At the end of June in the Valle del Cauca municipality of Yumbo, just 10 kilometers from the urban center of Cali, the traditional National Dance Meeting (Encuentro Nacional de Danzas) takes place, an event that already has more than 25 editions and that annually attracts more of 5,000 people.
 
The festival begins with a colorful parade. The attending dancers walk the streets of the municipality wearing the typical costumes of their regions of origin in a day that serves as an appetizer for the presentations of the following days. 

In early November, in Florida, a municipality located about 40 kilometers east of Cali, the National Sugarcane Festival (Feria Nacional de la Caña de Azúcar) is held, a traditional celebration that has become one of the main events on the festive calendar for the people of Florida.

The festival offers a diverse program that includes sports competitions, horseback rides and equine festivals, craft and food fairs, and antique vehicle parades.

The Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival (Festival de Música del Pacífico Petronio Álvarez), popularly known as "El Petronio", is an event dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich musical heritage of Afro-Colombian Pacific folklore.
 
This festival takes place in the vibrant city of Santiago de Cali during August and focuses on highlighting composers, musical groups and researchers who promote the music of the Colombian Pacific region. 

In July, Cali hosts the International Tamborimba Percussion Festival (Festival Internacional de Percusión Tamborimba), an event born in 2007 to disseminate different artistic proposals around percussion. It is currently one of the most important specialized percussion festivals in Latin America.
 
The festival, which brings together a large number of renowned national and international artists, alternates its artistic and academic agenda. 

In September of each year, since its first edition in 2000, the International Poetry Festival (Festival Internacional de La Poesía de Cali) is held in Cali, one of the most notable events within the city's cultural agenda.
 
During the event, numerous activities are carried out, including poetry recitals, workshops, conferences and competitions for unpublished works. 

The World Salsa Festival (Festival Mundial de Salsa) is one of the most prominent events in Cali, recognized for bringing together the best dancers and salsa lovers in the world. This festival is celebrated annually in the months of September or October and turns the city into the epicenter of dance and salsa music.
 
Specific dates vary each year, but the festival typically spans a week filled with dance competitions, workshops, concerts, and cultural activities that highlight Cali's vibrant salsa scene. 

The Cali Exposhow is the most prominent beauty, health and fashion event in Colombia, which takes place every year in October in Cali, the capital of the department of Valle del Cauca.
 
Since its first edition in 2001, organized by Fenalco Valle, the Cali Chamber of Commerce and local authorities, this fair has grown to become an international platform that brings together key sectors of beauty, cosmetics and aesthetics, health, medicine specialized, dentistry, plastic surgery, healthy living, nutrition and sports.

The African Heritage Festival (Festival de La Herencia Africana ) is a crucial event that celebrates the social, cultural, and business integration of the Afro-Colombian community, highlighting its vital importance in building a new Colombia.

This festival is held annually in May in the city of Cali and other municipalities in the Valle del Cauca department, with support from the Valle del Cauca Governor's Office.

In January, the town center of Jiguales, within the jurisdiction of the municipality of Yotoco, dresses up to celebrate the Carnival of Blacks and Whites, an event inspired by the one celebrated in Pasto.
 
The days of blacks and whites, with their traditional face painting and celebration with flour, talcum powder and foam, are the central moments of the holidays. 

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 municipality in 1897. 

Declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 2003, it is one of the most important folk music festivals. of Colombia, and the most important Andean music event in the country, celebrating the typical rhythms of the region such as "pasillo", "bambuco", "torbellino" and "guabina".