Vedado
If only every city had a cultural venue as wide-ranging, inclusive and downright revolutionary as Havana’s unique art factory. The brainchild of Cuban…
Must-see entertainment in Vedado
Vedado
One rung down from Marianao's world-famous Tropicana, but cheaper and closer to the city center, the nightly Cabaret Parisién in the Hotel Nacional is…
Vedado
What pass for hipsters in Havana tend to congregate at this live-music venue known locally as No Se lo Digas a Nadie (Don't Tell Anyone) for the weekly…
Centro Cultural El Gran Palenque
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Founded in 1962, the high-energy Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba specializes in Afro-Cuban dancing (all of the drummers are Santería priests). See…
Jazz Club la Zorra y El Cuervo
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One in a duo of long-standing and highly lauded jazz clubs, the Vixen and the Crow opens its doors nightly at 10pm to long lines of committed music fiends…
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This upscale joint, improbably located in a shopping mall overlooking the Malecón, is a kind of jazz supper club, with dinner tables and a decent menu. At…
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One of the twin pillars of Havana's cultural life, the Teatro Nacional de Cuba on Plaza de la Revolución is the modern rival to the Gran Teatro in Centro…
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Once the headquarters of Havana's alternative artistic and sexual scene, the 'one-eyed cat' is now a nexus for middle-aged lovers of traditional Cuban…
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This elegant pink mansion built in 1926 by Juan Pedro Baró, a rich landowner involved in a scandalous marriage with high-society belle Catalina Lasa, is…
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Occupying the site of the old Rodi Cinema on Línea, Teatro Mella offers one of Havana's most comprehensive programs, including an international ballet…
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If you want to rub shoulders with socialist celebrities, hang out here at the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists (Uneac) social club, replete with…
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You can't escape the Beatles in Cuba; their iconic status is epitomized in clubs such as this one abutting Parque Lennon, where every tabletop is…
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Set up in 1959 by revolutionary Haydée Santamaría, a survivor of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, this powerhouse of Cuban and Latin American culture…
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A hip and trendy nightclub–cabaret show at the Hotel Meliá Cohiba, laid out in 1950s American style but with live salsa music. After 1am the tables are…
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On the 25th floor of the Hotel Habana Libre, this well-known club puts on mediocre cabaret shows followed by much better live bands and dancing. The pièce…
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This theater is named for the founder of Havana's first conservatory of music (1885). The Teatro Estudio based here is Cuba's leading theater company. You…
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One of a clutch of well-maintained cinemas on Vedado's movie strip, this is one of the HQs of Havana's film festival. Since 2014 the 23 & 12 has hosted…
Vedado
One of Cuba's largest and best-equipped cinemas, the Chaplin shows nightly films of all types and sometimes runs a special season on one director. The…
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The first date (and first kiss) of many an enamored cubano has taken place at this classic modernist cinema on Vedado's main crossroads. It's also a major…
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If you understand Spanish, it's well worth attending the cutting-edge contemporary theater, a staple of Grupo Teatro Rita Montaner, here at this small…
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Ken Loach movies, French classics, Cuban film festivals – catch them all at this Vedado staple, which houses the Cuban film archive.
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This venue was designed to strengthen cultural solidarity between the ALBA nations (Latin American and Caribbean countries that make up the Bolivarian…
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Cuba's much-loved puppet theater, founded in 1963, is housed in this small 210-seat venue under the Focsa building. It puts on regular shows with a strong…
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Basketball and volleyball games – and, more recently, judo and indoor football – are held at this tatty-looking sports hall opposite the main bus station.
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Shows movies during the week and hosts a theater company, Teatro El Público, at weekends.
