What's happening in the city, curated by Luxe Society.
Festivals10 June 2026
EDC Colombia lands in Medellín with more than 80 artists on 10–11 October
Insomniac confirmed the first Colombian edition of Electric Daisy Carnival at the Atanasio Girardot sports complex. The announced lineup exceeds 80 names, among them Armin van Buuren, deadmau5, Alesso, Alok, Illenium, Kaskade, Richie Hawtin, ARTBAT, Above & Beyond, Jamie Jones, Vintage Culture, Maceo Plex, BLOND:ISH and Miss Monique. Tickets are sold only through the organizer's official channels.
Colombia Travel Expo brings the travel trade to Plaza Mayor, 1–3 October
The tourism trade fair returns to Plaza Mayor Medellín from 1 to 3 October 2026, gathering companies, service providers and destinations from Colombia and abroad in the venue's exhibition halls and conference rooms. Listed in the city's official events calendar as a business event.
Downtown's 'Calle de las Litografías' gets a recovery day on 11 September
The city centre management is activating the printers' street in San Benito with a 'Buen Vecino' day of social services, health checks, employment support and cultural activity on 11 September 2026. Recent work on the street includes cleaning 500 square metres and planting 139 trees, part of a wider push to bring people back to downtown.
Atanasio Girardot stadium completes removal of its western roof slab
More than 400 tonnes of concrete slab were removed from the western stand in 15 sections, the first phase of a renovation meant to turn the stadium into a world-class venue. The concrete will be recycled into kerbs and blocks, a construction licence is in place and the tender for the full works opens soon. The stadium stays in operation throughout.
The city's Tourism and Entertainment office, led by Secretary Paula Andrea Yepes Gómez, outlined a tourism model built on three fronts: protecting the territory, strengthening communities and creating economic opportunity. It follows the municipal Public Tourism Policy and aims for growth that benefits residents as much as visitors.
The city added 674 food and drink businesses this year, reaching 12,012 — up 5.9% on 2025 and more than 500% since 2015. Traditional restaurants make up 54.7% of the total and cafés 15.6%. Almost half the businesses are three years old or younger, and El Poblado, La Candelaria and Laureles concentrate nearly half of the formal offer.
The municipality completed the renovation of 29 parks in 12 comunas, recovering more than 55,000 square metres of public space with new play areas, paths, plazas, planting and furniture. The investment exceeds 15.5 billion pesos and includes parks in El Poblado, Aranjuez, Castilla and Doce de Octubre.
The 20th Fiesta del Libro y la Cultura opens 11 September at the Botanical Garden
Medellín's book festival returns for its twentieth edition from 11 to 20 September 2026, with free entry from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. across the Botanical Garden and the north of the city. South Korea is the guest nation and Mexican publisher Almadía the guest press, under the theme of reading as a journey.
