On July 25 in Arauquita, "Llanero" Day (Día del Llanero) is celebrated, a departmental festival that pays tribute to the culture of the eastern Colombian plains.
 
The day begins at dawn with the dawn of the plains, during which “guayoyo” coffee is shared (which in other regions of the country is known as “tinto”) and the sacrifice, grooming and depressing of the pig is carried out, which later It is prepared fried. 

Throughout the day, joopera parades are held through the main streets of Arauquita, with music and dance that celebrate the llanera culture. 

In early December, the Araucano de la Frontera Festival (meaning “Araucano of the Border” in English) takes place in Arauca. This vibrant celebration attracts hundreds of visitors from various parts of the department, as well as Venezuelan tourists who cross the José Antonio Páez Bridge to honor the shared culture of the eastern plains that unites Colombians and Venezuelans.

In the first months of the year, the Summer Festival (Festival de Verano) takes place in Arauquita, one of the most anticipated events for young people in the municipality and its surroundings.
 
The Arauca River and its beaches are the scene of various activities in days full of contests and fun. Teams made up of men, women and children compete in sandcastle building events, obstacle challenges, swimming, canoeing, endurance events and target shooting. 

Within the framework of the town's fairs and festivals, Arauquita pays tribute to the traditional music of the eastern Colombian plains with the International Llanera Music Festival “El Bonguero de Oro”.
 
The joropo is the main protagonist of the festival. The competitions include both instrumental performance, with harp, cuatro and maracas, as well as singing and dancing. These competitions are a vibrant display of skill and passion, bringing together artists from different places in Arauca and the Colombian and Venezuelan plains. 

In August the municipality of Arauquita, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, celebrates its anniversary, commemorating the foundation made by Jesuit missionaries led by the priest Bernabé González of the hamlet originally called San Lorenzo in 1675, because it was founded on the day of the feast of this saint from the 3rd century.

During these dates, the town celebrates its patron saint festivities with which Arauquiteños honor their patron saint, their history and traditions.
 

In July the Plaza Mayor convention center in Medellín hosts Colombia Moda, an event that has been held since 1990 within the framework of the Colombian Fashion Week, and which over time has become the most important fashion fair in Colombia and one of the most influential in Latin America, convening more than 50.000 annually visitors and more than 400 exhibitors.
 

Every September the Book and Culture Festival (Fiesta del Libro y la Cultura) is celebrated in Medellín, one of the most important cultural events in the capital of Antioquia that brings together thousands of authors, editors and reading lovers every year.
 
The varied programming takes place in settings such as the Botanical Garden, Parque Explora and Parque de los Deseos, and includes talks, conferences and book presentations with prominent authors, giving attendees the opportunity to explore new literary horizons.

On August 11, "Antioqueñidad" Day (Día de la Antioqueñidad) is celebrated in Medellín and throughout the department, commemorating the declaration of independence of Antioquia, led by the dictator Juan del Corral, from the Spanish Crown in 1813.
 
In parks and squares of the city, this festival is celebrated by singing the anthem of Antioquia and singing at the top of our lungs the cry of Oh, freedom! with which the first stanza ends. 

In September, the "Porro" Musical Festival (Festival del Porro) takes place in Medellín, one of the main festivals dedicated to this party musical genre characteristic of the Colombian Caribbean coast.
 
The festival was born in 1993 in the Santa Rosa de Lima neighborhood in Comuna 13 of Medellín, a sector that continues to be the main stage.

During the festival, various parks and public squares in this town are transformed into stages where porro groups, the traditional “papayeras”, perform, thanks to the “Porro al Barrio” initiative.

Visiting the Christmas lights in parks and squares is a December tradition throughout the national territory. 

Medellín, due to the beauty of its decorations and the different activities that can be enjoyed at this time, is one of the best places in Colombia and the world to visit in December, as National Geographic magazine proclaimed in 2012 when naming this city as one of the ten most surprising cities in the world to celebrate Christmas.