Chiapas International Marimba Festival 2026: Schedule

The XXVI Festival Internacional de Marimbistas runs from Thursday, October 22, through Sunday, October 25, 2026. The supplied program lists performances and activities in Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapa de Corzo, Tecpatán, Berriozábal, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The flyers state that admission is free.

The program is spread across several municipalities rather than one festival site in San Cristóbal de las Casas. One group identified as being from San Cristóbal performs in Berriozábal on Sunday, October 25; the supplied schedule does not list a performance in San Cristóbal itself.

At a glance

• Dates: October 22–25, 2026
• Admission: Free, according to the supplied program flyers
• Locations: Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapa de Corzo, Tecpatán, Berriozábal, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez
• Countries shown on the festival poster: Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Senegal, and Mexico
• Format: Concerts, tributes to marimba masters, children’s puppet and percussion activities, and academic masterclasses

2026 program by day

Times below are reproduced from the supplied program flyers. All locations are in Chiapas.

Thursday, October 22

Cintalapa de Figueroa

• 09:00 — Elementary school: “Elaboración de baquetas” workshop with Rodolfo Mendiola.
• 11:00 — Elementary school: Puppet presentation, “La vida de Corazón Borraz,” by Compañía Diligros.
• 12:00 — Secondary school: Puppet presentation, “La vida de Corazón Borraz,” by Compañía Diligros.
• 17:30 — Domo Teatro de Santo Domingo, main forum: Marimba Infantil de Cintalapa (Chiapas).
• 18:00 — Domo Teatro de Santo Domingo, main forum: Aquim Sacramento (Brazil).
• 20:00 — Domo Teatro de Santo Domingo, main forum: Tribute to outstanding marimba masters, featuring Marimba Hermanos Núñez, identified on the flyer as the Marimba of the Government of Tabasco.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

• 11:00 — UNICACH José Ruiz García Faculty of Music auditorium, academic forum: Masterclass with Ludwig Albert (Belgium).
• 18:00 — Parque de la Marimba: “La Marimba Arrecha” monologue.
• 18:00 — Parque de la Marimba: Marimbas of the Consejo Estatal para las Culturas y las Artes de Chiapas.

The flyer places both Parque de la Marimba items at 18:00. It does not say whether they use separate stages, so confirm the arrangement with the organizer before planning around both.

Friday, October 23

Chiapa de Corzo

• 09:00 — Elementary school: “Los sonidos de la madera” workshop with Sergio Trujillo.
• 10:30 — Elementary school: Puppet presentation, “Maderas que encantan,” by Leobardo Aguilar / Grupo 20 Libras.
• 12:00 — Secondary school: “Marimberika y sus percusiones” workshop with Erika Osnaya.
• 17:30 — Plaza de Armas Ángel Albino, main forum: Marimbanda Infantil del Centro Cultural Exconvento Santo Domingo (Chiapas).
• 18:00 — Plaza de Armas Ángel Albino, main forum: Ensamble Binacional Maya Chuj (Mexico–Guatemala).
• 18:40 — Plaza de Armas Ángel Albino, main forum: Ludwig Albert Duo (Belgium).
• 20:00 — Plaza de Armas Ángel Albino, main forum: Tribute to outstanding marimba masters, featuring Aquim Sacramento (Brazil).

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Planning notes

The schedule names two school venues only as “elementary school” and “secondary school”; it does not give school names, street addresses, or participation rules. Confirm those details before making a special trip or assuming the workshops are open to every visitor.

The listed concerts are in multiple towns. Choose the municipality and venue for the performance you want to see; the program does not provide transport between venues. The posters also say the program may change without prior notice. Check the organizer’s latest announcement before traveling.

For more background on the instrument and its place in Chiapas, read SanCrisGo’s guide to why marimba matters in Chiapas. The Mexican Ministry of Culture’s cultural inventory also describes marimba music as part of Chiapas’s cultural identity.

Sources and currentness

The day-by-day schedule above is transcribed from the 2026 program flyers supplied to SanCrisGo. The Secretaría de Cultura’s Festival Internacional de Marimbistas listing records the October 22–25, 2026 dates and organizer. Its descriptive paragraph still contains details from a different edition, so it is not used here as the 2026 day-by-day program. For a current announcement, see Cultura del Gobierno de Chiapas. For background, see the official Marimba de Chiapas cultural-inventory entry.

Program checked October 18, 2026. The organizers’ flyers state that details are subject to change.