There are 5 fiestas on record in Arafo through the year, mostly July and August. Here is the whole calendar, with the date, the time and where each one happens.
The calendar, month by month
July
Pregón de las Fiestas y presentación de candidatas a Romera Mayor
30 July 2027 · 21:00 · Casco histórico de Arafo
Baile de Taifas en El Carretón y repique tradicional de campanas
31 July 2027 · 20:00 · Casco histórico de Arafo
August
47 Certamen de Bandas de Música
1 August 2027 · 19:00 · Casco histórico de Arafo
Noche de Humor con Aarón Gómez
8 August 2027 · 21:30 · Casco histórico de Arafo
Romería de San Agustín
28 August 2027 · time not confirmed · Casco histórico de Arafo
What to see in Arafo
Camino a Candelaria (Tramo La Crucita - Arafo)
Trail · 108 min
The path of the pilgrims who come down from the north to the Candelaria basilica: it descends through the Caldera de Pedro Gil and crosses the lava flow of the La Arena volcano, among pine forest and broom, with views…
Camino a Candelaria (Tramo Aguamansa - La Crucita)
Trail · 168 min
It climbs from Aguamansa among pine forests and lava slopes, with the La Orotava valley behind and monumental pines along the way, to the La Crucita viewpoint, looking over the Güímar valley and the Arafo volcano, which…
Mercadillo del Agricultor de Arafo
Market · 60 min
A small market of local farm produce, next to the church.
Casco histórico de Arafo
Old town · 50 min
A small village with a huge musical tradition: its bands and parrandas are among the most renowned in the Canaries.
Igueque
Trail · 48 min
It goes round Montaña de Igueque among volcanic bombs, summit scrub and pines, with the Güímar valley on one side and the La Orotava valley, sometimes under the sea of clouds, on the other. It passes the Ventana de…
Mirador de Chimague
Viewpoint · 25 min
A viewpoint in the Corona Forestal Natural Park.
Mirador de La Crucita (Choza de Pedro Gil)
Viewpoint · 25 min
On the central ridge, at almost 2,000 m by the TF-24: the Caldera de Pedro Gil and the Güímar valley on one side, the La Orotava valley on the other and, sometimes, a double sea of clouds.
Mirador de Montaña Colorada
Viewpoint · 25 min
A viewpoint with a railing and information panels over Montaña Bermeja and the slopes of Arafo, surrounded by pine forest, with a large car park.
Two words you will hear
Romería — an ox-cart pilgrimage: carts, traditional dress, wine and food handed out along the way. The arrival is where everyone ends up, not the start.
Verbena — an open-air dance that runs late, with a live band in the square.
Guachinche — a small family place, often the front room of a farmhouse, serving their own wine and two or three home dishes.
Tell it where you are starting from and what you fancy, and it builds the day around the fiesta in Arafo: when to go, where to eat nearby and how to get back.