The Flamenco Bienal has ended, but Seville’s cultural calendar does not stop. From Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October 2026 the city combines flamenco in peñas and tablaos, the opening of the 17th Seville Guitar Festival, leisure activities in Cartuja, crafts, gastronomy and new experiences in Triana.
In addition, the weekend of 10 and 11 October leads into Monday 12 October, a national public holiday, so higher visitor demand can be expected. If you want to see flamenco in a tablao, it is advisable to book in advance, especially from Friday to Sunday.
This guide brings together the week’s most interesting plans and suggests a simple way to organise them without trying to fit everything in.
5–11
Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saturday · Sunday
Flamenco · guitar · culture · heritage
Triana · City Centre · Cartuja · Seville East
A week leading into the 12 October long weekend
Quick answer: highlights from 5 to 11 October include the opening of the Guitar Festival, several recitals in the Andalusian Peña Circuit, the arrival of Luminiscence at San Jacinto, the flamenco show A Gloria by Lucía Benavides, the Hecho en Sevilla craft fair and the Sabor a Flamenco gastronomy programme. Seville’s tablaos also continue to offer performances throughout the week.
To organise your visit better: book activities with fixed times first, then complete the day with walks, food or cultural visits. If flamenco is a priority, you can compare tablaos and flamenco shows in Seville before finalising the rest of your itinerary.
On Monday, the 17th Seville Guitar Festival, which in 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of Manuel de Falla’s birth under the theme Falla’s Dreamed-of Guitar.
The first event of the week is Rody van Gemert and Juan José Eslava with The Other Side of the Strings, at 20:00 at the Manuel Castillo Higher Conservatory of Music. Admission is announced as free until capacity is reached.
It is a good way to start the week after the Bienal: the guitar remains central, but the focus shifts to a festival combining classical repertoire, flamenco, historic instruments and new creations.
If you are visiting, Monday works well for an easy-paced plan: monuments or a walk through Santa Cruz in the morning, lunch in the centre, a rest and a concert in the afternoon.
You can also visit the Hecho en Sevilla. Creative Crafts, set beside the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies. It remains open until 13 October and offers a free plan without straying far from the main tourist routes.
To end the night, a tablao is a reliable option if you want live flamenco without depending on festivals or special programmes.
The Guitar Festival continues on Tuesday with a new recital by Rody van Gemert at the Manuel Castillo Higher Conservatory of Music.
The programme for these opening days revolves around La Perla, a guitar built by Antonio de Torres in 1882. The recital is scheduled for 20:00 and once again offers an opportunity to explore the guitar through performance, instrument making and its history.
For anyone wanting to go deeper into the city’s musical culture, it is one of the most distinctive plans of the first half of the week.
During these days Seville also hosts activities linked to World Space Week. Fundación Cajasol offers several family-friendly and educational activities, including workshops and themed sessions.
A simple Tuesday plan is to spend the afternoon around Plaza de San Francisco and the historic centre, add a cultural activity and reserve the evening for guitar or flamenco.
If you are travelling with children, always check the timetable and access conditions for each activity before heading there.
Wednesday offers a change of pace. Cartuja Center welcomes Víctor Küppers as part of the Mentes Expertas series, with a session scheduled for 20:00.
It is not a flamenco event, but it is an option for visitors looking to round out their stay with another kind of cultural and educational programme.
Cartuja is also close to other places of interest such as the Monastery of La Cartuja and the Guadalquivir riverfront, so you can plan the day by area and avoid unnecessary travel.
There is no need to wait until Thursday or the weekend. Seville’s tablaos offer regular performances throughout the week.
This is especially useful after the Bienal: even though there is no longer a large official programme concentrated in theatres, the city’s permanent offer still makes it possible to see singing, dance and guitar every night.
If you want to understand which format suits you best, you can also read our guide to how long a flamenco show lasts and the best time to go.
Peñas, guitar and performances let you choose between several plans, each with its own character.
The singer Anabel Valencia performs in the Andalusian Peña Circuit at Peña Sentir Flamenco, linked to Pablo de Olavide University.
It is one of the week’s free events and a chance to experience flamenco in a setting different from a tablao or a large theatre.
At 20:00, singer Armando Mateos takes part in the same circuit at the Tertulia Flamenca Calixto Sánchez Marín, in Seville.
Peñas play a fundamental role in passing flamenco on, and this circuit offers a way into that world through recitals spread across the city and province.
The Guitar Festival also reaches the metropolitan area. Carmesí Guitar Duo presents Echoes of Falla in Tomares, with a programme that engages with the music of Manuel de Falla and other composers.
If you choose this plan, remember that it involves travelling outside central Seville.
You can see the full recital schedule in our guide to the Andalusian Peña Circuit in Seville 2026.
On Friday, one of Seville’s new autumn attractions opens at San Jacinto Parish Church : Luminiscence, an immersive experience combining video mapping, history and music.
The announced sessions begin at 19:00 and 20:45. La ubicación, en plena calle San Jacinto, hace que sea fácil convertirlo en una tarde o noche completa en Triana.
Puedes pasear por el barrio, cruzar el puente, cenar en la zona y, según el horario elegido, completar la noche con flamenco.
Also on Friday, Luis Perdiguero performs at 21:00 at Peña Flamenca La Polea as part of the Andalusian Peña Circuit.
For visitors who want to discover different ways of experiencing flamenco, this week offers an interesting contrast: peñas with free recitals, tablaos with regular programming and larger-scale stage productions.
If you plan to move between Triana and another part of the city, leave enough time between activities and avoid overly tight schedules.
