Casino de La Laguna – 5th April to 11th April

The 4th international La Laguna Chess tournament is being held this year at the Casino de La Laguna in the North of the Island.

For more information, you can visit the official website – however, be warned it is currently only in Spanish

This event, sponsored by Tenerife Tourism, Schwepes and Iberia is a multi cultural competition to determine the best Volleyball playing country within Europe.  Totally free to enter to watch, the event itself will be supported by DJ’s and a host of other side events, making it a perfect couple of days for the entire family.

Visit the official Siam Park website for more information.

At the local Karting Club in Arona, during the duration of this event, visitors will be able to drive a set of cars that most people dream about.  Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s, Aston Martin’s, Audi’s, Porsche’s, Formula Renault 2000’s and the legendary Hummers are all on offer here.

For more information, visit: www.lmproducciones.com

In Tenerife itself, as the match ended, there were scenes of jubilation, with car horns, fireworks and much more going off all over the Island.

For more information, visit the official CD Tenerife website (Spanish), or the Fanclub Site (English).

The world of freestyle football is slowly expanding, and this is your chance to get in on the action!

Red Bull is a name known world wide for it’s sport sponsorships and, obviously, its own brand of energy drink.  However, it is also the organiser for last years hugely successful Street Style Freestyle Football competition.

This year, it returns, bigger and better than ever, and the fourth leg of the Spanish qualifiers is being held here in Tenerife, at the gorgeous Siam Park.

If you-re a budding freestyler footballer, you can register to participate in the qualifier or alternatively, you can come along on the day to view the action as it happens.

The winners of this heat will go through to the national finals in Valencia, and from there, if successful, they’ll progress eventually into the World Grand Finals, which are held in South Africa, in 2010.

Competition this year will prove to be very stiff, with 45 countries from around the world participating, and there will be an amazing array of skills on show, with only the best of the best reaching the final.

Frenchman Séan is the reigning world champion, after being crowned the winner of the last competition, via a star studded panel of judges, including the legendary footballer Edgar Davids, who commented:

I had never seen anything like this, Brazil truly is a land of football passion, so there was no better choice to host this first World Championship. And what we saw here tonight confirmed that.

We’ve included a Youtube video of the previous Finals below so that you can get some idea of the skills required to enter (and even go on to win).

For more information, visit the official Red Bull Street Style website, or the Siam Park official site.

June 20th – June 24th 2009 – Santa Cruz

Playa de Las Teristas hosts this festival, in Northern Tenerife, aimed at the younger generations.

Over the weekend at the start of the festival, extreme sporting activities will be available, such as Skateboarding, Paragliding,  Scuba Diving, Hiking and Climbing.

From Monday until Wednesday, the activities will attempt to make people more enviromentally aware, with more diverse diversions, including Seabed Cleaning, and releasing Turtles into the wild.

Finally, the festival rounds off with a bang by dedicating the last night to music, with rock and reggae concerts and much more!

For more information, visit the official Anaga Emerge website.