The 5th Paco de Lucía Mallorca Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a program that blends tradition and contemporary art, and a clear commitment to female talent, new generations, and dialogue between artistic disciplines. The festival will take place in Palma at three points throughout the year: March, October, and the Christmas holidays. The first block will be held this March, kicking off on the 13th with a grand opening gala at the Teatro Principal in Palma, featuring María Terremoto and Mala Rodríguez in a unique performance that combines flamenco and rap. The program continues on March 15th at the Es Gremi venue with dancer La Tania, one of the leading figures in contemporary flamenco. On March 17th, the Xesc Forteza Theatre will host a concert by artists who have received grants from the festival. On the 19th, Es Baluard Museu will host guitarist Mercedes Luján, who will share the stage with Rancapino Chico. The first section will conclude on March 21st at the Fundació Miró Mallorca with an intergenerational concert and workshop dedicated to ceramic ocarinas and flutes, in a program that combines music, crafts, and sound experimentation. Festival director Soledad Bescós highlighted during the presentation—held this Thursday at Palma City Hall—that the project, now five years old, has "built a solid artistic community and its own identity," keeping alive the creative legacy of Paco de Lucía. Following this first block, the festival will resume in October, with a renewed focus on female talent and the participation of Queralt Lahoz, a leading figure in new urban flamenco. The organizers also announced that a top-tier international artist will be joining the lineup soon.

The Paco de Lucía Mallorca Festival, in collaboration with the Paco de Lucía Foundation, has announced the opening of applications for the 3rd Young Talents Grant, a program created to promote emerging artists born or residing in the Balearic Islands and support their international careers. In 2026, to mark the festival's 5th anniversary, the grant is being offered as a special scholarship dedicated to dance, understood from a broad, contemporary, and interdisciplinary perspective, always in dialogue with flamenco, its language, aesthetics, and innovative spirit. The recipient will attend the Commercial Dance Intensive (CDI) at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, an intensive program focused on the technical, artistic, and professional development of dancers in an international environment. The grant covers tuition, round-trip travel, accommodation, meals, and a certificate of completion. The course will take place from July 6 to 25, 2026. Young performers and creators aged 15 to 25, born or residing in the Balearic Islands, with a solid artistic development and clear potential for growth, who are developing proposals related to dance, are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The application period will be open from January 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. to February 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The decision will be announced within a maximum of 10 days after the application deadline. Application materials must be sent to the festival director, Soledad Bescós, by email. The complete terms and conditions of the call for applications are available on the festival's website (https://festivalpacodeluciamallorca.com/beca-joves-talents/) and also via the link in the bio of the official Paco de Lucía Mallorca Festival Instagram profile.