Art & Culture: Guayaquil

Key Facts

—Event. Ruta Centro’s 68th edition opened Guayaquil’s "Mes de las Artes" (Month of the Arts) on Sunday 2 August 2026 in the city’s historic centre.

—Program. A free morning of live music, an open-air art gallery and gastronomic, craft and commercial stalls along calle Panamá and its surrounding plazas.

—Talent. Sixty students from the ZUMAR Community Art Centres of Bastión Popular and Plaza Casuarina performed 1980s and 1990s Latin rock backed by a live band.