There are 11 fiestas on record in Candelaria through the year. Here is the whole calendar, with the date, the time and where each one happens.
The calendar, month by month
August
Caminata a Candelaria
14 August 2026 · time not confirmed · Casco histórico de Candelaria
October
Fiestas de Santa Rita
24 October 2026 · time not confirmed · Araya, Candelaria
February
Virgen de Candelaria — patrona de Canarias
2 February 2027 · time not confirmed · Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
July
Marea Festival: concierto de Moise González
30 July 2027 · 21:00 · Playas de Punta Larga
Feria de Artesanía Patrona de Canarias
31 July 2027 · 12:30 · Casco histórico de Candelaria
August
Lectura del Pregón de las Fiestas
5 August 2027 · 21:00 · Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
Concierto «A orillas del mar» con la Banda Las Candelas y Ara Malikian
7 August 2027 · 21:30 · Casco histórico de Candelaria
Concierto de Café Quijano y Escuela de Calor
8 August 2027 · 21:30 · Casco histórico de Candelaria
Rito del Hallazgo de la Virgen y Noche de Parrandas
14 August 2027 · 18:45 · Casco histórico de Candelaria
Fiestas de la Virgen de Candelaria
14 August 2027 · time not confirmed · Casco histórico de Candelaria
Solemne Eucaristía de la Patrona de Canarias y procesión con lluvia de voladores
15 August 2027 · 12:00 · Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
What to see in Candelaria
Casco histórico de Candelaria
Old town · 60 min
The whole town faces the basilica and the square with the statues of the nine menceyes, the Guanche kings of the island.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
Church · 30 min
Here is the patron saint of the Canaries, and in the square outside the nine Guanche menceyes look out to sea in bronze: it is where the old island and the new one shake hands.
Igueste de Candelaria
Hamlet · 75 min
A symbolic and magical place for the Guanches.
Camino Viejo de Candelaria
Trail · 198 min
A stretch of the pilgrims' way to the Virgin of Candelaria: it passes Machado and the church of San José in Barranco Hondo, crosses the Siete Fuentes ravine and reaches the Igueste viewpoint, with the Güímar valley and…
Paseo marítimo de Candelaria
Landscape · 60 min
The promenade runs right by the sea, with the basilica at the end and the bronze menceyes looking out to the Atlantic.
Playas de Punta Larga
Beach · 130 min
Boulders / dark sand, 230 metres. Moderate waves.
Barranco El Rincón
Trail · 36 min
A route of 1.4 km, about 0.6 hours.
Samarines
Trail · 48 min
A path along the top of the Candelaria cliffs, with the sea, beaches, rock platforms and blowholes beside it. It passes the viewpoint over the cave of San Blas, with the basilica and the convent behind, and the beach of…
El Moralito
Trail · 72 min
A route of 2.5 km, about 1.2 hours.
Barranco Chacorche
Trail · 84 min
A route of 2.5 km, about 1.4 hours.
Las Lagunetas - Área Recreativa Hoya del Abade
Trail · 114 min
A route of 5.9 km, about 1.9 hours.
La Mesa
Trail · 168 min
It climbs from the spurge and cardón scrub to the pine forest with views of the Güímar valley, among old cereal fields, fruit trees and vines. It passes the Las Haciendas estate and the 19th-century Casa de La Mesa…
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 Candelaria: when to go, where to eat nearby and how to get back.