Carnival is a time of riotous fun and revelry and provides a wonderful excuse to escape from monotonous daily routine, ditch our everyday attire and have some incredible fun.
CARNIVAL HOME COMING SOON - Shrove Tuesday: 16th of February 2010
** Note: As the different areas of Culture of individual municipalities will by providing the public with more detailed information on schedules and concerts, will be updated information contained in this page .**
The carnival is defined as a public celebration that takes place immediately before the Christian Lent, with a date variable that can range from late January until early March depending on the year. This festival combines some elements that make it unmistakable, as costumes, parades and festivities on the street. It was also well known to some festivals of a similar nature at any stage of the year. Despite many of the big differences that presents its celebration throughout the world, a common characteristic is to be a period of permissiveness and some slippage.
Here are the updated programmes of the various carnivals of the island.
MONDAY, 15th FEBRUARY
6 pm. Grand Carnival Parade. Starting at the Ciudad Deportiva and ending at the Recinto Ferial Zone.
TUESDAY, 16th FEBRUARY
Shrove Tuesday.
11 am. Carnival of children at the Recinto Ferial, Arrecife.
WEDNESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY
6 pm. The "Entierro de La Sardina" (The Burial of the Sardines) and fireworks.
THURSDAY, 18th FEBRUARY
6 pm. Children´s Carnival at the Beach Avenue (opposite Mc Donald’s)
FRIDAY, 19th FEBRUARY
8.30 pm.- Grand Gala performance by the carnival groups: “Los Gruñones” “Chimbay”, “Sur Caliente” and “Guaracheros”, at the Beach Avenue (opposite Mc Donald’s)
After the performance, open-air dance by orchestras “Suso y Familia” and “Rika Banda”.
SATURDAY, 20th FEBRUARY
5 pm.- Carnival Parade at the Beach Avenue, starting from Barcarola and ending at Fariones Playa Hotel.
9 pm.- Open-air dance by orchestras “Suso y Familia”, “Rika Banda” and “Los Conejeros”, at the Beach Avenue.
FROM 27th TO 28th FEBRUARY
FROM 4th TO 7th MARCH
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