{"id":246417,"date":"2026-07-29T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=246417"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:26:36","slug":"7-events-not-to-miss-in-august-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/7-events-not-to-miss-in-august-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"7 events not to miss in August in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Feria de las Flores: Medell\u00edn, Colombia (July 31 to August 9)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Medell\u00edn <\/strong>opens the month of August with the Feria de las Flores<\/strong>, the largest event in the city\u2019s calendar. The 2026 edition takes place from July 31 to August 9, with a program<\/a> spread across several neighborhoods and a highly anticipated finale: the Desfile de Silleteros<\/em>, scheduled for August 9. <\/p>\n\n

The feria maintains a direct link with Santa Elena<\/em> and silletero <\/em>culture, but it goes far beyond the floral parade alone. Concerts, markets, neighborhood events, trova <\/em>competitions (sung poetry) and cultural activities give Medell\u00edn several days of urban animation. For the city, it is also one of the moments of greatest tourism visibility of the year. <\/p>\n\n

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Our article: Medell\u00edn celebrates the Feria de las Flores: a unique spectacle<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

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Festival Petronio \u00c1lvarez: Cali, Colombia (August 9 to 17)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

In Cali<\/a><\/strong>, the 30th Festival de M\u00fasica del Pac\u00edfico Petronio \u00c1lvarez<\/a><\/strong><\/mark> brings together the music of Colombia\u2019s Pacific region and several expressions linked to the region\u2019s Afro-descendant communities. The event features competitions for groups in different categories, including marimba<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>, chirim\u00eda, viol\u00edn caucano, traditional songs and free music, while opening spaces dedicated to crafts, Pacific cuisines and transmission. <\/p>\n\n

For a few days, Colombia\u2019s third-largest city becomes the meeting point for the towns and villages of the Pacific coast, attracting an audience drawn by the music, products, stories and Afro-Colombian cultural practices.<\/p>\n\n

Full program to come<\/p>\n\n

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Una publicaci\u00f3n compartida por Festival Petronio \u00c1lvarez (@petronioco)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n