When does Saborea Lanzarote take place?
The events calendar lists the 11th edition for Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026 in the historic centre of Teguise. The entry reads “Confirmado” and was last updated on 14 May 2026.
The home page of the festival website says something quite different: “Del 19 al 21 de MARZO de 2027”, meaning 19 to 21 March 2027. Its header and footer still show the year 2026.
Neither date has been confirmed by the Cabildo de Lanzarote (island government) or the Ayuntamiento de Teguise (town council). A report of 24 November 2025 said only that the festival would “probably” take place on 28 and 29 November.
Anyone booking flights or accommodation for 28 and 29 November should check the date first. According to the calendar, the points of contact are the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the profile @saborealzt.
What is there to eat, drink and do?
According to the calendar, wines from the D.O. Lanzarote (protected designation of origin) meet the island's producers, cheesemakers, oil mills, craft bakeries and restaurants. The participating bodegas pour on both days, some as guided tastings, some as commercial ones.
Volcanic Malvasía takes centre stage, joined by Listán negro, Diego and Moscatel. The vines grow in volcanic jable and picón, sheltered by semicircular stone walls called zocos.
The programme includes show cookery by chefs from the island and the archipelago, mojo (Canarian sauce) workshops, guided wine and cheese tastings and a producers' market. Music sets a festive mood on the plaza, and there are trade sessions for producers, caterers and retailers.
The research names cheese, mojo, papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes) and fish as typical products. No names of chefs or wineries for 2026 have been published.
How much does it cost and how do you pay?
Entry to the site is free, according to the calendar. Visitors pay for tastings and wine tastings at the stalls with tickets.
Nobody has yet published ticket prices or opening hours for 2026. Before a visit, only the organiser can answer either question.
In 2024, alongside the standard ticket, there was a rechargeable cashless wristband. Whether it applies again in 2026 is not confirmed.
How do you get to Teguise?
According to the calendar, Teguise lies 12 kilometres north of Arrecife on the LZ-10. It lists island buses (guaguas) and a park-and-ride car park on the edge of town.
No source gives routes, timetables or prices for 2026. The car park has no name either.
In 2024 the organisers ran a special bus between Arrecife and Teguise, plus extra taxis and parking. Whether a similar offer exists in 2026 is unconfirmed.
The authorities have issued no official traffic or safety advice. Visitors travelling from the south should check the connection with the Cabildo beforehand.
How big has the festival been so far?
Media reported around 50,000 visitors over two days and more than 420,000 food and drink tickets sold for the 2023 edition. The report gives no comparison with earlier years.
According to La Voz de Lanzarote, Cabildo president Oswaldo Betancort put the impact of the 2024 edition at 12 million euros on 24 November 2025. That figure comes from the organiser and is not an independent calculation.
The 2024 Gastromarket had more than 120 exhibitors, along with wine tastings featuring 19 bodegas. Chefs at the stoves included Jordi Roca, Diego Guerrero, Eduard Xatruch and Jesús Sánchez.
On 24 November 2025 the Cabildo, Turismo Lanzarote and the company CACT (Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo) signed an agreement to coordinate the 2026 festival. Each body funds its own measures, and the report gives no budget.
What is still open?
A reliable date is missing most, since the calendar and the festival website contradict each other. The Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Ayuntamiento de Teguise have not yet settled the matter.
The edition count does not add up either, since the 2024 edition was already called the 11th. Going by the information so far, there is no programme for 2026 yet.