When and where do the Jinámar fiestas take place?
The high point of the Fiestas de la Inmaculada Concepción y la Caña Dulce falls on Tuesday 8 December 2026. That day brings the Feria ganadera (livestock fair) and the procession of the Inmaculada, the announcement says.
According to the event details, the whole fiesta starts on 27 November and runs to 8 December. The venues are the Plaza de Jinámar and the Iglesia de la Concepción in the Telde district, postcode 35220.
No times have been published for 2026. For orientation, the 2025 livestock fair began at 10:00 on 8 December and the procession at 13:00, according to that year’s programme from the Ayuntamiento (town council) of Telde.
The announcement fixes 8 December as the date, but the times are still to come. Anyone planning to go should check them beforehand on the official website.
How much does entry cost, and what is on the programme?
Entry is free, as all events are open and cost nothing, according to the event details. There are no tickets and nobody needs to register.
The 2026 programme exists only as an outline, with no daily schedule and no times. In late November the announcement lists the Pregón (opening speech) at the Iglesia de la Concepción and the Gran Chupada de la Caña Dulce with the Banda Isleña.
Concerts, cultural exhibitions and the Unciones follow in early December, the announcement says. On 8 December the livestock fair and the procession close the fiesta.
The 2025 edition shows how full the programme can get. The Gran Chupada began on Saturday 29 November at 19:30 on the Plaza de Jinámar, and on 6 December 2025 a crafts market, demonstrations and a classic car show started at 10:00.
How do visitors get to Jinámar?
The same claim says Global and Guaguas Municipales (bus) lines serve it.
Bus passengers should check them with the operators beforehand.
There is no information on road closures, parking or the procession route for 2026. In 2025 the procession went along the Carretera General, so drivers on 8 December should allow time to find a space.
The sources named no connection from the south of the island. Anyone travelling from there should ask the bus operators about route and journey time in advance.
What does the new title mean for the fiesta?
A report of 24 March 2026 says the fiesta now carries the title “Fiesta de Interés Turístico de Canarias”. The Consejería de Turismo y Empleo (tourism and employment department) of the Canarian government reportedly decided it.
The Partido Popular de Telde calls the title an “institutional recognition of great importance”. Its statement gives no date for the decision, no BOC entry and no name for the responsible minister.
No confirmation could be found in the BOC (the Canaries’ official gazette) or from the Canarian government. No official body has explained what the title changes in practice, for example for funding or promotion.
What is the Caña Dulce, and where does the fiesta come from?
The fiesta links the Inmaculada, patron saint of this Telde district, with sugar cane. Best known is the Chupada, where visitors chew fresh sugar cane.
The cane is seen as indispensable, and many people take a piece home, a report of 8 December 2021 records. That year the harvest was poor because of too little rain, yet many traders still sold.
The event details speak of five centuries of history, which could not be checked independently. The council’s programme confirms only that the Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2025.
Earlier years drew around 10,000 people, according to the 2021 report. The 2021 turnout fell below that, with no livestock fair, no markets and no fairground rides.
What is still open for 2026?
The exact date of the 2026 Chupada is open, as the announcement says only late November. In 2025 it fell on Saturday 29 November.
The speaker of the Pregón, the bands and all times are also unknown. No official programme from the Ayuntamiento de Telde has turned up yet, and no source says when one will appear.
The announcement gives the official website as the contact. Once the programme is out, the Chupada and the procession can be planned with confidence.