The Department of Tourism and Employment has published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) the dates of the local holidays of each municipality of the autonomous community for the year 2026.
In relation to the provisions of labor regulations, the calendar establishes a maximum of fourteen non-working days, of a paid and non-recoverable nature, of which two correspond to local festivities specific to each municipality. These days were approved in the municipal plenary sessions and submitted to the General Directorate of Labor, for subsequent publication in the BOC.
The file was managed by the Department of Tourism and Employment, headed by Jéssica de León, once the deadline for submitting proposals from the 88 municipalities of the Canary Islands had closed.
The local holidays approved on the island of Lanzarote are in Arrecife (September 25, festival of San Ginés); Haría (June 24, festival of San Juan); San Bartolomé (August 24, local festival); Teguise (July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, and August 5, festival of Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves); Tías (February 2, festival of Nuestra Señora La Candelaria); Tinajo (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista), and Yaiza (July 7, festival of San Marcial del Rubicón, and September 8, festival of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios).
For its part, a total of 46 municipalities have chosen February 17, Carnival Tuesday, as one of their local holidays. These localities are Adeje, Arafo, Arico, Arona, Arrecife, Arucas, Barlovento, Breña Alta, Candelaria, El Paso, El Rosario, El Sauzal, Fasnia, El Sauzal, Fasnia, Firgas, Fuencaliente de La Palma, Garachico, Granadilla de Abona, Haría, Icod de Los Vinos, La Frontera, La Guancha, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Orotava, La Victoria de Acentejo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Moya, Puerto del Rosario, Puntagorda, Puntallana, San Bartolomé de Lanzarote, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Miguel de Abona, San Bartolomé de Abona, San Sebastián de La Gomera, Santa Brígida, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Santa Úrsula, Tacoronte, Tejeda, Teror, Tías, Tinajo, Valleseco and Vega de San Mateo.
Likewise, the local holidays approved for the year 2026 for the island of Tenerife are in Adeje (January 20, for the festival of San Sebastián); Arafo (August 31, for the festival of San Bernardo); Arico (September 8, for the festival of Nuestra Señora de Abona); Arona (October 5, for the festival of the Santísimo Cristo de la Salud); Buenavista del Norte (August 24, for the festival of San Bartolomé, and October 26, for the festival of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios); Candelaria (July 27, for the festival of Santa Ana); El Rosario (August 3, for the festival of Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza) and El Sauzal (June 29, for the festival of San Pedro Apóstol).
Also El Tanque (August 31, for the festival of Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje, and October 19, for the festival of the Santísimo Cristo del Calvario); Fasnia (August 17, Patron Saint Festivities); Garachico (June 24, for the festival of San Juan; Granadilla de Abona and June 13, for the festival of San Antonio de Padua); Guía de Isora (June 24, for the festival of San Juan Bautista, and September 21, festival of the Santísimo Cristo de la Dulce Muerte); Güímar (June 29, festival of San Pedro Apóstol, and September 7, festival of Nuestra Señora del Socorro); Icod de los Vinos (April 25, festival of San Marcos Evangelista).
Continuing with the island of Tenerife, La Guancha (August 17, for the Patron Saint Festivities); La Matanza de Acentejo (August 6, for the festival of El Salvador); La Orotava (June 11, for the Infraoctava del Corpus Christi); La Victoria de Acentejo (August 31, for the festival of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación); Los Realejos (January 22, for the festival of San Vicente, and June 1, Monday of Remedios); Los Silos (June 24, festival of San Juan, and September 8, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Luz); Puerto de La Cruz (July 13, festival of the Gran Poder de Dios, and July 14, festival of the Virgen del Carmen) and San Cristóbal de La Laguna (September 14, festival of the Santísimo Cristo).
Likewise, San Juan de la Rambla (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista, and September 14, festival of San José); San Miguel de Abona (September 29, festival of San Miguel Arcángel); Santa Cruz de Tenerife (May 4, festival of the Día de la Cruz); Santa Úrsula (October 21, local festival); Santiago del Teide (July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Carmen, and May 15, festival of San Isidro Labrador); Tacoronte (November 25, festival of Santa Catalina); Tegueste (April 25, festival of San Marcos Evangelista, and September 8, festival of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios); Vilaflor de Chasna (April 24, festival of the Santo Hermano Pedro, and August 31, festival of San Roque and San Agustín).
