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Ecuador's largest sacred music festival is happening right now in Cuenca. Over 200 artists — choral groups, soloists, and dancers — are performing free shows tonight and tomorrow night at 8 PM in the Casa de la Cultura theater. This is Foundation Week at its most beautiful.

It's Holy Saturday and Cuenca is packed with things to do. From the Expo Feria running through April 12 to folk ballet in two parks, a theatrical walking tour, a sacred art exhibition, and a trout festival in San Sebastián — here's your full lineup for today.

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.

Ecuador's Festival Nacional de la Cancion is accepting entries for 2026. Twelve finalists will perform with the Loja Symphonic Orchestra in June, with the winner taking home $5,000 and a trip to Uruguay. One catch: no AI-composed music.

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.

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.