Festival En Órbita Santiago Returns After Eight Years: Chile, 24 and 25 September 2026
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Key Facts
- —What happened Festival En Órbita returns to Santiago on 24 and 25 September 2026, eight years after its last edition.
- —How big Two nights, seven acts and one venue in the Independencia district of Santiago, Chile.
- —What it means Blonde Redhead, Dry Cleaning and Beach Fossils headline, alongside four Chilean acts.
- —The catch The cheap Ticket Fiesta covers Friday only, and nobody has published what time it admits you.
- —Who it affects Anyone in Santiago: the venue is Centro de Eventos Basel, Avenida Independencia 565.
- —What comes next Both nights are listed to start at 18:00, and PuntoTicket is the named seller.
Festival En Órbita Santiago is back on 24 and 25 September after an eight-year gap. Here is where it is, what tickets cost and who is playing.
Festival En Órbita Santiago returns on 24 and 25 September 2026 after eight years away. The two-night bill runs at Centro de Eventos Basel in the Independencia district of Santiago, Chile.
The festival is back after eight years
En Órbita last ran eight years ago. Its 2026 edition fills two nights at a single venue in northern Santiago.
Organisers describe it as a multidisciplinary platform, not only a concert bill. Art, design and talks sit beside the music, under a space theme this year.
The line-up leans indie, alternative and electronic. Three international acts share the programme with four Chilean names.
Both nights are listed to start at 18:00, or six in the evening. No separate door time has been published.
A strand called En Órbita Lab runs alongside the stages. Organisers present it as a space for creative work across several disciplines.
Where Independencia is and how to get there
The venue sits at Avenida Independencia 565, in the commune of Independencia. That is just north of the Mapocho river and the old centre.
Independencia is a plain working district, known for the city’s big public hospitals. Venue listings name Metro Hospitales, on Line 3, as the closest station.
One contactless bip card covers the metro, city buses and suburban trains. Our guide to the Santiago metro explains how the network fits together.
Metro fares in Santiago change by time of day, and the evening peak runs from 18:00 to 19:59 on weekdays. An 18:00 start puts your trip inside that dearest band.
The venue also sits close to the Autopista Central motorway. Its listings mention parking inside the Mall Barrio Independencia next door.
What the tickets cost
PuntoTicket is the official seller. The figures below are the listed general sale prices, and each already includes the booking fee.
A two-day pass is listed at CLP 98,900 (about US$105). The fee inside that figure is CLP 12,900 (about US$14).
A Thursday-only ticket is listed at CLP 63,250 (about US$67). Friday alone is listed at CLP 55,200 (about US$59).
Earlier presale tiers were lower, at CLP 79,350 (about US$85) for both days. Listings do not say whether those tiers are still on sale.
Currency conversions use the 13 September 2026 rate of 938.3 pesos to the US dollar, from open.er-api.com.
What the cheapest ticket does and does not cover
The cheapest option is called the Ticket Fiesta. PuntoTicket lists it for Friday 25 only, never for the Thursday night.
Its first presale tier was CLP 17,250 (about US$18). The general sale tier is listed at CLP 28,750 (about US$31).
Neither the seller nor the organisers say what time that ticket admits you. Treat it as a partial ticket until somebody confirms otherwise.
So the low headline price may not buy the whole Friday night. Nothing published says which sets it includes.
If you want a full weekend, the two-day pass is the safe choice. Read the ticket page line by line before you pay.
Who Blonde Redhead and Dry Cleaning are
Blonde Redhead headline Thursday 24. The trio formed in New York in the 1990s and works in art rock and dream pop.
Kazu Makino sings and plays keys. The brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace handle guitar and drums.
Their music favours quiet guitars, close harmonies and slow builds. It rewards a room that listens rather than shouts.
Dry Cleaning also play the Thursday. The British band pairs flat, spoken vocals with taut post-punk guitar.
Neither act tours South America often. That is a large part of why this bill drew attention in June.
The Chilean and Friday names
Beach Fossils headline Friday 25. The Brooklyn band plays bright, hazy guitar pop.
Dënver play the same night. The Chilean pop duo has a long run of albums behind it.
Alejandro Paz performs live on Friday, and Diegors is on the bill too. Both come out of Santiago’s club and dance scene.
Dinastía Moon opens the Thursday. The Chilean act shares that night with the two visiting bands.
Organisers have not published set times for either night. Expect the running order closer to the date.
Fiestas Patrias week, weather and what to bring
The festival lands a week after Fiestas Patrias, the national holidays on 18 and 19 September. The whole month is busier than usual in Chile.
Officials projected 1.85 million trips for this year’s holiday period, as our Fiestas Patrias travel report set out. Book any onward travel early.
Late September is early spring in Santiago. Long-run city averages put the September high near 20C (68F) and the low near 7C (44F).
Evenings cool quickly once the sun drops. Bring a jacket, even when the afternoon feels warm.
September is not one of the city’s wet months on the long-run record. Rain is still possible, so check the forecast the day before.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Festival En Órbita 2026 in Santiago?
It runs on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September 2026. Both nights are listed to start at 18:00.
Where is Centro de Eventos Basel?
At Avenida Independencia 565, in the Independencia commune of Santiago. Venue listings name Metro Hospitales, on Line 3, as the nearest station.
How much do tickets cost?
General sale is listed at CLP 98,900 (about US$105) for both days and CLP 63,250 (about US$67) for the Thursday.
What is the Ticket Fiesta?
It is the cheapest ticket, sold for Friday 25 only. Listings do not say what time it lets you in.
Sources: PuntoTicket, La Tercera, Rock&Pop, Ruta Rock, Panoramas; see https://www.puntoticket.com/festival-en-orbita and https://www.latercera.com/culto/noticia/el-aclamado-festival-en-orbita-vuelve-despues-de-ocho-anos-con-lineup-centrado-en-la-musica-alternativa/ and https://www.rockandpop.cl/2026/06/festival-en-orbita-confirma-lineup-con-blonde-redheadm-beach-fossils-y-denver/
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