Sunday 22 February brought the Miguelturra Carnival —a festival declared to be of National Tourist Interest— to a close, with this year’s celebrations blessed with excellent weather. The streets, packed with people, provided the perfect setting for an extraordinary ‘Piñata Sunday’ parade, which went on until well past midnight.

The AC El Burleta from Campo de Criptana, with “Mongolia, The Empire of the Blue Sky”, once again won the Alhiguí de Honor and the special prize in the float category. La Corchea from Pedro Muñoz were the winners in the dance troupe category with “Shake Your Booty to the Beat of La Corchea”. In the murgas category, first prize went once again to Porzuna, with La Unión and their tribute to “Mancha Manchega, Vine and Winery”.

Awards from the 46th National Piñata Sunday Parade Contest

Float Category:

Honorary Alhiguí and a €2,500 prize sponsored by Miguelturra Town Council: AC El Burleta from Campo de Criptana with “Mongolia, The Empire of the Blue Sky”.

1st Prize: €1,800, sponsored by Miguelturra Town Council: Axonsou from Herencia de Criptana with ‘Glory of the East’.

2nd Prize: €1,400, sponsored by Miguelturra Town Council: AC Los Perchas from Mota del Cuervo with ‘What a Feast’.

3rd Prize: €1,000, sponsored by La Peña los Cansaliebres: Harúspices from Tomelloso with ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

4th Prize: €700, sponsored by Clínica Linea Dental (€200), Viajes Rodrigo (€150) and Miguelturra Town Council (€350): Los Imprevistos from Argamasilla de Alba, with “Loyalty, Courage and Truth”.

5th Prize: €500, sponsored by the Miguelturra Workers’ Centre: Los Tunantes from Piedrabuena with “The Universe of Toriyama”.

6th Prize: €400, sponsored by Distribuciones Sacra: Las Peñuelas from Pozuelo de Calatrava with ‘Arlequinada’.

Comparsas category:

1st Prize: €900, sponsored by Galerías Madrid (€750) and Miguelturra Town Council (€150): La Corchea from Pedro Muñoz with “Shake a Leg to the Beat of the Eighth Note”.

2nd Prize: €700, sponsored by the Peña Los Cansaliebres: Los Rocheros from Miguelturra with ‘Coffee with a Rochero aroma’.

3rd Prize: €500, sponsored by Tol-Luz (€100), Neumáticos Vulcan (€150) and Miguelturra Town Council (€250): Herederos de Loquilandia from Miguelturra with ‘The 1990s: now those were cartoons’.

4th Prize: €400, sponsored by Preventiva Seguros (€200) and Miguelturra Town Council (€200): Peña La Cabra from Miguelturra with ‘De mil colores’.

5th Prize: €300, sponsored by Difunde Audiovisuales: La Garrota from Daimiel with ‘Peacock Fantasy.’.

6th Prize: €200, sponsored by Eurotaller (€100) and Cooperativa Tierra de Calatrava (€100): Peña Major Masks from Miguelturra with ‘Bandits’.

Murgas category:

1st Prize: €800, sponsored by Galería Madrid (€500) and Miguelturra Town Council (€300): AC La Unión from Porzuna with ‘Mancha Manchega, Vine and Winery’.

2nd Prize: €700, sponsored by Peña Los Cansaliebres (€400) and Ferretería Jesús León Carrascosa (€300): Meraki Soul from Puertollano with ‘The Invincible Armada’.

3rd Prize: €600, sponsored by Pinturas Ruma (€300), Construcciones Trejena (€250) and Miguelturra Town Council (€50): AC Arcoíris from Fuente el Fresno with ‘Life Log’.

4th Prize: €500, sponsored by Instalaciones Miguelturra (€150), Mapfre Seguros (€150) and Miguelturra Town Council (€200): Peña El Puntillo from Miguelturra with ‘The Night of the Great Coven’.

5th Prize: €400, sponsored by Globalcaja: AC Jaque Mate from Torralba de Calatrava with ‘A Joyful Feast’.

6th Prize: €300, sponsored by Mercamueble: AC Guasap from Arenas de San Juan with ‘Three cities, one festival, a carnival journey’.

7th Prize: €200, sponsored by Inmober (€100) and Migueturra Town Council (€100): El Mogollón frp, El Robledo with ‘Gaudí, A Century of Inspiration’.

All participating groups have been presented with ham, cheese, Viña Cuerva wine and ceramics from the 2026 Carnival.