Accessibility

The Auditorio Alfredo Kraus is the main venue for WOMEX 26. The Main Entrance to the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, open during the daytime and nighttime programme, is located on the west side of the building, called Palacio de Congresos. At this Main Entrance, you will find your first contact point to pick up your badge and bag (including preferred-pronoun stickers), the Check-in, Registration, and Media Counters, as well as an info desk, a cloakroom incl. luggage storage, and our Awareness Point during daytime activities. One floor down from the entrance area (Level -3), you will find Borondón Stage and Club Summit Stage (Sala San Borondón), hosting Showcases and Club Summit at nighttime. The Palacio de Congresos (incl. the Main Entrance and Borondón Stage) and the main building of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus are connected via a passage by the Main Entrance (on ground level / designated as level -2 in local signage).

In the main building of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, you will find the full Conference programme (including conference sessions, associated presentations, networking sessions, and mentoring), Film Library, Film Screenings, Quiet Room, Showcases on Theatre Stage (Sala Sinfónica) and Atlantic Connections Stage (Sala Jerónimo Saavedra). Our Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, 21 October, and our Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 25 October, will also take place on Theatre Stage (Sala Sinfónica) in the main building of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus.

At nighttime during the Showcase and Film programme on the main event days (Thursday - Saturday), you will find an Additional Nighttime Entrance in the main building of the Auditorio, near Theatre Stage (Sala Sinfónica).

General Accessibility for Wheelchair Users

All entrances as well as all floors of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus are accessible for wheelchair users. One accessible restroom is available on each floor, except for Level -1 (where the Quiet Room is located). Please see our maps of the venue or follow signage on site to find the wheelchair accessible restrooms.

Regretfully, there are no public parking spaces available directly at the venue. However, it is possible to access the venue with a vehicle for drop-off if needed, so long as the vehicle leaves immediately after the transfer. The driver can then park on the nearby parking lot Parking Intermodal El Rincón (please check the price list on their website).

Gender-neutral Restrooms

One gender-neutral restroom can be found on each floor of the building, except for Level -1 (where the Quiet Room is located).

Nursing and Changing Rooms

No dedicated nursing or changing rooms are provided in the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. Breastfeeding in public is legal and common in the Canary Islands. Also, the Quiet Room in Auditorio Alfredo Kraus can be used for nursing. Please reach out to the staff on site to find solutions in case of need. The Sala Gabriel Rodó (Daycase Stage / offWOMEX Stage), right opposite the Main Entrance of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, offers a dedicated changing room.

Designated Seating

Designated seating is provided for wheelchair users and people accompanied by guide dogs at Theatre Stage (Sala Sinfónica), at Atlantic Connections Stage (Sala Jerónimo Saavedra) on Level -2, and at the Conference Room 4 and Film Room (Sala de Cámara) on Level -2. Please reach out to the staff on site to be guided to the allocated area.

All other rooms at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus as well as Borondón Stage are wheelchair accessible, but do not offer designated seating.

Unfortunately, no induction loops are installed for people with hearing aids at the venue.

Tactility

Braille is displayed in all elevators at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, but regretfully not included on other signage at the venue. The audience area of Borondón Stage has tactile flooring.

Guide Dogs

Guide dogs are permitted under the requirement of showing a certification and proof of vaccination.

Quiet Room & Quiet Trade Fair hours

For those seeking to reduce sensory overload during the WOMEX programme, a dedicated Quiet Room (El Hierro) is available during day and nighttime activities on level -1 of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. This room can also be used as a nursing area.

For a more sensory-friendly experience at the Trade Fair, consider visiting during the early hours. The Trade Fair tends to have a lower sensory load from Thursday to Saturday between 10 am and 12 pm, and on Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm.

For all questions and materials around accessibility at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, please reach out to the info desk in the main entrance area of the venue.

Sala Gabriel Rodó hosts the stage for the Daycase and offWOMEX programmes.

The venue is generally accessible for wheelchair-users. Wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral restrooms can be found on the lower floor of the building, which is accessible via the elevator located in the lobby. Since the lower floor may be under construction during WOMEX (bathrooms will remain available), please request assistance from local staff to find your way around in case of need.

The accessible restroom is equipped with a baby changing station, offering the only dedicated changing room at WOMEX 26.

Unfortunately, the venue does not have its own parking facilities. However, it is possible to access the venue with a vehicle to drop off people with mobility issues, if the vehicle leaves immediately after making the transfer. The driver can then park on the nearby parking lot: Parking Intermodal El Rincón (please check the price list on their website).

Designated seating for wheelchair users and people accompanied by guide dogs can be found on the ground floor right by the entrance to the venue. Unfortunately, no induction loops are installed for people with hearing aids. Please reach out to the security staff on site to be guided to the allocated area.

Guide dogs are permitted under the requirement of showing a certification and proof of vaccination.

Braille can be found in the elevator.

On Plaza del Espigón, you will find nighttime showcases on Plaza Stage. Plaza Stage will have a public entrance for the non-professional public at its western end and an entrance for professional delegates closer to the stage towards its eastern end. The stage is accessible for wheelchair users via the public entrance. There will be wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral bathrooms available nearby. Guide dogs are allowed under the requirement of showing a certification and proof of vaccination.

Parking can be found nearby at Parking Intermodal El Rincón (please check the price list on their website).

The Trade Fair will take place in an exhibition dome pavilion on Plaza Jerónimo Saavedra (formerly Plaza de la Música). All entrances to the Trade Fair as well as its entire area are accessible for wheelchair users. Wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral restrooms are provided nearby.

Guide dogs are permitted under the requirement of showing a certification and proof of vaccination.

Parking can be found nearby at Parking Intermodal El Rincón (please check the price list on their website).

The Trade Fair is not equipped with any tactile features nor braille on signs. For assistance, please reach out to the staff on site.