På gång i Cartagena, Colombia under året

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Hay Festival Cartagena

• Festival

  Cartagena Music Festival

  5–15 jan · vanligtvisBoka tidigt

  A week of classical concerts in the churches and theatres inside the walls in early January, with free open-air nights in the plazas. It fills the small hotels of the old town. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Hay Festival Cartagena

  29 jan – 1 febKulturfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  Four days of writers and public conversations across the walled city at the end of January, in Spanish and English. The busiest week of the season for the old-town hotels. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (1 nov – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Trade wind season (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Hay Festival Cartagena

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Hay Festival Cartagena (29 jan – 1 feb), Cruise season (1 nov – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Trade wind season (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Cartagena film festival

• Festival

  Cartagena film festival

  5–20 mar · vanligtvisTrångt

  The oldest film festival in Latin America, with free screenings on the walls and in the plazas of the old town; the walled city fills for a week and the boutique hotels go early. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Semana Santa

  20 mar – 25 apr · vanligtvisPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtStängningar

  Colombia's biggest domestic travel week lands on the coast: flights from Bogotá double, the beaches at Bocagrande are shoulder to shoulder and Thursday and Friday shut most businesses. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (1 nov – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Trade wind season (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Semana Santa

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Semana Santa (20 mar – 25 apr (vanligtvis)), Cruise season (1 nov – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Trade wind season (15 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Mid-year recess i Colombia

• Säsong

  Veranillo dry spell

  20 jun – 31 jul · vanligtvisTorrsäsong

  A dip in the middle of the wet season — Cartagena gets a little less rain in July than the months either side — which is why it's the pick for the islands offshore. It is a tendency, not a guarantee. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Mid-year recess i Colombia

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Veranillo dry spell (20 jun – 31 jul (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad

• Säsong

  Rains and street flooding

  15 aug – 15 nov · vanligtvisMonsunRisk

  The wettest stretch of the year comes in short violent afternoons, and the old city's streets turn into arroyos deep enough to strand a taxi for an hour before it drains away. Källa ↗

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Rains and street flooding (15 aug – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, October recess week i Colombia

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Rains and street flooding (15 aug – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Cruise season

• Säsong

  Cruise season

  1 nov – 15 apr · vanligtvisTrångt

  The dry months are also the ship months, and on a two-ship morning the walled city and the Castillo San Felipe belong to guided groups until about four in the afternoon. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Fiestas de Independencia

  11–16 novStor festivalTrångt

  More than a week of parades, cabildos and street dancing around the declaration of independence on 11 November, ending with the national beauty pageant. Loud, wet, and entirely local. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rains and street flooding (15 aug – 15 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Cruise season

• Säsong

  Trade wind season

  15 dec – 15 apr · vanligtvisTrångt

  A steady breeze off the sea holds the humidity down and makes the walled town walkable in the middle of the day. It also chops the water up, which the boats out to the Rosario islands feel.

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  Colombians arrive for the holidays and the old town is at its fullest and most expensive. Book the boats and the restaurants before you fly. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise season (1 nov – 15 apr (vanligtvis))