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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Fluvial 2025 is built through a network of partnerships that strengthen its territorial, professional, and international dimensions. This year, the support of Banco Santander as the official bank helps boost the professional activities and support the showcases held at Teatro Regional Cervantes, one of the event’s central venues.

At the institutional level, Sernatur Los Ríos and the Municipality of Valdivia reinforce the connection between the city, tourism, and culture, consolidating Valdivia as a creative hub and a meeting point for music and territory. The Regional Government of Los Ríos, through the FIC Creative and Tourism Hub Los Ríos project and FIC START Universidad Santo Tomás Valdivia, strengthens intersectoral collaboration and supports the internationalization of local products and services. Universidad Austral de Chile continues to serve as the academic and logistical anchor for the event, while the National Music Fund Secretariat of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, and ProChile have once again been key in developing Fluvial’s conference program and international guest agenda.

In the digital sphere, Fluvial integrates ONErpm, The Orchard, Random Sounds, Merlin, and the RONDA Cooperative—a combination that brings together global and cooperative models of distribution, services, and rights management for artists and labels. The Orchard is also supporting Fluvial’s sustainability initiatives, particularly the actions related to waste management and the elimination of single-use plastics.

The independent sector is represented through WIN, IMICHILE, the Electronic Music Guild (IME), and Chilemúsica, whose work in professional development, internationalization, and industry coordination sustains the delegate program, business meetings, and specialized networking.

In media and communications, Radio Futuro, Rockaxis, Solo Artistas Chilenos, and POTQ Magazine stand out as key partners who amplify the event’s reach and connect its content with national and international audiences.

From the south, collaborations with Ladera Volcán and the Festival Reino Fungi ecosystem reinforce the relationship between music, nature, and territory, integrating creative scenes from Araucanía and the lake district.

Finally, the support of CONADI, ProChile, and the Embassy of Canada in Chile broadens international presence and strengthens the program dedicated to Indigenous Peoples and First Nations, reinforcing pan-American cultural cooperation.

These partnerships enhance the international, territorial, and professional dimensions of Fluvial, expanding its impact and projection within the independent music ecosystem.

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El programa de conferencias de Fluvial 2025 reúne, en cuatro días, una mezcla única de contenidos que cruzan música, territorio, tecnología, políticas públicas y cuidado de las personas que crean. Desde mesas sobre turismo creativo, economía nocturna y sostenibilidad territorial, hasta paneles sobre la industria musical italiana, música y naturaleza, escena clásica chilena y articulación entre regiones, Fluvial propone un espacio de reflexión y trabajo que no existe en ningún otro encuentro del país.

A esto se suma un módulo MusicTech de clase mundial —con actores claves de Europa y Brasil, foco en inteligencia artificial, innovación y nuevos modelos de negocio—, instancias de networking profesional y ruedas de negocios, talleres psicoemocionales para artistas, reportes sectoriales, encuentros de primeras naciones, mesas sobre derechos de autor e IA y sesiones especializadas en metal, jazz, electrónica y música clásica.

El detalle completo de paneles, actividades, sedes y horarios está disponible en el Fluvial’s official website.

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Fluvial 2025 presents a showcase program built in thematic blocks that explore the breadth of Chilean and international music. Performances take place across various points in Valdivia—urban spaces, heritage venues, and riverfront locations—connecting creation, territory, and community. The curation brings together regional identities, roots music, alternative pop, independent rock, diverse branches of electronic music, hip hop, jazz, experimental sounds, and projects that expand the contemporary sonic landscape, with a special focus on emerging scenes and aesthetic intersections.

Thursday opens the festival with a journey through contemporary roots music, emerging pop, independent avant-garde, and digital experimentation, connecting local venues such as El Regreso Beer Company, Teatro Regional Cervantes, and Bivaldi. Friday deepens the convergences between indie, singer-songwriter traditions, urban music, and exploratory electronic sounds, articulating parallel routes that reflect the broad diversity shaping today’s Chilean and Latin American music ecosystems.

