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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Daily events at Medellin Flower Festival 2009



Below is a list of events at Medellin's annual flower festival, or Feria de las Flores.

The event take place July 29 to August 9.

http://www.feriadelasfloresmedellin.gov.co/

The following events take place daily:
* Bonsai exposition - San Diego shopping center (all day)
* Classic cars exposition - Premium Plaza shopping center (all day)
* San Alejo folkloric market - Parque Simon Bolivar (all day)
* Display of flowers - Pueblito Paisa (all day)
* Flower and butterfly exposition - Plazoleta shopping center (all day)
* Decorarte | decorative art exhibition - Museum El Castillo(9AM - 6PM)
* Folkloric fair - Unicentro shopping center (all day)
* Towns of Antioquia present themselves (the highway below Pueblito Paisa)

Events on a day by day basis:

Friday July 31

* Flower growers explain the silletas or flower arrangements - Los Molinos shopping center (12AM - 6PM)
* Official inauguration of the flower festival - governmental district Alpujarra (6PM - 1AM)
* Flower festival super concert with Silvestre Dangond, Iván Villazón, Felipe Peláez, Son de Cali, Maelo Ruíz and Grupo Galé - Atanasio football stadium (6PM - late)
* Fireworks - governmental district Alpujarra (8PM)

Saturday August 1

* Children's parade of flower arrangements - Carrera 82, La Floresta (10AM)
* Zona Que Suena, local bands perform - outside Parque Explora (10AM - 7PM)
* Cabalgata (horses to participate are for rent) - Carrefour Las Vegas (1PM)
* Marching band festival - Southern Bus terminal (1PM - 9PM)
* 4th International Women's Soccer Tournament (4PM - 9PM)
* Concert Colonbeat - Parque Norte (8PM - late)
* Concert Rachael Starr & Nadia Ali - Forum even center (9PM)

Sunday August 2

* Flower tour on San Pedro cemetary (8AM - 7PM)
* Cross country motor race - Pueblito Paisa ( 9AM - )
* Children's Cabalgata - Parque Pies Descalzos (2PM)
* Marching band festival - Southern Bus terminal (1PM - 9PM)
* Popular Music Festival (Los Visconti de Argentina, Arelys Henao, Los Relicarios, El Duelo Revelación, Otto Bermúdez & Jhon Castillo - Carlos Vieco Theater (2PM - 9PM)
* Music festival with Carajo, Cadena Perpetua, Tr3sdecorazón, Don Tetto, Johnie All Stars - Club Palmahia (3PM - 8PM)

Monday August 3

* Classical music and dance - Parque de los Pies Descalzos (6PM - 12PM)
* Salsa party - Carrera 70a / Calle 43 (7PM)

Tuesday August 4

* Jazz performances - Parque de los Pies Descalzos (6PM - 12PM)
* Salsa party - Carrera 70a / Calle 43 (7PM)

Wednesday August 5

* Fauna photography competition - Santa Fe zoo (9AM - 5PM)
* Folkloric jewelry exhibition - El Tesoro shopping center (11AM - 9:30PM)
* Colombian music - Parque de los Pies Descalzos (6PM - 12PM)
* Orchid, flower and parrot exhibition - Botanic Garden (7PM - )
* Tango performance - Medellin University Theater (8PM)

Thursday August 6

* Horse exhibition - Aurelia Mejía Colliseum (10AM - 12PM)
* Music festival with Claudia Diez, Tono 40, Luisito Muñoz, Los Corraleros del Majagual - Pueblito Paisa ( 4PM - 12PM)
* Fashion show - Junin shopping street 5PM - 6PM)
* Salsa concert - Parque Juan Pablo II (8PM)
* Tango concert - Hotel Nutibara (9PM)

Friday August 7

* Downhill motor race - Cerro de las Tres Cruces (9AM - )
* National car tuning festival - Parque Juan Pablo II (11AM - 11PM)
* 52nd flower arrangers parade (all day, all over)
* Bullshit and lies festival (serious!) - Monterrey shopping center (7PM - )
* Vallenato festival with Peter Manjarres, Silvestre Dangond, Pipe Peláez, Jorge Celedón & José Luis Rodríguez - La Macarena (7:30PM)
* Bailoteca (cumbia and porro) with Billo´s Caracas Boy & Los Melódicos - Parque Juan Pablo II (8PM)
* Viejoteca (cumbia and porro) - Club Palmahia (8PM - late)
* Exhibition of winning flower arrangements - Plaza Mayor (6PM - late)

Saturday August 8

* Exhibition of winning flower arrangements - Plaza Mayor (all day)
* National car tuning festival - Parque Juan Pablo II (11AM - 11PM)
* Local bands perform - Carlos Vieco Theater (12AM - 9PM)
* Classic cars parade (all day, all over)
* Cheerleading competition - National University (all day)
* Dance performance - Lido Theater (7PM)
* Vallenato party with Silvestre Dangond, Jorge Celedón, Los Gigantes del Vallenato & Pipe Peláez - Parque Juan Pablo II (8PM)
* Flower festival party with Silvestre Dangond, Iván Villazón & Felipe Peláez - Pabellón Amarillo exhibition center (8PM)

Sunday August 9

* Marching band competition - Parque de la Floresta (9AM - 8PM)
* Chivas y flores (decorated traditional buses) - (all day, all over)
* National car tuning festival - Parque Juan Pablo II (11AM - 11PM)
* Gospel festival - Parque de los Deseos (1PM - 10PM)
* Cultural displays of Antioquia culture - Los Molinos shopping center (2PM - )
* Orchest festival - border Medellin / Enigado (3PM - 9PM)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great information on Medellin. Do you have the itinerary for 2010?

thanks, jamie

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