Cali World Salsa Festival

Cali, located in southwestern Colombia's Cauca Valley, is noted for its fervent devotion to the Afro-Caribbean form of music and dancing known as salsa. Cali is known as the "Salsa Capital of the World," with more than 200 salsa academies and more than 40 clubs where the spicy dance can be seen, heard, and experienced, not to mention the innumerable informal places where people kick it up nightly.

Cali's devotion, on the other hand, is never more evident than during its yearly festival, when the city dresses up and organizes one of the world's most prominent salsa tournaments. In addition to salsa seminars, a food fair, academic discussions, artisan stalls, and more, the festival brings together the best players in the salsa game, with the genre's most notable dancers and musicians competing, performing, and sharing their abilities.

Cali World Salsa Festival, which takes place at the Coliseo El Pueblo, is a great way for locals and visitors to get a taste of salsa culture while also letting their inner dancer out. The World Salsa Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that attracts over 44,000 people each year to watch thousands of musicians from around the world perform, culminating in over 56 hours of salsa over the course of the festival's four days.

The festivities pay homage to salsa calea, Cali's unique brand of salsa dance, which is known around the world for the incredible speed with which the dancers move their feet, as well as the imaginative choreography and colorful costumes.

Dates: 25 - 30 December