Events

Cuenca museums and cultural spaces will offer exhibitions, planetarium sessions, theatrical tours, and holiday hours from August 8 through August 10, 2026.

The Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay has prepared a 2026 calendar of concerts, exhibitions, cinema, and activities for all ages from August 5 through August 21.

Locomotora 14, which operated in Cuenca when the city's railway service opened, is being brought back for display at the Parque del Ferrocarril. A same-day public-services fair runs alongside the handover.

Pacha Raymi 2026 begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, in Rio Blanco, Molleturo. The free public program includes an Andean ceremony, music, intercultural dance, and a memorial for fallen defenders.

Cuenca’s Municipal Paja Toquilla and Hat Museum will hold a free jewelry workshop from August 3 to 7, with afternoon sessions and limited spaces.

Cuenca’s Casa de la Cultura theater is closed for emergency stage repairs through July 31, with reopening expected August 1. Some cultural events are being moved to Teatro Sucre while the work is completed.

The University of Cuenca Symphony Orchestra and Dance Company will present El Amor Brujo on July 16 and 17 at Teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. The performances start at 20:00 and admission is free.

Cuenca’s Virgen del Carmen celebrations continue today with a noon field mass, a 17:30 Eucharist, an 18:30 procession, a 20:00 dance festival and cold fireworks afterward. The program marks the close of the quincenario at Santuario del Carmen de la Asunción.

The Casa de la Cultura Azuay calendar runs July 13-18 with music, dance, literature, visual arts, and one $3 festival. Most activities are free and several are in easy Historic Center venues.