Feria de Cali
Feria de Cali takes place Dec 25 - 30, 2026 in Cali, Colombia. The dress code is Casual and festive; light clothing for the heat and proper shoes for dancing salsa. Typical cost ranges from 250 to 700 EUR per person.
The salsa capital's year-end fair, running every Dec 25 - 30 with the Salsodromo parade of hundreds of dancers, salsa marathons, concerts and equestrian shows. It celebrates Cali's status as the world's salsa heartland over six euphoric days between Christmas and New Year. Street events are free while ticketed shows are affordably priced.
- When
- Dec 25 - 30, 2026
- Where
- Cali, Colombia
- Dress code
- Casual and festive; light clothing for the heat and proper shoes for dancing salsa
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 250 to 700 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 24 - 31C, warm and humid, occasional evening showers
- When to book
- Book hotels by Oct; Salsodromo and concert tickets release via official fair channels in Nov - Dec
- Getting there
- CLO (Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragon), 35 min to the city
- Where to stay
- InterContinental Cali - Un Hotel Estelar, Movich Casa del Alferez, Hampton by Hilton Cali
- Official site
- https://www.cali.gov.co
How to attend
Free public street events and open-air salsa fill the city all week. Buy tickets for the Salsodromo opening parade and headline concerts through official Feria de Cali channels when released in the weeks before. Book a table at a Juanchito salsa club for the full experience - hotels fill over the holiday week.
The street events are free, and tickets for the Salsodromo and headline concerts are only released through official city channels in the weeks before Christmas.
Insider tip
The Salsodromo opening parade on Dec 25 is the one ticket worth planning around - then finish the night dancing in Juanchito.
Get inside Feria de Cali
Booking matters here: book hotels by Oct; Salsodromo and concert tickets release via official fair channels in Nov - Dec. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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