A week after the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival, considered the second best carnival in the world, has concluded its celebrations, it is the turn of the Candelaria Carnival. On a much smaller scale, it offers numerous events with different carnival groups: comparsas, murgas, etc. In addition, you can dance at night at the verbenas (open-air dances) that are held by the sea, in the Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias.
In addition to the typical events that you can see in other Carnivals, characteristic of the Candelaria edition are the Cosito: a children’s parade in which children from local schools are involved; and the Encuentro Regional de Murgas, in which some of the most popular murgas (choral and satirical groups typical of Carnival) take part.
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