The carnival in Los Cristianos is the most popular in the south of Tenerife
Los Cristianos is the host of one of the largest carnivals in Tenerife South and in 2018 over 35.000 people have participated in the main parade (El Coso Apoteosico del Carnaval de Los Cristianos).
Although the most popular carnival on the island is the one in Santa Cruz, many other towns and resorts celebrate their own carnivals, since Tenerife is a year-round tourist destination and any reason to have a party is happily accepted by everyone.
Los Cristianos Carnival 2022
2022 Carnival Themein Los Cristianos: to be announced
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there are no large events currently scheduled to happen in Tenerife, but everyone hoping that things will improve by 2022 so that the next edition of the carnival will be celebrated as usual in Los Cristianos once again.
Los Cristianos Carnival is the most unpredictable carnival in Tenerife in terms of dates. If for other carnivals it is possible to calculate the dates based on past editions, this is not possible in the case of the carnival in Los Cristianos, which seems to always set up random dates. So it is not possible for us to try to predict the dates for the next year's edition.
The carnival in Los Cristianos is probably the most popular event of its type in the South of Tenerife and it's fun to participate in. It doesn't matter if you get dressed up or not, the carnival has a unique energy that spreads among all of its participants, so be sure to join in if you are in Tenerife at this time of the year.
The main events at the Los Cristianos Carnival 2022:
to be announced - Presentation of the candidates for the title of Carnival Queen
to be announced - Competition for Comparsas
to be announced - Announcing Parade in Los Cristianos and Wig Party
to be announced - Concert by Banda de Musica de Arona
to be announced - Festival of Coreographics Groups
to be announced - Gala for the Election of Third Age Carnival Queen
to be announced - Gala for the Election of Kids Carnival Queen
to be announced - Election of the Carnival Queen
to be announced- Election Drag Queen of the Carnival in Los Cristianos
to be announced - Daytime Carnival in Los Cristianos and Costume Competition (El Carnaval de Dia de Los Cristianos)
to be announced - Los Cristianos Carnival Parade (El Coso Apoteósico del Carnaval de Los Cristianos)
to be announced - Burial of the Sardine (Entierro de la Sardina)
The schedule below is from the 2020 edition. We will leave it on the page so that you can have an idea of what is going on and what is usually the order of events. We will update the page as soon as the 2022 schedule becomes available.
THURSDAY
Presentation of Candidates for Kids Queen, Elderly Queen and Queen of the Carnival.
PLACE: Infanta Leonor de Los Cristianos Auditorium
FRIDAY
Opening of the Carnival Exhibition
PLACE: Los Cristianos Cultural Center
Carnival Comparsas Contest
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY
WIG PARTY Day Carnival, Pelucón Party
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos.
Announcing Cavalcade of the Carnival
PLACE: Playa de Las Américas, from the C.C. Gala, in Avda. Rafael Puig Lluvina, up to C.C. Oasis, in the avda. The Americas.
SUNDAY
Carnival concert of the Arona Band
PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
Meeting of Murgas de Tenerife
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
MONDAY
Festival of Choreographic Groups
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
TUESDAY
Gala of Election of the Elderly Queen
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
WEDNESDAY
Election Gala of the Children's Carnival Queen
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
THURSDAY
9:00 pm: Grand Gala of Election of the Carnival Queen
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
FRIDAY
Dance for the Elderly
PLACE: Courtyard of the Los Cristianos Cultural Center
Drag Queen Carnival Gala
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
SATURDAY
Day Carnival with two stages:
Family Stage with diverse performances and Carnival workshops. PLACE: Plaza de La Pescadora, Los Cristianos
Main stage with national and international artists. PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center Building)
Carnival Costume Contest. PLACE: Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
VI Carnavalera Beach Route in tribute to the great songs of the Carnival. PLACE: From the Plaza de la Pescadora, promenade, Plaza de la Alpispa, c / Valle Menéndez, c / Juan Reverón Sierra, c / Amalia Alayón to the Plaza de la Pescadora, Los Cristianos
SUNDAY
Exhibition of Classic and Antique Cars.
PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos
Great Carnival Parade in Los Cristianos
PLACE: From the Paloma Beach apartments, on Avda. Juan Carlos I, to the Los Cristianos Cultural Center.
MONDAY
Burial of the Sardine of the Carnival of Arona
PLACE: From Fisherman's Square (Cultural Center), to Los Cristianos Beach