The Algeciras Fantástika 2026 festival, an international event dedicated to fantastic and horror arts, will dominate the cultural programming of the Algeciras City Council next week. The event is organised by the Culture Delegation, headed by Deputy Mayor Pilar Pintor.
The festival will kick off on Monday at 7 PM with an inaugural ceremony at the Teatro Florida, followed by a screening of the finalist feature film “La mala madre” at 9 PM.
On Tuesday, at noon, the Municipal Museum will host the opening of the exhibition “Terror en trazoz,” featuring fantastic illustrations by José Carmona.
Wednesday’s schedule includes a mystery play titled “El pacto” at the Municipal School of Music, Dance and Theatre “José Maria Sánchez-Verdú” at 6 PM, followed by the inauguration of a film poster exhibition at the Municipal Museum at 7 PM.
Thursday will see the Municipal Museum host a seminar titled “Understanding painting: a practical course through the collection of the Museum of Algeciras” from 5 PM to 8:30 PM, part of the XXIX Autumn Courses of the University of Cádiz in Algeciras. This seminar will continue on Friday during the same hours.
On Friday, the “Paco de Lucía, between the two waters of flamenco and classical music” seminar will take place at the Paco de Lucía Interpretation Centre from 10 AM to 12:30 PM, with a second part scheduled for Saturday. Additionally, at noon, the Municipal Museum will open the exhibition “The Journey to the Spice Islands of Magellan and El Cano,” organised by the Ministry of Defence to commemorate the naval expedition that aimed to establish a new route to the Spice Islands and contributed to the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Saturday will feature a workshop on prehistoric tools at the Municipal Museum from 11 AM to 1 PM, marking the first session of the “Museum Workshops” cycle. The festival will conclude with a gala at the Teatro Florida at 7 PM.
The week’s activities will wrap up on Sunday at 7 PM with a performance of “Poncia,” starring Lolita Flores. In addition to these events, visitors can enjoy the permanent exhibitions “Zodiac” by Guillermo Pérez Villalta at the building of the same name, and “Images of the Strait: Antonio Viñas de Roa Collection” at the Navigation Museum, located in the Chapel of Christ of the Alameda. The exhibition “19 lenses” by second-year photography students from the Algeciras Art School will also be on display until 20 November at the “Javier Muñoz” room of the José Luis Cano Documentary Centre.
