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Colombian Celebrations...



Colombian celebrations are events you need to add to your calendar as must do's! Really Colombians know how to throw a party. From religious to cultural right down to beautiful flowers, Colombian celebrations are worthy to experience and share.

Colombia South America should be on any travelers list. The celebrations, and there are many of them, are everywhere & in every month of the year. I used to tease my wife, "It's Monday, it's gotta be a holiday."

January/Enero

MAIN EVENTS-Colombian Celebrations

Caldas
- Manizales Fair Start of the bullfighting season. See LINK HERE
-International Queen of Coffee / National Folk Festival / Festival National Market trova national scale in Manizales.
- Carnival of the devil in Riosucio.

Nariño
-Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto.CLICK LINK HERE!
-Fair craft exhibition in Pasto.

Bogotá
-Taurine Season (in. / Feb.)

Antioquia
-La Macarena bullfighting in Medellin, (in. / Feb.)
- Medellin Colombiatex.
- Festival of Roses in the Garden

Valle del Cauca
-Feria de Cali / Cali taurine season (December / in.)

Bolívar
- bullfighting / HAY Festival / Beach Volleyball Championships in Cartagena.
- Meeting of the Return / Meeting in Magangué coastal composers.

Boyacá
- Journey to the Top of the Peña Negra to honor the Holy Trinity.
- Fairs and festivals Duitama.

Casanare
- Festival Aguazul rice.
- Pilgrimage to honor the Virgin of Peace Ariporo Manar.

Cesar
- Carnaval de Valledupar (Jan. / Feb.)

Choco
- The Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria. (Jan. / Feb.)

Cundinamarca
- Reign Departmental panela Villeta. La Guajira
- Festival Vallenato 'Francisco The Man' in Riohacha. (Jan. / Feb.)

Magdalena
- Cayman Festival of Ciénaga Grande and Santa Marta.

Meta
- Fair agribusiness and tourism bovine Catama, Villavicencio.
- Summer Festival tailing in San Martin. - Festival of Return / Tournament llanera national music and bull tailing, in Acacias.

Quindío
Quindío - bullfighting in Armenia.

Norte de Santander
- Carnival of Ocaña.

Santander
- Fairs and festivals of St. Jerome in Malaga.
- Honey Festival in Oiba.

Sucre
- Holidays in Corralejo Sincelejo.
- Celebrations of Holy Name of Jesus.
- Sirenato Sea in Tolu.

February/Febrero

MAIN EVENTS-Colombian Celebrations


Atlantic
- Barranquilla Carnival

Bogotá
- taurine season (Jan. / Feb.)

Antioquia
- Medellin Taurian Season(Jan. / Feb.)
- Barrel Contest / Festival of bananas in San Juan de Uraba.

Arauca
- Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Arauca, Bolívar
Casanare
-Feast of Our Lady de la Candelaria in Orocue and Villanueva.
- Festival de la Sabana in Villanueva.
- Furruco Festival in San Luis de Palenque.

Cesar
- Festival of the drum in Tamalameque, Cesar.

Choco
Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Quibdo.

Córdoba
- Sinu River Festival Mata de Caña and Lorica.

Nariño
- Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes in Pasto.
- Carnival of fire in Tumaco.

Putumayo
- Mocoa indigenous Carnival (February or March).

Quindío
- Miss Wax Palma Salento

Risaralda
- Regional Fair of milk and meat in Pereira.

Tolima
- National Festival of the Bund in Espinal.
- Festival subienda Honda.

Vichada
- International Tournament 'run ranger' in Puerto Carre

March/Marzo

MAIN EVENTS-Colombian Celebrations


Bogotá
- Iberoamerican Theater Festival.

Antioquia
- International orchid exhibition in Medellin.

Arauca
- Sabanero Ridge Folk Festival / Festival Summer Cravo Norte.
- Folk Festival of the "Ball e'fuego" in Cabuyare.
- The Tamen day born in Tame.

Bolívar
- International Film Festival / International Festival of Caribbean music in Cartagena.
- Fair sailing in Cartagena. (March / April.)
Boyacá
- festivals and the Reign of sisal Alpargata in the municipality of Boyaca.
- Expocebú in Puerto Boyaca.

Caldas
- horse show. Casanare
- Rodeo Festival Tauramena.

Chocó
- Feast of St. Joseph of Mountain in Quibdo.

Córdoba
- sweet bun festival in Mocarí mocaricero and Monteria.
-International Meeting of Story-telling "Encuentémonos" in Sahagún.
- National Festival at Cereté cumbiamba.

Meta
- International Song Festival Llanos in Villavicencio.
- Exhibitions and parties in Acacias

Nariño
- Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Las Lajas in Ipiales. Quindío
- Buenavista anniversary celebrations.