For its part, the holidays on the island of Gran Canaria are Agaete (June 29, festival of San Pedro Apóstol, and August 5, festival of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves); Agüímes (January 20, festival of San Sebastián, and February 19, Carnival Thursday); Artenara (August 31, festival of the Virgen de la Cuevita, and September 14, festival of the Cristo de Acusa); Arucas (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista); Firgas (August 17, festival of San Roque); Gáldar (May 15, festival of San Isidro Labrador, and June 25, festival of Santiago Apóstol); Ingenio (February 2, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, and June 29, festival of the Apóstol San Pedro); La Aldea de San Nicolás (September 10, festival of the Santo Patrono San Nicolás de Tolentino, and September 11, Día del Charco); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (June 24, commemoration of the Foundation of the city); Mogán (April 6, festival of San Antonio, and July 16, festival of the Virgen del Carmen), and Moya (June 15, festival of San Antonio de Padua).
The rest of the local festivities in Gran Canaria are in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (July 25, festival of Santiago Apóstol, and August 24, local festival); Santa Brígida (June 13, festival of San Antonio de Padua); Santa Lucía de Tirajana (October 24, festival of San Rafael); Santa María de Guía (March 19, festival of San José, and September 21, Monday after the festival of Las Marías); Tejeda (September 14, festival of the Virgen del Socorro); Telde (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista, and November 17, festival of San Gregorio Taumaturgo); Teror (June 12, festival of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús); Valleseco (May 25, festival of the local Patron); Valsequillo (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista, and September 29, festival of San Miguel), and Vega de San Mateo (September 21, festival in Honor of the Apóstol San Mateo).
In Fuerteventura, the local festivities will be in Antigua (February 9, carnivals, and September 8, festival of Nuestra Señora de Antigua); Betancuria (July 14, festival of San Buenaventura, and August 24, festival of San Bartolomé); La Oliva (February 2, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, and July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen); Pájara (July 2, festival of Nuestra Señora de Regla, and July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen); Puerto del Rosario (October 7, local festival), and Tuineje (October 13, sworn festivals in honor of San Miguel Arcángel and Commemoration of the battles of Cuchillete and Tamasite, and February 2, festival of Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria).
On the island of La Palma, the days approved are in Barlovento (October 7, festival of Nuestra Señora del Rosario); Breña Alta (June 29, festival of San Pedro Apóstol); Breña Baja (March 19, festival of San José, and October 7, festival of Nuestra Señora del Rosario); El Paso (September 4, Friday prior to the festival of El Pino); Fuencaliente de La Palma (February 19, Día del municipio); Garafía (June 12, festival of San Antonio del Monte, and August 21, festival of Nuestra Señora de La Luz); Llanos de Aridane (July 2, festival of Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios); Puntagorda (January 15, festival of San Mauro Abad).
Thus, Puntallana (June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista); San Andrés y Sauces (April 27, festival of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, and November 30, festival of San Andrés); Santa Cruz de La Palma (July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen); Tazacorte (July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, and September 28, festival of San Miguel Arcángel); Tijarafe (February 2, presentation of Jesús en el Templo, and September 8, festival of the Virgen), and Villa de Mazo (February 3, festival of San Blas, and June 4, festival of the Corpus Christi).
As for La Gomera, the holidays will be in Agulo (April 27, festival of San Marcos Evangelista, and September 24, festival of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes); Alajeró (July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, and September 15, festival of Nuestra Señora del Buen Paso); Hermigua (August 7, festival of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, and September 8, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación); San Sebastián de La Gomera (January 20, local festival, and February 24, Carnival Tuesday); Valle Gran Rey (January 7, festival of Nuestra Señora Virgen de Los Reyes, and June 24, festival of San Juan Bautista), and Vallehermoso (September 24, festival of San Juan Bautista, and July 23, festival Virgen del Carmen).
Finally, on the island of El Hierro, the local festivities are in El Pinar de El Hierro (June 24, festival of San Juan, and July 16, festival of Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Carmen); Frontera (August 10, festival of San Lorenzo), Valverde (and May 15, festival of San Isidro Labrador, and June 29, festival of San Pedro).
The remaining 12 holidays, of a regional and island nature, were approved in the Governing Council last April. Information on these dates can be found at the following link.