Feria de las Flores 2026

Medellín's Feria de las Flores — the Festival of Flowers — is one of Colombia's great annual cultural events, a week-long celebration held in August that showcases Antioquia's tradition of flower cultivation and the remarkable human artistry of the silleteros, carriers who bear elaborate flower arrangements on their backs in the famous Desfile de Silleteros parade. The festival fills Medellín with concerts, cultural events, street performances, and the particular festive energy of a city celebrating its own identity and transformation. For LGBTQ+ visitors, the Feria is an opportunity to experience Medellín at its most celebratory — the El Poblado gay scene operates at full energy during festival week, and the combination of the cultural programming, the eternal spring climate, and the city's remarkable urban landscape makes August one of the best months to visit. The Desfile de Silleteros parade, held on the final Sunday of the festival, is one of the most visually spectacular public events in South America.