Santander
- Festival of Drums in Barrancabermeja.
- String music festival in San Gil.

Tolima
- Colombia's national music festival / duets National Competition in Ibague.

Valle del Cauca
- International Art Festival in Cali.

Vichada
Vichada - Festival of Spring bandage.

April/Abril

MAIN EVENTS-Colombian Celebrations


Cauca
- Holy Week in Popayán (17 to April 24, 2011)
OTHER EVENTS AND HOLIDAYS
- Festival of sacred music in Popayan (Cauca) , Mompox (Bolivar) , Pamplona (Norte de Santander) and Marinilla (Antioquia) in Holy Week.

Bogotá
- Film Festival 'Eurocine' Amazon
- Leticia Leticia's Birthday

Antioquia
- sextets Regional Meeting in San Juan de Urabá,

Arauca
- International Music Festival llanera "Golden Harp" in Saravena

Atlantic
- Festivals of the mesh in San Juan de Acosta.

Bolivar
- Fair sailing in Cartagena,
- Fair livestock Mompox

Casanare
- Yopal livestock exhibition, Cauca - handicraft National Market in Popayan

Cesar
- International Festival of the Vallenato Legend in Valledupar

Chocó
- Festival of American Indian / Tanandó Party in Quibdo.
- Turtle Festival Acandí Cana

Cordoba
- Easter Celebration / Festival of fresh Monteria.
- National Contest folk bands in Planeta Rica,
- Festival of the mat in Lorica

Meta
- Cebu Fair in San Martin.
- Bamboo Festival / Festival of Return in Cordoba, (Meta)

Santander
- Bucaramanga agribusiness fair

May/Mayo

MAIN EVENTS-Colombian Celebrations


Bogota
- International Book Fair.

Antioquia
- Feria de La Antioquenidad in Medellin and other cities and towns of Antioquia.
- Fair exhibition of pure zebu cattle in Puerto Berrio.

Arauca
- white samur Festival Feliciano.

Atlantic
- Cinema on the street / AGROCARIBE agricultural industrial fair in Barranquilla.

Boyacá
- International Culture Festival / Festivities in honor of San Isidro and San Antonio in Tunja

Casanare
- Yopal agro-industrial fair

Córdoba
- Palotal mango festival

Guajira
- Festival Wayuu culture in Uribia

Meta
- cachama Festival in Puerto Gaitan.
- National meeting folk in Acacias.

Quindío
- Pijao anniversary celebrations

Santander
- Livestock Fair in Socorro.
Tolima
- Fairs and festivals in Natagaima Natagaima.

Valley del Cauca
- Festival of performers of the song "Mono Núñez" in Geneva, (May / June.)

de.San Andres Island
- International Triathlon

June/Junio

MAIN EVENTS


Huila
- Folk Festival Feast of San Juan and San Pedro and the National Pageant in Neiva bambuco.

Tolima
- National Festival of Colombian folklore in Ibague.
- FESTIVAL OF SAN JUAN AND SAN PEDRO in Espinal.

Bogotá
- FESTIVAL OF ROCK TO PARK

OTHER EVENTS AND -COLOMBIAN CELEBRATIONS


Bogota
- Season Bogota, theater district "(June December.)


Amazon
- San Pedro celebrations in Leticia.


Antioquia
- International Poetry Festival / International Festival of Tango in Medellin.
- National meeting tiple Envigado.


Atlantic
- national craft fair and folk in Barranquilla (June / July.)
- Festival of the sausage in Soledad.
- Son de Negros Festival in St. Lucia.
- Celebrations of the sea in Puerto Colombia.


Bolívar
- Festival 'Cartagena del Caribe' in Cartagena.
- Accordion Festival bolivarense in El Carmen, Bolivar.


Caquetá
- Folk Festival of Caquetá / departmental Sanjuanero Reign in Florence


Cauca
- Fair Embroidered on the edge


Cesar
- vallenato music festival in Agustin Codazzi
- Fiesta African palm Copey.
- Feast of verses and songs in San Diego
- Festival of Dance in Chimichagua.


Chocó
- Fiestas de San Antonio de Padua in the Atrato,


Cordoba
- National Festival of the joint in San Pelayo,
- National Fair crafts in Monteria.
- Festival Rabolargo regional peasant.
- bullerengue Festival in Puerto Escondido


Cundinamarca
- Corpus Christi Anolaima


Huila
- craft fair and equine Pitalito.


Magdalena
- Festival of cumbia in El Banco.


Meta
- Festival the corne in Cumaral.


Quindío
- National Coffee Pageant / Parade Yipao / week of culture in Calarcá,
- The feasts of the basket in Finland.


Valle del Cauca
- Festival of performers of the song "Mono Núñez" in Geneva, (May / Jun.)
- Tuluá Livestock Show.

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