As mentioned above, Tenerife hosts the second largest Carnival in the world! Carnival has a long history here on Tenerife and is celebrated in lots of villages on the island. The ´Big Festivities´ however, will take place in Santa Cruz. Read more (enlace al blog).
As from January 25th, candidates have been presenting themselves and this month, February 15th, the festivities take off with the elections of the ‘Reina 2012’ (Carnival Queen). All candidates will be participating later on (Feb. 21st) in ‘El Coso’, an amazing parade which is truly an event not to be missed: beautiful wagons, amazing dance groups, extraordinary costumes, gorgeous dresses, and of course everyone having fun! The parade starts at about 5.00pm and lasts several hours. Beautiful photos from the previous years are posted on this website.
The night before ‘El Coso’ is the biggest party night in Santa Cruz, not in bars, not in clubs, but in the streets of Santa Cruz! Imagine thousands of people, dressed up and dancing, the city centre of Santa Cruz filled with stages where local singers perform, squares where dj´s play music, etc., that’s what the Monday night is about! Each year Carnival has a theme, and this year it’s Flower Power, so get out your best costume and get ready to party!
