🎃 Halloween in Tenerife 2026: parties, Finados and plans for the night of the 31st

Halloween in Tenerife 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, and the island goes all in with a double celebration. On one side, the imported party: nightclubs, costumes, and a big concert in Santa Cruz. On the other, Noche de Finados, the traditional All Souls’ Eve, with roasted chestnuts and music in the squares. And Monday, November 2 is a public holiday in the Canary Islands.

Here’s the lowdown on the parties by area, the traditions, plans without a club, and how to get back safely in the early hours.

Halloween in Tenerife 2026 at a glance 📅

Filter by area or type of plan, or just show what’s free to get into. The names with links have their full listing further down.

Halloween parties in southern Tenerife 🎃

The south is where all the clubs are, and every one with a date on it is clustered in Playa de las Américas. Two venues set the weekend: Papagayo, with two parties the same night, and Tramps, which stretches Halloween out three nights in a row.

If you’re staying longer, the rest of autumn is covered in our Tenerife 2026 festivals and events calendar.

Halloween at Papagayo

Reggaeton, hits and Latin music until 5 a.m., right in the heart of Playa de las Américas. The venue announces it on its own website and the €20 entry is already sold out, so don’t leave it until the last day.

Sala El Nido: The 15/15 Halloween

If drum and bass is your thing, your Halloween is in the other room at Papagayo. Heads up, though: it’s a separate ticket, valid only for Sala El Nido and doesn’t get you into the main room.

AFROLAND HALLOWEEN EDITION at Tramps

Afrobeats, amapiano, hip-hop, afro house and R&B for the night of the 31st at Tramps. The room promises “4 DJs • 1 Host”, names still TBA.

ARRIVAL — HALLOWEEN SPECIAL at Tramps (Friday 30)

Friday’s pre-party, and it’s free entry! The main room is pumping afro house, tech house and latin house, and Room 2 is serving up reggaeton from 23:00.

CHERRY — Halloween Special at Tramps (Thursday 29)

Tramps kicks off Halloween on Thursday. It’s the first of three nights in a row with that label, and it’s free entry too: perfect if you land before the weekend.

Jalloween at Monkey Beach Club

Monkey Beach Club, right next to Playa de Troya, is calling its October 31st night “Jalloween”. The date and time are on the club’s website; the DJs are still to be confirmed and we couldn’t find the price.

No Halloween theme, but the same weekend: on Friday the 30th, Papagayo has its Friday reggaeton night, Jose de las Heras · La Loka, from 22:00 to 05:00, general entry at €25. On Sunday the 1st, with Monday being a public holiday, Papagayo kicks off with Freak & Chic! from 22:00 to 03:00 (general €15), and Tramps has Déjà Vu, their RnB, hip-hop and afrobeats night, from 22:00 to 06:00 with free entry.

Halloween in Santa Cruz and La Laguna 🎧

The capital has the weekend concert, and La Laguna gets two club parties. Three of the four events in this area are provisional: they have a ticket sales page, but no organizer or venue website backing them up yet.

Hijos de la Ruina: Natos y Waor y Recycled J

The Halloween concert is happening this year. Natos y Waor and Recycled J are bringing Hijos de la Ruina to the Palmetum parking lot, with a DJ from the moment doors open and more than six hours of music, according to the ticketing site. Local press is calling it their only date in the Canaries this year.

BACKROOM Agüita x El Claustro (provisional)

Dark techno in Santa Cruz and the strictest door in this guide: the ticket page sells it as “Halloween & BDSM”. It’s provisional because that’s the only page that exists, and the poster has already changed once.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT PARTY at Aguere Cultural (provisional)

You’re DJing at Aguere Cultural in La Laguna. Don’t get mixed up with the title on the ticketing site, which says “in Santa Cruz de Tenerife”: that’s the province, and the address is Calle Herradores, 47.

Halloween at La Bowie (provisional)

The other night in La Laguna, with tickets from €10 and a prize for the best costume announced. This is where it’s really worth putting in the effort on your makeup.

Puerto de la Cruz and the north 🌋

Let’s be clear: as of October 12, the Puerto de la Cruz town hall hadn’t published a Halloween or Finados program. The dated festivities in the north are in San Juan de la Rambla and La Orotava, and they lean more toward laid-back afternoon vibes and country-estate parties than nightclubs.

HALLOWEEN 2026 at Hotel Rural Finca San Juan

Late-night party at a rural hotel in San Juan de la Rambla, with a costume contest announced. If you went last year, it’s the same party that was called “Tenerife Paradise” back then.

