From January 29 to February 1, Bogotá will be a musical epicenter with 49 artists, 10 stages and free programming for everyone.
He Festival Center It is the event that opens each year the musical agenda of Bogota and celebrates the diversity of sounds that inhabit the city. Since its first edition in 2010 at the headquarters of the FUGA (Auditorium – Dock)the festival has grown to become a cultural reference that fills the most emblematic stages of the center of the capital with music and life.
In their 16 years of historyhe Festival Center has gathered 572 artists and musical projectscalling more than 140 thousand spectators who have enjoyed genres like rock, hip hop, traditional Colombian and Latin American music, punk, urban rhythms, llanera, popular and fusionamong many others.
For the 2026 edition, 49 artists will tell the sonorous history of the country: from icons of the folklore and salsauntil revelations of the pop, hip hop, electronic and experimentation. The edition will be multi-scene and expandedwith 10 scenarios that connect the center of Bogotá with public institutions, independent spaces and universities. The Family Strip will bring together pioneering projects in accessibility, nature and artistic creation for all ages, reinforcing the commitment to childhoods and inclusion.
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The Mayor’s Office of Bogotátogether with the cultural entity Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation (FUGA)present the poster for the Festival Centro 2026: 49 artists, 10 stages and a curatorship that reflects the current moment of the colombian music. Of the January 29 to February 1, 2026the center of Bogotá will be transformed into a four day sound territory with concerts free entry and a programming that crosses tradiation, avant-garde, electronic, roots, rock, salsa, hip hop and music for childhood.
Nicoyembehonored artist of the Center Festival 2026becomes the symbolic and artistic axis of this edition. Recognized as one of the most relevant voices in the contemporary Afro-Colombian musichas built for more than five decades a sound language born from the margins, woven with resistance, dignity and a deep connection with afro-descendant territories. In their work they dialogue North Coast bagpipe, Pacific chonta marimba, shawm, African marimbula and the songs that have accompanied the struggles and community life. With eleven musicians on stagetheir concerts are profound and moving experiences that embody folklore from the roots and project it to the present.
Next to Nicoyembethe poster brings together big names that sustain and expand the musical memory of the country. Lucia Pulidoone of the most relevant voices of Colombian folklore, presents Root Colombia-Mexicoa project that redefines tradition from the dialogue between countries and aesthetics. The Latin Brothersreferences of salsa, keep alive a sound that continues to ignite new audiences.
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From Medellin, Speakersa cult band, brings two decades of experimentation and creative freedommerging rock, punk, jazz, salsa and urban poetry. From the rural Caribbean, Anonymous & Resilient – Voices of Bullerenguemade up of singers over 80 and 90 years old nominated for the GRAMMY and to Latin Grammyclaims a living tradition of resistance and community celebration.
He Festival Center It also opens space for new generations who set the pulse of the current scene, with artists like Antonia Jones, Combo Chimbita, Nasa Histoires, Matar Fuma and Ruztoreflecting the aesthetic diversity and international projection of music made in Colombia. The feminine presence stands out with Anamaría Oramas, Selva Volcán, Ëda Díaz and Diana Burcoexploring jazz, pop, electronic and folklore from contemporary and personal perspectives.
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The festival’s concerts and activities will take place in spaces such as the FUGA, La Media Torta, the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theater and the Bronx Creative Districtas well as theaters, universities and independent stages. The programming will include concerts, academic sectors, entrepreneurship and gastronomy, promoting the cultural and creative ecosystem of the city and reaffirming that Bogotá is the place where the sounds of difference meet and are celebrated.
He Center Festival 2026 promises to be a unique celebration of Colombian music, connecting tradition and avant-garde, promoting inclusion and offering four intense days of free musical experiences for the entire city.
