HOLIDAYS IN COLOMBIA  –  EVENTS AND FESTIVITIES

Statutory Holidays 2024
A  B MONTH CELEBRATION  1   1 January New Year's Day 6 8 January Epiphany (Day of the Magi) * hw  24 March Palm Sunday 19 25 March St-Joseph's Day hw 28 March Holy Thursday hw 29 March Good Friday   E 31 March Easter Sunday 1 1 May Labour Day  12 13 May The Ascension of Christ* 2 3 June Corpus Christi * X Civic Holidays  X Religious Holidays	A  B MONTH CELEBRATION 7 10 June The Sacred Heart of Jesus * 29 June 1 July Saint Peter and Saint Paul * 20 20 July Independence Day 7 7 August Battle of Boyaca 15 19 August The Assumption of Mary * 12 14 October Day of the Race (Columbus Day) * 1 4 November All Saints' Day * 11 11 November Cartagena Independence Day* 8 8 December The Immaculate Conception 25 25 December Christmas Day wk Week hw Holy Week E Easter
In Column A you will find the actual dates of holidays in Colombia. In Column B you will find the holiday dates observed in 2024. (Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) have been moved to the following Monday).

ANNUAL EVENTS AND FESTIFVITIES

January MAIN EVENTS Caldas Manizales Fair (Jan.6 to Jan 14, 2024) The International Coffee Pageant / National Folk Festival / National Festival of La Trova / Craft National Market in Manizales. Nariño Blacks and Whites Carnival in Pasto (2 to 7 Jan. 2024) Valle del Cauca Bullfight Season (Dec. / Jan.) OTHER EVENTS Antioquia –(La Macaren Bullfighting Fair in Medellín). – Colombiatex Medellín. Festival of Roses in Jardín. Bolívar HAY Festival Cartagena ) Beach Volleyball Championship in Cartagena. / El Retorno Contest / Costeños Composers Contest in Magangué. Boyacá Pilgrimage to Alto de Peña Negra to honour The Holy Trinity. Duitama Fairs and Festivities. Casanare Rice Festival in Aguazul. Pilgrimage to honour Our Lady of Manare in Paz de Ariporo. Cesar The Valledupar Carnival in Valledupar. (Jan. / Feb.) Chocó Our Lady of Candelaria' Feast. (Jan. / Feb.) Cundinamarca The Panela Festival in Villeta. Magdalena The Cayman Festival in Ciénaga Grande and Santa Marta. Meta Catama AgroIndustrial and Tourist Fair in Villavicencio. El Coleo Summer Festival in San Martín. El Retrono Festival / National Tournament of Llanera Music and Toros Coleados in Acacías. Summer International Festival in Granada (First long weekend in January). Nariño Crafts Fair and Exhibition in Pasto. Quindío Bullfighting Fair in Armenia. Norte de Santander Ocaña Carnival Santander Saint Jerome Fairs and Feasts in Málaga. The Honey Festival in Oiba. Sucre Barnyards Festivals in Sincelejo. Jan.20 Feast of The Sweet Name of Jesus Sirenato del Mar in Tolú.	