Fairs and festivals
Are you planning your trip? Here’s a short list of the events that Medellín has for you to have fun during your stay in the city where everything blooms. This list will help you decide the best time for your visit. We look forward to welcoming you!
COLOMBIATEX
February | Plaza Mayor | Fashion
Colombiatex is a fair for Colombian fashion design held in Medellín. Over 30 years of experience makes it one of the most important business platforms for the fashion system in the region. See more.
FESTITANGO
June | Medellín | Culture
Medellín International Tango Festival celebrates the tradition of tango by bringing together tango artists from all over the world in an itinerant space of music, dance, milonga, dance lessons, and other activities. It’s the fourth most important festival of its kind in the world.
PRIDE
July | Medellín | LGBTIQ+
Just as in major cities around the world, Medellín dresses in colors in June to make visible all the diversity, pride, and rights of the LGBTIQ+ community, ending with a march representing this international struggle.
Flowers Festival
August | Medellín | Culture
This event seeks to highlight the tradition of the department of Antioquia and the silleteros' culture by showcasing the beauty of the countryside to all participants.
International Poetry Festival of Medellín
February | Plaza Mayor | Culture
Held since 1991 in Medellín, this annual international cultural event brings together different generations, trends, regions of the world, and poetic and cultural traditions.
Book and Culture Festival
September | Medellín | Culture
This festival is an opportunity to imagine and to sit down to talk, listen to each other, propose possible worlds, and set them in motion, so that we’re not paralyzed by misgivings and uneasiness.
EXPOARTESANO
July | Plaza Mayor | Culture
Expoartesano is a fair with a cultural purpose. It provides artisans with a commercial launching platform to show worldwide the wealth hidden in the most remote places of the country.
Christmas Fair
December | Medellín | Culture
Every year, millions of LED bulbs and hundreds of kilometers of rope lights make up Medellín’s impressive Christmas lighting. December is a month to experience the magic of Colombian culture.
COLOMBIAMODA
July | Medellín | Fashion
Colombiamoda, the most important fashion fair in South America, is held every year in Medellín during late July and early August, as a prelude to the traditional Flowers Festival.
Altavoz Festival
November | Medellín | Culture
This music festival has consolidated with attendees from different parts of the world, its musical diversity, and its focus on sustainable development, promotion of culture, and enjoyment.
Medellín National Trova Festival
August | Medellín | Culture
The Orquídea de Oro Trova Festival, which has been held for 25 consecutive years as part of the Flowers Festival in Medellín, has been known for inviting the country’s best trova performers.
Miradas Festival
October | Medellín | Culture
This new film festival was created in response to the strong growth of this sector. For this reason, it seeks to highlight national talent and to give visibility to local and independent productions from Medellín and Colombia
