Festivals in La Orotava

Local festivals of La Orotava

The most representative festivals of La Orotava are the Patron Saint Festivities of the Town, vinculadas al Corpus Christi and to the Pilgrimage of San Isidro Labrador and Santa María de la Cabeza. The City Council publishes that the main festive cycle is celebrated for four days, from Thursday to Sunday, with variable dates according to the Corpus Christi calendar.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Patron Saint Festivities of the Town of La Orotava, Corpus Christi and Pilgrimage of San Isidro Labrador and Santa María de la Cabeza.
• Main celebration days: the Thursday of the Infraoctave of Corpus Christi and the Sunday pilgrimage are the central dates.
• Usual duration: el núcleo tradicional dura cuatro días, although the recent municipal programme extends cultural and festive events for several weeks.
• Usual places: Town Hall Square, historic centre, carpeted streets of the processional route, Calvary Sanctuary, Nuestra Señora de La Concepción parish, fairgrounds and cultural spaces of the municipality.
• Associated traditions: carpets of flowers, a large tapestry of volcanic sands in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Corpus Christi procession, Dance of the Magi, livestock exhibition, Rise of the Saint and pilgrimage with carts, parrandas, traditional costumes, isas and folías.
• Who participates: City Council, parishes, Taoro High School, Mixed Festival Commission, cultural groups, brotherhoods, farmers, ranchers, parrandas, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: municipal cultural agenda, tourism activities, programming of neighbourhood festivals and events linked to historical heritage.
• Otras ofertas culturales: historical complex, Municipal Palace, La Concepción church, Casa de los Balcones, La Orotava Carpet Ephemeral Art Centre, Taoro High School, Hijuela del Botánico and routes through the historic centre.