The Community of Madrid will present the Hispanidad 2026 parade this Sunday on the capital's Gran Vía. The procession will feature 15 floats and the participation of 4,500 people from 22 countries. The route will be enlivened by music, dance, theater, and circus performances, highlighting the folklore of Spanish-speaking peoples.
The parade will start at 6:00 PM from Plaza de España and proceed to the intersection with Calle Alcalá. Delegations from Spain, the United States, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Bolivia will participate. The Bolivian delegation will be the largest, with 900 people. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands will also join.
The United States, this edition's guest country, will commemorate the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence with a performance by the World Street Brass Band of New Orleans. The parade will be broadcast live from the Freedom Tower in Miami, with a simultaneous connection to Plaza de Callao.
The Colombian contingent, with approximately 170 artists, will showcase the Barranquilla Carnival, declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. They will join the 250 participants from the Colombian delegation. Along the route, attendees can also enjoy mariachis, tango, salsa, candombe, Andean and Caribbean dances, large stage figures, acrobatics, and street performances.
The grand parade is one of the first events of Hispanidad 2026, the sixth edition of the event held under the slogan "All accents of Spanish fit in Madrid." The program highlights performances by Sebastián Yatra (October 10), Arturo Sandoval (October 10), Marta Sánchez (October 11), and Carlos Baute (October 12).
Families will find outdoor offerings of clown shows, street theater, circus acts, and acrobatics in spaces such as the Gardens of the Palacio de Vista Alegre or Parque de Santander. Additionally, events at the Teatros del Canal and Teatro de La Abadía will include "Nascencia" by the Spanish Ballet of the Community of Madrid, the Mexican Ferial de Calaveras, and the XXVIII International Festival of Contemporary Music of Madrid.
