| OTI Festival 1976 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | October 30, 1976 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Ruiz de Alarcón Theatre, Acapulco, Mexico |
| Presenter(s) | Raúl Velasco Susana Dosamantes |
| Musical director | Jesús Rodriguez de Hijar |
| Host broadcaster | Televisa |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries |  Costa Rica |
| Returning countries |  Honduras |
| Non-returning countries |  Bolivia Dominican Republic |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country had 5 jurors and each of them voted for their favourite entry. |
| Winning song |  Spain María Ostiz: Canta Cigarra (Sing cicada) |
The OTI Festival 1976 is the fifth edition of the annual OTI Festival. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico, following the country's victory at the 1975 contest with the song "La felicidad" by Gualberto Castro. Organised by the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI) and host broadcaster Televisa, the contest was held at the Ruiz de Alarcón Theatre on Saturday 30 October 1976 and was hosted by Raúl Velasco and Susana Dosamantes. It was the second time that Raúl Velasco had hosted the event, as he also hosted the 1974 contest at the same venue, making him the first person to host the contest twice.
As happened in the previous two years, the festival repeated the record of 19 participating countries with their respective broadcasters and performers established back in the same city in 1974. The winner was Spain, which was represented by the singer-songwriter María Ostiz with her song "Canta cigarra" (Cicada, start singing).