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The string quartet Imprevisto will perform on 1 October at 19:30 at Casa Anchieta in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife.
Traditional ceremonies dedicated to Cristo del Paso Alto took place in the El Toscal district of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The band Miniatura publishes the new album Espectral on 9 October via the label Keroxen.
The first edition of the Tajea forum will take place on 3 October from 11:00 to 20:00 at the Old Monastery of Santo Domingo in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife.
The second edition of the 'Santiago de Letras' festival is taking place in Tenerife. The event transforms the municipality into a hub for cultural gatherings.
The Canary Islands gained recognition in the Top Cocktail Bars 2026 ranking due to the debut of Bar Central and the first star for S U R U cocktail bar.
Traditional Fiestas de San Juan celebrations in La Rambla will take place in 2026.
Numerous gastronomic events take place in the Canary Islands in October. These include the Culinary Hotel Awards on Gran Canaria and the Plenilunio festival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The eighth edition of the Festival Hispanoamericano de Literatura begins in Los Llanos de Aridane on La Palma.
The La Luchada Cósmica festival will take place in La Frontera on El Hierro. It combines Canary Island tradition, nature, and electronic music.
The Peñón Fest festival on Tenerife marks its eighth anniversary, showcasing the evolution of the project around music.
The Guanches were the indigenous inhabitants of the Canary Islands. On Tenerife, they embalmed the dead. Their mummies are displayed in the MUNA museum in Santa Cruz.
The Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife takes place annually in February or March. The 1987 concert by Celia Cruz was recorded in the Guinness World Records.
The Anaga mountains in the north-east of Tenerife have been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 9 June 2015. The laurisilva, a humid laurel forest, grows there.
This is the most well-known Canary Islands dish. Small potatoes are boiled in their skins in very salty water, then drained.
On 5 May 1706 lava from the Trevejo volcano flowed into Garachico bay. The town lost its port, which was the basis of its trade.
The Drago Milenario is the most famous dragon tree in the Canary Islands. The name suggests a millennium, but research estimates its age at approximately 700 years.
Teide volcano is the highest point in Spain and the highest mountain in the Atlantic islands. A free permit is required to reach the summit.
In El Médano on Tenerife, an unfinished solar power plant currently serves as an experimental radio telescope.