Crafts Fair

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In June, the Craft Fair(Feria de Las Artesanías) takes place in Montería as part of the festivals that take place at that time of year in the capital of Córdoba, such as the River Festival and the Livestock Fair.
 
More than 200 local artisans and artisans from departments such as Boyacá, Chocó, Tolima and Antioquia gather at the Simón Bolívar Park in the city center to exhibit their creations, allowing visitors to learn about and acquire unique products, handmade with ancestral techniques. and indigenous materials. 

Sinú Cultural Festival

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At the beginning of May in Santa Cruz de Lorica the Sinú Cultural Festival is celebrated, a festival that emerged in 1993 as a way to highlight the town's own culture and which has become one of the most important events in the region's festive calendar.
 
The festival's varied program includes sports activities such as boxing competitions and cycling races, parades and troupes in which the loriqueros pay tribute to the history and traditions of their town, and poetic and theatrical evenings that make culture accessible. for the entire community. 

Tamborito Festivals

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Every year at the beginning of January in Nuquí, tribute is paid to the "Tamborito", a folk dance and traditional musical genre from this region of the Colombian Pacific, characterized by a musical dialogue established between a lead singer, choir and drums, generally accompanied by colorful dances
 

Pacific Migration Festival

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The Migration Festival (Festival de La Migración Pacífico) in Bahía Solano and Nuquí, Chocó, is a celebration that honors the spectacular natural phenomenon of the migration of various species of animals on the Colombian Pacific coast between September and October.
 
The main attraction is the sighting of the majestic humpback whales that every year travel from the Antarctic Peninsula to the warm waters of the region to reproduce and give birth, offering an impressive spectacle that attracts tourists and scientists from all over the world. 

Cigua Festival

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In October in Capurganá, a district of the municipality of Acandí known for the beauty of its beaches, the Cigua Festival (Festival de La Cigua) is celebrated, named in honor of a type of mollusk characteristic of the region, considered an aphrodisiac.
 
During the festival you can enjoy this local product, whose completely artisanal fishing has been carried out in the region since pre-Hispanic times and which is normally prepared in a stew with coconut milk, although it can also be consumed in empanadas, casseroles and arepas. 

Patron Saint Festivities of Our Lady of Mercedes

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In September the municipality of Istmina celebrates its patron saint festivities in honor of the Virgen de las Mercedes, whose festival is commemorated on the 24th of the month according to Catholic tradition.
 
The celebrations are in charge of the different neighborhoods of the town that organize colorful parades of groups with striking costumes and costumes that celebrate the culture of this region of Chocó, biodiversity and the Afro-descendant legacy. 

Patron Saint Festivities of Our Lady of the Rosary

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Between the end of September and the beginning of October in the municipality of Condoto, the patron saint festivities are celebrated in honor of the Virgin of the Rosary, whose festival is commemorated on October 7 according to the Catholic holiday calendar.
 
The central days of the festivities are Vespers and Classic Day. At Vespers, a dawn rosary is held in the early hours of the morning and a procession takes place with the image of the patron saint of Condoto. 

Patron Saint Festivities of San Juan in honor of the Virgin of Carmen

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In mid-July, the young municipality of Litoral del San Juan, established in 1993 after its segregation from Istmina, celebrates its patron saint festivities in honor of the Virgin of Carmen.

To the rhythm of shawm and bunde, the people of the coast take to the streets of the town with colorful parades.

Each day of the festivities, the organization of the parades and celebrations is in charge of one of the neighborhoods of the municipality, stimulating the active participation of all inhabitants in a party full of joy and music.

San Pacho Festivities

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Between the end of September and the beginning of October, the Patron Saint Festivities in honor of San Francisco de Asís, popularly known as "San Pacho Festivals", are celebrated in Quibdó, capital of Chocó. 

The origin of this celebration dates back to the founding of the city by Franciscan monks in 1648 when they founded a small chapel in honor of Saint Francis and celebrated the Eucharist.
 

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