Festivals in Tacoronte

Tacoronte local festivals

The most representative celebration of Tacoronte is the Major Festivals in honour of the Holy Christ of Sorrows. The municipal information for 2025 placed the programme between 5 and el 29 September, with popular, religious, cultural, sports and family events around the Plaza del Cristo, the Sanctuary and other spaces in the municipality.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Major Festivals of the Holy Christ of Sorrows of Tacoronte.
• Dia principal de celebracion: In the 2025 municipal programme, the big day was 28 September, Sunday of the Octave of Christ, with opening of the Sanctuary, religious function, procession and events around 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.
• Local public holiday: the municipal plenary agreement for 2026 I point out as local festivals the 17 February 2026, Shrove Tuesday, and the 25 November de 2026, Santa Catalina. These local work days are not equivalent to the entire festive period of Christ.
• 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.