FESTIVAL PERELADA

What FESTIVAL PERELADA does

Festival Perelada, S.L. operates the Festival Castell de Peralada, a performing arts festival founded in 1987 and held annually at the Castell de Peralada estate in Alt Empordà, Catalonia, Spain. The festival delivers a curated program of opera, baroque and contemporary classical music, dance, and flamenco across multiple estate venues (14th-century Church of El Carme, Castell Mirador, and Celler Perelada wine cellar), with a main summer edition (12 performances in 2025) and a smaller Easter edition focused on sacred and baroque repertoire. It also commissions and produces its own staged works, including "The Fairy Queen" (exported to the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2025), "Don Juan No Existe" (Opera Awards 2025 nominee), "Le Terroir," "Genius Loci," and "Hort/Garden." The festival is owned by Fundació Privada Castell de Peralada (founded 1995 by Artur Suqué and Carmen Mateu) and operates within Grup Peralada, which also encompasses Celler Perelada (LEED Gold winery), Hotel Peralada 5*, Museu del Castell de Peralada, a restaurant, Casino Perelada, and a golf course.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) ticketing and subscriptions through the Koobin-integrated website and box office, including the flexible "Abonament a la Carta" package; (2) a tiered corporate partnership program (main partners La Caixa and AK Damm; premium partners Andbank, 3cat, RTVE; plus 15+ minor sponsors across beverage, automotive, jewelry, security, and media); and (3) public funding from the EU Recovery Plan, Generalitat de Catalunya, Diputació de Girona, INAEM, and local municipalities. The festival also runs Campus Peralada (educational programs reaching over 7,000 students since 2016 across Campus Escola, Campus Salut, and Campus Estiu), the €40,000 Carmen Mateu Young Artists European Award (since 2019), and a digital archive of historical assets developed with Fundació Cellnex. Customer segments include individual ticket buyers (melomaniacs and cultural tourists), corporate hospitality clients, schools and educational institutions, and healthcare/social welfare organizations. The festival holds ISO 20121, EFFE-Label, and Top Employer 2026 certifications.

Name

FESTIVAL PERELADA

Legal name

Festival Perelada, S.L.

Website

https://festivalperalada.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Festival Perelada is a Catalan performing arts festival (founded 1987) presenting opera, classical music, dance, and flamenco annually at the Castell de Peralada estate, serving melomaniacs, cultural tourists, corporate partners, and educational institutions through ticketing, sponsorships, and public funding within the broader Grup Peralada hospitality and wine ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Festival

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJAFAA

Concerts & Music Festivals

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Live Entertainment & Ticketed Events (Shows, Concerts, Sports Experiences)

SECONDARYTHAJAFAD

Dance Performances

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Live Entertainment & Ticketed Events (Shows, Concerts, Sports Experiences)

SECONDARYMPAGAHAG

VIP Hospitality & Client Entertainment (Boxes, Suites, Hosted Experiences)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Corporate & Private Events (Galas, Product Launches)

SECONDARYTHAJAFAI

Cultural & Community Festivals (Ticketed)

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Live Entertainment & Ticketed Events (Shows, Concerts, Sports Experiences)

Keywords

• Classical music festival
• Opera performances
• Performing arts events
• Cultural festival programming
• Dance and music festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Peralada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The festival sells tickets to individual performances and a flexible subscription package (Abonament a la Carta) through its Koobin-powered online ticketing platform. Ticket categories include standard admission, waitlist, and season subscriptions.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Hospitality: The festival offers a personalized partnership program where collaborating companies receive hospitality services and brand visibility aligned with their values. Partnerships range from main partners and premium partners to official services and product partners, with dedicated contact personnel (Sara Via).
3. Public Funding and Grants: The festival receives support from public administrations including the EU, the Spanish government's Plan de Recuperación Transformación y Resiliencia, INAEM, the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputació de Girona, and local municipalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Festival Perelada produces and presents an annual summer performing arts festival and a complementary Easter edition of opera, classical music, baroque, contemporary, flamenco and dance performances at the Castell de Peralada estate in Catalonia. Tickets and an "Abonament a la Carta" flexible subscription are sold through the Koobin online platform, alongside corporate partnership hospitality packages. Supporting programs include the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award (40,000 euro prize) and the Campus Peralada educational initiative for schools, health/wellbeing and summer programs.

