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Calendar of Festivals and Cultural Events in Santa Marta 2026: Month-by-Month Guide
Did you know that Santa Marta is the oldest city in Colombia and that its most important celebration, the Fiesta del Mar, honors precisely those more than 500 y
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Calendar of Festivals and Cultural Events in Santa Marta 2026: Month-by-Month Guide
Did you know that Santa Marta is the oldest city in Colombia and that its most important celebration, the Fiesta del Mar, honors precisely those more than 500 y
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Festival Marimba Santa in San Cipriano 2026: Music, Culture, and Nature in the Colombian Pacific
If there's a plan that combines jungle, river, drums, and the best cuisine of the Pacific, it's the Festival Marimba Santa 2026 in San Cipriano. This event, whi
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FestivalsThe Carnival of the Dead: The Celebration of Life at the Mamatoco Cemetery
Imagine a night when the Mamatoco cemetery in Santa Marta stops being a place of silence and candles and turns into a dance floor. It's not a horror movie or an
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FestivalsNew Year in Santa Marta: Fireworks and Parties on the Caribbean Sea
Practical guide to celebrate New Year's Eve in Santa Marta, with beach fireworks, parties at El Rodadero, and updated tips to enjoy the magical night.
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Art & CultureSanta Marta Events Calendar 2026: From Fiesta del Mar to Patron Saint Festivities
Santa Marta Events Calendar 2026: From Fiesta del Mar to Patron Saint Festivities
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FestivalsWhen the River Becomes a Stage: The Underground Festival of the Santa Marta Marshes
There is a rumor that runs among backpackers in Taganga, among birdwatching guides, and among the owners of hostels in Minca. They say that once a year, when th
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FestivalsFiesta del Mar 2027 in Santa Marta: Dates, Official Schedule, and Everything You Need to Know
If there's one week when Santa Marta comes alive completely, it's the Fiesta del Mar. It's not just any celebration: it's the city's birthday, the Pearl of Amer
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FestivalsThe Sierra Nevada Craft Beer Festival: Hidden Brewers and High-Altitude Flavors
A few years ago, when Sierra Nevada coffee was already famous worldwide, a group of homebrewers from Minca and Bonda got together on a farm to taste their first
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Food & DrinkCocinar Gastronomic Festival at the Fiestas del Mar in Santa Marta: Dates, Schedule, and How to Enjoy It to the Fullest
If there is one event that lights up the stoves and brings together the locals and visitors during the Fiestas del Mar, it is the Cocinar Gastronomic Festival.
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Art & CultureThe Trail of Erased Carnivals: The Calle 10 Troupes That Defied the Mayor's Office in 1984
In Santa Marta, Carnival was not always an official event. There was a year, 1984, when the Mayor's Office decided to ban it entirely. They cited "public disord
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The Calle 22 Flea Market: Where Locals Sell Their Treasures and Tourists Walk By
If you walk along Calle 22 between Carreras 5 and 7 any Sunday before noon, you will come across something few tourists know about: a flea market that locals si
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FestivalsThe Cumbia Festival in Barrio Pescaíto: Where Music is Played on the Corner and Danced in the Street
In Santa Marta there are festivals that appear on airport posters, with a giant stage and beer sponsors. And then there is the Cumbia Festival in Barrio Pescaít
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