List of festivals in Colombia
The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types.
Festivals by type
Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals
January- Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música - Cartagena - Bolívar
- Feria de Cali - Cali - Valle del Cauca
- Feria de Manizales - Manizales - Caldas
- Hay Festival - Cartagena - Bolívar
- Campeonato de Voleibol Playa - Cartagena - Bolívar
- Festival de La Panela - Villeta - Cundinamarca
- Carnavales de Ocaña - Norte de Santander
- Carnaval de Blancos y Negros - Pasto - Nariño
- Feria Taurina de la Candelaria - Medellín - Antioquia salut les mergez
- Feria Taurina - Cartagena - Bolívar
- Festival de la Miel - Oiba – Santander
- Fiesta de las Corralejas - Sincelejo
- Carnaval de Riosucio - Riosucio - Caldas paella
- Reinado Departamental de la Panela - Villeta
- Reinado del Arroz - Aguazul – Casanare
- Sirenato del Mar - Tolu
- Carnaval de Barranquilla - Barranquilla - Atlántico
- Feria Taurina Bogotá
- Temporada Taurina - Medellín - Antioquia
- Festival del Corrido Llanero - Puerto Carreño - Vichada
- Festival de la Subienda - Honda – Tolima
- Fiesta de la Candelaria - Cartagena - Bolívar
- Carnaval del Fuego - Tumaco – Nariño
- Festival internacional de cine - Cartagena
- Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro - Bogotá
- Exposición Internacional de Orquídeas - Medellín
- Holy Week in Popayán
- Festival de Música Religiosa - Popayan - Mompox - Pamplona
- Ferias y Fiestas - Acacías – Meta
- Festival de la Canción Llanera - Villavicencio – Meta
- Festival del Burro - San Antero – Cordoba
- Festival de Luna Verde - San Andrés
- Festival Internacional de la Leyenda Vallenata - Valledupar
- Feria del Cebú - San Martín – Meta
- Festival del Cangrejo - San Andrés Islas
- Festival de Cine Eurocine – Bogotá
- Festival de Interpretes de la Canción Mono Nuñez - Ginebra - Valle
- Fiestas del San Pedro y Festival del Bunde Tolimense - Espinal - Tolima
- Feria Ganadera - Socorro – Santader
- Feria Internacional del Libro - Bogotá
- Festival de la Cultura Wayuú - Guajira
- Festival de la Cachama - Puerto Gaitan – Meta
- Festival de la Arepa de Huevo - Luruaco - Atlántico
- Ferias y Fiestas de Natagaima - Tolima
- Festival del Mono Nuñez - Ginebra – Valle
- Festival Folclorico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco - Neiva - Huila
- Reinado Nacional del Bambuco - Neiva – Huila
- Reinado Nacional del Cafe - Calarca - Quindio
- Festival Folclórico del Caqueta - Florencia Caqueta
- Festival Internacional de Tango- Medellín
- Festival Nacional del Porro - San Pelayo – Monteria
- Festival Folclórico - Ibague Tolima
- Festival del Mango - San Antonio Atlántico
- Feria Nacional Gallistica - Monteria
- Reinado Nacional de la Ganadería - Monteria - Córdoba
- Festival y Reinado del Divivi - Rioacha – Guajira
- Corpus Christi - Anolaima
- Festival Internacional de Jazz - Villa de Leyva
- Festival de la Feijoa - Tibasosa, Boyacá
- Fiestas del mar - Santa Marta
- Festival del sol y del acero - Sogamoso, Boyacá
- Feria Agropecuaria - Charalá – Santander
- Ferias y Fiestas de la Panela - Convención – Santander
- Feria de la Piña - Lebrija – Santander
- Festival de la Cumbia - El Banco – Magdalena
- Torneo Internacional del Joropo - Villavicencio
- Opera al Parque - Bogotá
- International Poetry Festival of Medellín
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- - Medellín
- Colombiamoda - Medellín
- Fiestas de La Cosecha - Pereira, Risaralda
- Fiestas Folclóricas - Capitanejo – Santander
- Fiesta del Petróleo - Barrancabermeja
- Festival de Verano - Bogotá
- Festival de Tiple y la Guabina - Veléz – Santander
- Festival de Cometas - Villa De Leyva
- Festibuga - Buga – Valle Del Cauca
- Festival de la Bahía - Bahía Solano
- Festival Folclórico del Litoral Pacifico - Buenaventura
- Boyacá International Cultural Festival - Tunja, Boyacá
- Boyacá International Cultural Festival - Tunja, Boyacá
- Concurso Nacional de bandas - Paipa, Boyaca
- Feria Bonita - Bucaramanga
- Festival Latinoamericano de Teatro - Manizales - Caldas
- Festival de la Talla en Piedra - Barichara
- Festival de Música Folclórica - Socorro – Santander
- Festival Cuna de - Villa Nueva – Guajira
- Green Moon Festival - San Andrés Islas
- Festival de la Trova - Medellín
