Teatro a Mil 2027 in Santiago Runs 3 to 24 January

CHILE · FESTIVALS

The Teatro a Mil 2027 festival, the 34th edition of Chile’s biggest performing-arts event, runs from Sunday 3 January to Sunday 24 January 2027 in Santiago and brings more than 90 works from 16 countries. Fundación Teatro a Mil, the non-profit that organises it, says a 30% presale discount ends on Saturday 31 October 2026 or when stock runs out.

For US readers, the pitch is a three-week summer theatre season with productions from Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Chile, and a US passport holder needs no visa for a stay of up to 90 days, according to the US State Department. Evening shows in the programme we checked start between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Santiago, which is 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in New York in January, because Chile is on summer time while the US East Coast is on standard time.

What Teatro a Mil Is

Teatro a Mil began in 1994 and takes place every January in Santiago and other Chilean cities, and the foundation says it has presented more than 2,300 shows to more than 14 million people. The Teatro a Mil 2027 edition carries the slogan Lo vas a vivir (You are going to live it) and is presented with Escondida | BHP, the Chilean copper operation of the mining company BHP.

The festival works with theatres across the city, and the organisers name Matucana 100, the Teatro Nescafé de las Artes, GAM and Teatro CA660 among the venues. Caja Los Héroes, a Chilean benefits fund for workers and pensioners, joins as a sponsor for the first time and gives its members extra discounts.

The Headline Shows in Santiago

Thomas Ostermeier, the German director whose production comes from Berlin’s Schaubühne theatre, brings Historia de la violencia to Matucana 100, with performances at 8 p.m. on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 January. The 130-minute play is in German with Spanish subtitles, is rated for ages 16 and over and carries warnings for descriptions of physical and sexual violence.

Milo Rau, the Swiss director known for documentary theatre, makes his first Chilean visit with La vidente, shown at Matucana 100 with performances at 8 p.m. on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January. It runs 90 minutes in German with Spanish subtitles, and the festival rates it for ages 16 and over.

Pascal Rambert, a French playwright and choreographer, stages La clausura del amor at GAM at 6 p.m. on Sunday 3 January, and Hermanas follows at the same centre at 7 p.m. on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 January. Spain’s Casting Lear, winner of the 2025 Max award for best theatre show, plays Teatro Oriente in Providencia at 8 p.m. on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 January.

Rau’s El juicio Pelicot, a documentary play on the trial of Gisèle Pelicot that the festival calls a Latin American first, plays CEINA, the Instituto Nacional’s extension centre, at 6 p.m. on Friday 8 January for about four hours, in Spanish. On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January the puppet comedy group 31 Minutos stages Don Quijote at 6:30 p.m. at a Las Condes theatre on Rosario Norte.

Tickets, Prices and the Festival Pass

Tickets are sold on Ticketplus, which the foundation names as the official ticket seller, and each show has its own page with seat categories. For Historia de la violencia and La vidente, lower-stalls seats list at CLP 20,000 (about US$20) and upper-stalls seats at CLP 15,000 (about US$15), with senior and youth tickets at CLP 16,000 (about US$16) and CLP 12,000 (about US$12).

El juicio Pelicot lists at CLP 10,000 (about US$10) and CLP 8,000 (about US$8), while Casting Lear reaches CLP 32,000 (about US$33) for preferred seats. The most expensive listings we read were for the Chinese opera Las tres batallas contra el Demonio del Hueso Blanco, at up to CLP 65,000 (about US$66), and all conversions use 981 pesos per US dollar on 23 October 2026.

The Pase Festival, now in its third year, costs CLP 70,000 (about US$71) in limited stock and gives 50% off tickets, with a maximum of two tickets per play. Buyers must enter a RUT, the Chilean national ID number, on the Ticketplus page, and members of Caja Los Héroes get 40% off until 31 October.

Venues and Getting Around

GAM, the festival’s official home, is at Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 227 and is served by the Universidad Católica station on Metro Line 1, north exit. Matucana 100 is reached from Quinta Normal station on Line 5 or Estación Central on Line 1, according to the centre.

Other venues are spread across Providencia, Las Condes, Ñuñoa and downtown, so check the address on each ticket page before you book a taxi. Our Santiago city guide and the latest What to Do in Santiago guide cover neighbourhoods and getting around.

Beyond Santiago

Antof a Mil, the festival’s northern extension, runs from 3 to 15 January 2027 in Antofagasta, Mejillones and San Pedro de Atacama, with free shows and no registration, according to the foundation. The Mexican one-woman play El invencible verano de Liliana, starring Cecilia Suárez, has a Ticketplus page titled for Antof a Mil 2027, so confirm the city before you buy.

Spanish is the working language of the box office, the ticket pages and most shows. Foreign-language productions are listed with Spanish subtitles, and we found no mention of English subtitles.

What It Means for You

A US citizen on a tourist passport needs no visa for up to 90 days and receives a Tourist Card on arrival, and the passport must stay valid for the whole stay, according to the US State Department. The same page advises increased caution in Chile because of crime and civil unrest, so keep valuables out of sight on the Metro and after late shows.

Two upper-stalls tickets to Historia de la violencia cost CLP 30,000 (about US$31), so a visitor can see several plays in a week at modest cost. For wider planning, see our guides to Chile cost of living and Chile culture and its key figures.

What Is Not Known

The foundation’s home page headline gives 2 to 27 January, while its programme announcement and the ticket pages run from 3 to 24 January, and we use the second set. We could not confirm door opening times, since the ticket pages give only start times.

It is not stated whether the displayed ticket prices already include the 30% presale discount or whether the senior and youth rates stack with it. Nor is it stated whether foreign visitors without a RUT can use the Pase Festival discount, or whether any production offers English subtitles.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is Teatro a Mil 2027?

The 34th Teatro a Mil festival runs from Sunday 3 January to Sunday 24 January 2027 in Santiago, with Antof a Mil in the north from 3 to 15 January. Evening start times in the programme we checked run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Chile time.

How much do Teatro a Mil tickets cost?

The ticket pages we read list general tickets from CLP 8,000 (about US$8) to CLP 65,000 (about US$66), and the headline plays by Ostermeier and Rau start at CLP 15,000 (about US$15). A 30% presale discount runs until 31 October 2026 or until stock runs out.

Do US citizens need a visa to attend Teatro a Mil?

No, a US citizen on a tourist passport can stay in Chile for up to 90 days without a visa, according to the US State Department. The passport must be valid for the whole stay.

Sources: Fundación Teatro a Mil, programme announcement, 7 October 2026; Fundación Teatro a Mil, Pase Festival; Ticketplus, Historia de la violencia; Ticketplus, La vidente; Ticketplus, Hermanas; Ticketplus, El juicio Pelicot; Fundación Teatro a Mil, Antof a Mil 2027; Radio Agricultura, 8 October 2026; El Mostrador, 9 October 2026; Emol, 8 October 2026; GAM, how to get there; Matucana 100, how to get there; US State Department, Chile country information.

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