Santa Cruz de Tenerife plans to switch on its Christmas lights on Thursday, 19 November 2026. The opening event in Plaza de La Candelaria is due to begin at 7.30 pm, according to the newspaper elDiario.es. The neighbouring city of La Laguna on the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife will follow on Friday, 20 November, according to its city council.
For Santa Cruz, the councillor responsible for festivities, Javier Caraballero, confirmed 19 November to the newspaper Diario de Avisos in October. The lighting is intended to reach streets and neighbourhoods in all five districts. As of 12 November, the event had not yet taken place.
According to elDiario.es, music is planned in Plaza de La Candelaria. The Canarian group Los Sabandeños is due to perform Christmas songs. This time, the stage is to be at the foot of the monument to the patron saint of the Canary Islands. According to the report, it was previously in the area by the fountain next to Palacio de Carta.
According to elDiario.es, work on the decorations has been under way since August. The public switch-on on 19 November should therefore be distinguished from the start of the installation work. The newspaper also reports that Los Sabandeños are due to perform again in Santa Cruz on 17 December: the concert is planned for Plaza de San Fernando in the Duggi neighbourhood.
In La Laguna, the central Christmas-light switch-on is due to take place in the area around Plaza de La Concepción The city council announced the date in early October. It said it had brought it forward by a week so that businesses would have more time to prepare for the event La Noche en Blanco .
According to the city, the Long Night will take place on Saturday, 28 November. A programme of cultural, musical and commercial events is planned from morning until night. The group M-Clan is due to perform in Plaza del Cristo. The Long Night and the switching on of the lights are two separate events.
For other municipalities and shopping centres on Tenerife, elDiario.es gives mostly timeframes based on previous years. These do not establish confirmed switch-on dates for 2026.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).