Festivals and events in Linares and nearby

5 – 12 Nov 2026

Date:

5 – 12 Nov 2026

Time:

Talca Thu 5 & Fri 6 at 10:00 am and Fri 6 at 7:30 pm · Linares Tue 10 at 11:00 am · Constitución Wed 11 at 11:00 am · Curicó Thu 12 at 11:00 am

Venue:

Teatro Regional del Maule · Teatro Municipal de Linares · Teatro Municipal de Constitución · Teatro Provincial de Curicó

Price:

School shows with prior registration (TRM form); the open Friday 6 show is booked on Vivoticket

Distance:

In Linares

Theatre-concert by the Orquesta Clásica del Maule and Compañía Pat'Côté (19th season): two librarians hunt for a lost score before the concert. For children from pre-K to 2nd grade; 60 minutes.

10 Nov 2026

Date:

10 Nov 2026

Time:

11:00 am (45 min)

Venue:

Sala TRM, Teatro Regional del Maule (1 Oriente 1484)

Price:

Free, prior registration required

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Storytelling with a giant kamishibai, illustrations and music by Cuentocalipsis: Lilu, a blue-winged dragonfly, seeks help to save her wetland. For all ages.

13 Nov 2026

Date:

13 Nov 2026

Time:

From 5:00 pm into the night

Venue:

Museo de Arte y Artesanía de Linares (Av. Valentín Letelier 572) y Museo de Yerbas Buenas

Price:

Free

Distance:

In Linares

Nationwide night with museums open late. In Linares: night tour, a traditional circus show (intangible heritage) and video mapping on the museum's façade, a National Monument. Talca and other venues are listed on nochedemuseos.cl.

21 Nov 2026

Date:

21 Nov 2026

Time:

7:30 pm (60 min) · ages 12+

Venue:

Teatro Regional del Maule (1 Oriente 1484)

Price:

General CLP 5,000 (Vivoticket)

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Premiere by Cía. Cuervos de Pantano: the birth of the Republic seen from rural Maule in 1820–1830, through José Santos Toro, a farmhand who fled the hacienda and conscription to become an outlaw.

26 Nov 2026

Date:

26 Nov 2026

Time:

8:00 pm

Venue:

Teatro Provincial de Curicó (Carmen 556)

Price:

Paid (price on PortalTickets)

Distance:

117 km from Linares

The cumbia and Latin-rhythm orchestra plays Curicó's Teatro Provincial.

27 – 29 Nov 2026

Date:

27 – 29 Nov 2026

Time:

From 10:00 am

Venue:

Explanada del Parque Río Claro, Talca

Price:

Free entry (tastings and food are paid separately)

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Regional wine fair with producers from Maule's 30 communes, traditional food and customs on the banks of the Claro river. Promoted by Sernatur Maule.

27 Nov 2026

Date:

27 Nov 2026

Time:

7:30 pm (60 min) · ages 8+

Venue:

Sala TRM, Teatro Regional del Maule (1 Oriente 1484)

Price:

General CLP 5,000 · Preferred CLP 8,000 (Vivoticket)

Distance:

50 km from Linares

The Orquesta Clásica del Maule, conducted by Marco Alarcón, with soloists Nicolás Jiménez (double bass) and Jorge Gonzales (bassoon): Núñez Allauca, Jaime Cofré and Manuel Ponce.

27 Nov 2026

Date:

27 Nov 2026

Time:

8:00 pm

Venue:

Centro Cultural La Candelaria (3 Sur 767)

Price:

Price on PortalTickets

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Jazz night of the Entrecuerdas string festival, which has also visited Linares.

19 Dec 2026

Date:

19 Dec 2026

Time:

Several shows (times on Fever)

Venue:

Club Talca (dirección exacta en la entrada de Fever)

Price:

Christmas Classics from CLP 20,000 · Coldplay & Ed Sheeran from CLP 18,000

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Concerts lit by hundreds of candles with a string quartet: Christmas classics and Coldplay and Ed Sheeran arrangements.

