Permanent exhibition at the Gold Museum tracing 6,000 years of Zenú peoples' history in the Colombian Caribbean. One of Cartagena's best free cultural experiences.
Travelling exhibition on the history of the railway that connected Santa Marta to Colombia's interior. On display until August 21, 2026. Free entry.
Annual commemoration of the 1821 naval battle where Admiral Padilla defeated the royalist fleet in Cartagena bay, sealing the city's independence.
Author Clarildo Mena in conversation about his novel on the journey to parenthood. 5:00pm at the Claustro de la Merced bookshop.
📍 Open in Google MapsClassical guitar concert. 6:00pm. Same evening as the book presentation — worth combining both.
Book presentation. 5:00pm.
Reader dialogue on Stephen King's villains. 4:00pm.
Children's workshop. Free entry.
Introduction to weaving workshop. Free but registration required — check banrepcultural.org to reserve your spot.
Gets going after 10pm. Arrive by 9:30 for a table near the floor.
Every Saturday morning. Reading, games and creative activities. 9:00am.
Book presentation. 5:00pm.
Poetry reading club. Free but registration required — check banrepcultural.org to reserve your spot.
Workshop on submerged cultural heritage for tourism guides. 3:00pm.
Workshop with historian Carlos Zabaleta (Universidad de Cartagena). The story of how Cartagena's colonial pharmacies — where doctors mixed medicines from plants, animals and minerals — gave rise to Kola Román, one of Colombia's first carbonated drinks and still the most beloved soft drink in the Colombian Caribbean. Free, registration required at banrepcultural.org.
Jazz quintet from Sincelejo, founded in 2012 to explore and share the musical heritage of the Sucre region. Free entry. All ages welcome.
Digital concert screening of Barcelona Clarinet Players, a Spanish clarinet ensemble with over a decade of international performance. Free entry at the Bartolomé Calvo Library main hall.