Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Druk — Year-end holidays in Colombia, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

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

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Festival de Astronomia, Semana Santa

• Festival

  Festival de Astronomia

  20–22 mrtSterrenhemelseizoenDruk

  Telescopes fill the enormous cobbled plaza for a long weekend in March, with talks, a guest country and a town that turns its lights down for it. The nights up here are genuinely dark. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Processions round the plaza on the Thursday and Friday, and every hotel in a colonial town of five thousand taken by Bogota. The road in from Tunja crawls on the Wednesday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia

• Seizoen

  First rainy season

  1 apr – 31 mei · meestalMoesson

  The dry valley greens up for a few weeks and the afternoon storms come over the ridge; it is the quietest stretch of the year and the guest houses discount for it.

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — Festival Nacional de Bandas

• Festival

  Festival Nacional de Bandas

  10–25 mei · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Colombia's national symphonic and youth wind-band competition takes over the main square for a weekend in mid-May, with brass and percussion bands from across the country and rooms booked out by visiting families. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: First rainy season (1 apr – 31 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Founding anniversary, Villa de Leyva Jazz Festival

• Festival

  Founding anniversary

  8–14 jun · meestalMuziekfestivalDruk

  The town marks its founding on 12 June 1572, and the anniversary programme includes a national band music festival, so expect concerts and crowds in the centre. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Villa de Leyva Jazz Festival

  24–29 junMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Live jazz fills Plaza Mayor and the town's hotels, bars and restaurants for nearly a week, a fixture on Colombia's festival calendar since 2011 that turns the historic centre into a venue in its own right. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen, Mid-year recess in Colombia

• Festival

  Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen

  12–17 jul · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  The patron of drivers gets processions, masses, fireworks and a parade of decorated trucks and floats with a blessing of vehicles. A local fair more than a tourist event, with Bogota weekenders on top. Bron ↗

Druk — Festival del Viento y las Cometas

• Festival

  Festival del Viento y las Cometas

  14–17 augGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The plaza has been given over to kites in the middle of August since the 1970s, because that is when the wind on this plateau is reliable. Everything in town is booked out for the weekend. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Festival Villa del Cine

  20–30 sep · meestalFilmfestival

  A small film festival in late September, running since 2015, with screenings and guests from a different invited country each year. Busier weekends than usual for the time of year. Bron ↗

Druk — October recess week in Colombia

• Seizoen

  Second rainy season

  1 okt – 30 nov · meestalMoesson

  The second and wetter of the two rainy spells, with cloud sitting on the hills and the tracks out to the fossil museums turning to mud. Cold at night at 2,100 metres.

Druk — Year-end holidays in Colombia

In november begint er niets nieuws.

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

Topdrukte — Festival de Luces, Year-end holidays in Colombia

• Festival

  Festival de Luces

  5–7 decKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  Fireworks and lit displays over the plaza for three nights at the start of December, the traditional opening of Christmas in Boyaca. The town closes the centre to cars and fills anyway. Bron ↗