Fuerteventura is known as a beach island without a calendar, and that is not quite true. Its year has a rhythm of its own, set by the wind, the land and the faith of its villages. These are the events that, on their own, justify the journey. We give no exact days: they change every year, and we would rather point you to the official programme than invent them.

The essentials

  • February and March: carnival in Puerto del Rosario and in other towns across the island.
  • Spring: FEAGA, the great fair of island farming, with its goat’s cheese awards.
  • Summer: the windsurfing and wingfoil world tour at Sotavento.
  • September: the pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Peña, the island’s patron saint.
  • November: the International Kite Festival in Corralejo and the year’s last village festivals.
  • Information as of October 2026. Always confirm dates in the official programme.

Winter: carnival

Winter in Fuerteventura is mild and has its own great celebration: carnival. Puerto del Rosario, the capital, holds it between February and March, depending on the year, with an event all its own: the achipencos regatta, home-made, engine-free contraptions launched into the bay, where wit counts for more than speed. Other towns on the island hold their own carnivals afterwards. Programmes are published a few weeks ahead: check them before booking.

Spring: the farming fair

In spring, usually in April, the Granja Experimental de Pozo Negro in Antigua hosts FEAGA, Fuerteventura’s agricultural, livestock and fisheries fair. The 2025 edition brought together more than two hundred exhibitors. It is the best chance to see the Majorera goat up close and to taste cheese: the Tabefe awards for goat’s cheeses are presented at the fair. Everything about the island’s cheese is in Majorero cheese, and about its cooking in eating in Fuerteventura.

Summer: the Sotavento wind

Summer is the season of the steadiest wind, and the beaches of Sotavento, in Pájara, know it. Between July and August they have hosted rounds of the windsurfing and wingfoil world tour. Watching from the sand, with the lagoon and the horizon wide open, is a calm spectacle even for those who do not sail. Dates and format depend on each year’s international calendar. The lagoon itself, calmly and away from competition, is in Sotavento’s tidal lagoon.

September: the patron saint

In September the island makes its way to Vega de Río Palmas, in Betancuria, for the pilgrimage and offering to the Virgen de la Peña, Fuerteventura’s patron saint. It is the most heartfelt celebration of the year, and we describe it in more detail in Fuerteventura’s festivals. If you go, take the chance to see Betancuria, the old capital.

November: kites and village festivals

In November, the International Kite Festival fills the sky above the beaches of Corralejo and El Cotillo with colour. It has been held for almost four decades; each edition’s dates are announced in the official programme. The dunes behind are a nature park: walk them only on the waymarked paths, without entering fenced areas or building stone shelters, as we explain in Corralejo’s dunes on foot.

At the end of the month, Lajares celebrates its festival of Nuestra Señora de la Milagrosa: a fine example of a village festival on a human scale.

Our view

We only include events confirmed by several consistent sources, and always by month, never by day. Fuerteventura rewards those who travel for a specific reason: a fair, a pilgrimage, a wind. Choose one and let the rest of the trip arrange itself around it, unhurriedly.

Information as of October 2026, cross-checked against RTVC and Festivales de España. Dates change every year: check the official programme of each town council or of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura before booking.