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It's not just another league match. Tonight Deportivo Cuenca hosts Libertad in the Copa Sudamericana preliminary round — a single-elimination match for a spot in South America's second-biggest club tournament. Three sections are already sold out. Here's everything you need to know.

Every event, concert, and parade happening in Cuenca for Carnival 2026 — from the Mote Pata workshop to Nicky Jam at the stadium. Plus Tranvía schedule changes, road patrol info, and what's open and closed this holiday weekend.

EDEC is setting up artisan and gastronomy fairs at three locations around the city from February 11–14, with a Carnival edition running right after. Here’s where to go and what to expect.

Carnival week kicks off Thursday with Jueves de Compadres, followed by a Color Fest 5K, the Four Rivers parade, free mote pata for 9,000 people, and Nicky Jam at the stadium. Tickets are $5-$35 at Farmasol.

Cuenca's biggest party of the year runs February 12-17 with a packed schedule: the Four Rivers parade, a Color Fest, concerts at Serrano Aguilar stadium, a chiva market tour, and an attempt to certify the world's largest mote pata with Guinness officials on hand.