Bogotá hosts a riot of local and national festivals throughout the year, including the bullfighting season, theater and jazz and film festivals. Many feasts and celebrations follow the Church's calendar - Christmas, Easter and Corpus Christi are often solemnly celebrated.
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November
Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day)
Nov 1
official holiday
Independencia de Cartagena (Independence of Cartagena)
Nov 11
official holiday
Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception)
Nov 11
official holiday
October
Festival de Cine de Bogotá
Oct
festival/event
Día de la Raza (Discovery of America)
Oct 12
official holiday
May
Día del Trabajo (Labor Day)
May 1
official holiday
La Ascensión del Señor (Ascension)
May
official holiday
Corpus Cristi (Corpus Christi)
May/Jun
official holiday
December
Navidad (Christmas Day)
Dec 25
official holiday
January
Feria Taurina
Jan
Feb
festival/event
Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
Jan 1
official holiday
Los Reyes Magos (Epiphany)
Jan 6
official holiday
July
Día de la Independencia (Independence Day)
Jul 20
official holiday
June
Sagrado Coraózn de Jesús (Sacred Heart)
Jun
festival/event
San Pedro y San Pablo (St Peter and St Paul)
Jun 29
official holiday
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Sacred Heart)
Jun
official holiday
September
Festival de Jazz
Sep
festival/event
August
Batalla de Boyacá (Battle of Boyacá)
Aug 7
official holiday
La Asunción de Nuestra Señora (Assumption)
Aug 15
official holiday
March
Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday) & Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
Mar/Apr
festival/event
Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro
Mar/Apr
festival/event
San José (St Joseph)
Mar 19
official holiday
Jueves Santo & Viernes Santo (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday)
Mar/Apr (Easter)
official holiday
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