Festivals in Los Realejos

Local festivals of Los Realejos

The most representative celebration of the municipality is the Festivals in May. The City Council has published that in 2026 they will begin 24 April and extend to the 6 June, with central events such as Crosses and Fires, Dance of the Magicians, Pilgrimage and Lunes de Remedios.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in May of Los Realejos, with the tradition of Crosses and Fires of May, San Isidro Labrador, Santa María de la Cabeza and Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.
• Main celebration day: el 3 May, Day of the Cross, concentrates the celebration of Crosses and Fires; In 2026, the municipal programme also highlights the Pilgrimage of the 31 May and Remedy Monday 1 June.
• Usual duration: The festive period runs from the end of April to the end of May or the beginning of June. In 2026 the City Council announced some 80 acts between 24 April and 6 June.
• Usual places: Plaza Viera y Clavijo, around the Town Hall, Realejo Alto, Calle El Sol, Calle El Medio, La Cruz Santa, Casa del Llano and other neighbourhoods and municipal spaces according to each year's programme.
• Associated traditions: erection of crosses on roads, chapels and houses, fireworks between Calle El Sol and Calle El Medio, proclamation, flag raising, Magician's Dance, Livestock Fair, Festival of the Islands, Pilgrimage, religious events and popular cultural programming.
• Who participates: City Council, festive commissions of Cruz de la Calle El Sol and Cruz de la Calle El Medio, parishes, cultural groups, folkloric groups, neighbourhood associations, families, visitors and residents of the royal neighbourhoods.
• Local public holiday: By 2026, the municipal notice presenting the May Festival identifies the 1 June, Remedy Monday, as a local holiday. It should not be confused with the entire holiday period or with the main day of Crosses and Fires.
• Other cultural events: The municipal programme includes popular culture events, concerts, folkloric gatherings, a livestock fair, tourist activity and proposals around royal May traditions.
• Otras ofertas culturales: The City Council has disseminated tourist, natural, heritage, sports, gastronomic and commercial resources through information totems located at points such as the City Hall, Municipal House of Culture, Municipal Tourism Office, San Agustín Park and PIAC of San Agustín and Icod el Alto.

The municipal page of Parties describes the May Cross as a local symbol and highlights the fame of the fogueteros, the stalls and the celebrations of neighbourhoods such as Tigaiga, La Cruz Santa and San Agustín. For specific dates it is advisable to review the May Festival programme published by the City Council.