Tenerife Fiestas & Bank Holidays

The following 12 dates are the official Bank Holidays for Tenerife in 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

• Friday 6 January (Epiphany)
• 2 February (Virgen de la Candelaria)
• Thursday 5 April (Maundy Thursday)
• Friday 6 April (Easter Friday)
• Tuesday 1 May (Fiesta del Trabajo)
• Wednesday 30 May (Canaries Day)
• Wednesday 15 August (Assumption of the Virgin)
• Friday 12 October (Fiesta Nacional de España)
• Thursday 1 November (All Saints Day)
• Thursday 6 December (Spanish Constitution)
• Saturday 8 December (Immaculate Conception)
• Tuesday 25 December (Christmas Day)

 

20th January: Festividad de San Sebastián (Festival of Saint Sebastian)

15th October: Festividad de Santa Úrsula (Festival of Holy Ursula)

 

21st February: Martes de Carnaval (Tuesday of Carnival)

8th October : Santísimo Cristo de la Salud (Holy Christ of Health)

 

24th April: Festividad del Santo Hermano Pedro de San José de Bethencourt (Festival of Brother Peter)

13th June: Festividad de San Antonio de Padua (Festival of Saint Anthony of Padua)

 

21st February: Martes de Carnaval

29th September: Fiesta de San Migual Arcangel

 

25th June: Celebración de San Juan Bautista (Celebration of Saint John Bautista)

17th September - Santísimo Cristo de la Dulce Muerte (Sweet Holy Christ of Death)

 

3rd May: La Exaltación de la Santa Cruz y Conmemoración de la Fundación de la Ciudad (The Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Memorial Foundation of the City)

10th July:  Conmemoración de la Festividad de la Virgen del Carmen (Commemoration of the Feast of the Virgen del Carmen) 

 

 

21st February: Martes de Carnaval

3rd May: Dia de la Santa Cruz

 

How do these dates affect you? 

Well, public bank holidays are not as they once were. Shops, bars and restaurants aimed at the tourist market still open, holiday resorts are as busy as ever and even most of the major tourist attractions like Siam Park and Loro Park, are open as usual. 

Some of the smaller shops, businesses like banks, post offices, schools and colleges as well as some of the smaller independently-run eateries will be closed. Places like car rental companies and major supermarkets will also be shut.