The Feast of San Roque is celebrated every 16th of August in the Municipality of Tinajo.
During the first fortnight of August, Tinajo dresses up for a party to commemorate the Feast of its Patron Saint. To do so, the Tinajo Town Hall together with the Festival Committee and the Church itself, organize different cultural and religious events in the square that bears the same name as the Saint, the Plaza de San Roque.
Religious processions, folkloric offerings, musical performances, street parties, gymkhanas and a long etc. of activities and events are some of the festive events that we can all enjoy during these days...
Church of San Roque:
The Church of San Roque is located in the urban center of Tinajo. It was built as a hermitage in the second half of the 17th century (1679) under the patronage of San Roque, at the instigation of the beneficiary and vicar of the island of Lanzarote Guillén de Bethencourt. It was enlarged around 1738, after the volcanic eruptions that devastated this region of Lanzarote, and converted into the second parish church on the island on June 29, 1792, by the prelate Antonio Tavira y Almanzán. Throughout the 19th century, renovation and enlargement works were carried out on this parish church. The first sundial on the Island of Volcanoes is located on the roof. It is still visible today and marks the shadows of the sun. According to one of its inscriptions, this piece was placed on May 20, 1851, by F. R. Fernández. The initials F. R. Fernández correspond to a resident of the Vegueta area (municipality of Tinajo) and a professional sailor who, on one of his last trips to the African coast, built the clock on the ship and gave it to the church of San Roque de Tinajo in 1851.