The Santander International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Santander), usually held in August or September in Bucaramanga, is one of the most important film festivals in the region and the most recognized in the country after the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival.
 
Founded in 2009, the FICS was initially directed by the Santander actor Carlos Muñoz, until his death in 2016. Since then the festival has been guided by the director and screenwriter Sergio Cabrera. 

In November, the Dulce Fair is held in Floridablanca (Feria Dulce de Floridablanca), one of the most important events on the festive calendar in this municipality in the metropolitan area of ​​Bucaramanga.

These fairs and festivals, which take place around the anniversary of the municipality's founding, pay tribute to the city's sweet-making tradition, famous for its wafers.
 

Between July and August in Floridablanca, the Peasant Music Festival (Festival de Música Campesina de Floridablanca) takes place, an event promoted by the municipal government with which tribute is paid to the culture of rural Floridian areas.
 
Every weekend concerts are held in different villages of the municipality, taking the carranga and the guasca to every corner of the rural area of ​​Floridablanca. 

In September Bucaramanga dresses up for the Bonita Fair (Feria Bonita), one of the most important events on the calendar of the capital of Santander. This fair, which was born at the end of the 1949 decade as an activity for the sale and purchase of livestock, is a celebration of Bumanguesa and Santander culture in all its aspects.
 

At the beginning of August in the municipality of Vélez the Guabina and Tiple Festival takes place, a tradition that has its roots in colonial times, in the pilgrimages that were organized on August 4 and 5 in honor of the Virgin. de las Nieves, patron saint of the Veleños. 

In 1962 the festival was organized for the first time formally by a committee, and has been held annually since then, preserving the dates on which the pilgrimages took place.
 

During Holy Week in San Gil, Santander, the Colombian, Andean and Sacred Music Festival (Festival de Música Colombiana, Andina y Sacra) takes place, an event born in 1998 that aims to highlight the richness of the Colombian sacred repertoire, which is part of the country's cultural heritage.
 
During the festival, various activities such as concerts, workshops and conferences are held in settings such as auditoriums, parks and temples. 

In September, Barichara is the scene of the Green Film Festival (FESTIVER), an event that seeks to use cinema and audiovisual media to raise awareness about the importance of caring for the environment and protecting natural resources.
 
Within the framework of the festival, national and foreign short and feature film competitions are held, with productions that reflect on problems such as water and air pollution, the impact of the extractive industry on ecosystems, the protection of fauna or the relationship of peasants and indigenous peoples with nature. 

In 1987, the Green Moon Festival was held for the first time, a celebration designed to pay tribute to the traditions and culture of the islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. 

Its history of English settlements and historical proximity to the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean have given this archipelago a very distinctive identity that differentiates it from all the other departments of the country.
 

Every February 21, on the International Mother Language Day established by UNESCO, Creole Day is celebrated in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, a holiday institutionalized by Ordinance 003 of 2016, which seeks to recognize, defend and promote this characteristic language of the islands.
 

In July in Balboa, municipality of Risaralda located about 50 kilometers northwest of Pereira, the Tourist, Cultural and Green Market Agrofair and Biotrade of the Colombian Coffee Cultural Landscape (Agro Ferias Turísticas Culturales y de Mercados Verdes y Biocomercio del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero Colombiano) takes place, an event that brings together farmers, artisans, tourists and local inhabitants .