Princess of Asturias Awards Week: 2026 programme
2026 programme for Princess of Asturias Awards Week, with dates, times, activities and venues.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Wednesday 14 October 2026
- 19:30: Mission: Cadavéu, with astronomy, music and a concert in Cadavéu, Valdés.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Thursday 15 October 2026
- 20:00: opening of the cultural programme at the La Vega Arms Factory in Oviedo.
- 21:30: screening of Porco Rosso at the Arms Factory.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October 2026
- At the La Vega Arms Factory: concerts, Studio Ghibli workshops, participatory activities and screenings of seven films by the studio.
- Saturday 17 at 19:30: Stories of Europe, a round table linked to Timothy Garton Ash.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Monday 19 October 2026
- 20:00: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya at the La Vega Arms Factory.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Tuesday 20 October 2026
- 19:30: The pantry of the future, a meeting devoted to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
- 19:30: Choosing Earth, a meeting with Christina Koch.
- 20:00: Patti Smith, 50 Years Later concert at Teatro Jovellanos in Gijón.
- 20:00: screening of Princess Mononoke in Oviedo.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Wednesday 21 October 2026
- 19:30: meetings with Timothy Garton Ash, the prize-winning scientists and Studio Ghibli representatives in Oviedo and Avilés.
- 20:00: open rehearsal for the Princess of Asturias Awards Concert at Auditorio Príncipe Felipe.
- 21:30: Patti Smith concert at the La Vega Arms Factory.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Thursday 22 October 2026
- 17:00: People Have the Power, a choral surprise devoted to Patti Smith.
- 17:30: Leo Messi meets the education community at the Oviedo Sports Palace.
- 19:00: 34th Princess of Asturias Awards Concert at Auditorio Príncipe Felipe.
- 20:00: screening of Howl's Moving Castle.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Friday 23 October 2026
- 18:30: 2026 Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony at Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.
Princess of Asturias Awards Week. Programme for Saturday 24 October 2026
- 12:00: presentation of the 2026 Exemplary Town of Asturias Award to the Santa Ana Fishermen's Guild in Llanes.
- 17:00: screening of Spirited Away.
- 20:00: screening of The Boy and the Heron.
Practical information
Check the official source for any last-minute changes. See the permanent festival guide.