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Festivals, fairs, concerts, and community events happening in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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April 12 marks 469 years since Cuenca's founding, and the city has announced this year's Insignia honorees. The local holiday falls on Monday April 13, and celebrations will run throughout the month.
Free workshops, photography exhibitions, outdoor cinema, dance, and theater — Cuenca's cultural calendar this week is packed. Here's what's worth checking out and where to find it.
Venezuelan-American indie folk artist Devendra Banhart is coming to Teatro Pumapungo on April 11. Meanwhile, the Andres Cepeda concert that was supposed to happen in March has been rescheduled to September 19 due to the national curfew.
April 12 marks Cuenca's 469th anniversary, and the city is planning a full month of celebrations. From gastronomic festivals to student parades to fireworks serenades, here's the early scoop on what's coming.
Semana Santa runs March 29 through April 5 in Cuenca, and this year is special — a recovered procession tradition returns after more than 50 years. Here's everything you need to know about Holy Week events, closures, and the Trucha Festival.
Five-time Latin Grammy winner Andrés Cepeda is performing at Coliseo Jefferson Pérez on April 11 as part of his 'Nuestra Vida en Canciones' Ecuador tour. The concert was rescheduled from March, and it's going to be a big night — Devendra Banhart is also performing across town the same evening.
San José de Calasanz, a school serving children and young people with and without disabilities in Cuenca's Tres Puentes sector, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a music festival at Pumapungo Theater this Thursday night. Tickets are $15, the cause is beautiful, and you'll get to see BESO perform live.
The Municipality just dropped the cultural agenda for March 23-29 and it's packed. Workshops, Pawkar Raymi events, theater at Teatro Sucre, open-air cinema, and activities at libraries and cultural centers across the city and parishes.
Ricaurte celebrates its 116th anniversary with the 51st annual Guinea Pig Gastronomic Festival this Saturday. Sixteen neighborhood kiosks serving traditional roasted cuy, plus a classic car exhibition, ecuavolley tournament, civic parade, and live music. It's 15 minutes from downtown Cuenca.
