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2026 Spanish bullfighting season – festivals & finals

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The 2026 Spanish bullfighting calendar remains densely packed with regional festivals, televised bouts and special programmes. The Copa Chenel 2026 grand final is set for 30 July at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, featuring Alejandro Marcos, Manuel Diosleguarde and Mexican bullfighter Héctor Gutiérrez, who won the public vote in the Alalpardo semifinals. Six bulls from the Salamanca ranches El Capea and Carmen Lorenzo will be fought, and the free‑access event will be attended by Madrid Community Environment, Agriculture and Interior Councillor Carlos Novillo, Plaza 1 president Rafael García Garrido and breeder Pedro Gutiérrez Moya; tickets are on sale. On 25 July, Palacios La Línea de Fontecha hosted the second edition of Contrafest, la Concepción’s Saturday corrida drew a free community gathering organized by La Grajera Cultural, crowd that filled more than half the arena, with music, food, a solidarity market matadors Sebastián Castella, Alejandro Talavante and a forest‑fire‑prevention talk by SOS Wildfire. David de Miranda earning multiple ear awards. Similar festivities ran in towns such as Almadén, Candelario, Tudela, Collado Villalba, Azuaga and Martín de la Jara. The same day, Larraga celebrated its summer programme also included Contrafest in Palacios de Fontecha (25 July) and Larraga’s 24th Fiesta de la Vaca Brava, offering a novillo run, vaquilla releases, live music, craft and food stalls, a free escape‑room and other performances that ran from morning until after midnight. Brava. The Velada y Fiestas de La Línea de la Concepción continued its summer programme with a novillada on 24 July at Plaza de Toros El Arenal, where novices Juan Cortés, Andrés García, Ignacio Candelas and Juan Jesús Rodríguez faced Portuguese cattle from the Condessa de Sobral herd. A a full corrida on 25 July saw matadors Sebastián Castella, Alejandro Talavante and David de Miranda battle six Juan Albarrán bulls, earning multiple ear awards July, followed by a concert and filling more than half the arena. The festivities closed fireworks on 26 July with a public concert by singer Antonio José in the Plaza July. Looking ahead, bullfighter Morante de la Constitución and Puebla will headline a traditional fireworks display launched from four‑fight series at Plaza Real in El Puerto de Santa Bárbara beach. María from 1 to 9 August. The bouts will feature the Álvaro Núñez, Núñez del Cuvillo, El Freixo and Hermanos García Jiménez ranches, be broadcast live by Canal Sur, and have seen ticket demand triple, underscoring strong public interest.

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