Castillo del Cante de Ojén

Castillo del Cante de Ojén 2026 has already taken place. Here you can check the dates, line-up and practical information for that edition.

The Castillo del Cante de Ojén Flamenco Festival holds its 51st edition on Saturday 1 August 2026. The evening begins at 22:00 in the courtyard of CEIP Los Llanos with Israel Fernández, El Pele, Aurora Vargas, José Alberto «El Canario» and Fina «La Churruca». Salvador de la Peña presents a night dedicated to the memory of Fosforito.

Date, time and venue

• Date: Saturday 1 August 2026.
• Start time: 22:00.
• Venue: courtyard of CEIP Los Llanos, Ojén.
• Edition: 51st.

The announcement does not include individual set times for each artist. The confirmed reference is the general start time. Nor has a current ticketing page been found that would confirm price or availability, so these details should be checked through the channels of the Ayuntamiento de Ojén.

Castillo del Cante de Ojén 2026 line-up

Israel Fernández heads the programme. The singer shares the stage with El Pele, Aurora Vargas, José Alberto «El Canario» and local artist Fina «La Churruca». Salvador de la Peña will host the evening.

The line-up combines one of the most prominent voices in flamenco today with long-established performers and local representation. This reflects one of the festival's hallmarks: bringing together different generations and different ways of understanding cante on a single night.

Tribute to Fosforito

The 2026 edition pays tribute to Antonio Fernández Díaz «Fosforito», a fundamental figure of cante jondo. The tribute links the current programme with the memory of a festival that has made the preservation and promotion of flamenco part of its identity.

The official poster also looks to Ojén's roots. The artwork is by Daniel Espada, with photography by Juan Antonio Gómez and graphic design by Ricardo Barquín. The composition uses references to the historic Aguardiente de Ojén and to a century-old house in the town.

A flamenco festival with more than half a century of history

The Castillo del Cante has traditionally been held over the first weekend of August and is among the longest-running flamenco events in the province of Málaga. The Ayuntamiento de Ojén highlights the relationship between the stage, the summer night and the setting of the Sierra de las Nieves as part of the experience.

For the occasion, the courtyard of the Los Llanos school is transformed into an open-air auditorium with a capacity of around a thousand people. Numerous flamenco greats have performed on its stage, establishing the event beyond any single year's line-up.

The format retains the logic of summer flamenco festivals: a single long evening, silent attention to the cante and a stage set up specifically for the night. It is not a series spread across venues, nor a conventional concert with quick audience turnover; the continuity of the programme is part of the experience.

How to plan your visit to Ojén

Ojén lies next to Marbella, at the southern gateway to the Sierra de las Nieves. Visitors coming from elsewhere should allow time to reach the town and find the venue before 22:00, especially as it is a busy night and the event takes place in a courtyard adapted as an auditorium.

As there is not yet a ticketing page linked from the announcement consulted, it is not advisable to travel relying on a historical price from previous editions. The Ayuntamiento de Ojén is the appropriate source to confirm the box office, availability and any entry conditions published in the days beforehand.

The established information on the festival's history and venue comes from the festival's municipal page; the 2026 line-up has been checked against its official presentation.