Product overview

Festival Castell de Peralada is a performing arts festival offering live music, opera, dance, and theatrical performances across multiple venues within the Castell de Peralada complex. The festival operates through its main summer program and Easter edition, providing ticket sales services for its own productions of operas and concerts. The experience extends to related offerings including gastronomy dining, five-star hotel accommodation, wine tourism at the historic Celler Perelada, museum visits at the Museu del Castell, and the digital archive. The educational arm includes Campus Peralada with programs for students and young artists, while the Carmen Mateu Award supports emerging talent in opera and dance. The festival's portfolio includes over 11 self-produced operas and theatrical works.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Campus Peralada: Educational program and pedagogical project of the festival aimed at young talents in music and dance, including Campus Escola, Campus Salut, and Campus Estiu.
• Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award
• Arxiu Festival Perelada

Products and services

• Festival Castell de Peralada - Main Summer Program
• Festival Castell de Peralada - Easter Edition
• Own Productions (Produccions Pròpies)
• Abonament a la Carta (Flexible Subscription)
• Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award (Opera and Dance)
• Campus Peralada Educational initiative launched in 2016 by the Fundació Castell de Peralada, comprising Campus Escola (school programs), Campus Salut (health/wellbeing) and Campus Estiu (summer campus) for young talents in music and dance from neighboring populations of Peralada. Reached over 7,000 students since inception, with over 1,500 students in the 2025-2026 Campus Escola alone.
• Arxiu Festival Perelada (Digital Archive) Free-access digital archive of historical images, posters and documents of the Festival Castell de Peralada, developed in partnership with the Fundació Cellnex to digitize and preserve the festival's historical photographic and documentary collection online.
• Pack Passió per la Música Immersive experience package combining music, gastronomy, wine tourism, architecture and landscape across the Perelada Resort properties (Hotel Peralada 5*, Celler Perelada, Museu del Castell de Peralada).
• Corporate Partnership Program Personalized corporate partnership program offering tiered hospitality and brand visibility packages (main partners, premium partners, general partners, official services, product partners, media collaborators) to corporate clients, managed by Sara Via ([email protected]). Existing partners include La Caixa, AK Damm, Andbank, Telefónica Empresas, Idealista, Red Eléctrica de España, Mercedes-Benz (Garatge Plana), Coca-Cola, Securitas, Carbó Enginyers, Castañer, Bagués Barcelona, and Cinco Jotas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Easter edition 2025 achieved 95% average occupancy across 6 performances, with 5 of 6 sold out.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

41 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, premium and minor.