February MAIN EVENTS Atlántico Carnival of Barranquilla (February 10 to 13, 2024) OTHER EVENTS Antioquia (La Macarena Bullfighting Fair in Medellín). Kites Competition /Banana Festival in San Juan de Urabá. Arauca Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Arauca, Bolívar Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Cartagena. Casanare Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Orocué and Villanueva, The Savannah Festival in Villanueva. The Farruco Festival in San Luis de Palenque. Chocó Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria in Quibdó. Cesar La Tambora Festival in Tamalameque. Córdoba Sinú River Festival in Mata de Caña and Lorica. Nariño Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes in Pasto. The Fire Carnival in Tumaco. (Feb. 2023) Putumayo Natives Carnival in Mocoa. (Feb. or Mar.) Quindío Miss Palma de Cera (Wax Palm Tree) Pageant in Salento. Risaralda Milk and Meat Regional Fair in Pereira, Tolima The Bunde National Festival in Espinal. The Subienda Festival in Honda. Vichada El Corrido llanero International Tournament in Puerto Carreño, .	March MAIN EVENTS Cauca Holy Week celebrations in Popayan marchl 24 to March 30, 2024). Religious Music Festival in Popayán (Cauca), Mompox (Bolívar) Pamplona (Norte de Santander) and Marinilla (Antioquia) during the Holy Week. Holy week in Sopetran, Antioquia Holy week in Sabanalarga. OTHER EVENTS Arauca Canto Sabanero Folk Festival / Summer Festival in Cravo Norte. Bola e'fuego Folk Festival in Cabuyare. Tameño's Day in Tame. Bolívar International Caribbean Music Festival in Cartagena. Boat Fair in Cartagena. (March / April) Boyacá Expo-zebu in Puerto Boyacá. Patronal Feast and other festivities in the municipality of Boyacá. Caldas Equine Fair Casanare Rodeo Festival in Tauramena. Chocó Feast of San José de la Montaña in Quibdó. Córdoba The Mocaricero Sweet Roll Festival in Mocari and Montería. National Festival of Cumbiamba in Cerete. "Encuentémonos" Internacional Contest stories in Sahagún. La Guajira 'Francisco el Hombre' Vallenato Festival in Rioacha Meta The Plains Song Festival in Villavicencio. Fairs and Festivals in Acacias. Nariño Pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Las Lajas in Ipiales. Quindío Anniversary Celebration in Buenavista. Santander Tamboras Festival in Barrancabermeja. Music Festival of String Musical Instruments in San Gil. Tolima National Festival of Colombian Music / National Duets Contest in Ibagué. Valle del Cauca International Art Festival in Cali. Vichada The Curito Festival in La Primavera.	April Bogotá –Eurocine Film Festival (In mid-April, 2024) –International book fair FILBo Corferias) Amazonas Liticia's Birthday celebrated in Leticia, Amazonas (April 25, 2024). Antioquia Regional Sextets Contest in San Juan de Urabá. Arauca International Festival of The Plains Music Arpa de Oro in Saravena. Atlántico Mesh Festival in San Juan de Acosta, Bolívar Boat Fair in Cartagena, Bolívar. Livestock Fair in Mompox, . Casanare Livestock Exhibition in Yopal, Cauca National Crafts Market in Popayán. Cesar International Festival of the Vallenato Legend ( Valledupar. Chocó Natives Festival / Festival of Tanandó in Quibdó. Canaa Turtle Festival in Arcandi. Córdoba Holy Week Celebration / Sweets Festival in Montería. Folk Bands Contest in Planeta Rica. El Petate Festival, Friday, Saturday and Sunday Holy Week in Lorica. Meta Zebu Cattle Fair in San Martín, . Bamboo Festival / El Retorno Festivity in Córdoba (Meta . Santander Agro-Commercial Fair in Bucaramanga.
May Bogotá International Book Fair. Antioquia The Antioqueñidad Fair in Medellín and other Antioquia cities. Zebu Exhibition and Fair in Puerto Berrío. Arauca The Samuro Blanco Festival in Feliciano. Atlántico Films on the Streets / AGROCARIBE AgroIndustrial Fair in Barranquilla. Boyacá International Popular Culture Festival / Saint Isidore and Saint Anthony Patronal Feasts in Tunja. Casanare Agroindustrial Fair in Yopal. Córdoba Mango Festival in Palotal. Guajira Wayüu Culture Festival in Uribia. Meta La Cachama Festival in Puerto Gaitán. Folk Music Contest in Acacías. Quindío Anniversary Festival in Pijao. Santander Livestock Fair in Socorro. Tolima Natagaima Fairs and Festivals. Valle del Cauca Festiva I of Interpreters " Mono Nuñez" Song in Ginebra. (May / Jun.) San Andrés International Triathlon in San Andrés Island.	June MAIN EVENTS Huila FOLKLORE FESTIVAL (Saint John and Saint Peter Feasts) and Bambuco Contest in Neiva. (Last 2 weeks of June 2024. Tolima COLOMBIAN FOLKLORE FESTIVAL in Ibagué. SAINT JOHN AND SAINT PETER FEASTS in Espinal. (End of June 2024) Meta – Internactional tournement of Joropo in Villavicencio. OTHER EVENTS Bogotá "Theatre District" Season (Jun. to Dec.) Amazonas St. Peter Feast in Leticia. Antioquia International Poetry Festival /International Tango Festival in Medellín. National Tiple Contest in Envigado. Atlántico Crafts and Folk Music Fair in Barranquilla. (Jun. / Jul.) Butifarra Festival in Soledad. Son de Negros Festival in Santa Lucia. Sea Festival in Puerto Colombia. Bolívar Caribbean Cartagena Festival in Cartagena, . Bolívarense Accordion Festival in Carmen de Bolívar. Caquetá Caqueta Folk Festival / "El Sanjuanero" Regional Contest in Florencia. Cauca Bordó Fair in Bordó Cesar Vallenato Music Festival in Agustín Codazzi, . African Palm Festival in El Copey. Poems and Songs Festival in San Diego. Dance Festival in Chimichagua. Chocó Saint Anthony of Padua Feast in El Atrato. Córdoba National Porro Festival in San Pelayo. National Crafts Festival Fair in Montería. Regional Peasants Festival in Rabolargo (Cereté). Bullerengue Festival in Puerto Escondido. Cundinamarca Corpus Christi Feast in Anolaima. Huila Crafts and Equine Fair in Pitalito. Magdalena Cumbia Festival in El Banco . Horn Festival in Cumaral, Meta Quindío National Coffee Parade / Yipao Parade and / Cultural week in Calarcá. "The Basket" Festival in Filandia. Valle del Cauca Interpreters of " Mono Nuñez" Song Festival in Ginebra. (May / Jun.) Livestock Fair in Tuluá.	July Bogotá Colombia in the Park / Agroexpo. Amazonas The Amazon Confraternity Festival in Leticia. Intercultural Gathering in the Amazonia in Puerto Nariño. Antioquia Colombiamoda (Fashion Show) in Medellín, (July / Aug.) Chirimías Contest / El Carriel Festival in Envigado. Tent and Flowers Fair in La Ceja. Kites Festival in Guarne. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast in Carmen de Viboral. Mining Festivity / Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast in Segovia. Boyacá Sun and Steel Festival in Sogamoso. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast in Villa de Leyva. Anniversary and Coronation of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá in Chiquinquirá. Córdoba Savannah Festival of accordionists and composers of Sahagún in Sahagún. Magdalena Sea Festival / The Sea National Pageant in Santa Marta, (Jul. / Aug.) Meta International Tournament of Joropo Music in Villavicencio. International Horn Festival in Cumaral. Sanmartínero Talent in San Martín. Norte de Santander Festival of the Border in Cúcuta. Panela Fair and Festival in Convención. City of Pamplona Anniversary in Pamplona. Santander Pineapple Fair in Lebrija. Agro-business fair in Charalá.	August MAIN EVENTS Antioquia FLOWER FAIR. It includes Silleteros Parade, Crafts Fair and Verse Festival in Medellín 2 to 11 August, 2024 OTHER EVENTS Bogotá Bogotá Carnival / Summer Festival / Salsa in the Park. Amazonas La piraña de Oro Fishing Competition in Puerto Nariño. Antioquia Bovine and Equine Fair in Medellín. St. Bartholomew the Apostle, patron saint of Murindó Feast in Murindó. Arauca Fair and Patron Saint Feast / ' Girara de Oro' International Plains Music Festival in Tame. Saint Lawrence Feast in Arauquita. Atlántico International Storytellers Festival in Barranquilla, . Bolívar Amateur Composers Contest in Magangué. Boyacá Livestock Fair in Mompox, Bolívar. National Kites Festival in Villa De Leyva. Caldas The LatinAmerican International Theatre in Manizales. (Aug. / Sept.) National Pasillo Festival in Aguadas. TheWord Gathering in Riosucio. Cauca Agricultural Fair / Corn Festival and Pageant. Cesar Livestock Fair in Valldeupar. Chocó. Bahía Festival in Bahia Solano, Córdoba Peasant Festival / Sweet Roll Festival in Martínez (Cereté) Meta Maloka Expo-zebu (Villavicencio) International Festival of The Plains harvest in Granada. (Long weekend in the middle of the month). Quindío and Risaralda Bolívarianos Games. Venues: Armenia and Pereira. Quindío Quimbayanidad Week /Anniversary Festivals in Quimbaya. Anniversry Festival in Circacia. Risaralda Harvest Festival and Equine Fair in Pereira. Santander Oil Festival in Barrancabermeja. Tiple and Guabina Festival in Vélez. Folk Festival in Capitanejo. Valle del Cauca Festibuga in Buga. The Pacific Coast Folk Festival in Buenaventura. Livestock Fair in Cartago. – National Festival of Agriculture in Palmira
September Bogotá Jazz in the Park Festival / International Jazz Festival / International Contemporary Dance Festival / 'Artbo' International Art Fair. Antioquia International Jazz and World Music Festival /Books and Culture Festivity / Gathering for Promotion and Disclosure of Intangible Heritage in the Andean Countries, Medellín. Holy Christ Feast in Zaragoza. Arauca Firefly Festival in Arauca. Atlántico Barranquijazz in Barranquilla. Boyacá National Bands Contest in Paipa. Guabina National Contest / Commercial Fair and Equine Exhibition / National Crafts Fair in Chiquinquirá. Festival, fairs, festivities and reinado del campo boyacense in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. Caldas Latin American Theatre Festival in Manizales. (Aug. / Sept.) Casanare El Garcero del Llano Festival in Yopal. Guajira Cuna de Acordeones ' Festival en Villanueva. Flowers and Calaguala Festival in Urumita. Nariño Our Lady of Las Lajas Feast in Ipiales. Norte de Santander Our Lord of Calvary Feast in Pamplona. Quindío National Coffee Fair, Equine Fair, Crafts and Industrial Fair in Armenia. Risaralda International Theatre Show in Pereira. Santander International Piano Festival / Pretty Fair in Bucaramanga. Folk Music Festival in Socorro. Talla en Piedra Festival in Barichara. Valle del Cauca Rogations to Our Lord of Miracles in Buga. San Andrés Green Moon Festival in San Andrés Island.	October Bogotá Hip-Hop in the Park / International Film Festival / Urban Dance Festival / Children's Festival. Antioquia 'Antioquia le canta a Colombia' 37th. National Festival in Santafe de Antioquia. Arauca Santa Bárbara de Arauca Feast. Atlántico Science and the Creativity Fair in Barranquilla. Boyacá El Frío y La Ruana Festival in Tunja. Casanare Boyacense Integration Festival in Yopal. Chocó 'San Pacho' (St Francis of Assisi) Feast in Quibdó. Cundinamarca National Tourism Festival in Girardot. Potato Festival in Chocontá. Córdoba Crafts Fair of San Sebastián in San Sebastián in Lorica. Huila Cultural Week in San Agustín. Guajira National Coal Festival in Barrancas. Meta International Coleo Festival in Villavicencio. National Crop Festival in Granada. International Rubber Festival in Cumaral. Talento Sanmartinero in San Martín. Quindío National Duets Contest / National Chapolera (Coffee Picker) Pageant in Armenia. Regional Coffee Pageant in Montenegro. Risaralda Araucaria Festivities in Santa Rosa. Santander Eastern Colombia Book Fair / Latin American Abrapalabra storytellers Festival in Bucaramanga. Sucre National Gaitas Festival in Ovejas. Valle del Cauca Latin-American Folk Dance Festival in Guacarí.	November MAIN EVENTS Bolívar National Beauty Pageant / Cartagena Independence Day Festivities (Nov.11, 2024) in Cartagena. OTHER EVENTS Bogotá Opera and Zarzuela in the Park / Ballet in the Park. Amazonas International Piracucú de Oro Amazonian Folk Music Festival in Leticia. Antioquia The Arriero Festival in Ciudad Bolívar. Footwear Fair in Rionegro. Arauca The Coleo Festival in Saravena. Bolívar Agricultural, Industrial and Crafts Fair in Magangué. Caquetá Agro Industrial and livestock Fair in Florencia. Casanare Alma Sabanera Festival in Aguazul. Córdoba Violina Festival in Boca de López - San Pelayo. Cundinamarca Zebu Fair in Girardot. Huila National Equine and Crafts Fair in Pitalito. Meta International Llanera Song Festival / International Joropo Festival in Villavicencio. International Tourist and Folk Music Festival / Cuadrillas of San Martín in San Martín. Llanera Music and Toros coleados Contest in Acasías.. National Colonies Festival in Guamal. Risaralda Bambuco Festival in Pereira. Santander Luis A. Calvo Colombian Andean Music Festival in Bucaramanga. Valle del Cauca Caliorquídeas, International Colombian Orchids Exhibition in Cali. National Agriculture Festivities in Palmira. San Andrés The Coconut Carnival in San Andrés Island.	December MAIN EVENTS Valle del Cauca Cali Fair and Bullfighting Season (December 25 to December 30, 2024). OTHER EVENTS Bogotá Expoartesanías (Corferias). Amazonas New Year's Eve Dolls Parade in Leticia, . Antioquia Dances, Myths and Legends Parade in Medellín. Eastern Antioquia Crafts Fair in Rionegro. Arauca Festival of the Recovery of Sabanero Songs / ' Del paloteo' Street Theatre in Arauca. International Joropo Festival / Saint Barbara feast in Santa Bárbara de Arauca. Atlántico Little Candles Night / National Crafts and Folklore Fair in Barranquilla. Bolívar Art Festival / Miss Tanga in Cartagena. The Immaculate Conception Feast in El Carmen. Boyacá Aguinaldo Boyacense in Tunja.(Dec. 16 to Dec.22, 2024) Lights Festival in Villa de Leyva. (6 to 8 Dec. 2024) Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Feast in Chiquinquirá, Fairs and Festivities in Duitama. Caquetá 'El Colono de Oro' Music Festival in Florencia. Casanare Internationational ' Cimarrón de Oro ' Singing Contest / AgroIndustrial Fair / Pageants and Festivities in Yopal. Córdoba Decimeros Contest in Sabanueva. Amateur Musicians Contest for Peace, Culture and Folklore Protection in Laguneta. Sombrero Zenu Festival in San Andrés de Sotavento. Guajira Composers Festival in San Juan del Cesar. Meta Villavicencio Festival / Crafts Fair in Villavicencio. Nariño Music of the Pacific Coast Festival in Tumaco. The Water and Rainbow Carnival in Pasto. Old Years Parade. Day 31, in Pasto. Quindío Candles and Lanterns Festival in Quimbaya. Sucre Sombrero Vueltiao Festival in Sampués. Tolima Rice Festival in Saldaña, Bunde Festival in Espinal. / Southern Tolima Folk Festival in Purificación. Valle del Cauca International Sugar Cane Fair in Cali. Vichada Saint Barbara Feast or Agua Verde Festivity in Puerto Carreño.