Garachico’s most important traditional pilgrimage fills its historic streets with decorated carts, oxen, Canarian clothing, folk groups and popular devotion.

Programme and practical details

The pilgrimage is the main event of Garachico’s patronal festivities. Decorated carts, ox teams, folk groups and participants in traditional Canarian clothing travel from Plaza del Muelle Viejo toward the Ermita de San Roque. The celebration commemorates Saint Roch and the historic end of a seventeenth-century epidemic.

Key information

• Date(s): 16 August 2026
• Location: Route from Plaza del Muelle Viejo to Ermita de San Roque, Garachico. 38450 Garachico, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
• Admission: Free admission
• Recommended for: All ages, families, locals and visitors
• Organiser: Ayuntamiento de Garachico and Comisión de Fiestas de San Roque

Schedule note: Where complete official hours were not published, the website default of 10:00–22:00 has been used as a provisional placeholder. Times should be checked with the organiser before travelling.