In the department of Quindio about 50 festivals and fairs are celebrated annually, this reflects the cheerful and Quindiano parrandero the people represented in the culture that frames spirit.Aniversarias parties that are held in each of the municipalities in the department, the holidays: Coffee in Calarca; Freedom in Circassia;Bamboo, Guadua and Return in Cordoba; the Canasto in Finlandia;Palma de Cera in Salento and the other 7 municipalities that are held annually.Besides this, other festivals, fairs and kingdoms that are held within the region as:the national festival of Andean music, the national reign of Chapolera, national coffee fair, the national competition of duets and international festival of arts, all in Armenia; the festival of San Isidro in Finlandia; the national circuit of paragliding in Buenavista, yipao Parade in Calarcá; the regional competition of country music in Montenegro, the national championship of enduro and competition arriería in Salento; the cattle fair and the national festival of candles and lanterns in Quimbaya and the departmental reign of Quindianidad in Pijao.
Christmas parties Pijao, Quindio
Then programming the Holidays in Pijao, Quindio. Town located 33 kilometers from Armenia.
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https://www.viajaporcolombia.com/ferias-y-fiestas/quindio/
Anniversary in Salento, Quindio
From 3 to 9 January 2017 the parties aniversarias 175 years of history in Salento, Quindio be held. Town located 25 kilometers from Armenia.
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https://www.viajaporcolombia.com/ferias-y-fiestas/quindio/
Aniversarias parties in Montenegro, Quindio
With the "Golden Cuyabrito" will start programming the parties aniversarias Montenegro, in Quindio, which also will be held the traditional Yipao and the Departmental Reign Coffee. There will be various activities and parades through the main streets of town.
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https://www.viajaporcolombia.com/ferias-y-fiestas/quindio/
Candles and lanterns contest 7 - December 8
The municipality of Quimbaya faithfully fulfills the tradition, which begins on 7 and 8 December, to pay homage to the Virgin, celebrating the festival of candles and lanterns that recalls the religious tradition inherited from the Spaniards and preserved in the popular soul of Colombians .
Hot Air Balloon Festival and Solares in Armenia, Quindio
The First Festival of Ballooning and Solares de Colombia become the city of Armenia in the giant stage for a colorful spectacle that local airspace will be taken and will offer inflatable puppet animation and fantasy characters the audience.
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https://www.viajaporcolombia.com/ferias-y-fiestas/quindio/
Bamboo Festival in Cordoba, Quindio
With a varied program, the municipality of Córdoba, department of Quindio, held the 23rd version of the traditional festivals of Bamboo Guadua between the first and 10th June.
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https://www.viajaporcolombia.com/ferias-y-fiestas/quindio/
International Festival of Arts - ArmeniaFrom 20 to 24 September
The festival was born in 1999 and to date have gone through the stages of the city's most important representatives of theater, music and dance world. Presentations are made in Teatro Yanuba and headquarters of the Blue Theatre Group.This event brings together people of western Colombia and some foreign visitors who come with international theater groups.
Canasto Festival Finlandia. Source:
Uff.Travel to all traditional artisans of the municipality is held annually in June in honor. The basket is a major part of the economy of Finlandia and is associated with the work done in the coffee harvest. Here, the work of basketry, is to use several fibers extracted from the vegetation of the region, such as yaret, the sock banana or wicker, for the construction of commonly used items such as trunks, bags, lamps, among others .On this feast reigns, parades and cavalcades they are realized.
Lighting Festival (Quimbaya)
Quimbaya Lighting Festival. Source: Uff. Travel At Christmas, on 7 and 8 December, the streets of Quimbaya light and filled with light and color, with lanterns and candles made manually; It is a waste of creativity, with unique designs that highlight the effort and work own traditions of the coffee culture.
Feast of the Virgen del Carmen
7 to 16 JulyIt is a tribute to the patron saint of transporters, it consists of a set of solemn processions carried out by the community, as a tribute to the Virgen del Carmen.
Fairs and Festivals Quindio
Fairs and festivals of Quindio are a clear sign of the traditions and culture of the region. They are samples of work, beauty and economy around coffee and paisas.
National Coffee Pageant (Calarca)-30 -28 -29 27 JuneThis party was born in 1960 when Calarca left a period of violence and a new stage of progress and recovery in the region is sought.From 1966, Calarca takes the initiative to integrate a departmental reign to this party. Since then, it becomes host the event, which makes off the economy and of course the tourist and cultural promotion of the people. This event is held annually during the last week of June.
Yipao Source
flickr.com by ICT Ministry Colombia In this celebration, encounter beauty of Colombian women, together with the tradition of coffee is made, the "yipao" (activity that involves loading of many home items to a Willys jeep and perform stunts with it), the craft market, bands and street culture samples.
National Meeting of Writers "Luis Vidales" (Calarca)
Held annually in June in honor of Luis Vidales; poet and writer, native of Calarca, dedicated to the kind of short novel in Colombia. This event gathers Colombian writers with their readers, in a pedagogical, audiovisual and literary cycle for knowledge sharing and letters.
