The festivals and traditions of Agaete are a vibrant example of its rich cultural identity. The Fiesta de La Rama stands out, celebrated every 4th of August, an ancient and unique tradition in the Canary Islands, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, where thousands of people dance to the rhythm of bands while carrying branches to the sea as an offering.
Other important celebrations are the festivals in honour of the Virgen de las Nieves, patron saint of the municipality, and the pilgrimages that bring together locals and visitors in an atmosphere of joy and devotion. These festivities, together with music, folklore and local gastronomy, make Agaete a place where traditions come to life and are shared with pride.
At Christmas time, just nine days before the celebration of Christmas, a tradition with special roots in this municipality takes place, consisting of the so-called Masses of the Light, which are celebrated at dawn and have the participation of residents of the municipality who go singing Christmas carols through the streets of the town, to summon the faithful.
It takes place on January 20 in the San Sebastián neighborhood, located in the center of this town.
It takes place on the third Sunday of June in the hamlet of El Hornillo.
They are celebrated in the month of October in the El Risco neighborhood.
A festival with a long tradition in the municipality, which was celebrated even during the years of prohibition. The most notable event is the Burial of the Sardine, a procession of laughter and tears that accompanies the burning of the sardine, ushering in Lent.
It takes place on June 29th in the Parish of San Pedro in the Agaete Valley. The most notable part of it is the celebration of the Descent of the Branch, where the pilgrims on the night of the 27th go up to the Tamadaba pine forest to cut the branches that they themselves will take down at dawn and then dance the Rama throughout the San Pedro neighborhood, giving them to the Saint at the end of the route, except for those of pennyroyal and thyme that will remain in the houses to relieve colds and flu.
It is celebrated on December 8. It is the festival of the parish of the town, since the Patron Saint of Agaete is the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, with the Virgin of the Snows being the co-patron saint of the same.
On August 5th, the main festival of the town is celebrated in honour of Our Lady of the Snows, whose image is in the hermitage located in Puerto de las Nieves. The image is there all year round, except for the days from August 5th to 17th when it remains in the Parish of Our Lady of the Conception, in the centre of the town.
It is celebrated on October 12 in the Vecindad de Enfrente in the Agaete Valley.
