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🇵🇾 Paraguay /Culture & Society

Asunción hosts 'Folcloreando' festival and Guarania Day celebrations

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Asunción is celebrating Guarania Day with multiple events, including the 'Folcloreando' music festival and the Feria Palmear.
  • The Folcloreando festival, featuring live music, gastronomy, and crafts, takes place at the Asunción Port Cultural Center starting at 5 PM.
  • The Feria Palmear on Palma Street offers artisan and gastronomic stands, alongside artistic programming celebrating Guarania music, with additional events including a miniseries presentation and the Feast of the Virgin of Urkupiña.

Asunción is buzzing with cultural activities this Saturday, August 28, as the city celebrates Guarania Day and hosts the 'Folcloreando' music festival. The festival, now in its fourth edition, aims to introduce Paraguayan popular music to new audiences and foster connections between different generations of artists.

The Centro Cultural del Puerto de Asunción will be the venue for 'Folcloreando,' starting at 5:00 PM with free admission. The event will feature live music from artists including Jeheká, Sixto Corbalán Trío, Ana Maidana & Rebeca Sanabria, Juan Cancio Barreto, and Néstor Ló y los Caminantes. Attendees can also enjoy a gastronomic and artisan fair, coordinated with the National Secretariat of Culture's 'Embarcate' initiative.

Adding to the festivities, the Feria Palmear will take place on Calle Palma from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, also with free access. This fair will showcase a variety of artisan and gastronomic stands. Its artistic program is dedicated to celebrating Guarania Day, honoring the genre created by José Asunción Flores, which was officially commemorated on August 27.

Further cultural offerings include the presentation of a miniseries titled 'Conociendo a José Asunción Flores' at Radio Cáritas UC at 6:00 PM, detailing the life of the Guarania creator. Additionally, the Bolivian community in Paraguay will present the Feast of the Virgin of Urkupiña 2026 in front of the Pantheon of Heroes at 11:00 AM. These diverse events highlight Asunción's vibrant cultural scene and its commitment to preserving and promoting traditional and contemporary arts.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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