Calendar of Celebrations

The popular celebrations are distributed over the whole Island, since a long time they are a perfect occasion to stimulate the relation between people of different municipalities, the calendar offers a big variety:

• Virgen de Los Reyes, Valle Gran Rey 6th of January.
• S. Sebastián, capital of the island 20th of January.
• Carnivalmonth of February, San Sebastián.
• Hogueras de San Marcos, 24th of April.
• San Isidro Labrador, Agulo-La Palmita 15th of May.
• San Juan, S. Sebastián, Vallehermoso, Valle Gran 24th of June.
• San Pedro, S. Sebastián 29th of June.
• Virgen del Carmen, Vallehermoso, S. Sebastián, Playa Santiago, 23rd of July.
• Santiago Apóstol, Playa de Santiago 25th of July.
• Santo Domingo de Guzmán Hermigua 8th of August.
• Fiesta del Ramo, Valle Gran Rey-Arure 16th of August.
• Santa Rosa de Lima, Agulo-Las Rosas 23rd of August.
• Virgen de Lourdes, Hermigua-Caserío del Cedro, romería last Sunday of August.
• Fiesta Colombina, S. Sebastián 6th of September.
• Virgen de La Encarnación, Hermigua 8th of September.
• Virgen del Paso, Alajero 14th & 15th of September.
• Ntra. Sra. del Rosario, Hermigua first Sunday of October.
• Santa Catalina, Hermigua first Monday of October.
• Virgen de la Salud, S. Sebastián second Sunday of October.