Fancy dancing the night away under the stars with the locals? This week the village of Los Abrigos, near Golf Del Sur hosts a grand array of festivities. Tonight is the "election of the fiesta queen" where many hopefuls will be competing for the Los Abrigos Crown.
Friday night (11/09/2009) there is a "baile", which consists of a live merengue / salsa band playing open air in the village square. The music starts at 11.30 pm and doesn´t finish until after 5.00 am. There is a small fair ground in Los Abrigos all week aswell and at night time a tempting array of food and drink is available from street kiosks.
Saturday evening is the biggie! A procession will take place, with religious statues from the local church being carried to fishermen´s boats lit up with sparkly lights. The boats then sail out to sea and back to bring luck to the fisherman´s trade for the following year. Once the boats reach the shore and the statues are being carried back to the church, a fantastic fireworks display will take place over the sea in front of Los Abrigos. Later on, at midnight, there will be another open air baile until the early hours of the morning.
The final day of Los Abrigos fiesta see´s a huge paella being made which is handed out along with drinks for free!
Nearer Adeje? This weekend there is also a fiesta in the village of La Quinta, just past Adeje and Taucho. Over the weekend there will be various activities including a foam party, games for children, mass and a canarian folklore concert. On both Saturday and Sunday night a baile will take place with the popular bands La Wamampy and Timisay.
Video of La Wamampy
Fiestas in Tenerife are very popular with locals, holidays makers and residents alike. Almost every town and village hosts a fiesta at least once a year, all with live bands and firework displays. There is a wealth of information on the web such as this website for example www.tenerife.fiestas.net/english
Also on in September is the "fiestas del Cristo" in La Laguna celebrating Christ. A multitude of events will take place such as processions, concerts by the famous Los Sabandeños and the Tenerife symphony Orchestra. Bailes will also be held along with children´s games, sporting events, traditional canarian shows and dancing among much much more. This fiesta is worth visiting and as it is on until the 26th September 2009, there is more than enough time to go more than once!
Video of Los Sabandeños popular song "Lagrimas Negras"
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