If you are searching Carnival Lanzarote 2026 dates because you do not want accidentally show up after that party, this is your clean guide, with the personality differences between towns.
Let us get started with:
Week 1: Fevruary 6th til 18th, 2026
Arrecife Carnaval 2026, the main event energy
Arrecife kicks off first and runs the longest. It is the island's capital Carnaval so think bigger stages, more official program nights ad the most "everyone ends up here at some point" feeling. It also hast a clear 2026 theme, The kids TV nostalgia.
San Bartolomé Carnival 2026 begins on the 8th of February and goes till the 20th of the same month
San Bartolomé's Carnival is ver local and community led, the events are spread across he municipials and it ends with a signature finale in Playa Honda (more below).
Puerto del Carmen pre event on the 8th of february
Puerto del Carmen does a group presentation on february the 8th as a warm up before its main Carnival dates
Week 2: From February 9th will the 15th, 2026
Arrecife is in full swing
This is the best week to catch Arrecife's big program night while the city is fully in Carnival mode.
San Bartolomé continues building to the big days
Workshops and events roll through the week acroos the municipality.
Week 3: From february the 16th till February the 22nd, 2026
San Bartolomé and Playa Honda have their big Guachinango Finale.
The key anchors that are officially stated are:
- Carnival tuesday: feburary 17th
- Closing: February 20th in Playa Honda with the traditional Quema del Guachinango
The closing burn is their moment, it is very "this is ours".
Puerto del Carmen Carnival 2026, February 19th till 22nd
This one is super accessible of you are staying in Puerto del Carmen, Matagorda or Playa de los Pocillos. It is set around the Caradero area, so if you just walk in you are in the party. The official theme is "Los locos Años 20 "
Week 4: From february 23rd till March the 1st, 2026
It is the Haría Carnivals, the north weekend.
The main week is widely listed ad February 27th till 29th.
The Haría town hall specifically confirms the Coso on February 28th.
The Haría Carnival is smaller, more intimate and more "everyone knows everyone", this is a great pick if you want a Carnival without the mega crowd feeling.
Week 5: March 2nd till 8th, 2026
Teguise, Costa Teguise and La Graciosa Carnival
Official municipal breakdown:
- Presentation of groups is on the 8th of February in Villa de Teguise
- The main acts ( Costa Teguise and Villa) is on March 2nd till 8th
- La Graciosa is from March 12th till 15th.
These are multi location Carnival, you can catch different styles across the municupality, plus the La Graciosa Carnival later on.
Tinajo Carnival 2026, March 6th till 8th, this one is short, punchy and theme led
Tinajo confirms its Carnival dates for marcg 6th, 7th and 8th, 2026.
It is a great compact weekend you can plan easily and the 2026 theme is officially "Vikingo".
Week 6: March 9th till 15th, 2026
The Playa Blanca (Yaiza) Carnival 2026, starting march 12th till 15th, the south finale.
The Yaiza municipality theme is "Los Dioses del Olimpio". This is the big closing party, very tourist friendly, and very easy to combine with dinner, marina stroll and the finishing Carnival season with a bang.
If you want the day by day Carnival schedhule (and other events happening across Lanzarote), just check Vdodo Guide, it keeps the dates in one place so you can stop refreshing five different websites and actually enjoy the island.