14 Feb 2027

Date:

14 Feb 2027

Time:

Several shows (times on Fever)

Venue:

Club Talca (dirección exacta en la entrada de Fever)

Price:

From CLP 18,000

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Two candlelit programmes for Valentine's Day.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in December)

Date:

Last edition: 13 – 24 Dec 2025

Time:

Fairs from mid-December to the 24th; tree lighting at 9:00 pm (2024)

Venue:

Alameda (bandejón central, de 1 Poniente a 10 Oriente) y Plaza de Armas

Price:

Free

Distance:

50 km from Linares

The city sets up about 30 Christmas fairs, the main one on the Alameda, and lights a giant 14.5 m tree in the Plaza de Armas. For 2026 it has already approved 17,000 gifts for children. New Year 2025 had no fireworks (out of care for autistic people, the elderly and pets), but a mobile party touring neighbourhoods.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in February)

Date:

Last edition: 13 – 15 Feb 2026

Time:

Gates 4:00 pm, close 1:00 am (no entry after 1:00 am)

Venue:

Explanada del Parque Río Claro, Talca

Price:

Free, with a named ticket on Passline (max. 6 per person, valid all 3 days)

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Maule's largest mass event: it celebrates the signing of Chile's Declaration of Independence in Talca (February 1818) with three nights of free concerts by the Claro river. 2026 was the 13th edition, hosted by José Miguel Viñuela and Carolina Herrera.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in February)

Date:

Last edition: 13 – 19 Feb 2026

Time:

Afternoon and evening sessions over 7 days

Venue:

Curepto (centro de la comuna)

Price:

Free

Distance:

135 km from Linares

One of the region's longest folk fairs (17th edition in 2026): traditional food, crafts, 24+ live shows and the National Cueca contest «Alianza Matrimonial».

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in February)

Date:

Last edition: 20 – 21 Feb 2026

Time:

From 7:00 pm

Venue:

Estadio Municipal de Yerbas Buenas

Price:

Free

Distance:

13 km from Linares

Two nights of music and comedy with free entry, part of «Verano Yerbas Buenas», which also includes the Raspberry Festival in Maitencillo, a Beer Festival, a barbecue contest with Mexican jaripeo and the Apple Festival in Santa Elena (28 February).

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in March)

Date:

Last edition: 6 – 8 Mar 2026

Time:

Main stage from 8:00 pm · Siete Tazas stage Fri from 5:00 pm, Sat–Sun from noon

Venue:

Estadio Municipal de Molina (Escenario Parque Inglés) y Explanada de Molina (Escenario Siete Tazas)

Price:

Free

Distance:

105 km from Linares

A nearly 50-year-old festival (48th edition in 2026) in Chile's wine capital: folk-song contest with prizes up to CLP 3.5 million, food court, makers' fair and cueca ballets.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in March)

Date:

Last edition: 20 – 22 Mar 2026

Time:

Afternoon and evening (daily programme on curico.cl)

Venue:

Curicó (2025 y 2026 en el recinto La Granja; antes en la Plaza de Armas)

Price:

Free entry; wine tastings are paid (glass)

Distance:

117 km from Linares

Chile's best-known wine festival: Curicó valley wineries, food, crafts, grape stomping and big free concerts. Usually held in the third week of March.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in April)

Date:

Last edition: 24 – 26 Apr 2026

Time:

From noon

Venue:

Sector Bosque 719 (ex IANSA), Linares

Price:

Advertised as free entry; tickets were also sold on misterticket.cl

Distance:

In Linares

Threshing with loose mares, live music, traditional games, barbecues, food stalls, a wine expo and craft beer at the former IANSA site.

The 2026 edition ended up cancelled after organisational problems (oversold stalls, no power, water or toilets, according to vendors and local press). Check with the Tourism Office before planning for the next one.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in April)

Date:

Last edition: 26 Apr 2026

Time:

From noon

Venue:

Plaza de Armas de San Javier de Loncomilla

Price:

Free access; tastings and food are paid

Distance:

30 km from Linares

San Javier, which aims to be the «Heritage Wine Capital» and is applying to UNESCO's Creative Cities network, gathers some 25 heritage wineries (país, cinsault, carignan), restaurants, artisans and artists in its square. Late April or early May.

