When and where does the Cross de Navidad take place?
The Cross Popular de Navidad (Christmas fun run) in Santa Cruz de La Palma is announced for Sunday 6 December 2026. The date comes from the published programme and is not yet backed by any statement from the local council.
The announcement speaks of the 50th edition and calls the run the oldest road race in the Canary Islands. No independent source confirms this claim, and the programme gives no founding year.
According to the announcement, the run passes the “best-known places” of the island capital. The programme does not say which streets that means.
What is known about the route, registration and entry fee?
Santa Cruz de La Palma had published nothing on the practical details by 10 November 2026. There is no confirmed start time, meeting point, distance or category.
The programme also gives no registration deadline or entry fee. Anyone who wants to run cannot yet make firm plans.
The organiser and any road closures on race day are equally unclear. If you plan to drive into the old town on 6 December, wait for announcements from the Ayuntamiento (town hall) first.
The town’s Christmas programme was still not online in early November. When checked, the council’s events page ran only to the first days of November.
What is “Frágil” and who is on stage?
“Frágil” is a contemporary dance piece about the ageing body from the Compañía Nómada, a dance company. Its founder, dancer and choreographer Roberto Torres developed it for the troupe’s 25th anniversary, as RTVC reported in December 2025.
The original idea came from the dramaturg Diego Reinfeld, who also performs as the second lead. Laura Marrero assists with movement, and the Romanian artist Alex Catona composed the music.
According to the announcement, the piece is not about age in the narrow sense. It is about what breaks when a society cannot look back, and about fragility as a space of resistance.
There are no characters, only presences: a body that “the other”, meaning society, wants to order, shrink or erase. According to RTVC, workshops with women’s groups fed into the research.
When and where does “Frágil” run in Santa Cruz de La Palma?
The published programme gives Thursday 19 November 2026 as the date in Santa Cruz de La Palma. The announcement is headed Teatro Circo de Marte, a venue the town hall lists on its website.
Time, ticket price and advance sales are unknown. Neither the council nor the company has confirmed the venue, so check the council’s page before you travel.
Earlier, the piece ran on 13 December 2025 at 20:00 at the Teatro Guiniguada in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. No source gives the running time, and Spanish matters little because the piece works through body language.
According to reports, the Compañía Nómada is based at the Teatro Victoria in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Do not confuse the piece with a circus production of the same name by the Mallorcan troupe Clownidoscopio.
What should visitors and residents do now?
For both dates the town hall has not yet published details. Anyone planning to go should check the events page of Santa Cruz de La Palma from mid-November, where the November programme is announced as an image.
Runners should ask the town directly about registration and entry fee while no official notice exists. Spectators can pencil in 6 December, but the route is still open.
Do not mix the run up with other Christmas races. The Cross Popular de Navidad in San Sebastián de La Gomera is a separate race, listed in the municipal programme for 19 December 2025 as the 28th edition (XXVIII).
The Christmas Cross Villa de Mazo on La Palma was a children’s race, listed for 12 December 2025. A La Palma Music Run Night is also announced for 14 November 2026, but no details are available here.