In November, during the festive long weekend of the Independence of Cartagena, the Bean Festival (Fiestas del Frijol ) is celebrated in Liborina, with which the municipality pays tribute to its typical product, the liborino bean, a yellow legume with red veins, with a Milder flavor and easier digestion than other bean varieties.
The Grain and Return Festivals (Fiestas del Grano y El Retorno) in Dabeiba, Antioquia, are an annual celebration that takes place in December, designed to honor the rich agricultural tradition of the municipality and offer a warm welcome to Dabeibanos returning to their homeland for the festivities. These festivals are a sign of local pride and community unity.
About 95 kilometers west of Medellín is Caicedo, a town where every November, during the festive long weekend of the Independence of Cartagena, the Festivals of Fraternity and Reconciliation (Fiestas de La Fraternidad y La Reconciliación) are celebrated, with which tribute is paid to the peasant tradition and coffee maker of this municipality.
About 50 kilometers southwest of Medellín is the municipality of Armenia that every November celebrates its Geranium and Fiambre Festivals (Fiestas del Geranio y del Fiambre), a festival that has become a distinctive event of this town.
Every November the municipality of Toledo, about 170 kilometers north of Medellín, celebrates its "Fiestas de las Toldas Toledanas", which has become the main celebration in the town's festive calendar.
For five days, Toledo residents enjoy a wide range of activities such as the traditional heeled race in which couples participate and must run through the streets of the town wearing heels and holding hands.
Also typical of these festivals is the roller cart race, a characteristic event of several festivals in Antioquia.
At the beginning of November, the River Festival (Fiestas del Río) is celebrated in the town of Aragón, municipality of Santa Rosa de Osos, an emblematic celebration long awaited by the inhabitants of this town, named in homage to the Rio Grande that runs through the town.
Annually since the late 1980s, usually at the beginning of November, the Cordiality and Peasant Festivals (Fiestas de la Cordialidad y El Campesino) have been celebrated in Gómez Plata, a festival with which the municipality pays tribute to its agricultural vocation and the characteristic friendliness with which its inhabitants They welcome strangers.
At the beginning of December, the picturesque town of Carolina del Príncipe celebrates its patron saint festivities, in honor of the Virgin of the “Conchita”, a Marian dedication derived from the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, typical of this municipality whose origins date back to the 18th century.
The image of the “Conchita”, a sculpture typical of the viceregal Quito school, is closely linked to the very origins of Carolina del Príncipe and its veneration is an identity element of the town.
At the end of June in the municipality of Carolina del Príncipe, “Colombia's colonial garden”, the Juzgado Equine Festival takes place organized by ASDESILLA.
Carolina del Príncipe, known as the “Colonial Garden of America,” is a beautiful town with colonial architecture, founded in the late 18th century about 100 kilometers north of Medellín.
In addition to being known as the birthplace of the singer Juanes, the town is famous for the balconies that surround its main square, which take center stage during the Festival of Balconies (Festival de Los Balcones), celebrated annually in mid-October over the Columbus Day holiday weekend.