Medellin’s Flower Festival, the city’s most important cultural event of the year, has a number of recommended activities scheduled for the weekend.
Friday
- Orchid, birds, and flowers exhibition
8AM – 8PM — Botanical garden - Neighborhood concert (with La Tartana, Fractal Teatro, Son Bata, Grupo Nueva Gente,Anchoa, Sociedad FB7, and Frene sí Orquestra)
3PM – 10PM — Cancha La Frontera, Playón de los Comuneros, calle 119 con carrera 51 - Concerts sponsored by Aguardiente Antioqueño y Ron Medellín Añejo (with Topicombo, Ismael Miranda, Son de Cali, and J. Balvin)
6PM – 1AM — Cancha Campo Amor
Saturday
- Orchid, birds, and flowers exhibition
8AM – 8PM — Botanical garden - Sanalejo market
8AM -6PM — Parque Bolivar - Parade of classic and old cars
10:30AM – ?? — MAPS PLEASE - Concert sponsored by Pilsen (with Piso 21, Laberinto, and Artista de Altavoz)
4PM – 12PM — Parque de Los Deseos - Neighborhood concert (with La Polilla, Oriental Fusion, El Mago Naul, Trio America, Los Hermanos del Vallenato, Guillermo Puerta, and Los de la Noche)
3PM – 10PM — Corregimiento de Altavista, Casa de Gobierno - Tropical music night in the park (with Tropico Big Band and Sonora Tropico)
6PM – 12PM — Parque de Los Pies Descalzos
- Orchids, parrots and flowers exhibition
8AM -8PM — Botanical garden - “Silleteros” (flower carriers) parade
Plaza Mayor - Parade of the martial bands in La Floresta
3PM — Begins on Puente de Guayaquil Avenida del Rio, then through San Juan, Avenida el Ferrocarril, Plaza Mayor, and ending in Palacio de Exposiciones