Carnival parade in Las Palmas should take place on Saturday, March 8th, from La Isleta towards Triana. On Sunday the 9th, the Daytime Carnival and the Burial of the Sardine should turn off the lights of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival.
Please keep in mind these dates are not final. This page will be updated as soon as more details about the dates are announced.
Regarding the daytime carnivals, the traditional carnival and the carnival in the sun are usually celebrated as follows: carnival by day in Vegueta, on Saturday, daytime carnival in Santa Catalina on Sunday; family carnival in Triana and carnival in the sun, both next Saturday; family day carnival on next Sunday; traditional carnival on Monday and daytime carnival in Santa Catalina, on Tuesday.
On the last Sunday, the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria usually says goodbye to the Carnival with the traditional burial of the sardine and the subsequent fireworks show.
The Carnival is usually the largest winter event in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as it's normally celebrated during the tourist high season.
More than forty acts make up an extensive program of three weeks of celebrations, some of the most important being: the Drag Queen Gala and its Pre-selection (one of the most followed events worldwide), the Queen's Gala, the murgas contests, comparsas, corporal makeup or costumes, the Canine Carnival, its horseback riding, its children's carnival and the daytime carnival in the surroundings of Santa Catalina or the historic center of Vegueta.
The Santa Catalina Park, between the Cruise Ship Pier and Las Canteras Beach, is the nerve center of the main acts of the program, which take place in a large outdoor setting exclusively for the occasion, set in the allegory chosen for every edition. This scenario is in itself one of the main attractions of a party that gathers more than half a million people each year in its celebrations.
If you're on the island during the carnival season, you can also read more about Gran Canaria Carnivals - a page where we gather info about all the island's carnivals.
The 2025 edition of the carnival in Las Palmas should be celebrated between February 7th - March 9th, 2025 (provisional dates).
In 2025, the theme for Las Palmas Carnival will be "The Olympics" (Las Olimpiadas).