Festivals in Tacoronte

Tacoronte local festivals

Tacoronte's most representative celebration is the Fiestas Mayores in honour of the Santísimo Cristo de los Dolores, held during September with popular, religious, cultural, sporting and family events around Plaza del Cristo, the Sanctuary and other municipal venues.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Major Festivals of the Holy Christ of Sorrows of Tacoronte.
• Main celebration day: the Sunday of the Octave of Christ in late September, with a religious service, procession and events centred on the venerated image.
• Duracion habitual: The recent programme extended over several weeks in September, from the beginning of cultural events and proclamations until the Octave of Christ.
• Lugar habitual de celebracion: Plaza del Cristo, Sanctuary of Christ, Capitol Municipal Auditorium, House of Culture, Municipal Market, Mesa del Mar and other public and sports spaces in the municipality.
• Associated traditions: proclamation, Taponazo, tasting of nougat and city wines, Art Festival, queen elections, Alhondiga song and romance contests, photographic marathon, fairs, processions, pyrotechnic exhibitions, sporting events, concerts and children's activities.
• Quienes participan: City Council, Festivities, Security and Sports Councilors, Santuario del Cristo parish, Santa Cecilia Musical Group, cultural groups, sports entities, associations, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: The municipal culture and festivals page includes the Day of the Crosses on 3 May, Nuestra Señora de Fatima on 13 May, Corpus in June, Our Lady of Light in september, Nuestra Señora del Rosario in the first week of October and other neighbourhood celebrations.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Capitol Municipal Auditorium, House of Culture, La Alhondiga Museum, Municipal Market, Sanctuary of Christ, Santa Catalina Church, civil and religious heritage, landscape of Agua Garcia, Mesa del Mar, El Pris and municipal agenda programming.

To confirm dates, traffic cuts, routes, religious schedules, concerts or family activities, consult the official information of culture and festivals of Tacoronte and municipal news about Festivals of Christ.