Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bogota, Colombia

Topdrukte — Christmas lights, Year-end holidays in Colombia

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas lights (1 dec – 8 jan (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingen

  Bogota empties from the Wednesday: offices shut, half the city drives down to warmer ground, and the traffic is briefly bearable. Restaurants and some museums keep short hours. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  First rainy season

  25 mrt – 31 mei · meestalMoesson

  Bogota runs two wet seasons a year rather than one, and this is the heavier of them: clear mornings, a downpour most afternoons, and the hills above the city in cloud.

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Feria del Libro de Bogota

• Festival

  Feria del Libro de Bogota

  21 apr – 4 meiKunstenfestivalDruk

  A fortnight of publishers, readings and queues at Corferias, with a guest country and half a million visitors. Hotels near the fairground fill; the rest of the city barely notices. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr), First rainy season (25 mrt – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — Feria del Libro de Bogota

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: First rainy season (25 mrt – 31 mei (meestal)), Feria del Libro de Bogota (21 apr – 4 mei)

Druk — Mid-year recess in Colombia, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Rock al Parque

  10–12 oktMuziekfestivalDruk

  A free three-day rock festival in Parque Simon Bolivar, one of the largest of its kind in the world and run by the city's arts institute; normally a June weekend, though the 30th edition moves to October. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Festival de Verano, Mid-year recess in Colombia

• Seizoen

  August wind and kites

  20 jul – 10 sep · meestalWindseizoen

  The dry weeks come with a steady wind that every child in the city answers with a kite; the Simon Bolivar park is full of them at weekends. It is also the clearest light of the year.

Druk — Festival de Verano

• Festival

  Festival de Verano

  31 jul – 31 augGroot festivalDruk

  A month of free sport, concerts and open-air events in the parks around the city's birthday, run by the district. The kite festival at Simon Bolivar is the one everyone turns up to. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: August wind and kites (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: August wind and kites (20 jul – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Rock al Parque, October recess week in Colombia

• Seizoen

  Second rainy season

  1 okt – 30 nov · meestalMoesson

  The rains come back for October and November, shorter and colder than the April round, with grey afternoons and the sabana flooding in the worst years.

Druk — Year-end holidays in Colombia

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Second rainy season (1 okt – 30 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas lights, Year-end holidays in Colombia

• Feestdag

  Christmas lights

  1 dec – 8 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  The city strings the Septima, Monserrate and the main avenues from the start of December and buses run night circuits to look at them. Bogota half-empties for the last fortnight of the year. Bron ↗