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Festival de Jerez, explained
The Festival de Jerez runs in February and March, with shows and courses. What it is, how it differs from a tablao evening and what else fills the year.
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The Festival de Jerez is the city's flamenco and Spanish dance festival, held in February and March, with performances and courses. Its site announces the 31st edition for 19 February to 6 March 2027. A tablao show such as the one at La Guarida del Ángel is separate from the festival and not part of its programme.
What it is
The festival's own site presents the Festival de Jerez as a flamenco and Spanish dance festival, with a list of performances by date and a course programme. It is held in February and March, and the site announces the 31st edition for 19 February to 6 March 2027. The festival's page of technical information names the Teatro Villamarta, in Plaza Romero Martínez, as a venue. The festival's own pages carry the programme and the course list.
How it differs from a tablao evening
A festival is a programme of named companies and artists, presented as theatre events on set dates. A tablao evening is a small, regular show in a room such as La Guarida del Ángel. The two are separate: the festival announces its programme on its own site, and the tablao runs its own, so do not book one expecting the other. The two do complement each other: the festival gives the art a stage, and the tablao gives you an hour of it on an ordinary week.
Who appears
Programmes change every year, so this guide names no performers for a coming edition. The Barceló travel guide lists some companies and artists who took part in 2025, among them Eduardo Guerrero, the Antonio Gades Company, Karime Amaya, the Ballet Flamenco de Cádiz and the Marco Flores Company. Treat that as a sense of scale, not a forecast. The festival's own pages carry the current programme as soon as it is published.
Courses
The festival's site lists a course programme alongside its performances. The Barceló guide names teachers from a recent edition, which suggests that the festival draws working professionals, not just spectators. If you are a dancer, a guitarist or a student of the rhythms, the course pages are the place to check dates and requirements. For everyone else the courses are mainly a sign of how seriously the city takes the art it is known for.
The rest of the year
The festival is not the only dated event in Jerez's flamenco year. Jerez's tourist office says the Jerez Off Flamenco Festival is organised and held at La Guarida del Ángel every year, a separate event from the Festival de Jerez, which puts the venue on the city's festival map in its own right. Dates for each can change, so confirm them nearer the time on the organisers' own pages.
Dates move each year
The Barceló travel guide lists the 2026 edition as running from 20 February until 7 March, and the festival's own site announces 2027 for 19 February to 6 March. The edition number rises by one each year, so the pattern is annual and the dates shift with the calendar. Plan around the announcement that is current when you book, and treat any date in a guide, including this one, as something to confirm on the festival's site.
Booking around it
Festival weeks are busy ones, so lean on the booking calendar to see which tablao dates are open. Choose the date first and note the time beside it, then keep the safety net in mind: a day's notice returns the fare, and a place can be held without paying. Outside February and March the tablao fills the gap between festivals.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Festival de Jerez?
In February and March. Its site announces the 31st edition for 19 February to 6 March 2027.
Where is it held?
The festival's technical page names the Teatro Villamarta, in Plaza Romero Martínez, as a venue.
Is the tablao show part of the festival?
No. It is a separate, regular show at La Guarida del Ángel.
Does the festival offer courses?
Yes. The festival's site lists a course programme alongside its performances.
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