Sources differ on the 2026 date (26 April or 2 May): confirm with the San Javier municipality.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in May)

Date:

Last edition: 23 May 2026

Time:

Morning of 23 May (parade and Te Deum)

Venue:

Plaza de Armas, Catedral San Ambrosio y Teatro Municipal de Linares

Price:

Free

Distance:

In Linares

Linares celebrates its founding (Villa San Ambrosio de Linares, 23 May 1794) with a civic parade and a Te Deum. In 2026 (232 years) there was also a Dance Gala on 15 May at 7:30 pm in the Teatro Municipal and a photo contest.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in August)

Date:

Last edition: 16 Aug 2025

Time:

From 11:00 am

Venue:

Borde del Lago Colbún (sector La Guardia)

Price:

Free

Distance:

40 km from Linares

A day of traditions, music and smoked pork on the lake shore, organised by the La Guardia school community with the Colbún municipality and Fondart funding.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in August)

Date:

Last edition: 27 – 29 Aug 2026

Time:

Opening Thu 8:00 pm

Venue:

Centro de Extensión Universidad de Talca (2 Norte 685) y otros espacios de Talca

Price:

Free programme; the opening requires a ticket on PortalTickets

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Independent music festival (1st edition in 2026) with concerts, talks and a music fair. 2026 opened with Javiera Electra and talks by Santi Carrillo (Rockdelux) and Marisol García.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in September)

Date:

Last edition: 5 Sept 2026

Time:

All day (Saturday)

Venue:

Cancha del Club Deportivo Lautaro, Curtiduría (Pencahue)

Price:

Free

Distance:

75 km from Linares

A 20-year-old country festival: «arrollado de huaso» and other pork dishes, crafts, folk music and family activities.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in September)

Date:

Last edition: 11 – 20 Sept 2026

Time:

Civic parade on the 11th; fondas until the 20th

Venue:

Estadio Nelson Valenzuela Rojas, Parral

Price:

Free access (food and drink extra)

Distance:

40 km from Linares

Ten days of Independence celebrations in Pablo Neruda's hometown, with a parade and fondas at the stadium.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in September)

Date:

Last edition: 17 – 20 Sept 2026

Time:

Four days, Thursday to Sunday

Venue:

Plaza de Armas de Linares

Price:

Free access (food and drink extra)

Distance:

In Linares

Linares' national-holiday party right downtown: 300+ vendor stalls, food, crafts, cueca and live shows streamed by the municipality. Vendor rules are published in August (Tourism Office, O'Higgins 624).

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in September)

Date:

Last edition: 17 – 20 Sept 2026

Time:

Thu 7 pm–2 am · Fri–Sat noon–2 am · Sun noon–11 pm

Venue:

Explanada del Parque Río Claro, Talca

Price:

Free entry

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Municipal fondas and ramadas by the Claro river: in 2026 there were 117 exhibitors (21 traditional and youth ramadas, 33 food stalls, 53 vendors, 10 craft breweries), rides and bouncy castles. Alcohol sales stop one hour before closing.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in October)

Date:

Last edition: 28 – 30 Oct 2026

Time:

Evening shows (see times on Vivoticket)

Venue:

Teatro Regional del Maule (1 Oriente 1484, Talca) y Teatro Municipal de Constitución

Price:

Free, ticket required via Vivoticket

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Fourth edition of the Teatro Regional del Maule jazz festival, with musicians from Chile, Argentina, Germany and Mexico in Talca and Constitución.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in October)

Date:

Last edition: 23 – 25 Oct 2026

Time:

Fri opening 8 pm · Sat horse-taming from 4 pm · Sun Chilean-style mass

Venue:

Medialuna de Abránquil, Yerbas Buenas

Price:

Check with the organisers

Distance:

25 km from Linares

An «off-season» Independence-style party at the Abránquil rodeo ring, with horse-taming, live music and family activities.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in October)

Date:

Last edition: 23 – 25 Oct 2026

Time:

Fri opening 7 pm · Sun procession 10 am, mass at noon, closing show 8:30 pm

Venue:

Plaza de Armas de Pelarco

Price:

Free

Distance:

65 km from Linares

A religious and popular festival (14th edition in 2026) with a procession, solemn mass and free concerts.

Next edition: to be confirmed (usually in October)

Date:

Last edition: 24 Oct 2026

Time:

Float parade from 6:00 pm

Venue:

Centro de Talca y Plaza de Armas

Price:

Free

Distance:

50 km from Linares

Closing of the municipal spring festival (8th edition in 2026): parade of floats and troupes from 35 schools, 4 kindergartens and 10 neighbourhoods, crowning of the Spring Queen and a big show in the Plaza de Armas.