Inscriptions open for 65th Bambuco Festival in Neiva

In Neiva's Parque de la Música ‘Jorge Villamil Cordovéz’, inscriptions opened for the Popular Queen contest and the Heirs of Tradition Encounter for the 65th Bambuco Festival in San Juan and San Pedro. Eight participants registered for the Encounter and six candidates for the Queen contest. Neiva's Culture Secretariat highlighted the vitality of local traditions.

On March 23, 2026, at Neiva's Parque de la Música ‘Jorge Villamil Cordovéz’, inscriptions opened for two key events of the 65th Bambuco Festival in San Juan and San Pedro: the Popular Queen contest and the Heirs of Tradition Encounter. Eight participants from various comunas and corregimientos registered for the Encounter, while six candidates signed up for the Popular Queen contest, kicking off activities toward the sampedranas festivities. The event featured dance, culture, performances by the Banda Sinfónica Metropolitana, and local gastronomy. Tania Peñafiel, Neiva's Culture Secretary, welcomed the festival and thanked parents, comunas, corregimientos, councilors, Community Action Boards, cultural managers, and participants. “Queremos darle la bienvenida a la versión sexagésimo quinta del Festival del Bambuco en San Juan y San Pedro, este es un momento especial para todos nosotros, abrazamos y agradecemos a los padres, a las comunas, a los corregimientos, a sus ediles y a las Juntas de Acción Comunal, a los gestores culturales y, por supuesto, a las jóvenes y niñas que van a hacer parte de este Festival”, stated Peñafiel. María Paula Ninco, Popular Queen 2025-2026, called the day magical and invited women aged 18 to 24 to join the Popular Queen contest and girls aged 8 to 11 to the Seedbed Encounter for the Preservation and Conservation of the Sanjuanero Huilense dance. “Vivimos una mágica jornada con nuestra comunidad, donde pudimos gozar de danza, cultura, nuestra Banda Sinfónica Metropolitana y de una deliciosa gastronomía, es por esto que quiero extenderles la cordial invitación a todas nuestras jóvenes de la ciudad de Neiva, entre las edades de 18 a 24 años de edad, a que vengan y se vinculen al certamen Popular, y a las niñas a que se vinculen al Encuentro de Herederos de la Tradición”, said Ninco. Peñafiel encouraged candidates to enjoy the process as a chance to discover talents. “A todas las candidatas, espero que se disfruten este momento, que lo gocen, que lo vean como la posibilidad de abrirse puertas, de descubrir talentos, de orientar un camino que seguramente les dará grandes alegrías”, she concluded.

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