This Friday, September 5, Bucaramanga officially starts the 76th edition of the Bonita Fair, a celebration that for 11 days will turn the city into an epicenter of culture, music, gastronomy, entrepreneurship and collective memory. Under the slogan “see you!”, The fair seeks to reactivate the local economy and strengthen the sense of identity between their own and visitors.
Outstanding programming for today:
• Family Festival
Time: From 6:00 pm
Place: Luis Carlos Galán Civic Plaza
Artists: Redimi2, Barak, Montesanto and Funky
Access: free with physical ballot (available at points such as the Mayor’s Office and strategic shopping centers)
• Handmade in the beautiful
Hora: 8:00 a.m. a 10:00 p.m.
Place: Commerce Club and Santander Park
Description: Sample of local and national fashion, fashion and talent
Burger Fan Fest
Time: all day
Place: Dream Park
Description: Gastronomic Festival with the best hamburgers in the city
• Ancestral artisanal market
Place: Las Cicadras Park
Description: Exhibition of traditional and contemporary handicrafts
What you should know if you are a tourist or visitor:
• The fair extends until September 15 with more than 70 free activities in different parts of the city
• Bars and discos hours was extended until 4:00 am during the fair
• The national guest this year is Santa Marta, in commemoration of his 500 years, and Vélez will be the host delegation of Santander
• It is recommended to claim ballots in advance for free concerts, available in the Mayor’s Office and shopping centers such as Cacique, Acropolis and Megamall
More than a fair, a celebration of who we are
The Bonita 2025 fair not only celebrates tradition, but is reinvented as an inclusion, memory and development platform. “We recover the identity of this event. They are no longer dismantled activities, but connected by what we are as a city,” said Laura Patiño, director of the Municipal Institute of Culture and Tourism.
