Cuerpos de Orgullo – V Festival contra la violencia estética y gordofobia – 2026
About this event
FIFTH Festival against aesthetic violence and fatphobia in the Canary Islands – CUERPOS DE ORGULLO is the first festival of music, market and education in the Canaries created to visibilize body diversity and dissident bodies, fighting fatphobia and aesthetic violence.
Date: Friday 18 to Sunday 27 September 2026.
Venue: Various.
Admission: Free.
Organizers: Ayuntamiento El Sauzal and Mogares Dôyan.
Collaborators: Cabildo de Tenerife and CIT del Nordeste.
Festival CUERPOS DE ORGULLO, V Edition, the first festival of music, market and training in the Canaries created to visibilize body diversity and dissident bodies, fighting fatphobia and aesthetic violence.
Program: TO BE EXPANDED SOON.
From FRIDAY 18 to SUNDAY 27
- In the exhibition hall: Opening to the public of the art exhibition “Cinco años de Cuerpos Orgullosos”.
FRIDAY 25
- At 20:00, at the Theater: II Premios Itziar Castro, recognizing body activism 2026. Admission by invitation.
SATURDAY 26
- From 11:00 to 23:30, at Plaza del Príncipe: V Festival Internacional Cuerpos de Orgullo 2026.
*Program subject to changes.
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Details
- Start: 18 September
- End: 26 September
- Cost: Free
Venue
- Various
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