Festivals in Santa Marta

When the River Becomes a Stage: The Underground Festival of the Santa Marta Marshes

Art & Culture

The Trail of Erased Carnivals: The Calle 10 Troupes That Defied the Mayor's Office in 1984

The Sierra Nevada Craft Beer Festival: Hidden Brewers and High-Altitude Flavors

Friendship and Culture Festival in Santa Marta

Santa Marta Foundation Week

The Carnival of the Dead: The Celebration of Life at the Mamatoco Cemetery

New Year in Santa Marta: Fireworks and Parties on the Caribbean Sea

Shopping

The Calle 22 Flea Market: Where Locals Sell Their Treasures and Tourists Walk By

The Viche Festival: The Underground Party That Defies the Law in the Montes de María (Santa Marta)

Bastidas Night Market: Food, Music, and Barter in the Neighborhood That Never Sleeps

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When 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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The 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 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

Friendship and Culture Festival in Santa Marta

The Friendship and Culture Festival in Santa Marta is not just another event on the calendar. It's an explosion of colors, flavors, and sounds that captures the

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Santa Marta Foundation Week

July is a special month in Santa Marta. Every year, the city celebrates its foundation with a week full of events that blend history, culture, and festivities.

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The 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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New 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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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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The Viche Festival: The Underground Party That Defies the Law in the Montes de María (Santa Marta)

Viche is not just any spirit. It is an artisanal distillate of sugarcane that Afro-Colombians from the Pacific and Caribbean have produced since colonial times,

Bastidas Night Market: Food, Music, and Barter in the Neighborhood That Never Sleeps

If you think everything in Santa Marta shuts down after 8 PM, you haven't set foot in the Bastidas neighborhood on a Friday or Saturday. About five years ago, w

The Phantom Regatta: The Sailboat Race Only Locals Know About in Santa Marta Bay

If you have walked along El Rodadero or the Centro Histórico of Santa Marta on any given Saturday, you have probably seen sailboats silhouetted against the suns

The Taganga Fishermen's Procession: An Event of Faith and Nets That Few Tourists See

If you ask any true-born taganguero what the most important day of the year is, few will say December or Easter. Most will tell you about July, specifically Jul