Entertainment in Cienfuegos
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Jardines de Uneac
Uneac’s a good bet in any Cuban city for its laid-back unpretentious vibe and Cienfuegos is no exception. In fact, this is quite possibly the city’s best music venue with a salubrious outdoor patio hosting Afro-Cuban peñas (musical performances), trova and top local bands such as the perennially popular Los Novos.
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Estadio 5 de Septiembre
From October to April, the provincial baseball team – nicknamed Los Camaroneros (the Shrimpers) – plays matches at Estadio 5 de Septiembre. Its best ever national series finish was fourth in 1979. Weekend box testing matches and other sporting events occur at Polivalente.
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Bar Terrazas
Cienfuegos was built with the word refinement in mind and you can recreate it here with a mojito upstairs at the Cubanacán Boutique La Unión; live music starts at 10pm. Other excellent drinking perches (especially at sunset) can be found at Club Cienfuegos and the Palacio de Valle.
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El Palatino
Liquid lunches were invented with El Palatino in mind – a dark-wood bar set in one of the city’s oldest buildings on the southern side of salubrious Parque Martí. Impromptu jazz sets sometimes erupt, but be prepared to be hit up for alms at the end of song number three.
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Centro Recreativo JA Mella
The former Casa de la Música has toned down its act considerably since its conversion into a rec center (much to the relief of many of the tinnitus-suffering local residents); but you can still catch the occasional Disco Temba (’70s and ’80s music) here.
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El Benny
It’s difficult to say what the ‘Barbarian of Rhythm’ would have made of this disco/club named in his honor. Bring your dancing shoes, stock up on the rum and Cokes and come prepared for more techno than Benny Moré.
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Patio de ARTex
A highly recommendable patio in Punta Gorda where you can catch son (Cuba’s popular music), salsa, trova and a touch of Benny Moré nostalgia live in the evenings as you mingle with true Cienfuegueños.
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Café Cantante Benny Moré
This is where you might get some suave Benny tunes, especially after hours. A restaurant by day this place undergoes a metamorphosis in the evenings when it mixes up mean cocktails and tunes into live traditional music.
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Biblioteca Roberto García Valdés
The Biblioteca Roberto García Valdés holds classical-music concerts, discussions on Martí and flamenco-inspired searches for duende.
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Los Pinitos
A playground for kids during the day, Los Pinitos matures tenfold by nightfall with decent weekend music shows that have a Benny Moré bias.
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Salón de Minerva
Live boleros, salsa and trova (traditional poetic singing/songwriting) are all featured at this popular spot; bring your dancing shoes.
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Cabaret Costasur
Cabaret Costasur, whose beat has been known to rattle buildings on Saturday nights, is an open-air disco with a local vibe.
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Cine Prado
Cienfuegos has three movie houses: Cine-Teatro Luisa, Cine Prado ; and Cine-Teatro Guanaroca, opposite the bus station.
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Cabaret Guanaroca
The Cabaret Guanaroca in the Hotel Jagua offers a more professional tourist-orientated show.
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Cubanacán Boutique La Unión
The rooftop bar at Cubanacán Boutique La Unión has some good salsa on the terrace.
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Tropisur
The feisty Tropisur, on the Prado, is an open-air disco with a local vibe.
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Cine-Teatro Guanaroca
The movie house Cine-Teatro Guanaroca is opposite the bus station.
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Casa de la Cultura
Check the cultural calendar at the Casa de la Cultura on the corner of Av 58.
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