San Fernando festival unveils stages and music lineup for May 28–31

Aranjuez has set the main concert sites and headline music acts for its 2026 Fiestas de San Fernando, with the city’s annual patron-saint celebrations scheduled for May 28 through May 31. The city council said on May 13 that the biggest shows will be split across Plaza de la Constitución, Raso de la Estrella and Plaza de Parejas. The lineup centers on three nights of headline music, followed by late-night DJ programming in the festival’s youth-focused spaces. The announcement came after a meeting of the city’s fiestas commission, according to the municipality. ### Which stages will carry the main festival concerts? The Aranjuez city council said the principal performances will be spread across three locations: Plaza de la Constitución, Raso de la Estrella and Plaza de Parejas. The municipality presented those venues as the anchors of the music program for the four-day festival. Plaza de la Constitución will host the opening-night concert, while Raso de la Estrella will be used for the Friday youth event and the post-concert DJ sessions. Plaza de Parejas is scheduled to host the Saturday night orchestra performance. (aranjuez.es) ### Who is playing on each night? Fórmula V is scheduled to open the main music program on Thursday, May 28, with a 10:00 p.m. concert in Plaza de la Constitución, the city said. The performance follows the festival proclamation, or pregón, which is set for 9:30 p.m. the same evening in the same square. (aranjuez.es) Juancho Marqués is booked for Friday, May 29, at 11:00 p.m. in Raso de la Estrella. The municipality said the concert is tied to the artist’s 20th anniversary in music, and doors for the event are due to open at 10:30 p.m. (aranjuez.es) Orquesta París de Noia is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, at 11:30 p.m. in Plaza de Parejas. The city had previously identified that date and approximate start time in a contracting notice for the festival program. ### What happens after the concerts end? (aranjuez.es) Macrodiscoteca Bacarrá is scheduled to follow Juancho Marqués’s concert on Friday night at Raso de la Estrella. The city said that DJ David Mata, DJ Vicente Simó, DJ Ballesteros and DJ Riskero are set to appear in that session. (aranjuez.es) Macrodiscoteca Vandals is scheduled after the Saturday performance by Orquesta París de Noia. The municipality listed DJ Slam, DJ Aqua, DJ Totote and DJ Adam Batres for that late-night program, also at Raso de la Estrella. (aranjuez.es) ### What else is on the schedule around the music program? The broader festival calendar begins on Wednesday, May 27, according to the published program carried by local event listings, with dance performances and other cultural activities before the four main days highlighted by the city’s stage announcement. The same program lists the official fiestas proclamation on May 28, artisan fair activity in Paseo del Jardín de Isabel II and additional family and community events through May 31. (aranjuez.es) Peña El Manojo will deliver the pregón on Thursday, May 28, at 9:30 p.m. in Plaza de la Constitución, the city said in a separate announcement on May 14. The municipality said the group was chosen as this year’s festival herald. ### Where can residents check the final timings? (planinfantil.es) The May 13 municipal announcement set out the headline venues and start times for the main concerts, and the city’s agenda and fiestas pages carry related event information. Local listings have also published the wider day-by-day program, including opening acts, artisan fair hours and family activities. (aranjuez.es) May 28 is the next key date in the schedule, when the opening proclamation starts at 9:30 p.m. and Fórmula V takes the main stage at 10:00 p.m. in Plaza de la Constitución. Friday’s Juancho Marqués concert and Saturday’s Orquesta París de Noia performance follow on May 29 and May 30 before the festival concludes on May 31. (aranjuez.es)