A fiesta of Spanish vibrancy and passion ignites London this Summer
The vibrancy, heat and passion of Spain will ignite London this Summer via the 21st annual Flamenco Festival – on for two weeks from Tuesday 16 – Monday 29 June 2026. Venues across the city, including Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Lilian Baylis Studio in Islington and Sadler’s Wells East in Stratford, will host 10 distinctive productions (including five UK premieres) from world-renowned flamenco dancers, choreographers and musicians – showcasing the very best the genre has to offer.
Highlights include a reimagining of the ancient Greek muses from acclaimed flamenco dancer and choreographer Rafaela Carrasco, a tribute to the late, great pioneering guitarist Sabicas in Night of the Guitar, an epic performance from the birthplace of flamenco featuring 15 dancers in Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, and it wouldn’t be the Flamenco Festival without the centrepiece performance – Gala Flamenca – which will this year feature a performance from Eva Yerbabuena who won the 2025 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
The Flamenco Festival, now in its 21st year, is dedicated to showcasing and promoting Spanish culture worldwide. Under the direction of Miguel Marín, the festival’s annual international events serve as a platform for presenting today’s foremost flamenco luminaries — from internationally acclaimed artists and venerable icons of traditional flamenco to the most cutting-edge and promising young talents in dance, music, and song.
On his excitement to be sharing this year’s programme, Festival Director Miguel Marín said: “Flamenco is a living language – one that carries memory, identity, and transformation within it. This year’s programme invites audiences to experience that living pulse: a journey where tradition and creation meet, where the past resonates in the present, and where new voices continue to shape its future. In London, flamenco finds a stage where it can continue to grow, to take risks, and to connect deeply with the world of today”.
Established in 2001, Flamenco Festival has evolved into the premier global platform for flamenco, captivating over 1.6 million people annually. Across 116 cities, it has featured more than 200 companiesin 1,400 performances, elevating flamenco to a vital part of prestigious theatres worldwide, including NY City Center, Carnegie Hall, London Sadler’s Wells, Arsht Center in Miami, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, and more.
For more information about all the toe-tapping, skirt-swirling, castanet-clicking events across all the venues, please check out the Sadler’s Well’s webpage.
