Festivals in Agüimes

Local festivals in Agüimes

Agüimes spreads its celebrations across the historic town and the municipality's different communities. San Sebastián opens the town's festival calendar, carnival fills February, and the Nuestra Señora del Rosario festivities bring patronal events, music and farming traditions to the autumn programme.

Usual celebration

The San Sebastián festivities culminate on 20 January with events honouring the patron saint and a livestock fair. The programme combines Canarian folklore, culture, food, sport and religious observances in venues including Plaza del Rosario, San Sebastián church and the municipal theatre. Agüimes Carnival is distinguished by its murga groups, the Carnaval Antiguo, the Burial of the Sardine and the involvement of Agüimes, Arinaga and Cruce de Arinaga.

Other events

The Town Hall's cultural calendar also includes the Rosario festivities and programmes in the municipality's different settlements, with music, regional dancing, community gatherings and the agricultural tradition of the Subida del Millo.