Arrecife en Vivo 2026, the thirteenth edition of Arrecife’s free concert festival, ended on Saturday, October 10 with a morning for the island’s music schools in La Plazuela. The night before, on Friday, October 9, the last route took M-Clan, O’Funk’illo, Vera Fauna, Gunpowder and Adora from the town center to the cruise pier. This is a recap of the edition; the next one will be announced on the festival’s official channels.

How Arrecife en Vivo 2026 went

The edition opened on July 17, as part of the July cultural agenda, with Canariedad Suprema at La Recova: Naife, Drûpe, Pleito, Adora, Laiv and Pimienta Selectoras, broadcast live on Radio 3 and RTVE Play. The festival also traveled beyond Lanzarote, with dates in La Laguna (July 24), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (July 25) and Puerto del Rosario (September 4).

The main stretch began on Saturday, September 5 with the AEV Channel Gala at Marina Lanzarote, devoted to island talent: Lidia con Ello, 15 Feet Underground, Toti Sanz, Sao, Los Callaos and Kardomillo. Four Friday routes followed, also listed in the September agenda and the October agenda:

September 18: Hermana Furia, The Rapants, Repion and Ultraligera, with Ángel Carmona and Artistas del Gremio.
September 25: The Anger Price, MFC Chicken, Alfredo Piedrafita and Chambao, on their 25th anniversary tour, with Laiv and the Psycho Clown street parade.
October 2: Gyoza, María Iskariot, Def Con Dos and Evaristo, with Dyatlov and Villa Pipol.
October 9: Gunpowder, the Canarian band picked through the open call with Cajasiete, in La Plazuela; Vera Fauna at the Charco de San Ginés; O’Funk’illo at Marina Lanzarote; and M-Clan and Adora at the cruise pier, with Rockalean leading the street parade.

The closing day, Apoyamos la Cantera, brought Cantera Rock, the CIEM Modern Music Classroom and Knight Lizards to La Plazuela on the morning of Saturday the 10th.

How the Arrecife en Vivo 2026 route worked

Every route night followed the same order: La Plazuela at 6 pm, the Charco de San Ginés, the heart of the San Ginés fiestas, at 7:30 pm, Marina Lanzarote at 9 pm and the cruise pier at 10:30 pm, the last one for ages 18 and up. Between sets, a street band led the crowd through the center. Every concert was free.

Directors Semi Gil and Tirso Blancas framed the edition as an exercise in community: concerts as places to be together. The festival is produced by Hsmith Solutions with sponsorship from the Ayuntamiento de Arrecife (Tourism and Culture) and support from the island’s cultural institutions.

More information

→ The festival’s history, its awards and when it usually takes place, in our Arrecife en Vivo guide.
→ The month’s weather, sea and plans, in Lanzarote in October.
→ First time on the island? Start with our guide to things to do in Lanzarote.

Published: July 16, 2026. Updated: Oct 10, 2026. Official sources: Arrecife en Vivo, Ayuntamiento de Arrecife.