Saturday proposes a journey through territory, memory, and new sonic narratives: from intimate concerts along the river to blocks of roots music, hybrid folk, Chilean pop-rock, mestizo psychedelia, and audiovisual and electronic explorations scattered throughout the city. Sunday will close with a special program to be announced soon.

Together, the Fluvial 2025 showcases map out a diverse soundscape deeply connected to Valdivia and its surroundings. The full program is available here.

Sunday, December 14 – Special Closing Program

The Teatro Educativo de Panguipulli also joins Fluvial, offering a space for exchange around Indigenous music. The “Águila y el Cóndor” Encounter will host musical collaborations between Indigenous artists from Canada and Chile, as well as the participation of delegates specialized in Indigenous content circulation from Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile.

Fluvial 2025 introduces a second wave of international delegates that significantly expands the event’s global presence. From Europe, representatives from Black Pata Music and Propaganda Pel Fet SCCL join the lineup, along with Marta Caporaletti from the independent label Undamento and Lorenzo Possanzini from Assoconcerti, strengthening ties with key live music and cultural management scenes in Italy and Spain.

The international network also broadens with the return of our friends from Sounds Australia, represented by Esti Zilber and Nathaniel Andrew, reinforcing connections with Oceania and opening new pathways for Latin American artists and professionals. From Latin America, the FIC Creative and Tourism Hub Los Ríos confirms the participation of Tina Wrobleski and David Gómez, deepening cooperation among the music scenes of southern Chile, Colombia, and Canada across both creative industries and music tourism.

In the digital field, Sylvie Piccolotto of ONErpm, Antonio Acevedo from The Orchard, and Víctor Schlesinger from Ronda Co-op join the program, contributing complementary visions on distribution, digital governance, fair economy, and alternative models for the independent ecosystem.

In a dedicated block, the renowned manager Leonardo Pavkovic joins Fluvial. Founder of MoonJune Records and director of the MoonJune Festival, Pavkovic has spent more than two decades fostering global circulation for emblematic artists such as Soft Machine and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), connecting Fluvial with high-level international networks in advanced music, improvisation, and experimental scenes.

This announcement also includes Mathieu Rousseau, Senior Manager of Booking, Concerts & Events at Spectra, responsible for programming the Montréal International Jazz Festival—the largest jazz festival in the world. His participation aligns with that of Paloma Estévez (Lincoln Center, New York) and Alejandro Flores (Undersecretary for Major Community Festivals, Ministry of Culture, Mexico City), forming a high-impact block of North American programmers with real capacity to open circulation opportunities for Chilean projects.

With this new update, Fluvial 2025 consolidates one of its most diverse and strategic delegations, extending bridges between Chile, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Oceania.

The complete and continuously updated list of delegates and speakers is available here.

📅 December 10-13, 2025
📍 Valdivia, Región de Los Ríos, Chile
🌐 www.fluvial.cl
📲 @fluvialchile
📩 prensa@fluvial.cl

Sedes principales: Centro de Extensión Los Canelos UACh, Campus de los Museos UACh, Sidrería Señorita, Bar 55, El Regreso Beer Company, Bivaldi, Muelle Schuster.

Tickets for Showcases, Teatro Regional Cervantes Concerts presented by Banco Santander, Professional Accreditation, and Free Training Activities are available at www.fluvial.cl vía PortalTickets.

From December 10 to 13, the city of Valdivia will once again become the meeting point for music, culture, and territory with a new edition of Fluvial, under the theme “Creative Confluences.” This year, the event expands its focus to include musictech, creative tourism, and the nightlife economy, solidifying the Los Ríos Region as a strategic hub within the Southern Cone’s music ecosystem.

The 2025 lineup brings together more than 40 musical projects from Chile, the Americas, and Europe, reaffirming the diversity, freshness, and identity of the event. Among those joining the artistic lineup are Camilo Eque, 1960, Ignacio Ruiz, Tropical Business, Laila Al Habash (Italia) y Shauit (Canada). These new additions reinforce Fluvial’s pluralistic and contemporary character, where music emerges as a common ground for encounters between generations, styles, and geographical locations.

