There are 4 fiestas on record in Puerto de la Cruz through the year, mostly June, July and November. Here is the whole calendar, with the date, the time and where each one happens.
The calendar, month by month
November
Fiestas de San Andrés — cacharros
29 November 2026 · time not confirmed · Plaza del Charco
June
Fiestas de San Juan
23 June 2027 · time not confirmed · Playa de Martianez
July
Virgen del Carmen — embarcación
16 July 2027 · time not confirmed · Ermita de San Telmo
Baile de Magos
17 July 2027 · time not confirmed · Casco histórico de Puerto de la Cruz
What to see in Puerto de la Cruz
Loro Parque
Theme park · 360 min
It started in 1972 as a parrot park and today it is one of the most visited zoos in Europe.
Jardín Botánico del Puerto de la Cruz
Garden · 60 min
It was created by order of Charles III in 1788 as a quarantine point where tropical plants from the Americas could adapt to the climate before being sent to Madrid.
Lago Martiánez
Sea pool · 300 min
César Manrique designed it in the seventies with volcanic rock and Atlantic water, and it is protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural in the historic garden category.
Museo del Pescador
Museum · 75 min
A small museum in the Puerto's fishermen's quarter that tells how people lived from the sea before tourism.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Eduardo Westerdahl
Museum · 75 min
Founded by the critic who brought Surrealism to the Canaries, with work by the island's avant-garde artists.
Casco histórico de Puerto de la Cruz
Old town · 90 min
It began as the port of La Orotava and was the first place in the Canaries to receive tourists, back in the 19th century.
Playa Punta Brava
Beach · 130 min
Dark sand, 260 metres. Moderate waves.
Castillo de San Felipe
Castle · 35 min
This 17th-century fortress was built by the townspeople themselves to defend against the English and French corsairs who raided the port.
Playa Jardín
Beach · 150 min
Three thousand cubic metres of volcanic sand were taken from the seabed to cover the bare rock and create this artificial shoreline in the nineties.
Mirador de La Paz
Viewpoint · 25 min
On the edge of the Martiánez cliffs: the beach, the Costa Martiánez complex and the coast of the valley; the view inspired a story by Agatha Christie.
Mirador de San Telmo
Viewpoint · 25 min
A promenade beside the chapel of San Telmo (around 1780), with the beach, Costa Martiánez and the waves breaking on the rocks; there are natural rock pools and remains of the San Telmo battery.
Playa de Martianez
Beach · 130 min
Boulders / dark sand, 350 metres. Moderate waves.
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 Puerto de la Cruz: when to go, where to eat nearby and how to get back.