• Castell PeraladacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized by Castell Peralada, the estate entity that owns and operates the festival grounds including the castle, gardens, and wine cellars.
• Casinos Grup PeraladacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented by Casinos Grup Peralada, the parent company providing primary financial and organizational support to the festival.
• Fundació Castell de PeraladacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported by the Fundació Castell de Peralada, the private foundation founded in 1995 by Artur Suqué and Carmen Mateu to stimulate and promote cultural activities, especially music and performing arts.
• La Caixa (CaixaBank)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain partner of the festival. CaixaBank provides major financial support and co-marketing visibility, representing a flagship sponsorship relationship.
• AK DammflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain partner of the festival. AK Damm is a leading beverage company providing sponsorship and hospitality services at festival events.
• AndbankpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner — private bankers providing financial sponsorship and exclusive client hospitality at festival events.
• Telefónica EmpresasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing technology and enterprise communications sponsorship.
• La VanguardiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia collaborator providing editorial coverage and promotional visibility in exchange for brand association.
• IdealistaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate portal providing sponsorship and promotional support.
• Red Eléctrica de EspañaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational grid operator providing corporate sponsorship.
• Mercedes-Benz (Garatge Plana)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAutomotive brand providing vehicle sponsorship and brand presence.
• Coca-ColaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeverage company providing product sponsorship and brand visibility.
• SecuritasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial security services provider for the festival.
• Carbó EnginyersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering firm providing professional services sponsorship.
• CastañerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMallorca-based espadrille and footwear brand providing official product sponsorship.
• Bagués Barcelona (Masriera)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrestigious Catalan jewelry house providing official jewelry sponsorship. Also created the award trophy for the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award.
• Cinco JotasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium Iberian ham brand providing official product sponsorship.
• 3cat (Catalan Media Corporation)premiumGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial Catalan public media partner providing broadcast coverage and editorial promotion.
• RTVE (Radiodifusión Española)premiumGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial Spanish public broadcasting partner providing national media coverage.
• EFEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborating news agency providing press coverage and media support.
• ACN (Agència Catalana de Notícies)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatalan news agency providing regional press coverage.
• European Festivals Association (EFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival Perelada is a member of the European Festivals Association, providing international networking, best practice exchange, and the EFFE-Label certification.
• Opera EuropacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival is a member of Opera Europa, the European opera industry association, collaborating on the Carmen Mateu Award and international productions.
• Ópera XXIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish opera sector association of which Festival Perelada is a member.
• RESEOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network for arts education in opera, music, and dance, collaborating on the Carmen Mateu Young Artist Award and educational outreach.
• Fedora (European Circle of Philanthropists)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival Perelada is a member of Fedora, the European circle of philanthropists for opera and ballet, supporting emerging talent.
• Fundació ACEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe festival supports Fundació ACE in research on Alzheimer's disease and dementia, aligning with the festival's solidarity and social commitment mission.
• Apropa CulturaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival supports Apropa Cultura, a Catalan initiative that facilitates access to culture for people with disabilities and social vulnerability.
• Gran Teatre del LiceupremiumStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor co-production partner. The festival co-produces opera with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, including the production 'Estètica i Massacre' (Òh! Òpera Gran Teatre del Liceu).
• Fundació CellnexcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnological partner for the digital archive project (Arxiu Fotogràfic del Festival). Fundació Cellnex partnered with Fundació Castell de Peralada to digitize and preserve the festival's historical photographic collection, making it freely accessible online.
• Celler PereladacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinery within the Perelada Resort, whose new cellar was the first in Europe to receive LEED GOLD certification for sustainability. Venue for site-specific dance performances (Le Terroir) and wine experiences.
• Hotel Peralada 5*coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-star hotel within the Perelada Resort, offering accommodation packages for festival attendees ('Pack Passió per la Música') and complete sensory experiences.
• EU / European UnionflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean Union funding through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia) supporting sustainable and cultural initiatives.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de CulturaflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCatalan regional government Department of Culture providing public funding and institutional support.
• Diputació de GironapremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial government of Girona providing regional cultural funding and institutional support.
• Consell Comarcal de l'Alt EmpordàminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty council of the Alt Empordà region providing local institutional support for the festival.
• Ajuntament de PeraladapremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipality of Peralada providing local institutional support, including parking facilities and local infrastructure.
• Ajuntament de FigueresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMunicipality of Figueres providing regional institutional support, with good transport connections to the festival venue.
• Savonlinna Opera FestivalpremiumStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious Finnish opera festival where Festival Perelada presented its acclaimed production 'The Fairy Queen' in July 2025, marking the festival's debut at this historic event.
• RENFE-SNCFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHigh-speed rail cooperation between Spain and France offering discounted travel to festival attendees.
• Condis SupermercatsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational partner of Campus Peralada since November 2025, supporting the educational mission of the festival's Campus programs.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Glyndebourne Festival Opera: UK country-estate opera festival combining world-class opera productions with fine dining and a single rural heritage venue. Directly comparable business model — site-specific festival, premium pricing, subscription program, family-foundation governance.
• Salzburg Festival: Premier European summer opera, drama, and orchestral music festival held annually in Salzburg, Austria. Directly comparable as a high-prestige, summer-ticketed classical music and opera festival featuring top-tier international artists in a heritage destination setting.
• Aix-en-Provence Festival: Renowned French summer opera and classical music festival in Provence. Closely comparable for its intimate heritage venues, premium international artist roster, and destination-festival positioning combined with educational/academy programs.
• Edinburgh International Festival: Scotland's flagship summer arts festival spanning opera, classical music, dance, and theater. Comparable as a multi-week summer destination cultural festival with international programming, public funding, and corporate partnerships.
• Bregenz Festival: Austrian lakeside festival famous for its spectacular floating-stage opera productions. Comparable as a destination summer opera festival using unconventional heritage/landmark venues to differentiate programming and attract cultural tourists.
• Savonlinna Opera Festival: Finland's leading summer opera festival staged in a medieval castle setting. Directly comparable as a heritage-venue summer opera festival; Perelada has an active co-production partnership, with The Fairy Queen debuting there in July 2025.
• Rossini Opera Festival: Italian summer opera festival dedicated to Rossini in Pesaro. Comparable in scale and season, featuring international opera singers, own productions, and a destination-festival identity with public and corporate sponsorship.
• Bayreuth Festival: Historic German opera festival dedicated to Wagner performances in a purpose-built heritage theater. Comparable for elite opera programming, multi-generational brand prestige, and Festival Perelada's active partnership with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

Broad incumbents

• Gran Teatre del Liceu: Barcelona's principal opera house and active co-production partner of Festival Perelada (e.g., Estètica i Massacre). Comparable as a Catalan opera institution with overlapping audiences, joint productions, and shared artistic talent pool.
• BBC Proms: The UK's largest annual classical music festival at the Royal Albert Hall. Comparable as an internationally recognized summer classical-music festival with broad audience reach, public-broadcaster partnership, and education programming — though at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FIMCPeralada
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/festivalperalada
• Facebookfacebook.com/festivalcastellperalada
• Instagraminstagram.com/festivalcastellperalada
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/festival-perelada

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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