This is where Carnival meets both east and west as the themes, including the 1920s, Flavours of the East, The Jungle and Bollywood – Fantasy of India are as different as they are eclectic making this one of the brightest carnivals around. So let your senses be amazed as you experience parades, processions, marching bands, brightly decorated floats, dancers and above all, enjoy the fun-filled atmosphere as Lanzarote makes Carnival one of the biggest parties of the year.
And the great thing about this event is that you can either follow one of the themes or dress up as something completely different as this ‘anything goes’ atmosphere is inclusive, vibrant and fun.
Depending on where you are staying, the carnival takes place at different times. So it is possible if you time your visit right to visit more than one.
Arrecife 15th – 26th February (Theme: Comic Book Characters)
Puerto del Carmen 27th February – 1st March (Theme: The Lion King). The principle events here are, 27th – The Grand Show’ at 20:00. Saturday the 29th is the main carnival parade, followed by dancing and on Sunday the 1st of March is the Children’s carnival parade at 11:00 am and then the Midday carnival.
Playa Blanca 20th - 22nd March (The Jungle)
San Bartolomé 23rd – 28th February (Theme: TBA)
Tinajo 13th - 15th March (Theme: Flavours of the East)
Haría 5th – 8th March ( Theme: 1920s)
Costa Teguise 14th March (Theme: Bollywood – Fantasy of India)
It’s party, party, party and the perfect opportunity to dress up and have a great time.
