Each year, on the 5th of January, every municipality and town on the island of Lanzarote welcomes the arrival of the Three Kings from the East.
On January 6th, Spain celebrates the Epiphany or the arrival of the Three Kings from the Orient, an event which is highly anticipated by everyone, but especially by children, who receive gifts on this day (similar to Christmas day in other cultures).
The day of the Epiphany, January 6th, is a public holiday and so many businesses will be closed on this day.
However, the celebration starts a day before, on January 5th, with a highly anticipated event: the Three Kings Parade (La Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos). The kids will write letters asking for toys or other gifts and they will and these letters down to the Three Kings when they meet them before the parade.
There are parades organized in all the major resorts like Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise, as well as in the other major towns like Tias or Yaiza.
The Three Kings Parade is always celebrated on the 5th of January.
Yaiza Municipality
The Three Wise Men will visit Yaiza this Wednesday, January 5.
The motorized tour will begin at 9:00 am in La Geria after the keys are handed over to his Majesties by the mayor, Óscar Noda, and the councilor for Celebrations, Javier Camacho.
The route and scheduled time of passage through each locality can be consulted in the QR codes incorporated into the 13 'royal mailboxes' distributed throughout the municipality.
The Three Kings will tour the municipality in convertible cars and the tour will end in Playa Blanca.
Itinerary:
The tour will start in La Geria at 9:20 am after the keys are handed over and will continue through Puerto Calero, where it is scheduled to arrive at 9:40 am. Next, SS. MM. The Three Wise Men from the East and their entourage will go to Playa Quemada (10:10 a.m.) and will pass through Uga (10:35 a.m.), Las Casitas (11:00 a.m.), Femés (11:15 a.m.), Maciot (11:30 a.m.), Las Breñas (11:45 a.m.), La Hoya (12:05 p.m.), El Golfo (12:15 p.m.), Yaiza (12:35 p.m.) and La Degollada (12:45 p.m.), arriving Around 1:25 p.m. to Playa Blanca, where the tour will end.
Tias Municipality
Their Majesties The Three Wise Men from the East visit # Tías!
On January 4th Their Majesties The Three Wise Men of the East will start their visit in the towns of Masdache, Conil, La Asomada and Mácher, and on Wednesday they will visit Puerto del Carmen and Tías.
Teguise Municipality
Teguise will receive the visit of Their Majesty The Three Wise Men from the East on Wednesday, January 5.
Check the schedules of the route throughout the municipality.
Arrecife Municipality
Arrecife will celebrate the traditional Three Kings Parade in 2022.
The royal parade will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will run along the main avenue of Arrecife, starting at the Arrecife Town Hall and ending at approximately 8 pm at the Recinto Ferial of the island's capital.
On this occasion, due to Covid safety measures, the participants in the royal parade will not be able to have contact with the public, nor will the Kings be able to deliver candy, as has been customary up until now.
Haria Municipality
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Municipality of San Bartolome
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Tinajo Municipality
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Info about the weather in Lanzarote in January