Los Cristianos Carnival 2021 - Will there be a carnival?

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 2021

• 2021 Carnival Theme in Los Cristianos: to be announced

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 2021:

• 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)

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SCHEDULE FOR LOS CRISTIANOS CARNAVAL

The schedule below is from last year's 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 2021 schedule becomes available.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

• Presentation of Candidates for Kids Queen, Elderly Queen and Queen of the Carnival.
• PLACE: Infanta Leonor de Los Cristianos Auditorium

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

• 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 MARCH 14

• 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, MARCH 15

• 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, MARCH 16

• Festival of Choreographic Groups
• PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos

TUESDAY MARCH 17

• Gala of Election of the Elderly Queen
• PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

• Election Gala of the Children's Carnival Queen
• PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos

THURSDAY MARCH 19

• 9:00 pm: Grand Gala of Election of the Carnival Queen
• PLACE: Carnival Venue (in front of the Valdés Center building), Los Cristianos

FRIDAY MARCH 20

• 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 MARCH 21

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 MARCH 22

• 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, APRIL 23

• Burial of the Sardine of the Carnival of Arona
• PLACE: From Fisherman's Square (Cultural Center), to Los Cristianos Beach

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