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Festivals, fairs, concerts, and community events happening in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Eighteen chefs, one ingredient: trout. The third annual Festival de la Trucha takes over Parque San Sebastian this Saturday starting at 9:00 AM. Live music, dance performances, and more ways to eat trucha than you knew existed.
Good Friday is tomorrow, and Cuenca goes all in. Here's your complete schedule: the Sermon of Seven Words at the Cathedral at 9:00 AM, cross adoration at 5:00 PM, Via Crucis through the historic center at 7:00 PM, plus parish processions in Turi, El Vecino, and Miraflores.
The Cathedral, El Sagrario, San Alfonso, and the Municipal Palace are illuminated nightly through April 5 as part of Semana Santa celebrations. The artistic light displays run from 7:00 PM to midnight -- perfect for an evening paseo through Centro Historico.
The Sinfonica de Cuenca has a packed April lineup: Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff to open the season, a tribute to Father Carlos Crespi, educational concerts, chamber music at Pumapungo, a YouTube premiere, and a contemporary music night. Here's the complete schedule.
Cuenca turns 469 this month, and the city is going all out. More than 70 events are lined up across April, including a three-day music festival at Parque Calderón, extended museum hours, gastronomic fairs, and a civic parade. April 12 is a local holiday.
International club football is coming to Cuenca. Deportivo Cuenca hosts Santos FC of Brazil in their Copa Sudamericana Group D opener on Wednesday, April 8 at 5:00 PM. Tickets range from $30 to $80, and over 4,000 season passes are already sold.
The third annual Festival Ruta de la Fanesca wraps up with a grand final on April 12 at Mercado 12 de Abril. Seven municipal markets participated. If you haven't tried fanesca yet, this is your chance.
Five-time Latin Grammy winner Andres Cepeda brings his "Nuestra Vida en Canciones" tour to Cuenca on Saturday, April 11 at 8:00 PM. Three ticket tiers from $40 to $120. Cuenca is the final stop of a 3-city Ecuador tour.
Palm Sunday marks the start of Cuenca's biggest religious week of the year. From the Procession of the Steps on Tuesday to the Good Friday Via Crucis through the historic center, here's every event you need to know about.
