Festival Internacional de Poesía de La Habana

A gathering of poets from all the continents on the globe will be engaged in an intense program including seminars, lectures taking place in all of Cuba’s provincial capitals, writing laboratories and visual arts exhibitions together with celebrations for the World Assembly of Poets in the Defense of Humanity. The event will be dedicated to the bicentenaries of the Cuban poets Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda and José Jacinto Milanés, as well as to the centenary of Cubans Gastón Baquero, Ángel Gaztelu and Samuel Feijoo.


  • Festival Internacional de la Trova Pepe Sánchez

    Festival Internacional de la Trova Pepe Sánchez  LH 3

    The International Pepe Sánchez Trova Festival began in 1962 in homage to local Santiago de Cuba composer José (Pepe) Sánchez (1856-1918), considered the father of Cuban trova (the troubadour genre of …

    Semana de Arte Contemporáneo

    Semana de Arte Contemporáneo  LH 3

    Held for the first time in 2006, the Week of Contemporary Art includes Espacio Cero, an exhibition/competition salon; Nexos & Intercambios, theoretical event that will hold a competition of essays on …

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Winter Festival

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Winter Festival  LH 3

    A festival that insisted on letting the world know that Cuban music is not only salsa and reggaeton, but also has a heavy metal tradition with enthusiastic fans Organized by Brutal Beatdown Records wi …

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Cuba Festival

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Cuba Festival  LH 3

    A festival that insisted on letting the world know that Cuban music is not only salsa and reggaeton, but also has a heavy metal tradition with enthusiastic fans. Brutal Fest takes place twice a year i …

    V Taller Danza en Construcción

    V Taller Danza en Construcción  LH 3

    Under the theme of “Dance: breaking old borders,” this event has been created as an analytical workshop on the bases of cross-disciplinary approaches that are exploring and emancipating current dance …

    Verano en Jibacoa 2013

    Verano en Jibacoa 2013  LH 3

    The antecedent to Verano en Jibacoa can be traced back to the Rotilla festival, an alternative project, which due to a controversial and much questioned decision, was replaced by this event, which bri …

    Brutal Fest’s 2013 Cuba Festival

    Brutal Fest’s 2013 Cuba Festival  LH 3

    Brutal Fest takes place twice a year (originally it was done only in February, but because it has been so successful, it was done again in August this year) and is the most important international met …

    Pinar Rock

    Pinar Rock  LH 3

    This festival in the capital city of Cuba’s westernmost province of Pinar del Río aims to encourage the musical creation among youths and promote rock bands throughout the country. Important topics su …

    Fiesta de la Cultura Iberoamericana

    Fiesta de la Cultura Iberoamericana  LH 3

    The event seeks to recover and promote the Spanish roots and background of Ibero-American nations through a program of concerts, exhibitions, workshops and popular festivities, with the participation …

    AntropoCuba

    AntropoCuba  LH 3

    Taller de Antropología Social y Cultural Afroamericana y el Encuentro de Oralidad Festival Afropalabra The opening of the cultural year at Havana’s Historical Center will be marked by the 15th Worksho …

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