Fiestas & Nightlife
Did you know that April is the only month of the year that Lanzarote does not have a fiesta? Below is the annual calendar of fiesta dates for the island of Lanzarote, apart from these dates there are also the bank holiday dates, known as the Calendario Laboral 2009 & Calendario Laboral 2010. Lanzarote follows the Spanish bank holidays, plus a national bank holiday and then local holidays according to the municipality of the island. These fiestas are where you can see some of the traditional Canarian costumes and music, look out for the romería (procession) and verbena (party) in the programmes.
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Looking for a different night out? How about the Noche Sensual at Opium? Opium opened in January 2010 and are based in Calle Escotilla, Puerto Naos, Arrecife which is behind the Comisaria de Policia. Participants of the Fiesta Sensual have to be aged 20 or older, there’s a red suitcase with prizes, gifts and surprises and a fountain of chocolate! Entry is free and the doors open at 23:00 through to 05:00. |
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Tropicana situated on the Avenida de las Playas in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote is holding a special Flamenco Night on Sunday 7th March 2010. With a foot stomping Flamenco Fusion performance from Antonio de la Rosa accompanied by two dancers and a singer, the show starts at 8pm. Please call 622 858 087 or email rodroyo@gmail.com for more details or to book your table. |
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Steve Staples is a professional photographer from Rainham in Essex. Steve was on holiday in Lanzarote for the Puerto del Carmen carnaval and has taken some incredible photos that he wanted to share with everyone. You can see his full Lanzarote Carnaval collection on his Flickr photo gallery but we have picked out some of our favourites below.
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Saturday 6th March 17:00 Carnaval Parade with comparsas, batucadas, murgas and floats. The procession will leave from Playa Flamingo, along the Avenida de Canarias, Calle El Varadero, Avenida de Papagayo ending in the Plaza Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Afterwards the carnaval party continues with a baile de carnaval and performances from DJ Javi Sánchez and Grupo Swing in the Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Carmen. |
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Friday 5th March |
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This is the title of the Nauty Boyz brilliant England world cup song. The Nauty Boyz are a young punk band who got together in October 2008. They are aged between 12-15 years old and all live in Lanzarote. Jordan is the youngest and the lead singer, Michael plays bass, Jake plays guitar and Jordi is on the drums. Their first gig was only six weeks after forming as a support act for The Skatoons in December 2008 when they had three songs and repeated one as an encore! They have really come on since then and practice at least once a week. Their set now runs to about 1 and half hours with around 25 songs, three of which are original numbers: We’re the kids, How much does that suck?? And The fans won’t let you down. |
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21:30 En el Salón Social, comienzo del Carnaval en Tinajo con la participación de la Escuela de Baile Municipal de Tinajo a cargo del coreógrafo Ruimán, Las Comparsas “Los Timanfeiros” y “Sur Caliente”. A continuación Gala Grag Queen. A continuación Verbena Popular amenizada por la orquesta SUSO Y FAMILIA, y el TRÍO DORAMAS. En el transcurso de la misma se llevará a cabo el concurso de disfraces de la SÁBANA (Individual, pareja y grupo). Saturday 27th February 17:00 Gran Cabalgata de Carnaval con desfile de comparsas, Murgas, Carrozas, Mascaritas, Batucadas.... |
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