News: Festivals
Carnival, Holy Week and culture.
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Cádiz Directo Machine translation
Los Delinqüentes announce a concert at Bahía Sound in 2027; it will be their only performance in the province of Cádiz.
Los Delinqüentes will return to perform in the province of Cádiz in 2027. The band has confirmed a concert on July 17th at Bahía Sound in San Fernando, as part of their extended tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of "El sentimiento garrapatero que nos…"
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
The Brotherhood of Piety will begin to 'get rid' of its current canopy float
The Holy Tuesday brotherhood is calling an extraordinary meeting that will also address the study of the possible restoration of the Lord of Humiliation or the change of date of the Lenten novena to the Crucified Christ, among other matters of interest.
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
Martín Sosa, Uruguayan murguista: "I'm left with the enormous passion and respect with which Carnival is discussed in Cádiz."
Uruguayan carnival singer Martín Sosa brings his documentary ‘Cádiz in February: A View from the South’ to the UCA this Thursday. It was filmed during the 2016 Carnival in the streets of Cádiz. The previously unreleased documentary about the Cádiz Carnival parades...
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Carnival Cuts Down Cruise Ship's Famous Funnel to Unlock More Ports
Carnival Freedom has a new version of Carnival Cruise Line’s famous whale-tail funnel, and this one is shorter than before. The company announced on October 8 that the lower funnel will allow the ship to visit additional ports. The work was done during a…
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Portal de Cádiz Machine translation
Carlos Ordóñez, popular face of the television broadcasts of the Cádiz Carnival, dies
The voice of the Cádiz Carnival, from those legendary broadcasts on Onda Luz Televisión, has been silenced. Carlos Ordóñez Boza has passed away at the age of 71 after a life dedicated to the festival, both in front of the cameras and within the carnival groups.
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La Voz del Sur Machine translation
Carlos Ordóñez, the face of the Cádiz Carnival broadcasts at the beginning of the century, dies
The funeral service will be held this Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Servisa Funeral Home in the city of Cádiz.
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Cádiz Directo Machine translation
Carlos Ordóñez, one of the faces of Carnival on television and colleague of Cádiz Directo, has died.
Carlos Ordóñez Boza passed away this Tuesday, October 13th, at the age of 71. With him goes one of the most recognizable faces on local television and one of the voices that for years accompanied Cádiz Carnival fans from their homes…
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
Carlos Ordóñez, radio announcer and carnival enthusiast from Cádiz, has died.
He had a recording studio on Arbolí Street and hosted the program 'From Paradise' on Onda Luz for many years.
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Cádiz Directo Machine translation
Can the start date of the 2027 COAC be changed? What's behind the rumors about a possible earlier start date?
Could the Official Carnival Groups Competition (COAC) of the 2027 Cádiz Carnival begin a day earlier than planned? Or could the schedule be modified, affecting the rest days or days off? The questions (especially the one about starting earlier)...
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La Voz Digital Machine translation
The Oratory of San Felipe and Holy Week in Cádiz, a union that is falling apart
After the return to the brotherhood scene with up to four processions in 2026, next Holy Week could see only Las Aguas leaving the Santa Inés church again.
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Ayuntamiento de El Puerto de Santa María Machine translation
The Department of Festivals announces the official program for Carnival 2026
David Calleja highlights a varied agenda with parades, a proclamation and great performances in the Plaza del Castillo.
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Portal de Cádiz Machine translation
The Cadiz Carnival is looking for a child herald for 2027: ages 11 to 14 and a grant of 1,300 euros.
The 2027 Cádiz Carnival has approved the rules for selecting its children's Carnival crier, a competition open to children between 11 and 14 years old, which includes an increase in the prize money to €1,300. The amount increases by…
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
Jesús Bienvenido talks about his symphonic show at the Falla and the Carnival of Cádiz
The musician and composer premieres his '
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Ayuntamiento de El Puerto de Santa María Machine translation
Los Humanos, the comparsa of Martínez Ares, second prize winner of the Cádiz Carnival, and Los Granujas will open the cycle of songs in El Puerto today in the Plaza del Castillo
The day will begin at 7:00 p.m. with the children's comparsa from El Puerto, which will give way, around 8:00 p.m., to the group of the famous author from Cádiz.
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
The second year of the Cádiz Municipal Carnival School begins
This year it has the participation of 56 students.
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Portal de Cádiz Machine translation
Marta Ortiz is already setting the pace in Cádiz! The Carnival School starts with 56 students
The sounds of the Cádiz Carnival are once again filling the classrooms. The second year of the Municipal Carnival School began on October 5, 2026, with 56 students and percussion leading the way, with Marta Ortiz as tutor and Violeta López as…
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La Voz Digital Machine translation
When is the COAC 2027 draw: date, time and how it works
The event will be open to the public until the Cádiz Conference Centre reaches capacity.
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La Voz Digital Machine translation
COAC 2027: the departures and returns of the Gran Teatro Falla competition
Despite a decrease in the number of registered groups, the upcoming Cádiz Carnival song competition is generating enormous anticipation, even though some of the most recent award-winning groups will not be participating.
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El Pueblo de Ceuta Machine translation
The comparsa and choir from Ceuta will carry the black and white flag to the Cádiz Carnival 2027
Josemi Romero's comparsa 'Los Juguetes' and Paco Sánchez's choir 'No Tocar' are already among those registered for a competition that will start on January 8th and whose draw for performances will be on November 8th
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
This is how the Holy Week mega-band with 400 musicians tours Cádiz
The Ecce Mater group celebrates its 20th anniversary with a gathering in which musicians from groups all over Spain will participate, marching through the center of Cadiz in unison.
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
When Cádiz dresses up, and it's not Carnival
The street tributes to La Perla de Cádiz and Manuel de Falla demonstrate the potential of using building facades as cultural elements
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La Voz Digital Machine translation
The COAC 2027 will feature 164 groups, of which 109 will be adult groups.
The draw for the order of performance in the Gran Teatro Falla group competition will take place on November 8th at the Palacio de Congresos.
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Diario de Cádiz Machine translation
Registrations for COAC 2027 have reached 135 just hours before the deadline closes
Groups have until 11:59 p.m. this Thursday to register for the Falla Competition
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Andalucía Información Machine translation
Martínez Ares and Subiela, new entries on the last day of the COAC 2027 registration period
The number of participating groups rises to 135, 95 of them corresponding to the adult category
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