Festivals in Tazacorte

Local festivals and other highly sought-after information about Tazacorte

The Tazacorte City Council identifies three festivals with their own character in the local calendar: San Miguel Arcángel, Nuestra Señora del Carmen in the Port of Tazacorte and the festival of Beatos Mártires.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in San Miguel Arcángel, festivals of Our Lady of Carmen and festival of the Blessed Martyrs.
• Main celebration day: 29 September, festival of Saint Michael the Archangel; and 16 July, festival of Our Lady of Carmen in the Port of Tazacorte.
• Usual duration: San Miguel begins in mid-September and ends in the first days of October; The Carmen festivities usually begin in the second week of July and end the day after 16 July.
• Usual places: Villa de Tazacorte, Avenue, Plaza de España, parish temple and Port of Tazacorte, with sailor events around the port of refuge and the old breakwater.
• Associated traditions: offering to San Miguel Arcángel, triduum, Caballos Fufos on the eve, parade of artistic floats, flowered target, giants and big heads, solemn mass, procession, fireworks, typical day, horse races, fights, seafaring competitions and cultural evenings.
• Who participates: City Council, Island Council of La Palma in the traditional offering to the patron saint of the island, local groups, young people in typical costume, artisans, associations, families, neighbors and visitors.
• Local public holiday: The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands establishes for Tazacorte in 2026 the 16 July, Our Lady of Carmen, and the 29 September, San Miguel Arcángel, as local labour festivals.
• Other cultural events: Carnival, Christmas and cultural events linked to the municipal agenda and major festivals.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Puerto de Tazacorte, beach, El Charco neighbourhood, Plantain Museum, heritage of the historic centre, Hermitage of San Miguel Arcángel and traditional architecture linked to the agricultural and seafaring past of the municipality.

Municipal information on Festivals in Tazacorte details these celebrations and their main traditions. For specific programmes, schedules and traffic cuts, it is advisable to consult municipal notices updated each year.