Calendar November 2019
1-2
Mexico City
Multicultural Cantolla Balloon Festival
Regional and national tissue paper hot-air balloon contest, traditional dances, live music, workshops, and camping area.
San Agustín Ohtenco Balloon Arena
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1-3
Oranjestad
Aruba Island Takeover
Aruba’s largest music festival. UB40, Sech, Lunay, Jeon, Chris Jeday, Dimelo Flow, Alex Sensation, and EF.
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1-3
San Juan
Monster Jam 2019
Get ready for the world’s largest, best-loved monster trucks. Drivers include Grave Digger, Mad-D, Soldier Fortune, and Pirate’s Curse.
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
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1-3
Willemstad
Curaçao Reggae Festival
The world’s biggest reggae festival featuring Alpha Blondy, Big Mountain, Rasta Farley, J’von, Holland, Semi Marten, Ky-Mani Marley, ThuThukani Cele, and Kevin Isaacs.
Brievengat Festival Center
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1-3
Nassau
Caribe Tip-Off Classic
Kendal GL Isaacs National Gymnasium
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1-10
Toronto
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
The best in agriculture, local food, equestrian competitions, and lots of fun.
Enercare Center, Exhibition Place.
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1-17
Mexico City
La Llorona
Stage show bringing together dance, theater, and pre-Hispanic music.
Periférico Sur s/n, Embarcadero Cuemanco Xochimilco.
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1-17
Porto Alegre
Feira do Livro (Book Fair)
Cultural event presenting the latest in Brazilian and international literature.
Bom Fim
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1-22 (Monday to Friday)
Guatemala City
“Visual textures”
First exhibition by artist Marta María Joglar combining nature, fashion, and emotion.
Gallery of the G&T Continental Foundation Center.
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1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
Guatemala city
“Tired of Kissing Frogs”
This romantic comedy will make you laugh out loud.
Roof Top Room, Oakland Mall.
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2
Willemstad
Corks and Forks Festival
Food and wine festival offering snacks and drinks from several continents along with live music and art.
Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei.
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2
Asunción
Luis Fonsi’s Vida World Tour
Rakiura Resort.
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Nov. 31 – Dec. 2
Mexico
Day of the Dead
Cultural celebration honoring the dead and celebrating life. Mock funeral processions, mariachi music, cemetery visits, costume parade, dances, and street art.
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2-3
Bogota
Salsa al Parque Festival
Enjoy a spectacular weekend dancing to salsa greats Gilberto Santa Rosa, Mercadonegro, Eliades Ochoa and Patria, Elito Revé and his Charangón, and Las Guaracheras, among others.
Simon Bolivar Park.
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3
Santo Domingo
A New World Merengue Record
350 couples dance to the rhythm of Joseíto Mateo’s “El merengón” to break the record currently held by Russia since 2013.
Plaza España.
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3
New Orleans
Oak Street Po-Boy Festival
A celebration of one of New Orleans’ most distinctive and delicious creations, the Po-Boy sandwich, with more than sixty variations and live music, art, and beer.
Oak Street Business Corridor.
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3
Guadalajara
OctoberFest
Final day of this beautiful celebration featuring cultural activities and events.
Prolongación Mariano Bárcenas, Auditorio Benito Juárez.
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Nov. 26 – Dec. 3
Jamaica
Food & Drink Festival
Exquisite recipes prepared by famous chefs, a food truck party, pork and seafood delicacies, fine and craft drinks, live music, dancing, crafts, and lots of fun.
Settings throughout the city. Information: www.jafooddandrink.com
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Nov. 31 – Dec. 3
Chicago
SOFA
Final day of the Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art festival. Three-dimensional works of art incorporating wood, glass, fiber, metal, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, design, photography, painting, and paper. Seminars hosted by art critics.
Navy Pier
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3-17
Montreal
Montreal Sefarad Festival
Festival for all tastes and generations. Authors, painters, musicians, and comedians create an eclectic mixture of words, images, and sounds.