- Jazz al Parque - Bogotá
- Festival Internacional del Jazz del Teatro Libre - Bogotá
- Fiestas de San Pacho - Quibdó - Chocó
- Reinado Nacional del Turismo - Girardot, Cundinamarca
- Feria Internacional de Bogotá
- Festival de Cine - Bogotá
- Festival Nacional de Gaitas - Ovejas – Sucre
- Festival Latinoamericano de Danzas Folclóricas - Guacarí – Valle del Cuaca
- Concurso Nacional de Duos - Armenia – Quindio
- Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón - Barrancas – Guajira)
- Reinado Nacional de la Cosecha - Granada – Meta
- Encuentro Mundial de Coleo - Villavicencio – Meta
- Reinado Nacional de Turismo - Girardot – Cundinamarca
- Concurso Nacional de Belleza - Cartagena
- Reinado Internacional de Coco - San Andres
- Festival Internacional Folclórico y Turístico del Llano - San Martin - Meta
- Festival del Caballo - Villa de Leyva
- Fiesta Nacional de la Agricultura - Palmira – Valle
- Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente - Villa de Leyva
- Expoartesanias - Bogotá - CORFERIAS
- Desfile de Danzas, Mitos y Leyendas - Medellin
- Aguinaldo Boyacense - Tunja
- Festival de Arte "Memoria e Imaginacion" - Cartagena
- Festival de Luces - Villa De Leyva
- Fiesta de Velas y Faroles - Quimbaya Quindio
- Feria de Cali - Cali
- Torneo Internacional de Contrapuenteo y La Voz Recia - Yopal Arauca.
Regional and folkloric festivities
- The Yipao or Jeep Parade in Armenia, Colombia
- Pubenza Festivities, in Popayán, known for its competition of Chirimias.
- Carnival of Riosucio held in Riosucio, Caldas within the first two weeks of January every two years. In 2009 it was held from 2 to 8 January and in 2011 from 6 to 12 January. It remembers past traditions with a mixture of art, music and costumes by groups called cuadrillas, drinking the traditional guarapo carried in calabazos. During the carnival, the image of a cool and happy devil is exhibited.
- Harvest Festival of Pereira, in Pereira.
- Colombian Folklore Festival in Ibagué.
- Medellin's Tango Street on Carlos Gardel Avenue in the suburb of Manrique.
- Joropo National Festival in Villavicencio in December.
- Candles and Lanterns Festival is held in Quimbaya, Quindío on December 7 and 8. Each of the barrios in the township compete to produce the most spectacular lighting arrangements.
- Green Moon Festival celebrated in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, this is a unique festival with characteristics that make it different from any other festival in Colombia. Here the Afro-Caribbean influence is very strong, and predominance of the English-language lyrics of Calypso and Reggae.
- National Festival of the Dividivi in La Guajira Department.
- Festival of the Wayuu Culture in La Guajira Department.
- Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies in La Guajira Department.
- El dia de las velas, The day of the candles held on December 7.
Film festivals
- Bogotá Film Festival
- Cartagena Film Festival
Artistic and theatre festivals
- The Ibero-American Theater Festival held in Bogotá every two years, is the biggest theater festival in the world.
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- The Boyacá International Cultural Festival held annually in Tunja, is one of the biggest culture and arts festivals in Latin America.
Music festivals
- Boyacá International Cultural Festival
- Cradle of Accordions Festival
- Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco
- Festival of the Laurels
- Pubenza Festivities
- Salsa al Parque
- Vallenato Legend Festival among hundreds of participants from all over the country.
- World Day of Laziness
- Baum Festival
- Cali Underground
- Estéreo Picnic Festival
- Festival Internacional de Jazz
- Festival Latinoamérica de Concierto
- Hip Hop al Parque
- Jamming Festival
- Jazz al Parque
- Ópera al Parque
- Rock al Parque in July, is the second largest rock festival in Latinamerica, after Rock in Rio. Around 1000 rock bands have participated in this event; both local and international bands. Apocalyptica, Slipknot, Plastilina Mosh and Manu Chao have performed in Rock al Parque, among other internationally famous bands. The event is held annually in Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá. In 2004, 400,000 people took part in the event.
- Storyland Festival
- Manizales Grita Rock