Festivals in Icod de los Vinos
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Icod of the Wines, municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
Local festivals of Icod de los Vinos
Icod de los Vinos maintains an extensive festive calendar. The official tourist portal highlights traditions such as Tablas de San Andrés, the Hachitos of San Juan, the Buns and Baskets of Santa Bárbara, the Pilgrimage of Poleo and Tajaraste, the Boats in Playa de San Marcos, the Enrame de las Cruces, San Isidro Labrador, the Running of the Bulls of San Fermín, the Comedies of Amparo and the Flowers of Calvary.
- Name of the municipality's festivities: festivity of San Marcos Evangelista, Tablets of San Andrés and other Icodense traditions of the neighbourhoods and coast.
- Main celebration day: 25 April, Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist, set as a local public holiday in 2026.
- Usual duration: varies by celebration; The Tablets of Saint Andrew concentrate the 29 and 30 November, while other festivals are distributed by neighbourhoods throughout the year.
- Usual places: Icod de los Vinos town, San Marcos Beach, Santa Bárbara neighbourhood, Amparo neighbourhood, Las Canales, Hoya Ana Díaz, La Mancha, San Antonio and other municipal spaces according to the programme.
- Associated traditions: sliding on wooden boards down steep streets, the premiere of new wine, axes and bonfires of San Juan, pilgrimages, offerings, maritime processions, popular theater and the erecting of crosses.
- Who participates: City Council, municipal areas, festival commissions, neighbors, families, visitors, cultural groups, religious entities and security services when the programme requires it.
- Local business holidays: el Canary Islands Official Gazette No. 165, 21 August 2025, set for 2026 in Icod de los Vinos the 17 February, Carnival Tuesday, and the 25 April, Festividad de San Marcos Evangelista. These days are not equivalent to the entire festive period of the municipality.
- Other cultural events: traditions of the municipal tourist portal, agenda of neighbourhood festivals, events linked to new wine, popular culture, music, theater and pilgrimages.
- Otras ofertas culturales: Millennial Drago Tree, Drago Park, Cueva del Viento, San Marcos Beach, San Marcos Parish, Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza Andrés de Lorenzo Cáceres, Malvasía Museum Winery, Casa del Plátano, Casa del Drago and Ex-convent of San Francisco.