Quito is promoted as a tourist destination for this carnival holiday from Saturday, February 26 through Tuesday, March 1.
Municipal and provincial institutions, cultural managers, business premises and private companies have prepared a series of events to celebrate the carnival and economically reactivate the city.
With the purpose of recover the traditions and revive the festival and joy characteristic of Quito and inhabitants of rural parishes, festivals with music, dance, gastronomy and handicrafts have been proposed.
This Saturday, February 26, will be the first day of carnival, Below is the schedule of activities that you can do:
| Event | Description | Place | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| carnival villages | Four fun stations themed around national and district carnivals and seasonal sounds, where participants will be able to create a sample of those elements that the stations put on stage | Benjamín Carrión Cultural Center of Bellavista and Yaku Water Museum | From 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Atuk Foam and Colors Dance Festival | Dance Festival with the participation of 24 groups of actors and cultural managers from the community of Atucucho and surrounding neighborhoods. | english park | From 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Dance work Imagine | A family play that through dance and puppets take you to a place where imagination and stories live. | Virtual (Sucre Theater) | 20:00 |
| Carnival at the City Museum | Shell workshop, where you will learn about the carnival, its motivations and practices. | Museum of the City | From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
| Quito Carnival | Folkloric group presentations and traditional dance contest. | Virtual (Interactive Science Museum) | From 15:00 to 17:00 |
| Carnival around the world | Tour that will show the forms, customs and traditions with which the carnival is celebrated in different parts of the world. | Virtual (Yaku Water Museum) | From 12:00 to 15:00 |
| To the voice of Pawkar Pacha | Ritual typical of the Andean worldview, which takes place every year during the Carnival festivities, as a way to exalt other forms of spirituality and artistic expression | Virtual (Museum of Carmen Alto) | 10:00 |
| Traveling art tours | Tours with popular music bands together with traditional dance groups, in different neighborhoods of the La Delicia Zone. | Barrio Puertas del Sol and Barrio Colinas del Norte Parroquia Condado | From 10:00 and 12:00 respectively |
| Carnival in El Cajon | Face-to-face meeting of artists and cultural managers, with the aim of strengthening the Carnival process in the El Cajón neighborhood. | Calderon | From 1:00 p.m. |
| Yumbo Carnival Chillo Jijon | Tour that will last one hour, with the participation of a dance group, a band, the mobile allegory requested from the Secretary of Culture. | Chillo Jijon neighborhood | From 17:30 |
| Live the carnival in La Mariscal | Tour to enjoy art and music along Av. Amazonas where you can see metal sculptures and live music. | Av. Amazonas between Colón and Patria | From 09:30 to 18:30 |
| carnival festival | Presentation of dance groups from the area with dances typical of the Carnival of Ecuador and other countries. | Agora of the Interactive Science Museum | From 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| surprise carnival | Departure from La Chiva from Orellana, enter through Reina Victoria and then take Av. Amazonas, to enter several stops: | Gabriela Mistral Square; of Cultures; The Quinde (Plaza Foch); Borja Yerovy Square: Plaza de los Presidentes: Arco de la Circasiana (Parque el Ejido) | From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Carnival Glow | Departure from La Chiva from Orellana, enter through Reina Victoria and then take Av. Amazonas, to enter several stops: | Gabriela Mistral Square; of Cultures; The Quinde (Plaza Foch); Borja Yerovy Square: Plaza de los Presidentes: Arco de la Circasiana (Parque el Ejido) | From 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Carnival in traditional neighborhoods of San Blas | Departure from the Astronomical Observatory, Parque La Alameda | astronomical Observatory | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| The Chilean Tragic Tour | Tour with live theater through the church, cemetery, convent and towers of El Tejar. | El Tejar Cemetery (Reservations at 0998954141) | 19:00 |
| Source: Quito Tourism |
For the tour booking will be able access the website allocated by the Municipality. Due to the coronavirus Pandemic, some will be with restricted capacity.
In addition, to consult the other activities you can enter the Ministry of Culture page or through their social networks.
The museums of the capital They will also be enabled with different events.
The Vehicle restriction peak and license plate is not valid during weekends and holidays, so all vehicles will have free mobility. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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