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This is the first announcement of confirmed international delegates for Fluvial 2025, which will feature a broad network of representatives from more than ten countries, along with institutions, labels, and organizations that strengthen cultural cooperation and the circulation of independent music. Among them are programmers Miguel Ángel García (Charco Music, Spain), Emiliano Rodríguez (Niceto Club, Argentina), Isabel Cisterna (Neruda Arts / Kultrún World Music Festival, Canada), Cynthia Flores (Hypnosis Festival, Mexico), Ati Cahimuel (Allpa Festival, Ecuador), Paloma Estévez (Lincoln Center, USA), Alejandro Flores (Mexico City Culture Secretariat, Mexico), Adriano Ministro (Raiz Forte Cultura, Brazil), Josh Neumann (Rote Sonne, Germany), and Patrick Sternberg (National Center for the Arts, Colombia).

From the recording industry will be Mark Kitkatt (Everlasting Records, Spain), Nerea Serrano (WIN, Spain), Felippe Llerena (ABMI, Brazil), Mark Meyer (Random Sounds / AMI Paraguay), and Cecilia Crespo (ASIAr, Argentina). This year will feature a strong presence from the musictech sector, with the participation of Guilherme Sampaio (Smart Rights / MusicTech Brazil), Yvan Boudillet (MusicTech Europe), and Félix Barros (Neural), as well as several professionals from Chile, thanks to the partnership with the Mustach association.

From the field of music supervision, Héctor Vázquez (Domo Música, Mexico City), Tiago Xorao (Input Post, Brazil), Patricia Carrera (Control Freaks, Spain), and Enzo Massardo will participate within the framework of Fluvial Sync.

From Canada, delegates Julian Senez-Gagnon (Pasa Music, Canada), Nicole Auger, Amanda Rahume, and Tina Wrowebski (Indigenous Music Summit / Folk Music Canada) will participate in the Indigenous Peoples and World Music module, strengthening the collaboration between Fluvial, the Indigenous Music Summit and Folk Music Canada.

This edition also strengthens its international and regional partnerships with the Goethe-Institut, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Santiago, Sounds From Spain, WIN, The Orchard, ONErpm, Merlin, Ronda Coop, Red de Territorios Creativos, Ladera Volcán, Festival Reino Fungi,  Polo Creativo y Turístico Los Ríos,  Asociación de Músicos Rock Valdivia and Festival Lluviosa. These networks reinforce Fluvial’s international reach and its role as a meeting point for music, innovation, and regional development. A second announcement regarding international delegates and partnerships will be made soon.

The Fluvial 2025 conference program is establishing itself as one of the most innovative in Latin America. More than an exhibition space, it’s a living laboratory of ideas where music, territory, and sustainability intersect with tourism, the nightlife economy, and technological innovation, this year with strong components in synchronization, tourism, and musictech. Each edition proposes disruptive formats and immersive experiences that transcend panel rooms to inhabit the landscapes of Valdivia: boats, waterfronts, and natural spaces transformed into places of encounter and collective thought. Fluvial redefines the concept of a music conference, transforming it into a creative, provocative, and unique space.

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More than just a professional gathering, Fluvial is an urban, musical, and community experience that combines concerts on diverse stages, local cuisine, creative tourism, and a collaborative atmosphere that attracts artists, curators, and audiences from around the world each year. Valdivia, with its riverine geography and vibrant creative community, is thus solidifying its position as the musical capital of southern Chile and an epicenter of cultural innovation with global impact.

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📅 December 10-13, 2025
📍 Valdivia, Región de Los Ríos, Chile
🌐 www.fluvial.cl
📲 @fluvialchile
📩 prensa@fluvial.cl

Tickets for Showcases, Teatro Regional Cervantes Concerts presented by Banco Santander, Professional Accreditation, and Free Training Activities are available at www.fluvial.cl vía PortalTickets.