This pop-up New Year’s Eve party takes over one of the most spectacular settings in Cartagena’s old town attracting a glittering crowd of Burning Men and Women for a hot and steamy affair.

Bright lights, big city! Let 2025 go off with a bang atop Cartagena's majestic muralla while sparkling stars and colours fizzle in the sky above.

This Burning Man-style beach club is constantly re-inventing itself, offering endless beach-themed possibilities. Start the year in style with Fenix's sandy sendoff.

Burn the house down this New Year’s Eve at Alquímico. The world’s most sustainable bar is a kicking venue with three distinctive levels, each offering its own unique experience.

Cartagena’s International Music Festival pulls in a sophisticated crowd from Colombia and abroad and offers the quintessential experience for anyone who appreciates the beauty found in classical music.

An unparalleled feast of culture; a celebration of literary and creative genius, the Hay Festival will inspire you to reimagine the world you think you know. Join an elite group of writers, poets, journalists and academics as they share their work at events across Cartagena.

Trouble trouble, they fry and bubble, get me a frito on the double! Cartagena’s favourite food fest is back for another year of lip-smacking goodness, so ditch the diet and make sure you come hungry.

Flip the script and turn Colombia into your next Spring Break with a fun-packed trip to Cartagena. Its famous mix of Caribbean islands, breath-taking scenery, delicious food, friendly people and seemingly eternal summer sunshine make it an irresistible place to enjoy the holidays.

As the largest carnival outside Brazil, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll have the time of your life at Barranquilla’s biggest party of the year.

For more than half a century, Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (FICCI) has shone an illuminating spotlight on the Hispanic filmmaking culture and some of its most important creations.

If you’re bored of the whole ‘family lunch and hiding chocolate eggs’ thing, then Colombia is definitely the place to be over Easter. With a Catholic demographic of 90%, it’s one of the biggest and most-anticipated holiday celebrations in the country – especially in Mompox.

Can you feel that? No worries; not a care in the world. The stress of daily life left behind. Late evenings that dissolve into late mornings, with the most important decision you make being how best to enjoy your well-earned time off. It’s summer, and there are few better places to spend it than Cartagena.

The sleepy town of Santa Cruz de Mompos opens her arms to visitors from around the world for its annual jazz festival – an energizing event that adds a unique atmosphere to a special place.

Enjoy the Festival of Drums and Cultural Expressions of Palenque, four days of vibrant music, including drumming, bullerenge, mapale, and cumbia, showcasing Afro-Colombian culture and resistance.

The Cartagena Independence Festival - one of Colombia's oldest and craziest celebrations - kicks off in the month before it celebrates its independence from Spanish rule on 11 November.