COAC 2027 opens the registration period this Monday

Topics La Caja Blanca Plaza de la Constitución

Groups can sign up for the Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones de Canto del Carnaval de Málaga 2027 from this Monday the 2nd until November 23.

FJCG · Published on November 2, 2026 at 10:47

Multitud disfrazada con confeti en una calle comercial iluminada con arcos y motivos navideños. — Photo: Fundación Ciudadana del Carnaval de Málaga

Groups wishing to compete in the Carnaval de Málaga 2027 can now register for the Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones de Canto (COAC). The deadline opens this Monday, November 2, and closes on the 23rd of the same month, as detailed by the Fundación Ciudadana del Carnaval de Málaga. That call is followed by those for animation, from November 23 to December 7, and for Dioses y Drag, from December 7 to 21. All the information, requirements and documentation can be consulted in the registrations section of the official Carnaval de Málaga website.

The contest, from January 16 to 29

The draw that will set the order of performances will be held on Monday, December 13, at La Caja Blanca. The preliminaries run from January 16 to 22 at the Teatro de la Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (ESAD), while the semifinals and the Gran Final will take place at the Teatro Cervantes: the former from January 24 to 27 and the final on Friday, January 29. Afterwards, the party moves out into the street. The Carnaval is celebrated from Saturday, January 30, to Sunday, February 7. The Plaza de la Constitución hosts the official start with the pregón, given by the carnavalero and communicator Félix Godoy Agua, and the election of the Dios Momo and the Diosa del Carnaval. The following day, Sunday, January 31, it is the turn of the youngest, with the children's pregón by Noa Pérez and Hugo Martín, the election of the Príncipe, the Princesa, the Dios Momo and the Diosa Infantil and, in the afternoon, the Gran Desfile. On Friday, February 5, the Gran Gala de Drag Queens is held and on Saturday the 6th the Sábado de Disfraces, with parades, contests, the Batalla de las Flores and an evening performance. On Sunday the 7th, Domingo de Piñata, the Desfile de Dioses y Animación, the Gran Boqueroná and the Entierro del Boquerón bring it to a close. The Carnaval also comes to the neighbourhoods with three dates: on January 23 in El Perchel (Potaje Perchelero), on February 6 in Palma-Palmilla (Paella) and on February 14 in El Palo (Fideos a la parte). The full programme and timetables will be announced in the coming weeks.

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