Events in Tenerife

Tenerife isn’t just about the sea and nature: it also hosts major events. The Carnival, celebrated above all in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Puerto de la Cruz, draws around a million visitors and is considered the second most popular in the world after Rio de Janeiro’s. Hiking enthusiasts, meanwhile, can take part in the Tenerife Walking Festival, held every year.

Tenerife Carnival

One of the most spectacular carnivals in the world, celebrated above all in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Puerto de la Cruz.

A group of walkers with rucksacks on a path among Tenerife’s volcanic mountains

Tenerife Walking Festival

The annual event for hiking enthusiasts, with coastal, volcanic and green routes to suit walkers of every level.

Explore Tenerife

Garachico from above on its lava platform, with the Roque islet out in the ocean

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Towns

Discover Tenerife’s main towns and resorts

Playa de Las Teresitas from above, with the breakwater, San Andrés and the Anaga mountains

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Beaches

Discover all the island’s wonderful beaches

The white, wave-shaped roof of the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz, with palms and streetlights

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Sights

Discover the island’s main artistic and natural sights

Bathers on rubber rings exit the slides among palms and Thai architecture at Siam Park

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Theme parks

Discover the island’s main theme parks

Snow-capped Mount Teide above a sea of clouds under Tenerife’s blue sky

Climate

Tenerife’s climate is one of the many plus points of this fantastic island, known as “the island of eternal spring”.