Lorca sculpture paraded through Madrid 90 years after his execution

On the night of August 17–18, 2026, a sculpture of Federico García Lorca was carried through central Madrid in a performance titled 'Saca Nocturna', marking the 90th anniversary of the poet's execution. The event, organized by the Ministry of Equality's Cultura Orgullosa program with support from the Ministry of Culture, drew more than 200 participants who accompanied the sculpture on a "peregrinación laica" through sites linked to Lorca's life Source: Infobae. The sculpture, created by Fernando Sánchez Castillo and part of the exhibition 'La Perla Peregrina' at the Palacio de Velázquez, was "stolen" by actors dressed in rainbow colors and carried through the Retiro Park, Cuesta de Moyano, Paseo del Prado, and ending at the Teatro Español in Plaza de Santa Ana Source: El País. The route included poetry recitals and music, with participants chanting "¡Lorca vive!" Source: Infobae. The performance reinterprets the historical "saca," the nighttime extrajudicial removal of prisoners for execution during the Spanish Civil War, as a symbolic return of Lorca to the city Source: Clarín. "This action changes its meaning, with Lorca symbolically returning to the city 90 years after his murder," the Ministry of Equality stated Source: Clarín. The event is part of Cultura Orgullosa 2026, which features around thirty actions across 16 state museums, highlighting LGTBI+ artistic creations and sexual diversity Source: Clarín. The program runs from July 2026 to May 2027 Source: Clarín.