A Tardeo Tonto – Halloween (provisional)

Rooftop terrace bar crawl in La Orotava, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Check the door before you buy: minimum age is 21 and a dress code applies.

Los Finados: the Canarian Halloween 🌰

Long before pumpkins showed up, the Canary Islands already celebrated the eve of All Souls’ Day: the Noche de Finados, which you’ll also see spelled “finaos”. It was, and in many villages still is, a night for getting together.

Graves were decorated with flowers, and the Ranchos or Cofradías de Ánimas would head out to collect alms. Families and neighbors gathered to share stories about their loved ones who had passed, with chestnuts, walnuts, almonds, figs and sweet wine, anise or honey rum, all to the sound of guitars, bandolas, tambourines and castanets.

Every area has its own traditions. In Garachico, Buenavista and Santiago del Teide, kids went from door to door asking for “Pan por Dios”; in San Juan de la Rambla, the newer name is “los Santitos”. The Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife tells the story, and local councils keep it alive today with programs like these:

A couple of things worth knowing. The El Rosario theater’s Friday show gives priority to residents, so as a visitor you might not get a seat. And the Don Juan Tenorio at Teatro Leal is a classic for this time of year: according to the theater, the company has been staging it for sixteen years in a row and it sells out fast.

As of October 12, several town councils hadn’t yet published their Finados or Halloween schedules, including La Laguna, Puerto de la Cruz, Adeje, Arona, and La Orotava. They usually announce these late, so we’ll update this page once they’re out.

Halloween plans without the club 👻

Halloween isn’t just about the dance floor. There are haunted houses built by young locals from every town, a trail with actors, a free afternoon in El Sauzal and, if you crash with us, a plan that doesn’t even require leaving the hostel.

Halloween Night at our hostels 🦇

On Saturday, October 31, our Tenerife hostels are throwing their own Halloween night. At 8:00 PM there’s a Halloween themed dinner at the hostel, followed by the Best Mask & Makeup Contest, with prizes for the winners. Come with your face painted.

Quiet hours at the hostel kick in at 23:00. If you’re still up for more, head out for a chill walk around the local bars, grab a few beers with the group and just chat. No pressure at all: everyone does their own thing at night.

And which bars? That’s up to the group that night. If you want some ideas, here are the spots our team recommends in each area, plus a few more with recent reviews. We haven’t checked their hours for the 31st, so double-check with reception before you head out:

• Costa Adeje: Bar Unique for cocktails; Coconut Bar for beer and cocktails; and The Bar, a chill spot specializing in Belgian beers. Want a club instead? Playa de las Américas is right next door, known as Tenerife’s “party capital.” Around Las Verónicas you’ll find loads of clubs and bars, most open all night. Our pick for the best electronic music clubs in south Tenerife: Papagayo Beach Club, Monkey Beach Club, Tramps Tenerife, Casablanca, and Achaman Discopub, just about five minutes from Duque Nest.
• El Médano: Chirinstones; Manfreds Soul Cafe, for beers and cocktails; and Tasca el Lagar, for tapas.
• Puerto Santiago (Los Gigantes): Bar Route 66, with live music, and Bagheera Bar, a small cocktail bar.
• La Laguna: El Cuadrilátero, the area where lots of young, university-crowd bars cluster together. And there are some standouts, like El Rincón de Tintín, with beers, cocktails and live music, and Lagunita Country, with pool and darts.
• Puerto de la Cruz: La Bodeguita, which everyone around here calls «el Futbolín», is super local and perfect for a drink; the terrace at Capsula hostel; Elements cocktail bar; La Guapa, with live music; and the bars around the harbor area. To keep the night going, Andana Beach Club and Quiosco, in Playa Jardín, are about a five-minute walk from Puerto Nest. Based on recent reviews, there’s also Blanco Bar, in a traditional Canarian house, with rock, darts, pool and a DJ dance floor; The Gramophone Bar, for beers and cocktails; and Bar Habasko – The Hidden Bar, small and cocktail-focused.

Casa del Terror «Mentally Block: Insomnio»

Fifth edition of the haunted house in El Rosario. There’s no entry fee here: you get in with a donation of non-perishable food or cat food, and with advance registration.

Casa del Terror «”26″ Finados» in Candelaria

A haunted house built and performed by young people from Candelaria, part of the city’s “Ánimas y rituales 2026” program. This year’s theme is a farm.

Panic Trail IV (provisional)

A terrifying tour covering about 6,000 square meters with over 20 actors, located in Los Realejos. A show starts every 20 minutes, and your ticket gets you in for any of them.

