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Festivals, fairs, concerts, and community events happening in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Cuenca has a packed two-day cultural calendar for June 25 and 26, with artisan exhibitions, free concerts, workshops and Fiesta de la Musica events around the city. Here are the practical details to keep handy.
Cuenca municipal museums will offer free vacation programs for children ages 6 to 12 in July and August. The options include art workshops at MMAM and creative heritage activities at the Museo de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero.
The Festival Tierras Vivas 2026 lands at the Portal Artesanal on June 26 and 27 with agroecology fairs, Inti Raymi ceremonies, native seed exchanges, and ancestral cooking demos. Free admission. Bring a reusable bag.
Girón begins its 202nd political emancipation anniversary agenda tonight with the queen election at Salón del Pueblo Jaime Vallejo Erráez at 19:00. The program continues June 21 with sports events and the Cholita Gironense election, then closes June 25 with a cultural parade and solemn session.
Cuenca's Fiesta de la Musica runs June 18 through 27, with concerts across cultural spaces, bars, restaurants, cafes and open-air venues. It starts with free film-music concerts by the University of Cuenca Symphony Orchestra at Teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz on June 18 and 19 at 19:00.
Mediateca Alianza Francesa de Cuenca is offering a four-session art history course in July that uses gastronomy as the thread, from ancient Egypt and Ming China to Dutch banquet tables and Warhol’s Factory. The Saturday sessions run July 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 10:00 to 12:00, with a B1 French level recommended.
The Brass Band OSC, a chamber ensemble from the Orquesta Sinfonica de Cuenca, performs today at 15:00 in the hall of Museo Pumapungo. Admission is free, and the program moves through contemporary fanfare, jazz, popular music, Ecuadorian music, tango and cinematic sounds.
The Inti Raymi de las Universidades y Diversidades 2026 will gather university dance and music groups in Cuenca on June 19. The free event starts at 19:30 at Teatro Universitario P. Carlos Crespi, with groups representing Azuay, Canar, Zaraguro and UPS traditions.
Gualaceo's 202nd cantonization festivities run through June 27, with a smaller calendar than past years because of COOTAD funding changes. The highlights include the Cholita Gualacena election, the queen's coronation, the civic-student parade, the solemn session, the cantonization show and a provincial BMX race.
