Santiago de Letras returns in October with a second edition that will fill the Plaza de Santiago del Teide with books and culture.
The festival will bring together national and Canarian authors on October 3rd and 4th for a program of talks, workshops, children's literature, poetry, music, and a Book Fair.
Santiago de Letras returns on October 3rd and 4th with its second edition and a program that will once again transform the Plaza de Santiago del Teide into a meeting point for writers, readers, families, bookstores, and cultural projects.
Under the motto "Letters to the Sky," the festival offers two days in which books leave their usual spaces to occupy the plaza and meet the public through conversations, workshops, poetry, children's and young adult activities, music, and a new edition of the Book Fair.
Among the names participating this year are Alfredo Relaño, May R. Ayamonte, Pedro Martí, Ceci Wallace, Diego Reinfeld, Marcos Dosantos, Antonio Martín Piñero, Sophia Hidalgo, Ana Nayra Gorrín, Jesús Barranco, Iván Cabrera Cartaya, and Montse Díaz, along with other authors, creators, and cultural projects.
The program combines the presence of nationally renowned authors with a significant representation of Canarian literature and creative work, one of the central themes of this second edition. Santiago de Letras thus seeks to foster direct interaction between writers and readers, while also creating spaces to discover new voices and reflect on literary creation from the islands.
The festival also maintains a strong commitment to participation and the development of new readers. Families and children and young people will have access to specific activities, while initiatives such as "Contar lo nuestro" (Telling Our Stories) will bring to the stage the experience of schoolchildren from Santiago del Teide who wrote their own stories and traveled to Miño, in Galicia, to share them.
The landscape and the surrounding area will also be featured in a program that invites participants to experience literature in new ways: from writing haikus in a natural setting to finding a poem hanging on a coat rack, chatting with writers over breakfast, or creating a comic book character.
For Emilia Vié, director of Santiago de Letras, “we want literature to be lived, not just heard. We want books to come out into the town square for a weekend, to blend with the landscape, and above all, to foster encounters between writers and readers.”
Santiago de Letras will begin on Saturday, October 3, with a parade by the Santiago del Teide Fanfare and the subsequent official opening ceremony. The program will continue throughout Saturday and Sunday morning, concluding on October 4 at 2:00 p.m. Participation in the festival is free, although some activities have limited spaces and require prior registration.
The complete program for Santiago de Letras 2026, including schedules, participants, venues, and activity descriptions, is attached to this press release and is available on the website: www.santiagodeletras.com
Santiago de Letras 2026 is organized by the Santiago del Teide City Council, the Islotes Cultural Association, and Atlántida Cultural, with the support of the ICDC and the Government of the Canary Islands.
