XVIII International Festival of the Iberian Mask
The International Festival of the Iberian Mask (FIMI), one of the major cultural references of the Iberian Peninsula, will celebrate this year in Asturias its eighteenth edition, a historic meeting for the community.
For the first time since its creation, the festival will leave Portugal to be held in Asturias, with a wide program of activities that will take place in different points of the territory, especially in the councils where the tradition of masks is preserved.
The FIMI 2026 arrives in Asturias with a wide and inclusive program that values the common ties and European cultural diversity, articulated around a varied offer of activities thought for all audiences. The festival will include photography exhibitions dedicated to the history and art of Iberian masks, with works by local and international artists that dialogue between tradition and contemporary creation, as well as a cycle of conferences and debate tables focused on ancestral traditions, cultural heritage, and the role of masks in the construction of Iberian identity, with the participation of specialists from Portugal, Spain, and other European countries.
The programming will be completed with concerts and live performances that celebrate both traditional rhythms and contemporary proposals, integrating folkloric elements from various communities, as well as workshops and demonstrations by mask and costume artisans, who will share techniques transmitted from generation to generation and offer the public the possibility of interacting and getting to know these creative processes up close. The audiovisual section will be dedicated to the projection of thematic films and documentaries about masks and popular festivals in Europe, expanding the gaze on this shared cultural heritage.