Eólica wraps up its return to the ITER with more than 4,000 people and no announcement yet for 2027

More than a decade after its last edition, Eólica once again set up its dance floor among the wind turbines of the ITER, in Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife). On Saturday 17 October the festival closed its tenth edition with more than 4,000 people across the two days, according to the organisers, who have not yet said whether there will be an eleventh.

More than 4,000 people at Eólica's comeback

The figure comes from the festival's wrap-up press release, which does not give the site's capacity or split attendance between Friday and Saturday. It does highlight that the second day was very well received and that, according to its review, the audience particularly appreciated the setting, with the wind turbines as a backdrop.

That landscape is what makes Eólica a special case. The festival was born in 2003 and held nine editions before a long break; as we reported when its return to the ITER was announced, its commitment to sustainability earned it an Outstanding rating from A Greener Future in 2009. This edition also kept the free buses, bookable in advance, from Santa Cruz and Los Cristianos, an important service for getting to a site in the south of the island without a car.

A club line-up with room for songwriting

The four stages, Plastic, Crystal, Carton and Organic, brought together 68 artists. On Friday the DJ booths hosted Jayda G, TSHA, Hunee, Horse Meat Disco and Sama’ Abdulhadi, ranging from house and disco to harder sounds; on Saturday, Danilo Plessow (Motor City Drum Ensemble), Âme Live, Octo Octa and WhoMadeWho.

What sets Eólica apart from a standard electronic festival was found on the Carton stage, with live sets from Xoel López, Funambulista and Shego on Friday. That mix meant making choices: as our day-by-day guide to Eólica noted, Shego's concert clashed with Jayda G's set, and Xoel López's with the end of TSHA and Hunee.

Science, schoolchildren and energy from the site itself

Alongside the music there were more than 70 activities: workshops, tours, talks and exhibitions on science, innovation and renewable energy. On Friday morning, before opening to the general public, around a hundred schoolchildren from CEIP La Estrella in Arona took part in workshops on renewables and technology.

The organisers list as sustainability measures the use of energy generated at the ITER's facilities, separate waste collection, reusable items and water refill points. In the press release these appear as planned measures and are not accompanied by data on energy use, waste or emissions, which would be the way to measure the results at a festival that makes renewables its hallmark.

Will there be an Eólica in 2027?

For now, there is no answer. The press release ends by thanking the audience, the artists and the sponsors, including Turismo de Tenerife, the Cabildo, the Government of the Canary Islands, the ITER and Granadilla de Abona Town Council, and the official Eólica website is still showing the 2026 edition. After a break of more than ten years, the question now is whether the comeback will continue; as soon as there is an announcement, we will report it.