Seville: Flamenco Show at Tablao El Arenal with Dinner

Flamenco in Seville's Most Legendary Tablao

You arrive at Tablao El Arenal in the El Arenal neighborhood, choose your package (drink, tapas, or dinner), and sit for a 75-minute flamenco performance with up to 15 dancers, live guitar and singers. The venue, founded in 1975 by dancer Curro Vélez, is considered one of the best flamenco bars in the world. Food and one drink are included with your booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Attend Flamenco Show at Tablao El Arenal

• Arrive at Tablao El Arenal
• Choose show package: drink, tapas, or dinner
• Take seat inside flamenco bar
• Watch 75-minute flamenco performance
• Enjoy included drink and food option

The experience

The lights dim and nothing happens for maybe thirty seconds (longer than you'd expect), and then the first dancer steps out and the whole room just stops. Tablao El Arenal, tucked in the historic El Arenal district of Seville, has been the place to see authentic flamenco since 1975, when the owner Curro Vélez, himself a locally famous bailor, opened the doors. The venue doesn't feel like a tourist trap, even though tourists fill most of the seats. The stage is close enough that you catch the sweat, the intensity, the way the dancers' feet hit the floor in patterns that seem impossible to repeat.

You pick your package before you arrive (show with a drink, show with tapas, or show with a full three-course dinner), and then you just sit. The 75-minute performance brings up to 15 of Seville's best dancers through the space, each one performing their own piece or joining in the group numbers. The guitar players and singers are right there too, not hidden in a pit. It's flamenco as it's meant to be: gypsy culture expressed through choreography that looks effortless until you realize how much control it takes. You clap along when the rhythm tells you to, and the room moves as one for a moment.

If you go with the dinner option, the menu gives you choices (five first courses, six or seven mains, three desserts), so you're not eating what everyone else is eating. The tapas route is lighter: six small plates (cold foie bonbon with fig, salmon tartar, salmorejo with ham and quail eggs, then hot cod fritters, codfish in tomato, duck with orange confit) plus a mousse and cake for dessert. Either way, one drink comes with it. The bar itself is small and crowded in the best way, and the whole thing (the show, the food, the sound of the guitar) sits in your head for days after.

What’s included

• Your evening includes entry to Tablao El Arenal, a 75-minute live flamenco performance with up to 15 dancers, live guitar and singers, and one drink.
• If you select the tapas option, you receive six small plates (cold foie bonbon with fig, salmon tartar, salmorejo with ham and quail eggs, plus hot cod fritters, codfish in tomato sauce, and duck with orange confit) and dessert.
• If you choose the three-course dinner, you select from five first courses, six to seven mains, and three desserts, with drinks included throughout the meal.

Options for this experience

3 options

Flamenco Show with a Drink19:00 and 21:30Flamenco show plus your choice of drink. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

Tapas and a Flamenco Show18:00 and 20:30Tapas and your choice of drink, served before the show. Please arrive 15 minutes in advance.

Dinner Plus a Flamenco Show18:00 and 20:30Three-course dinner and your choice of drink, served before the show. Please arrive 15 minutes in advance.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 18:00, 19:00, 20:30 and 21:30

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (3 to 8 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Viajes Boreal S.A

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to see flamenco in a real venue rather than a staged tourist show, and who don't mind sitting close to the stage and the other diners. The intimacy is what makes the performance land.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 8 years); Infant (under 3): free.

How long is the flamenco show at Tablao El Arenal?

The show runs approximately 75 minutes, with up to 15 dancers performing live flamenco with guitar and singers.

What's included in the different packages?

All packages include the flamenco show and one drink. You can add tapas (six small plates plus dessert) or a three-course dinner with your choice of first course, main, and dessert.

Where is Tablao El Arenal located?

The venue is in the El Arenal neighborhood, Seville's historic district where many cultural attractions are located.

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

The main venue is wheelchair accessible, though bathrooms are not accessible due to stairs. Children up to 3 years old have dedicated seating available.

Who founded Tablao El Arenal?

The venue was founded in 1975 by Curro Vélez, a locally renowned flamenco dancer (bailor), and is considered one of the best flamenco bars in the world.