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In early August 2026 Spain’s festival calendar summer cultural season continued to expand beyond the major events previously reported. In the small municipality of Peralejos de las Truchas, the in early August 2026. The 12th edition of the free‑admission music festival “Greetings Greetings from Peralejos” Peralejos in Peralejos de las Truchas ran from 6 August through the weekend, August, marking the 20th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s American Land tour. The programme combined national acts such as the EM Street Band, the Valencia duo Darkness and Málaga’s Used Cars with local performers like Guillermo Lago & Amigos, and featured open‑mic jam sessions. Organiser Txema Fernández noted that highlighted growing financial pressure on the festival’s non‑profit model increasingly depends model, which now relies heavily on municipal and provincial sponsorship. At the same time, the The 39th Festival Folklórico de los Pueblos del Mundo took place on 8 August in Montijo’s San Pedro church atrium, bringing together the local Montijo organised by Agrupación Cultural AGLA and featuring folk group, Portugal’s Rancho Folclórico de Fortios groups from Spain, Portugal and Chile’s Ballet Folklórico Alma Chilena. A wave of additional summer Chile to promote Iberian‑Latin American cultural exchange. New free‑admission events unfolded across added to the country. The Festival Internacional de Música nationwide programme. In Aguilar de Cine Campoo, Palencia, the "Música en la Montaña Palentina" festival offered concerts by Iván Ferreiro, Sexy Zebras and DJ Héctor Calderón, supported by a coordinated shuttle‑bus system serving surrounding towns. In Xuvia, Galicia, veteran singer Javier Gurruchaga performed with Orquesta Mondragón, celebrating the band’s five‑decade history and noting the industry’s shift toward live shows. Other highlights earlier in the month included the Sonafilm opened film‑music festival in Dénia on 31 July with a tribute to composer Antón García Abril. Vilagarcía’s San Roque celebrated 20 years of Dénia, the 20‑year National Tourist Interest with 81 free activities, while celebration in Vilagarcía, the MENCATUR fair in Villanueva de la Fuente attracted thousands on 8‑9 August. Cantabria hosted its Fuente, Cantabria’s VI Festival Internacional de Villacarriedo on 4 August, and Villacarriedo, León’s XVIII Feria Tradicional in Vegas del Condado concluded with a fire‑show “AWE”. Tradicional, Madrid’s Veranos de la Villa continued through 30 August, offering 72 artistic proposals across 14 districts, Villa, and Galicia’s SonRías Baixas festival provided a cashless‑bracelet refund window from 5‑27 August. programme. Preparations were also under way in Melilla for the fifth IWA Fest slated for September, underscoring the breadth and economic impact of Spain’s summer cultural season. festivals.