Culture & Heritage

Key Facts

—Opening event. The 2026 season begins 4–12 January with the 20th Cartagena International Music Festival.

—Scale. Twenty-seven concerts are programmed across the historic walled city, with Teatro Adolfo Mejía as the main night-time stage.

—Theme. “El alma y el cuerpo: universalismo musical y escuelas nacionales” explores the tension between universal musical language and national schools.