Tenerife through the year

Cabalgatas de Reyes in towns across the island, including Adeje, the evening before Three Kings Day (6 Jan, public holiday).

Adeje's 500-year-old pilgrimage. Horses and other animals are taken down to Playa de la Enramada to be blessed and bathed.

The 2027 carnival season officially begins in Santa Cruz.

The hillsides around Santiago del Teide turn pink and white.

Tenerife's island holiday, honouring the patron saint of the Canary Islands.

One of the biggest carnivals in the world, with music, costumes and parties day and night.

The main parade, with floats and dancers through Santa Cruz.

A giant sardine is carried through the streets by "mourners" and burned in a mock funeral.

The final day of carnival.

Processions in towns all over the island. 25 and 26 March are public holidays.

On Good Friday, more than 300 local residents act out the Passion of Christ in the streets of Adeje old town.

Mild days and long light make April ideal for hiking in Teide National Park and the Anaga mountains.

Crosses decorated with flowers across the island, a famous fireworks display in Los Realejos, and the Fiestas de Mayo in Santa Cruz.

Canary Islands Day: folk music, traditional dress, Canarian wrestling and local food across the island. Public holiday.

Tall red flower spires bloom across the Teide landscape.

Streets and the town hall square are covered in carpets made from flower petals and coloured volcanic sand from Teide.

A traditional pilgrimage with ox carts, folk costume and food handed out to the crowds. Check the exact date nearer the time.

Midsummer night: bonfires, music and late-night gatherings on beaches around the island.

Local holiday for the Virgen del Carmen. During the July fiestas the statue is carried into the harbour and taken out to sea by fishermen.

Thousands of people walk through the night to the Basilica of Candelaria for the feast of the Virgin on 15 August.

Moved from 15 August in 2027.

La Laguna's biggest festival, with processions and spectacular fireworks. Local holiday.

The Atlantic reaches around 24°C, perfect for swimming and snorkelling.

Adeje celebrates its patron saint with a local holiday.

Public holiday.

Public holiday.

The night the new wine is opened. In Puerto de la Cruz children drag noisy strings of pots and cans through the streets, and in Icod de los Vinos locals slide down steep streets on wooden boards.

Public holidays.

Look out for the life-size nativity scene in La Orotava's town hall square.

Public holiday.

Fireworks along the coast and the tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight.