Category: Events & Holidays
Día de Amor y Amistad: Celebrate Colombia’s Valentine’s Day
Día de Amor y Amistad is celebrated the third Saturday of September every year in Colombia and is essentially the Valentine’s Day of Colombia.
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Feria de las Flores 2021 Guide: August 12 to 22
Medellin’s biggest annual festival, La Feria de las Flores 2021 (Festival of Flowers), runs from Augut 12 to 22 and is not cancelled due to coronavirus.
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Semana Santa: A Guide to Semana Santa 2021 (Holy Week) in Colombia
We provide a guide to Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Colombia for 2021. This year, Semana Santa processions are cancelled in Colombia due to coronavirus.
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9 Reasons to Join the Medellin Guru Events & Discussion Forum
Join the Medellin Guru Events & Discussion Forum on Facebook with over 3,400 members. We look at 9 reasons to join this popular Medellín Facebook group.
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Colombia Holidays: A Guide to the Many Festivos in Colombia
Colombia has more public holidays than most countries with a total of 18 holidays during the year. We provide a guide to all the Colombia holidays in 2021.
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2020 Aburrá Valley Christmas Lights: Photos from 9 Municipalities
2020 Aburrá Valley Christmas lights: Medellín has the largest lights display but there are 8 other municipalities in the valley with Christmas lights worth seeing.
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Alumbrados Bello 2020: Photos of Christmas Lights in Bello
Alumbrados Bello 2020 – Bello, located north of Medellín turned on its Christmas lights in early December and we have photos from Parque Bello.
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Día de las Velitas: Day of Candles Tradition in Colombia on December 7
Día de las Velitas (Day of Candles) is a widely observed holiday tradition in Colombia and is considered the unofficial start of the Christmas season.
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Alumbrados 2020 Photos: Medellín’s World-Class Christmas Lights
See our photos of Medellín’s Alumbrados 2020, the Medellín Christmas lights display this year primarily at two locations – Parques del Río and Parque Norte.
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Carnaval de Barranquilla 2021: Second Largest Carnival is Cancelled
Carnaval de Barranquilla (Carnival of Barranquilla) in Colombia is the second largest carnival in the world but is cancelled in 2021 due to coronavirus.
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Alumbrados Sabaneta 2020: Photos of Christmas Lights in Sabaneta
Alumbrados Sabaneta 2020 – Sabaneta, the smallest municipality in Colombia, south of Medellín, turned on its 2020 Christmas lights on November 27.
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Alumbrados 2020: A Guide to the 2020 Medellín Christmas Lights
Alumbrados Navideños: we provide a guide to the world-class 2020 Medellín Christmas lights that will have primary lights at 2 locations in Medellín in 2020.
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