La Unión was once a mining boomtown, and the festival leans hard into that heritage. The galas fill the Antiguo Mercado Público, an old iron-and-glass market hall locals call the Cathedral of Cante for its acoustics, and the singing here is the real draw. This is a competition as much as a concert: performers chase the Lámpara Minera, flamenco's most coveted prize, and the standard is fierce. The 2026 line-up brings names like Arcángel, Israel Fernández and Yerai Cortés, plus the Ballet Español de la Comunidad de Madrid.
Round it out with the town's mining museum, masterclasses and cajón workshops, and the gastronomic evenings at local restaurants. Galas run late, the way flamenco should. Book through Ticketmaster, as prices shift by night.
