In June the municipality of Norcasia, known as “the water sanctuary of Caldas”, celebrates the Avocado and Tourism Festival (Fiestas del Aguacate y el Turismo ), with which the people of North America pay homage to their most characteristic agricultural product.
 

For more than half a century, during Holy Week, the municipality of Belalcázar becomes the Jerusalem of the first century with Live Holy Week, in which the inhabitants of this Caldense town an hour and a half from Manizales recreate the passion of Christ in its streets.
 
On Palm Sunday the celebration begins with a procession in which an actor dressed as Jesus walks through the streets of Belalcázar on a donkey while the town's inhabitants welcome him with traditional palms, as described in the gospels. 

In November in the municipality of Aguadas the Iraca Festival(Pregón de Las Fiestas de La Iraca) is celebrated, a festival that has been carried out since the 1980s to exalt the iraca (also known as toquilla palm), a typical local product that is used to make the traditional Aguadeño hat.
 

Since 1990, the National Festival of the Colombian "Pasillo" has been held in the municipality of Aguadas, which pays tribute to this traditional music of the Colombian Andes, which combines the Austrian waltz with the native airs of the region. 

The festival was born as a tribute to the Hernández brothers (Héctor, Gonzalo and Francisco), a trio of "Aguadeños" musicians who achieved international recognition during the first half of the 20th century.
 

Every January the capital of Caldas is the scene of the Manizales Festival (Feria de Manizales), one of the most emblematic festivities in the country. Founded in 1955, this fair has become a symbol of coffee culture and a manifestation of local and national traditions.
 
Inspired by the April Festival in Seville, Spain, the Manizales Festival combines festive elements with a strong bullfighting, cultural and artistic component. One of the most notable events is the Bullfighting Season, which attracts internationally renowned bullfighters and fans from all over the country.

In November, during the festive long weekend of Cartagena's independence, the Wool Festival (Festival de la Lana, La Papa, la Leche y la Arriaría) is held in Marulanda, a municipality located about 125 kilometers from Manizales, a celebration with which Marulandeños pay tribute to their agricultural traditions.
 
During the weekend, locals and foreigners can enjoy activities such as parades, sporting events, popular festivals, traditional games and live music in the town's main square. 

Every two years, in October, the municipality of Aranzazu celebrates its traditional Cabuya and Coffee Cultural Landscape Festivals (Fiestas de la Cabuya y el Paisaje Cultural Cafetero ).
 
During the festivities, Aranzazu residents and visitors participate in a variety of activities that highlight the importance of cabuya and coffee in local life. 

In August, the Word Meeting (Encuentro de la Palabra) is held in Riosucio, one of the most important cultural events in the department of Caldas, which with four decades of tradition has become an integral element of the region's cultural calendar.
 
The "Encuentro de la Palabra", born in 1983 in Aguadas as an effort to decentralize cultural manifestations, monopolized by the intellectuals residing in Manizales, has a very varied program that includes artistic and craft exhibitions, theater, concerts, storytelling and poetry meetings. 

In Filadelfia, about 50 kilometers north of Manizales, the traditional Regional Sports Games (Juegos Deportivos Culturales y Fiestas Regionales) are held every August, one of the main events in the municipality's festive calendar.
 
Sport is the main protagonist of these festivities. During the weekend, tournaments and competitions are held in different disciplines, from the most popular team sports such as soccer, micro-soccer, basketball and volleyball, to swimming, chess, shuffleboard and billiards. 

In August in Aranzazu, a municipality of Norte Caldense located about 50 kilometers north of Manizales, the traditional Grade B Equine Exhibition takes place, one of the main equine exhibitions in the department.
 
This exhibition is a space where local stud farms and from other regions of the country exhibit the best examples of horses of different breeds and categories, especially those of Paso Fino, trocha, trot and gallop.