Skip to content

We use a small browser storage entry to remember your cookie choice. With your consent we also load privacy-respecting analytics (Google Analytics 4 and Vercel) to understand how the site is used, and the Radio player, which plays through SoundCloud. We do not run advertising or marketing trackers. See our cookies policy and privacy policy.

Back
Past edition

Festival Boreal2026 edition

18–20 Sept 20263 festival days

Casco histórico de Los Silos · Explanada del Parking del centro histórico de Los Silos · Los Silos

View programme
Festival Boreal 2026 official key art poster for 16 to 20 September in Los Silos
Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones
Full programme
16–20 Sept 2026

Programme

3 days · 24 artists

Lineup confirmed.

Friday 18 September

Past

17:00Explanada del Parking del centro histórico de Los Silos

  • BCUC
  • Hempress Sativa
  • The Neighborhood Kids
  • El Veneno Crew
  • Aïta Mon Amour
  • Renata Flores
  • Rubio
  • The Queen of Bass
  • Pleito
  • Jable
  • Dj Carla Carela
  • Dj Andee
View day details — Fri 18 Sept

Saturday 19 September

Past

12:00Casco histórico de Los Silos

  • Daddy G
  • Aterciopelados
  • Imarhan
  • Throes + The Shine
  • Fuensanta
  • Josyara
  • Candeleros
  • La Terrorista del Sabor
  • Xerach
  • Dj Eva Olvido
  • Cabrito Frito
  • Dj Andee
View day details — Sat 19 Sept

Sunday 20 September

Past

12:00Casco histórico de Los Silos

  • Dactah Chando
View day details — Sun 20 Sept

Meet the artists

  • Rock concert atmosphere

    South Africa · Fri 18 Sept

    A seven-piece band from Soweto, formed in 2003. Their sound is built on traditional whistle, percussion, bass and guitar, and they sing in eleven languages.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Hempress Sativa
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Jamaica / Italy · Fri 18 Sept

    The Jamaican singer Kerida Johnson performs as Hempress Sativa, carrying a roots and steppers repertoire built on her own records rather than on a sound-system selection.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • The Neighborhood Kids
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    United States · Fri 18 Sept

    A hip-hop group from the United States, on the Friday bill of the 2026 edition.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • El Veneno Crew
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Tenerife · Fri 18 Sept

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Renata Flores
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Peru · Fri 18 Sept

    A singer and rapper from Ayacucho, in Peru, who records in Quechua and sets Andean music against hip-hop and trap.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Rubio
    Photo: @rafasalsas · Festival Boreal press materials

    Chile · Fri 18 Sept

    Rubio is the project of the Chilean composer and producer Fran Straube: dark, textural avant-pop with electronic and Andean elements. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy for the video of "Nacimos Llorando", and the album Espero podamos ver un ovni juntxs arrived in February 2026.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • The Queen of Bass
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Fri 18 Sept

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Pleito
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Canary Islands · Fri 18 Sept

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Jable
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Canary Islands · Fri 18 Sept

    Jable is a project by the Tenerife artists Jela and Cristina Mahelo, working a contemporary reading of Canarian folk roots with an open lineup of musicians from the islands.

    View day details — Fri 18 Sept
  • Daddy G
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    United Kingdom · Sat 19 Sept

    Daddy G is a co-founder of Massive Attack. He appears at this edition as a DJ set, not with the group.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Aterciopelados
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Colombia · Sat 19 Sept

    Formed in Bogotá and led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their 1996 album La Pipa de la Paz, produced by Phil Manzanera, was nominated for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, and the band is marking that album's thirtieth anniversary through 2026. Their album Genes Rebeldes was nominated in the same category in 2026. They headline the Saturday.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Imarhan
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Algeria · Sat 19 Sept

    Imarhan come from Tamanrasset in southern Algeria and play a contemporary reading of Tuareg music: desert blues guitar lines set against synthesisers and electronic texture.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Throes + The Shine
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Portugal / Angola · Sat 19 Sept

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Fuensanta
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Mexico · Sat 19 Sept

    A singer, double bassist and composer born in Veracruz and based in Amsterdam, working between traditional song, free improvisation and contemporary jazz.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Josyara
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Brazil · Sat 19 Sept

    A singer, composer and guitarist from Juazeiro, in Bahia, who plays the guitar percussively and writes between MPB and north-eastern Brazilian rhythms. Her album AVIA came out in 2025.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Candeleros
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Sat 19 Sept

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • La Terrorista del Sabor
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Mexico / Colombia · Sat 19 Sept

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept
  • Xerach
    Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

    Canary Islands · Sat 19 Sept

    A Canarian electronic producer and performer, on the Saturday bill of the 2026 edition.

    View day details — Sat 19 Sept

About this edition

Festival Boreal 2026 is the 19th edition of the Los Silos festival, running 16–20 September; the ticketed music days are Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September, with a closing set on Sunday 20. The music programme spans world, dub, electronic, hip-hop and Latin American sounds, and the wider festival also carries an exhibition, a dance residency, the Premio Boreal, workshops and family activity. Tickets are via Tickety.

Plan your visit

Exhibition

  • Sala de Exposiciones Pérez Enríquez

    Sala de Exposiciones Pérez Enríquez, Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDirections

Accessibility point

  • Punto Naranja, Plaza de La Luz

    Plaza de La Luz, Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDirections

Good to know

Official shuttle buses
The festival runs official shuttle buses on the two ticketed concert days, 18 and 19 September.A return seat costs €15.Departures15:00 from Palmetum in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 15:20 from Leocadio Machado in La Laguna, 15:45 from El Trompo in La Orotava.Returns leave Los Silos at 02:15 after the Friday night and 03:15 after the Saturday night.Places are limited and must be booked in advance through Tickety.

Accessibility

Accessibility points

An accessibility point (Punto Naranja) operates at Plaza de La Luz, with a mobile unit at the Sala de Exposiciones Pérez Enríquez.

On-site provision

Preferred viewing areas, hearing loops, sensory backpacks, sign-language interpretation, pictograms and dedicated mental-health spaces are provided.

Gallery

  • 2026

    Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones

More than music

  • Add Fuel Solo Show

    Exhibition

    A solo exhibition by the Portuguese artist Diogo Machado (Add Fuel) at the Sala de Exposiciones Pérez Enríquez, open from 14 to 27 September. The work reworks the Portuguese azulejo tile tradition through graffiti, urban culture and pop graphics.

  • This is not a body

    Live arts

    A dance residency by Koset Talavera and Gara Hernández, presented on 17 September.

Festival commitments

Equality

  • Equality plan

    The festival's equality plan commits to parity in both the programme and the production teams. It is backed by the Keychange network and the Asociación de Mujeres en la Industria de la Música (MIM).

  • Punto Violeta and safer spaces

    A Punto Violeta and designated Espacios de Buen Trato operate during the festival.

Sustainability

  • Local sourcing

    Catering favours kilómetro-cero produce — sourced on the island rather than shipped in.

  • Night noise and island wildlife

    Amplified sound is silenced at night and daytime formats are preferred, to protect nocturnal island species.

  • Single-use plastics

    Single-use plastics are eliminated across the site.

Awards and recognition

  • Premio Boreal 2026

    The 2026 Premio Boreal goes to the writer Andrea Abreu, author of Panza de burro and Pajaritos preñados. The award recognises professional work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals; Abreu is its sixth recipient.