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The Virgen de lo Vasquez Pilgrimage
One of the most spectacular Chilean manifestations of the devotions for the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is the annual pilgrimage to the Santuario de la Virgen de lo…
International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts
Around 150 artisans from a never-ending list of Latin American countries proudly exhibit typical handicrafts at the International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts in Santiago's Parque…
Concerts at Santiago's Teatro Municipal
Santiago's famous Teatro Municipal stages a full season of concerts given by the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra under music director Jan Latham Koenig. Visiting artists also perform at…
Valparaíso celebrates its end-of-year Cultural Carnival with a flurry of events. Art exhibitions, music and theatre performances, literature readings in the city's cafés, cinema screenings and…
International Display of Traditional Arts & Crafts
More than 150 artisans from countries across Latin American display their handiwork at the International Display of Traditional Arts & Crafts in Santiago's Vitacura Bicentenary Park. Shoppers…
In-Edit Chile is a sibling of Barcelona's International Music Documentary and Film Festival. Peek into the life of music legends with national, international and classic music documentaries in…
The Big Festival (La Fiesta Grande)
Andacollo's Fiesta Grande is a religious gathering that draws crowds of up to 150,000, who converge on this small town in central Chile to worship the patron saint of local mines, La Virgen…
Loveparade, Santiago's mammoth electronic dance music festival, returns to Chile every year. The parade, complete with banging sound systems, heads out on a route around the city, arriving at…
The Dakar Rally pits over 400 drivers against each other in a gruelling long-distance race. In 2009, the rally takes place in South America for the first time, covering a 9000km loop between…
The long-standing annual Festival of Foreign Colonies in Antofagasta, (Festival de Colectividades Extranjeras), is a celebration of the music, dance, typical costumes, food and culture of each…
Saint Sebastian, patron saint of archers, armourers, athletes, the dying, enemies of religion, ironmongers, lacemakers, laceworkers, the plague, the police, racquet makers, Rio de Janeiro…
The Chilean capital explodes with a multitude of theatrical performances throughout January at the international theatre festival Santiago a Mil. National and international artists and…
International Folklore American Dance Festival
Iquique's International Folklore American Dance Festival (Festival Internacional de Folclore Danzamérica) begins with a lively and colourful street procession and continues with performances…
The highlight of Chile's equestrian calendar is, without a doubt, Derby Day, held each year at the Valparaiso Sporting Club in Viña del Mar. It is a race over 2500 metres for three-year-old…
Explore Chilean culture and history under the stars at Open-Air Documentaries in Forestal Park. Organised by the University of Chile, free documentaries are screened every year on balmy summer…
Lebu Jazz draws the best of the blue note throughout the little Southern Chile town. The event, which is absolutely free, features top Chilean and international jazz musicians doing their…
Iquique's annual carnival is a spectacular sight, with vibrantly coloured floats and jigging comparsas (professional groups of dancers) parading up and down Playa Brava beach at the southern…
Feast of the Virgin of 40 Hours
The Feast of the Virgin of 40 Hours (La Virgen de las 40 Horas) in Limache is so named because she rescued a boatful of lost fishermen and sailors in a storm after, you guessed it, precisely 40 hours.
Viña del Mar International Festival of Song
Stellar international musicians fly to the Chilean coast for the Viña del Mar International Festival of Song at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheatre in Viña del Mar every summer. Huge names in the…
Monte Mapu International Festival of Ecology, Ethnicity & Culture
The Monte Mapu International Festival of Ecology, Ethnicity & Culture highlights the perils of global warming. Festival-goers can enjoy performing arts and live music at the Isla de Maipo's El…
