Town of Zócalos and Colour
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Town of Zócalos and Colour
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The 10 celebrations on the municipality's official calendar, with their dates and places. Most are free and take place in the streets of the town.
29 March – 5 April 2026 · Streets of the town · free entry.
A live re-enactment of the Passion through the streets of the town. After the October festival, it is the celebration that draws the most visitors.
10–19 July 2026 · Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen and the reservoir · free entry.
The feast of Guatapé's patron saint, with a pilgrimage of faith across the reservoir.
24–26 July 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
Flower arrangements, blossoms and the painted zócalos take the stage. The celebration that gives the town its identity its name.
26 September – 4 October 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
The municipality's biggest festival: art, tradition and culture, with the zócalos, tourism and the reservoir in a single week.
9–12 October 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
The third edition of the municipal book fair, with author events and reading activities.
21–25 October 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
Guatapé's film festival: screenings and conversations around the stories that reach the screen.
November 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
The Christmas lights are switched on and Christmas is welcomed in.
28 November 2026 · Guatapé's main square.
The 17th edition of the rock and alternative music festival that has become a landmark of eastern Antioquia: local, regional and national bands, artists and cultural organisers in the main square, under the slogan “Somos identidad” (We are identity).
23 December 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
The town's Christmas sancochos — the traditional stew — on 23 December: flavours that bring us together.
31 December 2026 · Guatapé · free entry.
On 31 December, the carnival with which Guatapé sees out the year: joy, colour and tradition.
Fiestas de los Zócalos, el Turismo y el Embalse, the municipality's biggest festival, runs 26 September – 4 October 2026. The municipality's biggest festival: art, tradition and culture, with the zócalos, tourism and the reservoir in a single week.
The official 2026 calendar has 10 celebrations: Semana Santa en vivo · Living Holy Week (29 March – 5 April 2026); Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen (10–19 July 2026); Fiestas de Zócalos y Flores, Silletas y Colores (24–26 July 2026); Fiestas de los Zócalos, el Turismo y el Embalse (26 September – 4 October 2026); Guatapé Book Fair (9–12 October 2026); Film Fest (21–25 October 2026); Christmas Lights (November 2026); Más que Sonidos Festival (28 November 2026); Sancochos Navideños (23 December 2026); New Year's Eve Carnival (31 December 2026).
9 of the 10 celebrations on the official calendar are free to attend. The municipality has not yet confirmed entry for Más que Sonidos Festival.
In November 2026. The official calendar does not set the exact day: check with the Tourist Information Point.
Official calendar of the Alcaldía de Guatapé, 2026. Dates can change: confirm them with the Tourist Information Point before you travel.
Emergencies
One number. From any phone, with no credit.
Information Point
Parque Principal, inside the Town Hall, diagonally across from the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Monday to Friday: 08:00–18:00
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 12:00–18:00
Getting here
About 80 km from Medellín, about 2 hours by road.