VII Festival del Cuy Comes to Nulti This Sunday

Nulti will host its VII Festival del Cuy on Sunday, September 6, 2026, with food, sports, traditional dances, and artistic performances. The event begins at 8:00 a.m. in the community of El Tablón.

The festival is part of the parish's anniversary program. It will include a 7K race, a costume-character race, the Carrera del Cuy, and competitions to choose the best-dressed cuy and the largest cuy, according to Virginia Lata, president of the Association of Cuy Producers of Nulti, known as Asocuy.

What will be served

The gastronomic fair's main offering will be roasted cuy with potatoes and ají. The program will also include mote pillo, tortillas, and other products prepared by women entrepreneurs from the parish.

Bread prepared in a wood-fired oven will also be available.

The source says that the cuyes sold during the festival are raised by producers from the parish. Their feed is based on products such as alfalfa and oats, cultivated by the families involved in the activity.

The parish anniversary program

Sebastián Auquilla, president of the Nulti parish GAD, said the festival will open the program marking 157 years of parish formation. He described Nulti as a parish of culture, tradition, work, and community cooperation.

The festival is the first major date in a broader anniversary schedule. The later program listed in the report includes:

• September 12: a parade and comparsas through Nulti at 3:00 p.m., followed by the election of the Mini Cholita Nultense at 4:00 p.m. and the Cholita Nultense at 6:00 p.m.
• September 13: a civic parade with participating institutions.
• September 15: a formal session, the signing of agreements, and recognition of Nulti residents who have made notable contributions.

Planning a visit

The report identifies El Tablón as the Sunday festival venue and gives an 8:00 a.m. start time. It does not list an admission price, parking arrangements, or transit directions, so those details should be confirmed locally before leaving.

For an expat looking for a nearby weekend plan, the appeal is the mix of food, local production, and community programming. The event is also a chance to see how the parish's anniversary celebrations connect agriculture, gastronomy, sport, and traditional culture in one schedule.

Source: El Mercurio