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Candelabrum Metal Fest

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Velaria de la Feria, Mexico
21 artists

Key facts

Dates
14 March – 5 December 2026
Where
Velaria de la Feria, Mexico
Price
from €106
Tickets
official, on eticket.mx
Headliners
Destruction, BLOODBATH, Lifelover

Data updated on 19 February 2026 — source: ticketing (eticket.mx), official site

🎤Lineup

Destruction – Metal
Destruction
Metal
BLOODBATH – Metal
BLOODBATH
Metal
Lifelover – Black Metal
Lifelover
Black Metal
The Haunted – Metal
The Haunted
Metal
Loudness – Hard Rock
Loudness
Hard Rock
OLD MAN'S CHILD – Metal
OLD MAN'S CHILD
Metal
AURA NOIR – Thrash Metal
AURA NOIR
Thrash Metal
Solitude Aeturnus – Stoner Metal
Solitude Aeturnus
Stoner Metal
...and Oceans – Metal
...and Oceans
Metal
Misþyrming – Black Metal
Misþyrming
Black Metal
Cloven Hoof – Heavy Metal
Cloven Hoof
Heavy Metal
Mournful Congregation – Stoner Metal
Mournful Congregation
Stoner Metal
Impaled – Grindcore
Impaled
Grindcore
Ved Buens Ende – Progressive Metal
Ved Buens Ende
Progressive Metal
Gehennah – Thrash Metal
Gehennah
Thrash Metal
Phlebotomized – Death Metal
Phlebotomized
Death Metal
Revenge – Gothic Rock
Revenge
Gothic Rock
Spiritus Mortis – Stoner Metal
Spiritus Mortis
Stoner Metal
Vinnum Sabbathi – Space Rock
Vinnum Sabbathi
Space Rock
Voltax – Heavy Metal
Voltax
Heavy Metal
LIK – Heavy Metal
LIK
Heavy Metal

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🛏️Candelabrum Metal Fest 2026 accommodation: hotels near Velaria de la Feria

Candelabrum Metal Fest 2026 takes place in Velaria de la Feria from March 14 to December 5. Arrival night: March 14. The map below shows how far each hotel, apartment or rental is from the site.

Also consider staying around Silao, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.

Estimated travel time to the site

Distance🚗 Car / taxi🚴 Bike🚶 On foot
~1 km~3 min~4 min~12 min
~3 km~7 min~12 min~36 min
~5 km~11 min~20 min~1 h
~10 km~22 min~40 min~2 h

Public transport: depends on the network around Silao.

Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.

✈️How to get to Candelabrum Metal Fest

Planning your trip to Candelabrum Metal Fest? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.

  • Nearest airport: Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), about 23 km from the venue.
  • Allow about 32 min by car from the airport to the site.
  • By train, head for Silao or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
  • By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
Velaria de la Feria, Mexico
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🌤️Candelabrum Metal Fest 2026 weather

Weather in Velaria de la Feria in March 2026?

Forecast

Forecast for the festival days.

Updated on November 2, 2026 at 05:15

🗺️Things to do near Candelabrum Metal Fest

Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Candelabrum Metal Fest. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.

Nearby, Silao and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.

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📋About

Candelabrum Metal Fest 2026: extreme metal in Mexico

Candelabrum Metal Fest has become an essential gathering for extreme metal fans in Mexico. From March 14 to December 5, 2026, Velaria de la Feria hosts 39 international bands specialized in death metal, black metal and their multiple variations. The festival celebrates underground metal in all its brutality and diversity.

The programme sweeps broadly across the extreme music universe. Swedish veterans Bloodbath bring old-school death metal, German Destruction represents historical thrash metal and Swedish Grand Magus delivers epic doom metal. The Haunted brings modern thrash metal, Lifelover explores depressive black metal.

The festival covers the full spectrum of extreme metal: brutal death metal, blackened death metal, deathgrind, funeral doom metal with Mournful Congregation, and even desert rock. The festival prioritises authenticity and uncompromising brutality, creating an intense atmosphere for genre purists.

Candelabrum Metal Fest is a sanctuary for extreme metal, celebrating the diversity of a genre often unknown to the mainstream. Dive into the lineup to discover the best of international underground metal.

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📋Practical info

Dates
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Country
City
Velaria de la Feria
Artists
21 artists
Main genre
Leading style
Official website
candelabrumfest.com
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