Cartagena, Colombia in January 2027: Hay Festival and Cartagena Festival de Música
Cartagena, Colombia hosts two separate festivals in January 2027. The Cartagena Festival de Música has a published day-by-day programme; Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias has none yet. Dates are as printed on the festivals' own pages; sources are those pages, TuBoleta's and one press report. Lineups and availability can change, and the seller's page is the source of truth.
The Dates
| Festival | Dates | Where | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena Festival de Música | Saturday, January 9 to Sunday, January 17 | Cartagena, Colombia (multiple venues) | Published |
| Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias | Thursday, January 28 to Sunday, January 31 | Cartagena de Indias, Colombia (venues not published) | Not announced |
Cartagena Festival de Música: January 9–17
Per the festival's page, the theme is "La Proporción Divina: Música en perfecto equilibrio" and the programme is "sujeta a cambios" (subject to change). TuBoleta is the ticket seller, and several of its buy buttons carry a "Preventa Davivienda" label; per press (the Rio Times, October 13), that card presale runs Monday, October 12 to Wednesday, October 21. The festival's page prints no general-sale date. The TuBoleta pages we read show no "agotado" (sold out) label; availability is not confirmed.
Ten programme items, all at Teatro Adolfo Mejía unless noted. "TuBoleta" marks times read on TuBoleta's page; the rest are per the festival's page.
- Saturday, January 9: "Fuego y Geometría," opening concert; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Sunday, January 10: "La voz sobre el abismo," Four Seasons Hotel and Residences; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Monday, January 11: "El Orden del Cosmos"; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Tuesday, January 12: "Intuición en su estado más puro," 7pm.
- Wednesday, January 13: "En memoria a Mayra Esquenazi"; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Thursday, January 14: "La sección áurea: la proporción divina"; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Friday, January 15: "La Arquitectura del Corazón"; doors 3pm, show 4pm. TuBoleta.
- Saturday, January 16: "La Arquitectura de la Voz Italiana"; doors 6pm, show 7pm. TuBoleta.
- Saturday, January 16: "Transmisión: Concierto Inaugural," a large-screen broadcast of a delayed recording of the opening concert, Parque Crespo, 7pm.
- Sunday, January 17: "El Dolor que nos Une," Palacio de la Proclamación; doors 3pm, show 4pm. TuBoleta.
Three 9am items at Palacio de la Proclamación (January 10 to 12) are free entry until capacity, per the festival, though the buy buttons on the January 11 and 12 pages link to other events. The four "Casa Gabo" evenings at Casa García Márquez and one Helipuerto, Serena del Mar item (January 15) are marked "(PRIVADO)" on the festival's programme page. Venue names differ between sources.
Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias: January 28–31
The festival's tickets page prints January 28–31, 2027, and little else: no 2027 programme, speakers, session times or venues (its only venue list is headed "2025's VENUES"). Online sales are described as coming "on November," with no year or day. The page names no seller company, and availability is not confirmed.
Per the page, in-person box offices are at the Centro de Convenciones (January 25–31) and Teatro Adolfo Mejía (January 26–31; the page calls January 26 a Wednesday, but it is a Tuesday). Its Spanish tickets page is a 2026-edition page, so skip it for 2027.
Lineup
Cartagena Festival de Música. As listed on the festival's page: English Chamber Orchestra, Denis Bouriakov, Monica Cattarossi, Leonhard Baumgartner, Elena Bashkirova, Enrico Dindo, Andreas Ottensamer and Gabriela Montero (the list prints no year, but each name appears on a 2027 concert page). Its day pages also name Giovanni Bietti, VOCES8 Scholars and Samuel Mariño, among others. One January 17 item has "Shakira" and "Silva" in its title, but the page doesn't say whether either performs. TuBoleta's performer lists differ from the festival's for January 10 and 11.
Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias. Not announced. The page shows no 2027 speakers or events.
Not in Our Catalogue Yet
Our catalogue holds the two editions above, not the individual concerts. The festival's launch event, per its page, is in Bogotá: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 4pm, Auditorio León de Greiff, free entry until capacity. More in our Bogotá guide.
How to Plan
- Buy only from the official seller: TuBoleta for the music festival, Hay Festival's own box office for Hay. Skip social and resale links.
- Check times and ages. Doors open one hour before the start on every TuBoleta page we read, and those pages print a minimum age of 10; the festival's own pages print none.
- No prices here. Check the seller's page.
Wider view: our Cartagena events guide, the 2027 music festivals guide and the LATAM festival calendar.
FAQ
When are the Cartagena festivals in January 2027? Cartagena Festival de Música, January 9–17; Hay Festival, January 28–31.
Is the Hay Festival Cartagena 2027 programme out? No. The page prints the dates and a November on-sale note without a year, but no 2027 programme.
Are tickets sold out? For the music festival, the TuBoleta pages we read show no "agotado" label; availability is not confirmed. For Hay, the page does not say.
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