For a decade, Fluvial has helped transform how Chilean music connects with the world. From Valdivia, the festival has brought together artists, professionals, festivals, labels, institutions, Indigenous communities, other productive sectors, and diverse creative communities from different continents, establishing itself as one of Latin America’s leading music and creative industry events and projecting Chile as a key player on the international circuit.

The 2026 edition will mark the beginning of a celebration that will permeate its entire program. Fluvial will feature an outstanding artistic selection, a robust professional program, unprecedented international participation, a range of experiences linked to tourism, gastronomy, and nightlife, along with a series of events that will revisit the major themes that have defined its history, projecting them toward the challenges of the next decade. With this initial announcement, the countdown to a historic edition officially begins, with new milestones to be revealed in the coming months.

This year, Fluvial has funding from the Fund for the Promotion of National Music, 2026 Call of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage.

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Fluvial 2026 will feature more than 50 artists in this anniversary edition. Among the first announcements are the performances taking place at the Teatro Regional Cervantes, where Asia Menor, Dolorio & Los Tunantes, and Chini.png will open the program on Wednesday, December 9; Niños del Cerro will perform on Thursday the 10th; La Brígida Orquesta on Friday the 11th; and Young Cister will close the festival on Saturday the 12th, bringing together some of the most relevant and popular projects in contemporary Chilean music.

The program will also place special emphasis on the new Chilean pop/rock scene, one of the most exciting phenomena of recent years. Projects like Manul, Comedor, Cuando el Problema No Existe, Déjenme Dormir, Vestya, Yakuza 3000, Cámara Chilena de la Destrucción, Inundaremos, Panorama Local, teodioteodio, and Todos Mis Amigos Están Tristes, among others, will share the stage with artists who have shaped Fluvial’s history, fostering a dialogue between new generations and those who have helped solidify the Chilean independent scene over the last decade.

True to its identity, Fluvial will once again present a diverse program, featuring acts from across Chile. This selection includes artists from Valdivia, Concepción, Santiago, Valparaíso, Temuco, San Antonio, and other cities, continuing the event’s commitment to decentralization. The first international artists have also been announced, including Andrea Cruz (Puerto Rico), Gala Brie (Peru), and the artists who will comprise the first international delegation announced, Sounds From Spain: Jimena Amarillo, Calequi y Las Panteras, and Trinidad Jiménez.

The artistic program will continue to grow during the coming months with new announcements dedicated to the classical, jazz, electronic, metal, indigenous music, experimental scenes and new international guests, completing the lineup of an edition specially conceived to celebrate ten years.

Photos: David Torreblanca, Sofía Gerding, Alfredo Caxaj, María Caralina Prieto and Marina Fernández.

Fluvial 2026 will feature the participation of prominent programmers, festival directors, and representatives of musical organizations from strategic markets for Chilean music.

Among the first confirmed professionals are David Torreblanca, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Booking for the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), where he leads the operation, booking strategy, and musical programming of one of the world’s most renowned festivals; Sofía Gerding (Charco / Radar Madrid, Spain), who fosters connections between artists in Europe and Latin America; Alfredo Caxaj (Sunfest, Canada), whose festival has consistently promoted the programming of Chilean artists in North America; and María Catalina Prieto (Filarmed, Colombia), a leading Latin American figure in innovation and cultural management.

The first official delegation confirmed will be Sounds From Spain, kicking off a series of six international delegations that will be announced in the coming months. The delegation will consist of Gorka Recio (Ren-Core Event), Patricia Fernández (El Tragaluz), Hanna Plum (Sonido Muchacho), Rocío Royo Durán (Espacio C), Pablo Rodríguez (Sounds From Spain / A.R.T.E. / La Agencia Music), and Marina Fernández (Plataforma Jazz España), forming a prominent representation of the Spanish music ecosystem. The Plataforma Jazz España will join the activities of the Ibero-American Jazz Platform, where they will present the progress of the international study currently being conducted by this network.

This will be the first in a series of announcements, solidifying the event as the leading international networking platform for Chilean music and a space from which to continue promoting new initiatives for the development of the music industry.

To mark its tenth anniversary, Fluvial will present a special curated program for its professional programming, bringing together for the first time the major themes that have shaped the evolution of the event and the music industry over the past decade.

Since its inception, Fluvial has understood that music engages with much more than just the industry itself. Musical urbanism, tourism, media, sustainability, First Nations, cultural revitalization, territories, creative ecosystems, audiovisual media, the nightlife economy, early childhood development, audience building, internationalization, and global networks have all been part of an ongoing conversation that has accompanied the event’s development and anticipated many of the discussions that now define the sector’s agenda.

In 2026, these themes will converge once again in a single program to examine what has changed, what lessons have been learned at each stage, and what the challenges of the next decade will be, solidifying Fluvial as one of the leading spaces for reflection, exchange, and promotion for the Latin American music industry.

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Ten years after its inception, Fluvial celebrates a decade of promoting Chilean music from Valdivia to the world. What began as an independent event has solidified into an international platform for artists, a space for knowledge exchange and networking, and a community of professionals and artists in constant collaboration, helping to position Valdivia as a leading city for the Latin American music industry.

The 2026 edition encapsulates a decade that has seen the participation of over 3,000 professionals, more than 500 international delegates, and over 400 musical projects, with a tangible impact on the careers of numerous artists and professionals. Furthermore, it has generated economic and image benefits for the city and the Los Ríos Region, strengthening an intersectoral ecosystem at the national and regional levels. This edition commemorates this journey and opens a new chapter to further strengthen the international reach of Chilean music from the Southern Hemisphere.

Fluvial’s tenth anniversary is a celebration open to its entire community: artists, professionals, institutions, the public, and those who have been part of this story over the past decade.

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