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Cali Fair
The Cali Fair (Dec. 25 - Jan. 01) is the most important cultural event in Cali, Colombia. It is a celebration of the region's cultural identity, famous for the Salsa marathon, horse riding parades and dance parties.
Though it is called a "Town's Fair", the city has over 2 million people. "La Feria de Cali" is the main cultural event in the city. It is a fair that has been celebrated since 1957, from December 25th to December 30th. The fair is know also as the "Feria de la Cana" (sugar cane fair) and "Feria de la salsa" (Salsa fair). People enjoy many activities like an opening cabalgata (parade of horseback riders), tascas, salsa concerts, bullfights, parades, athletic activities and competitions and cultural exhibitions.
Cali is also known as the "Capital de la Salsa" given the city's infatuation with that type of Afro-Caribbean music. In early July there is the Summer Salsa Festival which lasts for one week. It usually includes concerts by the world's great remaining salsa bands as well as dance shows and "melomano" competitions in which salsa connoisseurs try to out do each other by digging deep into the archives of salsa music and related sounds to find and reveal long lost tunes.
External links
Government site describing the fair
Activities Fair [edit] Tascas
Chiqui Fair - The fair for children
Reign comunero
Taurine season in the Bullring Canaveralejo
Cavalcade
Opening Concert
Fair sport
Meeting of music lovers, collectors and salsotecas
Fair commoner
National Competition for salsa dancers
Extreme Sports
Superconcierto - national and international orchestras
District rumba
Parade of classic cars
Parade Cali old
Concert couple
Day of the Pacific Black Roots
Rural Fair
The Street Fair - and rumba music.
Festival of Flowers and Colonies
Sites for the Rumba at the Fair [edit] ChangoRumbodromo
Jala-Jala Club
On the 6th Avenue
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