Medellin’s Flower Festival, the city’s most important cultural event of the year, has a number of recommended activities scheduled for the week.
With at least 150 activities in 10 days, it’s easy to get lost, so we compiled what we think are the coolest events to be visiting this week.
If you haven’t yet taken the possibility to visit one of Medellin’s northern neighborhoods, take the opportunity to visit one of the “tablados” or block parties organized this week in Manrique en La Milagrosa.
Monday
- Flowers and butterflies exposition
10AM – 7PM — Union mall - Artisan fair
10AM – 8PM — Premium Plaza mall - Bonsai exhibition
10AM – 8PM — San Diego mall - Artesanal Medellin 2011
10:30AM – 9:30PM — Punto Clave mall - Exposition of photos of the Comuna 13 by photo journalist Federico Rios
2PM – 6PM — Telemedellin office, Carrera 43A 17 sur 30 - Amigos Invisibles and other acts in concert
6PM – ?? — Parque Piez Descalzos - Willie Colon, Grupo Gale, Charrito Negro, Silvestre Dangond in concert
6PM – 1AM — Feria de Ganados
Tuesday
- Flowers and butterflies exposition
10AM – 7PM — Union mall - Artisan fair
10AM – 8PM — Premium Plaza mall - Bonsai exhibition
10AM – 8PM — San Diego mall - Artesanal Medellin 2011
10:30AM – 9:30PM — Punto Clave mall - Exposition of photos of the Comuna 13 by photo journalist Federico Rios
2PM – 6PM — Telemedellin office, Carrera 43A 17 sur 30 - Classical Music Night
6PM – ?? — Parque Piez Descalzos - Opening night of the Orchids, parrots and flowers exhibition
7PM – ?? — Botanical garden - Tropical Music Night (with Darvis “El Toro Vallenato” Avila and Gustavo “El Loko” Quintero)
8PM – 12PM — Monterrey mall
Wednesday
- Orchids, parrots and flowers exhibition
8AM -8PM — Botanical garden - Flowers and butterflies exposition
10AM – 7PM — Union mall - Artisan fair
10AM – 8PM — Premium Plaza mall - Bonsai exhibition
10AM – 8PM — San Diego mall - Artesanal Medellin 2011
10:30AM – 9:30PM — Punto Clave mall - Exposition of photos of the Comuna 13 by photo journalist Federico Rios
2PM – 6PM — Telemedellin office, Carrera 43A #17sur30 - Parrandera music
3PM – ?? — Salon Malaga, Carrera 51 #45-80 - Folkloric Music Night (with the Gaiteros de Mariangola, Banda Distrital de Barranquilla, Tierradentro and Cimarrón)
6PM – 12PM — Parque Piez Descalzos - Pop Music Festival (with Grupo Caneo, Los Gigantes del Vallenato, J. Balvin, Cheo Feliciano)
6PM – 1AM –Parque Juan Pablo II - Salsa Night (with Salsa Brava and Grupo Galé)
8PM – 12PM — Monterrey mall
Thursday
- Orchids, parrots and flowers exhibition
8AM -8PM — Botanical garden - Flowers and butterflies exposition
10AM – 7PM — Union mall - Artisan fair
10AM – 8PM — Premium Plaza mall - Bonsai exhibition
10AM – 8PM — San Diego mall - Artesanal Medellin 2011
10:30AM – 9:30PM — Punto Clave mall - Exposition of photos of the Comuna 13 by photo journalist Federico Rios
2PM – 6PM — Telemedellin office, Carrera 43A #17sur30 - Barrio Manrique block party (with Barrio Comparsa, Mago Volantín, Casa-Arte, Pantoloco, A Puro Tango, Banda Distrital de Barranquilla. Jorge Uribe, De Bruces A Mí, Siguarajazz
3PM – 10PM — Esmeraldas soccer pitch in barrio Manrique - Tango music and dance
3PM – ?? — Salon Malaga, Carrera 51 #45-80 - Traditional “silletero” music
5PM – ?? — Los Molinos mall - Flower Festival Music Concert
5:30PM – 9PM — Northern bus terminal - Son and Bolero Night (with 100 de la Habana – Piano a Voz – Los 4 de Belén – Juan Carlos Coronel)
6PM – 12PM — Parque Piez Descalzos - Barrio La Milagrosa block party (with the Medellin Police Orchestra, Piso 21, Laberinto, La 33 and Fruko y sus Tesos
6PM – 10PM — La Milagrosa Park