Danza de los Zancos de Anguiano (Stilt Dance of Anguiano) transforms Anguiano (La Rioja), Spain each late July, honoring Saint Mary Magdalene with a heart-stopping folk ritual: eight dancers in bright skirts strap on half-meter wooden stilts and whirl backward in a spinning descent down a steep cobblestone slope to the piercing dulzaina-and-drum rhythm. The day begins with a procession through the village, then the crowd packs the street for the daring run—equal parts devotion, choreography, and sheer nerve.
DATES & TIMES
• Dates: 21–23 July 2026 (Tuesday–Thursday).
• Key July times: 21 Jul 20:00; 22 Jul 14:00 & 20:00; 23 Jul 14:00 & 20:00 — see Opening times.
• Also: last Saturday–Sunday of September 2026 — 26–27 September 2026 (Saturday–Sunday); dances at 14:00 & 19:00 — full Schedule.
• Pattern: fixed each year — 21–23 July (Magdalena) and the last weekend of September (Acción de Gracias); also the Sunday before Ascension (Romería) — see Program.
• Exact 2026 details not yet published—check official site nearer the date: Program.
LOCATION
• Anguiano, La Rioja — the descent runs on the Cuesta that links the parish church to the main square; details on the official page Plaza de la Iglesia & Cuesta de los Danzadores. Open in Google Maps.
• Parish church: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés.
TICKETS & ENTRY
• No official ticketing: this is a public street event and viewing is along the route — timings and acts are listed on the official La Magdalena page and the Program.
GOOD TO KNOW
• Recognition: declared Fiesta de Interés Turístico (1970) — see the official La Magdalena page.
• Getting there: regional buses serve Anguiano — check the town’s official Bus timetable.
• Core viewing points are around the church and the Cuesta; consult the official route landmark.