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WOMEX - WORLD MUSIC EXPO
WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo – is the most international and culturally diverse music meeting in the world and the biggest conference of the global music scene, featuring a trade fair, talks, films and showcase concerts.
The essentials
Event details
- Dates
- 21 October 2026 to 25 October 2026
- Address
- Avda. Principe de Asturias s/n 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canary Islands, Spain
- Organiser
- Piranha Arts AG
- Tickets
- EUR 170 to 890
- Expected attendance
- 23,851
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
Who attends
The audience
Join us and around 2,600 music professionals at the Worldwide Music Expo: WOMEX 26 Who is Coming List.
As described by the organiser
Agenda themes
Topics covered
- Beyond Sound Barriers: Resilience and Collective Care
On stage
Speakers
- Katharin Ahrend, managing director, Clubcommission Berlin e.V
- Kevin Asaju, More Clues & WUTA Entertainment
- Jataneel Banerjee, senior relationship manager Asia, PRS for Music
- Stuart Fleming
- Nathaly Gómez, postdoctoral researcher - culture & music, Perreo & Resistance
- Bogdan Benigar, director, Druga Godba
- Sanni Kahilainen, Music Industry Communications and Advocacy Specialist
- Miriam Brenner, artistic director, Kokako Music, Music Meeting festival
- Mirkka Kivilehto, ceo, The Finnish Music Foundation
- Wozzy Brewster, executive director & artist manager, The Midi Music Company
- Silvia Calogiuri, manager, booker & label strategist, Zero Nove Nove
- Qais Masri, ceo, Q Music Co
- Paula Juana Durán, director/creative director, Soundway Records & Publishing
- Mwamba Nyanda, creative director, Tanzania Trans Initiative/Tanzania
- Henrik Ehte, ambassador, Estonian Funk Embassy
- Andrea Ocampo, cultural critic and researcher, Perreo & Resistance
- Aisha Iyanuoluwa Fancy, general manager/head of music operations, Ejoya/Elite Collectives
- Luisa Piñeros, music journalist / podcaster
- Stuart Fleming, senior writer relations manager, Scotland & Northern Ireland, PRS for Music
- Marina Roveta, manager, Producciones Submarinas
- MC Galang, co-founder, The Rest Is Noise PH / AXEAN Festival
- Micaela Gurevich, director, Ibermusicas
On the floor
Sponsors and partners
- Quintans Events SL
- Quintáns Events SL
- Salán Producciones SL
- Santi Gutiérrez
- Dreamers Canary Islands SL
- Cabildo de Gran Canaria
- Marca Gran Canaria
- Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Tu Ciudad para Vivir
- LPA Cultura
- Radio Banda Larga
- TWMC
Logistics
Where to stay
Places to stay near the venue.
Hotel Madrid
Hotel Veintiuno
21 Calle Espíritu Santo
Aminta Home
Pensión Perojo ★
1
Hotel Parque
Casa Tartago
27 Calle Compás, Triana, 35015
Boji ★★★
10 Paseo de Chil, Las Palmas, 35003
AC Hotel Iberia Las Palmas
8 Avenida Alcalde José Ramírez Bethencourt, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003
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