Settings throughout the city. Información: www.festivalsefarad.ca
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4-8
Havana
International Fair of Havana (FIHAV)
Trade show featuring all kinds of food and beverages, health care services, textiles, construction materials, cosmetics, machinery and equipment, technology, and information technology.
Expocuba.
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4-10
New York City
New York Comedy Festival
Stand-up comedy fans enjoy some of the world’s finest comedians. Bill Maher, Randy Rainbow, Trevor Noah, Kathleen Madigan, Kevin Smith, Jay Mewes, and Nicole Byer.
Información: http://nycomedyfestival.com/
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5
Bogotá
5-17
Dance in the City Festival
More than six hundred artists from Brazil, Spain, Mexico, France, Japan, Canada, and Switzerland present works in a variety of dance expressions.
Information: www.danzaenlaciudad.gov.co
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6-15
Bogota
6th District Choir Festival – Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra
The city’s most prominent choirs perform in churches, parks, schools, auditoriums, and theaters around the city.
Information: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA .
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7-10
Miami
Seed, Food, and Wine Week
Annual event celebrating sustainable, plant-based and GMO-free food and drink. Recipe demos, craft beer and spirits tasting, urban gardening, yoga, and meditation all in one place.
Information: https://www.seedfoodandwine.com/passes
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8
Bogotá
- Hardem & The United Fruit Co. and Las Hermanas
Electronic music, beats, and hip hop at the Teatro Colón.
Teatro Colón.
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8-9 (and every Friday and Saturday of the month)
Guatemala city
Camille
Second season of this classic play.
Manuel Galich Theater.
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8-10
Guayaquil
Transportation 2019
New models, new technology, professional training, and shows.
Expoplaza.
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8-10
Port-au-Prince
Americas Fashion Fest (TAFF)
Sazi Creations organizes Haiti’s first annual fashion festival to exhibit products by US designers. 2020 spring and summer fashions by entrepreneurs-designers for daytime, night, and the beach, including footwear and accessories.
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8-18
Mexico City
International Book Fair for Children and Youth
Featuring more than one hundred publishers of the best in children’s and youth books, dance, theater, and music.
National Center of the Arts.
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9
Asunción
Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival
A tribute to one hundred years of friendship between Paraguay and Japan. Bon Odori, taiko, Japanese dance, typical foods, and musical shows.
Marshal Convention Center
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9-18
Buenos Aires
COAS Fair of Nations
A classic family outing to shop for the latest in design, fashion, decoration, and crafts, with a food court, rest area, and outdoor shows. All proceeds go to public hospitals.
La Rural.
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10
Guatemala City
Auto Rock
Classic car exhibition
Campo Marte, Tribuna Principal.
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10
Monterrey
Saint Lucia International Festival
Final day of this celebration of Monterrey’s culture, history, and traditions. Music, dance, theater, and circus arts take over the streets of the city.
Several scenarios of the city.
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10
Rosario
54th International Photography Exhibition
Final day of this photographic exhibition featuring professional photographers from Argentine and around the globe.
Centro Cultural Roberto Fontanarrosa.
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12-17
Oranjestad
Aruba Beach Tennis Open
Beach tennis pros and amateurs from around the world compete in this prestigious tournament.
Eagle Beach.
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12-17
Panama City
Cirque du Soleil Ovo
Amador Convention Center.
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13-16
Puerto Vallarta
International Marlin and Sailfish Fishing Tournament
Marina Vallarta Boardwalk.
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14
Nov. 14 – Dec. 22
Toronto
Toronto Christmas Market
The perfect place to enjoy the magic of Christmas.
Distillery Historic District.
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14-15
Bogotá
Mariachi Festival Gala
With Tania Libertad, in Colombia, Mexico, Peru.
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
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14-18
Buenos Aires
19th International Buenos Aires Jazz Festival
From swing to jazz fusion and everything in between, plus master classes, workshops, special productions, outdoor concerts, and the new-style tango in settings throughout the city.
Information: https://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/2018/jazz/es/sedesmap
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15
Santo Domingo
Toque Sinfónico
Celebration of thirty years of music from the Toque Profundo group, accompanied by the Caribbean Philharmonic Orchestra, performing their greatest hits.
Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel & Casino.
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16-17
San Juan
Star Force The Fun Fest
Become a Jedi master at the space sword academy station, or an archery expert, and compete with other warriors.
PR Convention Center.
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16-17
New Orleans
Treme Creole Gumbo Festival
Enjoy superb traditional and contemporary jazz while savoring delicious gumbo along with local arts, crafts, and jewelry.
Louis Armstrong Park.
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16-17
New Orleans
Congo Square Rhymths Festival
African drums and dancing honor ancestors and traditions in a celebration of food, music, and dance.
Congo Square.
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16-17
Cancún
Xel-Ha Triathlon
This sporting event promotes conservation of sea turtles, a fundamental part of the world’s natural heritage.
Park and Chetumal highway, Puerto Juárez.
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16-30
Cartagena
National Athletic Competitions
The nation’s most important multi-athletic celebration includes swimming, billiards, baseball, basketball, badminton, boxing, boating, cycling, rhythmic, artistic gymnastics, trampoline, karate, and wrestling.
Information: juegosnacionales.gov.co
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17
San José
FUN-KO Fest
Collectible figures show with stands, promotions, auctions, and conferences.
Children’s Museum, CCCC.
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17
San Juan
TV Series Concert
The Camerata Philharmonic Orchestra, with more than fifty musicians and singers on stage, under the direction of maestro Emanuel Olivieri, performing music from your favorite series: Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Dr. Who, Sherlock, M*A*S*H, The Walking Dead, and others.
Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center.
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17
Toronto
Santa Claus Parade
The oldest children’s parade in the world, with more than 25 floats, 200 clowns, and 2,000 costumed volunteers.
From Christie Pits to St. Lawrence Market.
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17-24
Miami
Miami Book Fair
More than 250 publishers and bookstores presenting new and old titles and special and antique books, plus theater, arts and crafts, comics, and graphic novels.
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus.
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19
19-24
Puerto Vallarta
International Gourmet Festival
Thirty prestigious chefs from around the world pay tribute to wine, cheese, and jazz, plus an exciting polo tournament.
Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, and Tepic.
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20-24
Villa Hermosa
Chocolate Festival
Tabasco chocolate experts perform demonstrations and offer conferences, and workshops for the general public.
Parque Tabasco, Sections 1 and 2.
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20-25
Montreal
Book Fair
Literature lovers will discover hundreds of authors, books for all tastes, interviews, conferences, workshops, and competitions.
Place Bonaventure Exhibition Hall.
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21
Mendoza
Pedro Pastor y los Locos Descalzos
Minstrel.
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21
Panama City
Pablo Londra in concert
Amador Convention Center.
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22-24
San Francisco
San Francisco International Hip Hop Dancefest
Innovative, electrifying, and stimulating performances by professionals from around the world.
Palace of Fine Arts.
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23
Guadalajara
Mexican Wine Festival
Presentation of new wines from all over Mexico.
Parque Trasloma.
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Nov. 25 – Dec. 7
Port-au-Prince
Quatre Chemins Festival
Cultural festival welcoming innovative creators from around the world. Special guest: Michele Lemoine.
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25-30
San Andrés
Annual Festivities
Tribute to the archipelago’s patron saint with dancing, music, gastronomy, and the Coconut Queen pageant.
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Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
Willemstad
Curaçao Utopia Kizomba Festival
Renowned national and international Kizomba teachers and DJs, plus workshops, dancing, sightseeing, and adventures.
31 to Dr. MJ Hugenholtzweg
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29
Bogotá
Aterciopelados in concert
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
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29
New Orleans
Greek Show & Battle of the Bands
Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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Nov. 29 – Dec. 1
Washington DC
ZooLights
Bring the family to the National Zoo to meet nocturnal animals and enjoy 500,000 ecological LED lights, live music, and winter treats.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
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30
New Orleans
46th Annual Bayou Classic
Grambling vs. Southern
Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
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Nov. 30 – Dec. 8
Guadalajara
International Book Fair
Publishers, authors, and book lovers meet to celebrate the world of literature. Guest of honor: United Kingdom
Guadalajara Expo Center.
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