Halloween for the whole family in El Sauzal

Free afternoon and night in two plazas in El Sauzal. The Town Hall confirms the date, time, and location, but the activity program isn’t published yet.

More weekend plans:

• Halloween Parade by the En Paralelo Dance School: Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 PM, along La Arena Street in Candelaria.
• Routes through the San Juan Bautista Cemetery in La Laguna: a one-and-a-half-hour heritage walk, happening in the morning with registration. The Town Hall announces these every Saturday at 10:00 starting October 17, but they haven’t mentioned the 31st yet, so it’s a bit provisional.
• X Swimming Crossing Murallas del Infierno: Saturday, October 31, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, at Playa de Los Guíos, under the cliffs of Los Gigantes. You need to register to swim; to watch, just hit the beach.
• Abubukaka, “20 years of Abubukaka”: Canarian humor in Spanish, Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 3 at 8:00 PM at Teatro Leal in La Laguna, with tickets priced at €36 and €20.

If you’re staying longer: the Isla Calavera Festival, featuring fantastic and horror films, is celebrating its tenth edition from November 6 to 15 in La Laguna, between Multicines Tenerife and the Teatro Leal galas. Christopher Lambert, Tom Berenger, Lloyd Kaufman, and Lone Fleming are coming; the full advance pass costs €100, and the program isn’t out yet.

Costumes, transport, and timing 💡

Costume and door: what each room requests

There’s no common rule, so check your venue. The dress code really matters at two parties: Un Tardeo Tonto requires you to wear all black or a costume, with a minimum age of 21, and BACKROOM has a mandatory fetish dress code.

In the south, things are more laid-back: Papagayo says “Come as you are” and AFROLAND says “Smart casual,” both with no costume rules and for ages 18 and up. If you want your effort to pay off, La Bowie is offering a prize for the best costume, Finca San Juan has a contest, and at our hostels, we’ve got the Best Mask & Makeup Contest waiting for you.

How to get back at night: bus and tram

TITSA has two night intercity lines, which their website lists as daily, and the tram between Santa Cruz and La Laguna runs through the early hours on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as on holidays.

Just a heads up! In Santa Cruz, early morning departures don’t leave from inside the Intercambiador: bus 711 heads out from the stop outside near the tram, and bus 104 leaves from the stop next to Los Juzgados. The 01:05 bus 104 from Santa Cruz and the 00:10 from Puerto de la Cruz have the note “To / From La Laguna”: make sure to check it on the website before you rely on them.

To plan your trip, Google Maps works really well in Tenerife and is pretty accurate for buses and the tram. Just be careful with holidays, like Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of November—those days the schedules might change, so double-check before you head out.

And what’s missing: we haven’t found any night bus service for Los Gigantes, El Médano, or Las Eras, nor any official taxi rates for 2026. As of October 12, neither TITSA nor Metrotenerife had announced special Halloween services; they usually give last-minute updates about holiday changes, so make sure to check the schedule that week.

What’s the weather like at the end of October?

Mild on the coast and cooler up top. Here are the AEMET averages for 1981-2010: they’re not a forecast, but they’ll help you pack right.

The northern station is about five degrees cooler than the other two, so it’s definitely a good idea to bring a hoodie if you’re heading up that way at night. And don’t forget, the time change is on Sunday, October 25: on the 31st in Santa Cruz, the sun sets at 6:20 PM.

Monday, November 2nd is a public holiday!

November 1, 2026, falls on a Sunday, and in the Canary Islands, the All Saints holiday is on Monday, November 2. This applies to Tenerife and the whole archipelago, so the Halloween weekend turns into a three-day getaway!

This Monday is a holiday in eight other regions as well: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Madrid, and Navarra. But not in the Balearic Islands. For shopping: Monday the 2nd is one of the holidays when general retail in Tenerife can open up.

Where to stay in Tenerife for Halloween 🛏️

Choose your base according to your plans: the south for the nightclubs in Playa de las Américas, La Laguna for the concert in Santa Cruz and los Finados, and Puerto de la Cruz for the north. That weekend, we’re not asking for a minimum stay, and the buttons below already have the dates set from October 30 to November 1.

If you’re planning to get around the island, the Nest Pass covers our twelve hostels in Tenerife and Gran Canaria in shared dorm beds.

And if you’re up for switching islands, check out our guide to Halloween in Gran Canaria 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions about Halloween in Tenerife 2026 ❓

• Is Monday the 2nd a holiday?
• North or South?
• How do I get back at night?
• Is there anything free?

Last updated: October 12, 2026. Venues and town halls are still posting their schedules up until the last week: check back on this page on October 22 and 29.