If you plan to attend the Flower Fair, this article is of interest to you. New details were known this Friday about the programming of the long-awaited party that could not take place on a regular basis in the past two years due to the pandemic. After announcing that the celebration will take place between August 5 and 15, the Medellín Mayor’s Office announced that more than 3,200 artists will participate in the 100 public and private events.
This year, 100% presence in the activities is also guaranteed and 13 stages will be enabled (with free admission) for the presentations of local, national and international artists, including Totó La Momposina, Andy Montañez, Rikarena, Kevin Johansen, Chocquibtown, Wilfrido Vargas, Reykon, Los Hermanos Aicardi, Adriana Lucía, Karen Lizarazo and Miranda, among others.
What will be the activities of the Fair?
There will also be space for the traditional activities of this festival, such as the XVIII National Festival of the City of Medellín Trova and the Silleteros Parade, which returns to the streets of the city after being held last year at the Atanasio Girardot stadium. This will return to Avenida del Río, on August 15, where 520 silleteros will parade (10 more than last year) and, For the first time, citizens will have free access to the stands, but with a ticket.
It was also known that of the 520 silleteros that will participate in the parade, 420 are adults, 50 juniors and 50 children. Although access to the stands is free, on the social networks of the Mayor’s Office and on the official website of the Feria de las Flores The procedures to acquire the tickets will be informed.
The Parade of Classic and Antique Cars; the Tablado de la 70 (with inns from my land focused on the neighborhoods of the city); the great concert of the fair (August 12) with Don Omar, Juan Luis Guerra and the Great Combo of Puerto Rico; the Colombian Rock Day Festival (August 14) at the Hangar Park (Aeroparque Juan Pablo II) with Panteón Rococo, Crazy Town and Rubén Albarrán are private events that can also be enjoyed in this new edition of the Fair.
On August 5 the party will be inaugurated with a concert, in the Obelisk (Stadium sector), and the attendance of 25,000 people is expected. From that day the programming will be extended until August 15 with activities such as Future and Connection, in the Park of Desires; Stage Colombia, in Ciudad del Río, which will favor the meeting of the diversity of Colombian culture; We Are All One, at the Metropolitan Theater, for populations with diverse abilities; the Parque de las Flores, in the Parque Juanes de la Paz; and the Children’s Stage, in the North Park, where the members of the Networks of Artistic and Cultural Practices and Good Start will be protagonists.
Likewise, the programming will include the Ball de las Flores, created in 2021 for the inclusion of the LGTBIQ+ community and that this year will have programming in Hangar Park. The Rutas de las Flores are not left out, consisting of 15 mobile stages that will tour the neighborhoods with artistic programming, troubadours and silleteros, since the idea is to take the Fair to the different communes and districts. There will also be the renowned Bicycle Rhythm Fair.
With El Vásquez se Veste de Flores, the patrimonial importance of this place, the heart of Medellin’s culture, will be extolled and a flower exhibition will be held with an artistic program. In addition, there will be the Peasant Cultural Farms and the Most Decorated Block. And to recognize the construction of peace, the Made in Peace fair will be held in Ciudad del Río.
One of the novelties this year is the Popular Music Festival in Pueblito Paisa, which will be held for the first time in this traditional celebration, as well as the Medellín Art Circuit, which will have more than 20 plastic and visual arts galleries. open house with special programming in Barrio Colombia, Provence, Perpetuo Socorro and the National Palace.
The silletera tradition of Santa Elena will continue to be the central axis of the Fair. Thus, The Previous Night returns in this corregimiento to boost the economy and tourism in the silletera farms.
The closing of the Fair on August 15, after the Silleteros Parade, will also include for the first time a free concert for 20,000 people in the Atanasio Girardot stadium, with the presence of national and international artists.
It is projected to generate more than 6,000 jobs with the Fair, 2,000 direct and 4,000 indirect. The Secretary of Economic Development, Alejandro Arias, pointed out that “more than a million non-resident visitors will be received.” In addition, an economic benefit of close to 25 million dollars is expected during the ten days of the contest.
A more detailed program will be known on July 27, at the Juan Pablo II Airport, where the official launch will be made and the City Brand will be presented: “Medellín, Here Everything Blooms”.