An incredible choir will open COAC 2027 on January 8
Topics Gran Teatro Falla Palacio de Congresos de Cádiz
The draw held this Sunday sets the order of the 181 groups and a schedule that will take the adult preliminaries through to January 21.
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The Cádiz choir Un coro increíble will be the first to perform at the Official Competition of Carnival Groups (COAC) 2027 for adults. It will do so on Friday, January 8, the day the 14 preliminary sessions begin, which run until January 21. In the children's category, the chirigota Los que no levantan cabeza will open, and in the youth category, the chirigota Las desconchás.
The order was decided this Sunday at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones, at a gala broadcast live by Onda Cádiz Televisión, according to the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz. 181 groups entered the draw: 120 adult, 36 children's and 25 youth.
What can be seen at the Falla
Of the 120 adult groups, 43 are chirigotas, 53 comparsas, 8 quartets and 16 choirs. Among the 36 children's groups there are 18 chirigotas, 7 comparsas, 10 quartets and one choir. In the youth category, 9 chirigotas, 7 comparsas, two choirs and 7 quartets will compete. The draw started from 39 seeded entries: 17 chirigotas, 11 comparsas, 8 choirs and three quartets.
After the preliminaries, the adult quarter-finals will be held from January 24 to 29; the semi-finals, on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and the Grand Final, on February 5. All adult sessions will start at 20:00.
The youth categories have their own calendar. The children's semi-finals will be on January 9, 10, 16, 17 and 24, at 12:00, and the final, on January 30. In the youth category, the semi-finals are played on January 22 from 16:00 and on the 23rd from 12:00 in continuous schedule, with the final on January 31.
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