Iconos Fest in San José on 13 December 2026

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Iconos Fest Costa Rica, a festival of romantic ballads billed at more than four hours, comes to the Estadio Nacional in San José on Sunday 13 December 2026, with the show starting at 5:30 p.m. local time. Tickets went on sale on Thursday 22 October through the ticket seller Linkearte, from 29,900 colones (about US$66) before service charges.

For US readers, 5:30 p.m. in Costa Rica is 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, because Costa Rica keeps the same clock all year and the United States is on standard time in December. Pimpinela, Amanda Miguel and José Luis Rodríguez are confirmed, and a fourth artist is still to be named.

We checked the date, venue and prices on the Linkearte listing on 23 October 2026 and compared them with reports from La República, Teletica and El Observador, three Costa Rican outlets. The door time, the fourth artist and the service charge are not settled, so we list them under what is not known.

Iconos Fest Costa Rica: Date, Venue and Start Time

Linkearte’s listing gives the place as the Estadio Nacional on Sabana Mata Redonda in San José and the date as Sunday 13 December 2026. Its text says doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the show begins at 5:30 p.m., while its internal data gives doors at 5:00 p.m.

La República says the festival runs under the motto Amor, despecho y pasión, which means love, heartbreak and passion, with more than four hours of music. It names the international producer as Mundo Nvivo, while the ticket page lists the company Icon Espectáculos S.A., so we cannot say which of the two is the legal promoter.

The Estadio Nacional is in La Sabana, the park district of San José, according to El Observador. Karol G plays the same stadium on 27 and 28 November, as our Karol G Estadio Nacional report explains.

Who Is Playing at Iconos Fest

Pimpinela, the Argentine duo of the siblings Lucía and Joaquín Galán, was named first, in reports dated 20 and 21 October. Teletica lists Olvídame y pega la vuelta, A esa and Dímelo delante de ella among their songs.

El Observador says the duo mixes music with theatrical dialogue about love, couple conflicts and breakups. Teletica adds that its songs tell stories of love, rupture, jealousy and disillusion.

Amanda Miguel, the Argentine singer of Él me mintió, Castillos and Así no te amará jamás, was named second, in reports dated 21 and 22 October. La República calls her the second artist confirmed for the festival.

José Luis Rodríguez, known as El Puma, is the Venezuelan singer of Dueño de nada, Culpable soy yo and Agárrense de las manos, and El Observador named him third on 22 October. The paper adds that the organisers will announce a fourth artist in the coming weeks.

The Linkearte page lists the keywords Pimpinela, Amanda Miguel and El Puma, which matches those reports. The running order and the length of each set have not been published.

Tickets and Prices in US Dollars

Linkearte lists four categories: General Económico at 29,900 colones (about US$66), Platino at 37,500 colones (about US$82), Super Fan at 55,467 colones (about US$122) and Iconos Experience at 72,000 colones (about US$158). Every price is shown plus a service charge, and the page’s price widget puts the cheapest ticket at 35,500 colones (about US$78) with the charge included.

Conversions use a market rate of 456.14 colones per US dollar on 23 October 2026, so a card statement may differ by a few dollars. El Observador rounds the Super Fan price to 55,500 colones (about US$122), and we use the figure on the ticket page.

General Económico is not numbered, and the page says that buying it does not guarantee a specific block, with access and space decided strictly by order of arrival on the day. Anyone who wants a better spot in that area should plan to be at the gate early, because the door time is not settled.

La República and El Observador describe the first sales stage, which opened on Thursday 22 October, as a presale with prices from 29,900 colones (about US$66). Later prices have not been announced, and El Observador says early buyers will see the full programme, including the fourth artist.

On 23 October the ticket page’s own counter showed 2,175 tickets sold and 25 reserved, against 8,336 in its sales set-up. That is a seller figure and not an official attendance or capacity number, so we do not read it as a sell-out signal.

Time Difference to the United States

Costa Rica stays on UTC-6 all year, and the Linkearte listing codes the start as 17:30 at UTC-6. The United States ends daylight saving time on Sunday 1 November 2026, so Eastern time is UTC-5 on 13 December.

The 5:30 p.m. start is therefore 6:30 p.m. Eastern, 5:30 p.m. Central, 4:30 p.m. Mountain and 3:30 p.m. Pacific. The page text puts doors at 3:30 p.m. local time, which would be 4:30 p.m. Eastern.

We found no announcement of a livestream or television broadcast on the ticket page or in the Costa Rican reports. Treat the show as in-person only until the organisers say otherwise.

Entry Rules and Safety for US Visitors

The State Department says US citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 180 days in Costa Rica, though the authorities are not required to allow entry without one. It lists a return ticket as a requirement and asks for one blank passport page for each entry stamp.

The page does not give a passport validity period, so ask your airline what it will accept before you book. It also carries an advisory to exercise increased caution in Costa Rica because of crime.

A show billed at more than four hours from 5:30 p.m. would end after 9:30 p.m. at the earliest, so book the ride back before you go. Keep phones and wallets out of sight in the crowd, and buy tickets only through the Linkearte page, not from resellers.

What It Means for You

For a US visitor to Iconos Fest Costa Rica the steps are to buy through Linkearte, to convert 5:30 p.m. to your own clock and to budget for a service charge on top of about US$66 to US$158 a ticket. General Económico buyers should add time at the gate, because space there is first come, first served.

For the city around the show, see our San José expat city guide and What to Do in San José in October 2026. For the wider picture, see the Rio Times Costa Rica hub and our guide to sports, activities and events in Costa Rica.

Another big night that month is Mon Laferte at Parque Viva on 5 December, covered in our Mon Laferte Costa Rica report. A trip that fits both shows would span Saturday 5 December to Sunday 13 December.

What Is Not Known

The fourth artist, the running order, the set times and the end time have not been announced. The listing text puts doors at 3:30 p.m., while the page’s internal data shows 5:00 p.m., so check the time printed on your ticket.

The service charge on the three dearer categories, the price of later sales stages, any age limit, bag rules, parking and stadium transport have not been published, and we found no livestream plan. We did not reach the organisers to confirm the lineup before publication.

Concerts in Costa Rica can change, as the cancellation of the Snoop Dogg show in our Snoop Dogg cancellation report shows. Recheck the Linkearte listing before you travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Iconos Fest in Costa Rica?

Iconos Fest is on Sunday 13 December 2026 at the Estadio Nacional in San José, with the show at 5:30 p.m. local time and the door time still unclear. That is 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, because Costa Rica is on UTC-6 all year and US clocks are on standard time.

How much are Iconos Fest tickets in US dollars?

Linkearte lists General Económico at about US$66, Platino at about US$82, Super Fan at about US$122 and Iconos Experience at about US$158, all before a service charge. Conversions use 456.14 colones per US dollar on 23 October 2026.

Who is playing at Iconos Fest?

Pimpinela, Amanda Miguel and José Luis Rodríguez, known as El Puma, are confirmed, and the organisers say a fourth artist will be announced in the coming weeks. The running order has not been published.

Sources: Linkearte Costa Rica, ICONOS FEST event page (read 23 October 2026); La República, 19 October 2026; La República, Amanda Miguel confirmed; Teletica, 21 October 2026; El Observador, 20 October 2026; El Observador, 22 October 2026; US State Department, Costa Rica country information.

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