WOMEX 2026: Las Palmas Tickets, Free Concerts and 3 Picks
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Babylon Radio
Listen nowWOMEX 2026 is under way in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and continues until 25 October. The public showcase nights run from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October. You can buy a ticket for one night, choose a three-night pass or hear free concerts on the outdoor Plaza Stage.
The programme lists 50 acts across six stages, plus music films and late-night DJs. The conference and trade fair require separate registration, so a public festival ticket is the right starting point if you are going for the music.
WOMEX 2026 tickets: prices and free entry
The official festival ticket guide lists these base prices:
- Thursday 22 October: €25
- Friday 23 October: €30
- Saturday 24 October: €30
- Three-night pass: €85
Management fees are extra. Follow the ticket link on the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus event page to the official shop, Janto, and check the total before paying. The three-night base price equals the three separate nights added together; it is not a discount.
Single-night tickets cover that night’s live showcases and films. Friday and Saturday tickets also include the Club Summit DJs. The pass covers all three nights. Plaza Stage entry is free on each night, subject to capacity.
Three acts to build a night around
Thursday night: Saigon Soul Revival
Saigon Soul Revival, from Ho Chi Minh City, give pre-1975 Vietnamese Nhạc Vàng music a psychedelic edge. They play the Borondón Stage in Sala San Borondón from 00:00 to 00:45 at the end of Thursday’s programme.
That means just after midnight on Friday 23 October. The festival lists late sets under the evening when the programme starts, rather than the new calendar day. Check that distinction when planning your journey home.
Friday: Kasiva Mutua on the Plaza Stage
Kenyan percussionist Kasiva Mutua plays from 21:45 to 22:30 on Friday 23 October. Her music draws on her grandmother’s folk tales and celebrates African women and community.
This Plaza Stage set is free, subject to capacity. Arrive with time to spare: free entry does not guarantee a place.
Saturday: Enkelé and Afro-Colombian sung dances
Enkelé play the Plaza Stage from 21:45 to 22:30 on Saturday 24 October. The all-women Colombian group performs bailes cantados, or traditional sung dances, with voices, percussion and marimba.
Their music celebrates Afro-Colombian heritage. As with Friday’s Plaza Stage pick, admission is free but depends on space.
Find your stage and check access
The venues sit close together around Auditorio Alfredo Kraus on Avenida Príncipe de Asturias. Sala Gabriel Rodó hosts offWOMEX, and Plaza Stage is at Plaza del Espigón. Leave time for walking and queues between shows.
The WOMEX accessibility guide says all Auditorio entrances and floors are wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets are on every floor except level -1. Theatre Stage, Atlantic Connections and the film room have designated seating; Borondón is accessible but has no designated seating area.
Neither the Auditorio nor Sala Gabriel Rodó has an induction loop. The El Hierro quiet room is on level -1 of the Auditorio. Sala Gabriel Rodó’s lower floor may be under construction, so ask staff for help finding its toilets if needed. Plaza Stage’s accessible public entrance is at its western end.
Details were checked on 20 October 2026. Recheck your chosen artist’s listing before leaving, and read the venue’s entry rules if bringing anyone under 18. For access questions, contact inclusion@womex.com.
Archive image: Saigon Soul Revival – WOMAD UK 2024, photographed by Stephen and Helen Jones on 27 July 2024. Original copyright notice: © Dorsetbays / Stephen Jones. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized; the crop removes the photographer’s on-image watermark. This is not a photograph of WOMEX 2026.