Navidad Isleña 2025–2026 in Lanzarote: preview guide
Navidad Isleña Lanzarote 2025–2026 will once again fill plazas and streets across all the island’s municipalities — including La Graciosa — with traditional Canarian music. The cycle features parrandas, choirs, ranchos de Pascua, municipal bands and folkloric groups performing outdoors throughout the Christmas and Epiphany season.
Update pending: The Cabildo of Lanzarote has not yet published the complete 2025–2026 program with all dates, times and groups by municipality. This guide will be updated as soon as the full schedule is released.
When and where Navidad Isleña 2025–2026 takes place
The Navidad Isleña 2025–2026 cycle will follow the structure of recent editions, with concerts distributed from late November through early January.
- Expected dates: from late November 2025 to early January 2026 (exact calendar pending official confirmation).
- Participating municipalities: Arrecife, Teguise, Tinajo, San Bartolomé, Tías, Yaiza, Haría and La Graciosa.
- Typical venues: main plazas, churches, recovas, parks and open-air cultural spaces in each municipality.
- Event type: free outdoor concerts open to all audiences.
In previous editions, most concerts have taken place on weekend afternoons and evenings, with some special weekday performances close to Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Program and highlights
While the official 2025–2026 schedule has not yet been released, audiences can expect the following components based on previous years:
- Parrandas & folkloric groups: traditional Canarian music featuring guitar, timple and bandurria performing isas, folías, malagueñas and rancheras.
- Choirs & Christmas ensembles: parish choirs, school choirs and invited groups performing Christmas repertoires.
- Ranchos de Pascua: historic ensembles linked to Canarian Christmas tradition, known for their characteristic processional singing.
- Municipal bands: many municipalities include special festive concerts by their municipal bands.
- Island-wide venues: central plazas in Arrecife, villages such as Teguise and Haría, tourist areas like Costa Teguise or Puerto del Carmen, and unique spaces in La Graciosa.
Once the official program is published, this guide will include key dates by municipality and a direct link to the downloadable PDF.
Practical tips for enjoying Navidad Isleña
- Arrive early: concerts are free and open-air, and central locations can fill quickly, especially on weekends.
- Bring light layers: Lanzarote has mild winters, but evenings can be cool and breezy in open plazas.
- Explore smaller villages: Navidad Isleña is an ideal opportunity to discover less-visited towns and enjoy authentic local culture.
- Check each municipality’s Christmas program: many concerts are integrated into local Christmas and Epiphany programs, alongside markets, children’s workshops and nativity scenes.
- Respect the setting: keep plazas clean, avoid unnecessary noise and follow organizers’ instructions to maintain a family-friendly environment.
Official information
- Cabildo of Lanzarote – Culture: official page where the complete Navidad Isleña 2025–2026 program will be published.
cabildodelanzarote.com/cultura - Municipal Christmas programs: each municipality will publish its own Christmas & Epiphany program, which often includes Navidad Isleña events:
- Ocio Lanzarote – Christmas & Epiphany Programs 2025/2026: once all municipal programs are published, we will compile them — including the full Navidad Isleña calendar — here:
Christmas & Epiphany Programs Lanzarote 2025/2026
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025.
