Third Round of 2026 Carnival Murgas Contest Wednesday
Santa Cruz de Tenerife's Exhibition Centre hosts the third round of the 2026 Carnival Adult Murgas Contest this Wednesday at 8:30 PM, featuring five competing groups and a special performance by children's murga Mamelones.
The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Exhibition Centre will host the third round of the 2026 Carnival Adult Murgas Contest this Wednesday, the 28th, starting at 8:30 PM. Five groups will compete, and the evening will begin with a special performance by Mamelones, a children's murga group who won second prize for Interpretation last week at the same venue.
A total of 21 murga groups are taking part in this year's contest, which will conclude with the grand final on Saturday, the 31st. In this third phase, Guachinquietas, Burlonas, Marchilongas, Trapaseros, and Avispados will perform. This promises to be a crucial night in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival competition.
The Interpretation jury is made up of professionals from music, theatre, and audiovisual fields: Eduardo Peña González, a percussionist and president of the Symphony Band of the University of La Laguna; singer Ariann; Elisa Sonia Albertos Cedrés, musician and teacher at the Canary Islands School of Modern Music; Leopoldo Real González, a trainer from SEPE; Marta Rodríguez, presenter and editor for Televisión Canaria; and Melanie Henríquez, a narrator, international voice actress, and announcer. Also on the panel are Martha Sofía Quiñones, an actress and scriptwriter for the Tragaluz Puppet Company and director of theatre schools; Carolina Gil Hernández, a clown and artist for Farandulitis Aguda; and Alejandro Gómez González, a journalist for Radio Televisión Canaria.
Meanwhile, the Presentation jury will consist of Cristo Rodríguez Torres, a garment manufacturing, fashion, and leather technician; Vicky Martorell, a costume stylist; and Javier Aguilar Afonso, a fashion designer for the Ananas Wear brand.
Emilia González, Alexis Hernández, and Naomi Santos will host the four phases of the contest. Additionally, Televisión Canaria will broadcast live all phases and the final of the 2026 Carnival Murgas Contest. The final is set for Saturday, the 31st, at 8:00 PM, and will feature the eight murga groups that achieved the highest Interpretation scores in the earlier rounds.