Festival Boreal2026 edition
18–19 Sept 20262 festival days
Casco histórico de Los Silos · Explanada del Parking del centro histórico de Los Silos
- Dates
- 18–19 Sept 2026
- Full programme
- 16–20 Sept 2026
- Venues
- Casco histórico de Los Silos · Explanada del Parking del centro histórico de Los Silos
- Where
- Los Silos
About this edition
Festival Boreal 2026 is the 19th edition of the Los Silos festival, running 16–20 September; the confirmed main music days are Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September. 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.
Festival days
Festival Boreal — Friday Sep 18
- BCUC
- Hempress Sativa + Paolo Baldini Dub Files
- The Neighborhood Kids
- El Veneno Crew
- +6 more
Festival Boreal — Saturday Sep 19
- Daddy G
- Aterciopelados
- Imarhan
- Throes + The Shine
- +5 more
Meet the artists
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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesJamaica / Italy · Fri 18 Sept
The Jamaican singer Kerida Johnson performs as Hempress Sativa, here alongside the Italian dub producer Paolo Baldini and his DubFiles project — a roots-and-dub pairing that puts a live voice over studio dub technique.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesUnited States · Fri 18 Sept
A hip-hop group from the United States, on the Friday bill of the 2026 edition.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesTenerife · Fri 18 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesPeru · Fri 18 Sept
A singer and rapper from Ayacucho, in Peru, who records in Quechua and sets Andean music against hip-hop and trap.
Photo: @rafasalsas · Festival Boreal press materialsChile · 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesFri 18 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesCanary Islands · Fri 18 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesCanary 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesUnited 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesColombia · 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesAlgeria · 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesPortugal / Angola · Sat 19 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesMexico · 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesBrazil · 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.
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesSat 19 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesMexico / Colombia · Sat 19 Sept
Press materials: Festival Boreal / Folelé ProduccionesCanary Islands · Sat 19 Sept
A Canarian electronic producer and performer, on the Saturday bill of the 2026 edition.
Gallery
2026
Festival Boreal / Folelé Producciones
More than music
Add Fuel Solo Show
ExhibitionA 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 artsA dance residency by Koset Talavera and Gara Hernández, presented on 17 September.
Plan your visit
Where it happens
- ExhibitionSala de Exposiciones Pérez EnríquezSala de Exposiciones Pérez Enríquez, Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDirections
- Accessibility pointPunto Naranja, Plaza de La LuzPlaza de La Luz, Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDirections
Before you go
- Official shuttle buses
- The festival runs official shuttle buses on both concert days.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.
Official links
via Tickety
Official ticketsTenerife.music is an independent live-music guide. For the organiser's complete official programme and terms, use the official links above; the festival-day pages below are our own editorial coverage.
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.
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.