Since 1974, the “Mono Núñez” Colombian Andean Music Festival (Festival De Música Andina Colombiana Mono Núñez) has been held in Geneva, named in honor of Benigno Núñez, a musician born in this…
The town of Atánquez in the municipality of Valledupar, part of the Kankuamo indigenous reservation, is home to a centuries-old tradition known as Los Diablitos de Corpus Christi.
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In May, Villa de Leyva is the scene of one of the most important gastronomic festivals in the region: the Meeting of Flavors and Knowledge (Encuentro de Sabores y Saberes), an event that has been…
Since the 1970s, the Rose Festival (Fiesta de La Rosa) has been celebrated in the picturesque town of Jardín, about 130 kilometers south of Medellín.
This festivity, originally celebrated…
Every May 21, Afro-Colombian Day (Día de la Afro Colombianidad) is celebrated in Murindó, a date on which Colombia commemorates the abolition of slavery and celebrates Afro-Colombian heritage in…
In mid-May the town of San Juan Nepomuceno, in the Montes de María region in Bolívar, celebrates its patron saint festivities in honor of the 14th century Czech priest who gives its name to the…