Festival de Canciónes kicks off in Martazuela July 10-20

Martazuela's largest and most popular event takes place on July 10-20. The festival itself takes place in Valperegas,Paraquéz and Santa Valencia at a variety of venues and locations.During the festival a different genre of music is showcased each day and along with music there is dancing,food and cultural showcases. Each year the festival attracts about 3 million people.



Schedule
July 10: Opening Ceremony/Parade: Valperegas-Estadio Olimpico
Paraquéz-Estadio Federico Lopez
Santa Valencia: Area Jorge Martin

July 11: Folk/Traditional: Valperegas-Plaza Colón
Paraquéz: Barrio Antiguo

July 12: Rock/Pop: Valperegas-Plaza Indepencia
Paraquéz-Parque Bolivar

July 13: International: Valperegas-Parque Ruso
Santa Valencia-Plaza España

July 14: Flamenco: Paraquéz-Plaza Central
Santa Valencia-Parque Santiago

July 15: Classical: Santa Valencia-Teatro Valegas
Valperegas-Teatro de la Ópera

July 16: Caribbean/Reggae: Santa Valencia-Playa Tortuga
Valperegas-Paseo Maritimo

July 17: Hip Hop/Rap: Valperegas-Parque Lenin
Paraquéz-Parque de la Revolción

July 18: Latin: Valperegas-Plaza José Martez
Paraquéz-Plaza Miguel Valdez

July 19:Mixed Music: Valperegas- Estadio Americom
Santa Valencia- Plaza Cristóbal

July 20: Closing Ceremonies/Parade: Valperegas-Estadio Olimpico
Paraquéz-Estadio Federico Lopez
Santa Valencia-Arena Jorge Martin

Some of the venues:


Plaza Indepencia (Valperegas)


Parque Ruso (Valperegas)


Plaza Colón (Valperegas)


Estadio Olimpico (Valperegas)


Teatro Valegas (Santa Valencia)


Playa Tortuga (Santa Valencia)


Estadio Federico Lopez (Paraquéz)


Barria Antiguo (Paraquéz)

Pictures of the festival


Crowds gather for a concert in Plaza Indepencia


Flamenco dancer performing in Santa Valencia


Dancers and performers in the streets of Paraquéz


Latin music performers in Valperegas


A hip hop artist performs in Parque Lenin.


Dancer during the opening ceremony parade


Crowds gather fro a rock concert.


Flamenco dancer and guitarist in Paraquéz


Musicions and dancers during opening parade

Awesome! Can't wait for it

Sounds like a real good festival! I hope to see more!