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 Monday, February 28, will be the third 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 | Casa Somos Franco Méndez, Sector El Beaterio | From 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Chonta Taisha Festival “Uwi Ijiamtamu” 2022 | Event to spread this Shuar tradition with Quito society, valuing the intangible cultural heritage and identity of this community. | Pavilion of the Arts of the House of Culture | From 09:00 to 15:00 |
| Permanent exhibition La Ronda: Life and Everyday Life | Four dioramas associated with the sector: barbershop, pawnshop, chichería, bakery, in order to establish a biographical space for the neighborhood | House of the Arts of Ronda | From 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Joanne Vance | Ecuadorian composer, guitarist and singer based in New York. Her music fluctuates between alternative rock, pop and jazz | 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 |
| Quito carnival parade | Four routes with the presence of peace bands and batons of the graduates of the schools and representation of neighborhoods, each with reduced capacity. | Theater Square; San Diego Square; Cumanda Park; Mercy Square | From 09:30 |
| Carnival in Angamarca (Alangasí) | Presentation of a retreat in the square of Angamarca with the participation of a dance group and a village band. | Angamarca | 11:00 |
| Guayllabamba Carnival | Itinerant tour through the streets of the sector with the participation of a band and dance groups with representation of the carnival festivities of each sector. | Guayllabamba | 10:00 |
| Libertarian Route (Domes and crypts of the Society of Jesus) | Tour of the historic center with the presentation of live theater with historical figures. | Historical center (Reservations at 0998954141) | 18:30 |
| 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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