Saturday brings together several plans and, for many people, marks the practical start of the long weekend, as Monday 12 October is a national public holiday.
At 15:30, Macarena de Jerez takes part in the Andalusian Peña Circuit at Tertulia Flamenca Sevilla Este.
In the evening, Cartuja Center presents Lucía Benavides with A Gloria at 21:00. It is the dancer’s first solo show and takes a journey through different flamenco forms as a tribute to her mother, Eva Gloria.
Luminiscence continues with sessions at San Jacinto, while Espacio Turina presents El año pasado por agua, by the Compañía Sevillana de Zarzuela, at 20:00.
Cartuja Center also offers other leisure options during the day and evening. If you are travelling in a group, it can be practical to split up according to interests and meet later for dinner or to attend a tablao together.
For regular flamenco programming, Saturday is one of the days when it is especially advisable to book online in advance.
Sunday is a good day to enjoy Seville without filling your schedule with back-to-back appointments. You can spend the morning in the historic centre, Triana, by the river or at one of the museums, and keep the afternoon for an activity with a fixed time.
Luminiscence continues with sessions at San Jacinto and Espacio Turina again presents El año pasado por agua, with performances announced throughout the day.
Cartuja Center’s leisure programme also continues.
If flamenco is the main purpose of your trip, Sunday works very well for booking a tablao. Because you are not relying on a single festival performance, you can choose the time that best fits sightseeing and dinner.
The Andalusian Peña Circuit also continues in the province, with recitals in different towns. If you have a car and want to widen your visit, check the full calendar before leaving the city.
For free options in and around the city, you can also see our guide to free flamenco in Seville.
Not everything depends on a specific date: some plans can fit into almost any day.
The 5th Creative Crafts Fair remains beside the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies until 13 October.
The announced opening hours are 10:00 to 14:30 and 18:00 to 21:00. Admission is free and the fair brings together contemporary craft workshops and local creators.
It works particularly well as an addition to a visit to the city centre.
The 25th Gastronomy Days of Seville and Provincial Hotels continue until 25 October under the theme Sabor a Flamenco.
Numerous hotels take part with tapas, dishes or menus inspired by flamenco. You can find ideas and combinations in our guide to Sabor a Flamenco Seville 2026.
The exhibition La noche azul: Flamenco Opera in the Carlos Martín Ballester collection continues in Seville after the Bienal.
It is an especially interesting plan for anyone who wants to go beyond the performance itself and learn about a key period in flamenco history.
You can find more information in our guide to La noche azul.
The best strategy is to combine one main plan with one or two complementary activities rather than trying to see everything.
Morning: Cathedral, Alcázar, Santa Cruz, Museum of Fine Arts or a walk along the Guadalquivir.
Afternoon: crafts, a cultural activity or rest.
Evening: Guitar Festival, peña or tablao depending on the day.
From Monday to Thursday it is usually easier to build an itinerary with breathing room and avoid the concentration of the weekend.
Friday: Triana and Luminiscence, a peña or a tablao.
Saturday: historic centre or gastronomy during the day and flamenco in the afternoon or evening.
As this is the start of the 12 October long weekend, it is advisable to book restaurants, shows and limited-capacity activities further in advance.
Do not try to cross the city several times. Choose one area and build your route around it.
City centre: monuments + Hecho en Sevilla + tablao.
Triana: market and walk + San Jacinto + flamenco.
Cartuja: culture or leisure + dinner + show.
Staying close by is often more important than adding one more activity to the schedule.
The main idea this week is simple: the end of the Bienal does not mean the end of flamenco in Seville.
The peña circuit continues with recitals, the Guitar Festival opens a new chapter in the autumn cultural season, and tablaos continue their regular programming. For visitors, this means choosing between very different experiences: the community atmosphere of a peña, a guitar-centred concert, a stage production or the intimacy of a tablao.
If you are coming to Seville specifically for flamenco, a good strategy is to book at least one tablao evening and use the rest of the agenda to discover other sides of the city. That way, your trip does not depend on a single performance or last-minute ticket availability.
The week includes the start of the Seville Guitar Festival, flamenco recitals in peñas, Luminiscence at San Jacinto, cultural programming at Cartuja and Espacio Turina, the Hecho en Sevilla fair, the Sabor a Flamenco gastronomy programme and daily shows in the city’s tablaos.
Yes. Tablaos offer performances throughout the year, and this week also includes recitals in the Andalusian Peña Circuit and other flamenco events such as A Gloria by Lucía Benavides.
Highlights in the Andalusian Peña Circuit include Anabel Valencia and Armando Mateos on Thursday 8, Luis Perdiguero on Friday 9 and Macarena de Jerez on Saturday 10, as well as recitals in other towns in the province.
Monday 12 October 2026 is a national public holiday, so for many people the long weekend begins on Saturday 10. This can increase demand for accommodation, restaurants and shows over the weekend of 10 and 11 October.
Yes, especially from Friday to Sunday and at the start of the 12 October long weekend. Booking online helps secure your place and lets you choose the time that best fits the rest of your itinerary.
Yes. Options include recitals in the Andalusian Peña Circuit, the opening Guitar Festival activities with free admission until capacity is reached, and the Hecho en Sevilla craft fair, as well as other cultural activities that are free according to the programme.
In many cities, flamenco tablaos sell out easily, especially on weekends and during peak season. That’s why, if your dates are set, the most important thing is to book online.
Direct recommendation: book online through our website to guarantee your seat and arrive with everything confirmed. If you already have your destination, go straight to your city to see available options and clear recommendations.
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