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Festivals, fairs, concerts, and community events happening in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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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.
An early-education congress will run July 13-15 at Teatro Pumapungo, with sessions from 8 AM to 5 PM. The program covers neuroeducation, inclusion, family participation and artificial intelligence in creative processes for children.
Cuenca’s Museo Municipal de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero will host a free pyrography workshop from July 13 to 17, with afternoon sessions focused on wood design using controlled heat.
The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca has a July 2026 calendar with free concerts at Teatro Sucre, Museo Pumapungo, Iglesia de La Merced, Teatro Carlos Crespi, and a Salsa Sinfónica night at Teatro Casa de la Cultura.
CIDAP’s new exhibition-sale gives Cuenca residents a low-pressure way to see and buy Ecuadorian craft work directly. It runs through July and August at the Museo de las Artes Populares del CIDAP.
The International Dance Festival Caudales opens July 2 at Teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. The program brings together 12 artists, researchers and cultural managers, three stage groups and about 30 participants.
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Nucleo del Azuay will screen Fievel y el Nuevo Mundo three times on Friday, July 3. The free children's event is aimed at ages 6 to 12 and requires a WhatsApp reservation.
