XXI Suma Flamenca 2026

Teatros del Canal and several performance venues across the Madrid region host the twenty-first edition of the Suma Flamenca festival from 13 October to 1 November 2026. This edition is dedicated to the prominence of women in the art of flamenco and will include 43 performances, with 21 world premieres and 12 Madrid premieres.

Suma Flamenca has become one of the most important flamenco festivals internationally. In addition to hosting the most important artists of this international art form, it has presented more than 200 young artists of guitar, cante and dance, mentored by the great figures of flamenco.

The 2026 edition takes as its motto the word Flamencas and the image of Carmen Amaya, with the aim of examining the presence and prominence of women in the various spheres of flamenco at the present time and throughout the history of this art.

Teatros del Canal (Sala Verde, Sala Negra and Sala Roja) is the festival's nerve centre, although the programme also takes place in other venues such as the Ateneo de Madrid, the Teatro de la Abadía and the Paco Rabal and Pilar Miró cultural centres in Vallecas, as well as in other municipalities of the region, including San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Real Coliseo Carlos III), La Cabrera (Centro Comarcal de Humanidades Sierra Norte) and Rascafría (Real Monasterio de El Paular).

Dancers will showcase their research and refinement, rooted in tradition and at the forefront of their creations. Appearing will be Rocío Molina, Israel Galván, Patricia Guerrero, Andrés Marín, Adela Campallo, Karime Amaya, Gabriel Matías, Mercedes Ruiz, Jesús Carmona, Estévez & Paños, Yoel Vargas, Farruquito, Lucía La Bronce, Rebeca Ortega, El Yiyo, Belén López, La Piñona, Claudia la Debla, Patricia Donn and Lucía Ruibal.