23 September 2026 · 2 min
Riding a plank down a cobbled street
On 29 and 30 November Icod hurtles downhill on greased boards. What it is, why it coincides with the new wine, and where to stand.
Magazine
Culture and festivals
Tablas de San Andrés, five-yearly festivals, carnivals and Corpus. With the dates we can state and the ones we cannot.
- 3pieces
- 2A month of festivities, and one that happens only every five yearsGarachico's festive calendar: Santa Ana on 26 July, the San Roque pilgrimage on 16 August and the Lustral Feast, held only once every five years.
- 3The two festivals that move every yearNeither has a fixed date: both depend on Easter. How they are worked out and what happens in Icod and Garachico.
What is celebrated, and when for real.