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 Sunday, February 27, will be the second 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 | Cumanda Urban Park | From 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Hall of Dance to Satire | Culture, heritage, identity: the Ecuadorian corridor has managed to enter very different spheres of national life. From its danceable origins, through criticism and socio-political satire, to the purest romanticism. | 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. |
| 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 |
| Comparsa “Yakuwan Tantanakuy: encounter with water” | Starting from the ancestral/Andean meaning Sisa Pacha (time of flowers) that recognizes water as an element of cleanliness and purification for the growth of fruits. | Virtual (Contemporary Art Center) | 11:00 |
| Traveling art tours | Tours with popular music bands together with traditional dance groups, in different neighborhoods of the La Delicia Zone. | Ponceano Bajo neighborhood, Ponceano parish | 10:00 |
| Carnival in Llano Chico | Itinerant Carnival Parade and comparsas, which will travel from Gualo along 17 de Septiembre Street to the Central Park of Llano Chico. | Llano Chico Parish | from 10:00 |
| Corsican Festival of Flowers and Streamers | The largest and most popular event of the Amaguaña carnival where educational institutions, dance groups, community organization will participate. | Main streets of the parish seat | 11:30 |
| Fireworks show “Carnival was lit” | Fireworks show with a duration of 2 minutes, which will be projected from a high area of the parish. | Main streets of the parish seat | 11:30 |
| Carnival of San Juan La Tola (Píntag) | Presentation of a retreat in the downtown area with the participation of a dance group and a village band to accompany the celebration of the traditional Carnival child | San Juan de la Tola | From 09:00 |
| Live the carnival in La Mariscal | Tour with a peace band and a group of Bastoneras from the neighborhood schools. | Reina Victoria (between Homeland and Gabriela Mistral Park) | From 17:00 |
| 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. |
| 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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