53rd Santa Cruz de Tenerife Nativity Scene Contest – 2023

The Autonomous Agency of Festivals and Recreational Activities (OAFAR) of the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is organising the 2023/2024 edition of the Nativity Scene Contest. The Nativity Scenes in competition will be shown from 12 December to 6 January 2024. The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Nativity Scene Contest is a long-standing tradition, filling the city with the hope and enthusiasm embodied by the ancient trades and crafts involved in the making of a nativity scene.

The Nativity Scene Contest connects generations while revitalising traditional trades and rescuing them from oblivion. To enter the competition, nativity scenes – no matter how large or small they are – should re-enact at least three episodes in the birth of Jesus: the Nativity, with Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus; the Adoration of the Magi; and the Annunciation to the Shepherds.