Canary Islands romería guide 2026: full calendar, island by island

Canarias is set to fill its streets with romerías throughout the second half of 2026. Amid ox carts, parrandas, traditional dress and folk music, municipalities across all eight islands will hold some of their most-attended popular festivals between July and December. Tenerife and Gran Canaria account for a large share of the romería calendar, with landmark events including the Fiestas de San Benito Abad in La Laguna and the Romería de Los Labradores in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, which closes the season on 20 December.

This calendar coincides with a season marked by episodes of intense heat. According to the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet), weather warnings for high temperatures were issued across the archipelago during the final weeks of July and the start of August, reaching red-alert level in the southern half of Gran Canaria on 3 August, with maximum temperatures that approached or exceeded 40 degrees in inland areas of the south and west.

San Benito Abad: the centrepiece event in Tenerife

The Romería Regional de San Benito Abad in La Laguna is one of the most important fixtures of July. According to the Ayuntamiento de La Laguna, the 2026 edition marks the 80th anniversary of the festivities and pays tribute to the island of Tenerife. The programme includes more than 40 events. The Romería Regional, scheduled for 12 July, will feature around 40 folk groups and some 80 carts and carriages, and for the first time will incorporate the image of San Cristóbal, the town's patron saint, into its route. More than 650 tables were expected for the Baile de Magos on Friday 10 July.

July romerías in Gran Canaria

July highlights include the Romería de Fataga (San Bartolomé de Tirajana) and the Romería de San Isidro (Teror), both on the 4th; the Romería Virgen del Carmen in Arguineguín and the Romería de Montaña la Data on the 11th; the romerías of Santiago de Los Caballeros (Gáldar), Virgen del Carmen (La Isleta) and Santiago de Tunte (San Bartolomé de Tirajana) on the 18th; and the Romería de La Majadilla (Telde) on the 25th.

August to December in Gran Canaria

The calendar continues in August with the romerías of Santa Brígida, Marzagán and San Lorenzo (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) on the 1st, among others. On 7 September, Teror hosts the Romería de la Virgen del Pino, Gran Canaria's most important festival. According to the Ayuntamiento de Teror, the Romería-Ofrenda reaches its 74th edition in 2026, a tradition promoted by Néstor Álamo in 1952, and brings together the 22 carts representing the island's municipalities and the Cabildo. The season closes on 20 December with the Romería de Los Labradores in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, held in honour of the Virgen del Rosario.

August to December in Tenerife

Among the many events on Tenerife, highlights include the Subida El Amparo (Icod) and the Paseo Pedro Álvarez (Tegueste) on 1 August; the Bajada and Subida de la Virgen del Socorro in Güímar (7 and 8 September); and romerías in La Orotava, San Juan de la Rambla, Adeje and Santa Cruz, with the calendar extending through to the Paseo Romero Lomo de Montijo in Güímar on 15 November.

The other islands

In La Palma, romerías are concentrated in July and August, with events such as the Romería de El Remo (Los Llanos de Aridane) and the Romería de la Vendimia (Fuencaliente). La Gomera hosts the Romería de Playa de Santiago (16 August) and the Bajada de la Virgen de El Paso (14 September), both in Alajeró. In El Hierro, the calendar features the Embarque de la Virgen del Carmen in El Pinar (16 July) and the Baile de Magos de Frontera (6 August).

Fuerteventura has an extensive calendar running from July to December, with romerías in Pájara, La Oliva, Puerto del Rosario, Tuineje, Antigua and Betancuria. In Lanzarote, events run from July to November, with romerías in Teguise, Tías, Yaiza, Tinajo, Haría and San Bartolomé. La Graciosa celebrates its Embarcación on 16 July.