August 2026

1 Sat

10:00 Burning World Pottery Mega Sale 👥 La Fortuna 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

2 Sun

All day Last day: Weekend Special: Chicken Manchurian 🍽️ Manta 05:00 Manta Marathon Farmacias Santa Martha 2026 ⚽ Manta 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

3 Mon

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

4 Tue

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 16:00 Food Delivery: Chicken Alfredo with Garlic Bread 🍲 San Clemente 17:00 Taco Tuesday 🍽️ San Jacinto 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

5 Wed

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 19:00 Cuenca Revealed: Faces of Culture 1980-2025 🎉 Cuenca 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto 20:00 Cuenca Encanta: first date 🎉 Cuenca

6 Thu

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 09:30 Closing of Creative Vacations 📚 Cuenca 19:15 Symphonic Trova Concert in Nabon 🎉 Nabon 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

7 Fri

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 18:00 San Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Musical Caravan & Community Dance 👥 San Jacinto 18:00 Solemn Session for 81 years of CCE Azuay 🎉 Cuenca 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto 20:00 COACMES 30th Anniversary Celebration with Los Mirlos 🎉 San Jacinto 20:00 Symphonic Trova Concert 🎉 Cuenca

8 Sat

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 16:00 Motepalooza Music Festival 🎉 Turi 19:00 39th National Music Festival San Lorenzo de Manta 🎉 Mańta 20:00 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival Mass 👥 San Jacinto 20:00 San Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Musical Caravan 👥 San Jacinto

9 Sun

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

10 Mon

All day First Cry of Independence 👥 Ecuador All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

11 Tue

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 19:00 Screening of Sanson 🎉 Cuenca 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

12 Wed

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 08:30 7th Cervantine Conference of Manabí 2026: Beyond Don Quixote 👥 Mańta 19:00 Cuenca: Nature that Inspires 🎉 Cuenca 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

13 Thu

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 08:30 7th Cervantine Conference of Manabí 2026: Beyond Don Quixote 👥 Mańta 09:00 Educational Museum Activity: Coya Huarmi 📚 Bahía de Caráquez 14:00 San Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Cultural Parade & Cultural Night 👥 San Jacinto 20:00 2026 Saint Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Neighborhood Schedule 👥 San Jacinto

14 Fri

All day San Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Maritime Procession & Community Dance 👥 San Jacinto All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 08:30 7th Cervantine Conference of Manabí 2026: Beyond Don Quixote 👥 Mańta 09:00 Outdoor Mass and Sea Procession with Saint Jacinto 👥 San Jacinto 10:00 Museum Activity: Museum of the Future 🎨 Bahia de Caraquez 15:00 Workshop: Botanical Illustration 📚 Bahía de Caráquez 18:00 Artisans from the Heart 🎉 Cuenca

15 Sat

All day 27th International Manta Dance Gathering 🎉 Mańta 09:00 Atarashi Suzu Anime Academy 🎉 Other 16:00 Pre-Baptism Talks, Baptisms and Vigil Mass 👥 San Jacinto 20:00 San Jacinto Patron Saint Festival – Queen Coronation & Franklin Band 🎉 San Jacinto

16 Sun

05:00 Giro de Rigo Manta 2026 ⚽ Mańta 08:00 Crucita 10K Asphalt and Sand Race 2026 👥 Crucita 20:00 Solemn Mass and Procession with Patron Saint Jacinto 👥 San Jacinto

17 Mon

All day San Jacinto Patron Saint Day 👥 San Jacinto 08:30 August Historical and Artistic Exhibitions 👥 Portoviejo 10:00 Mini Cultural Expedition: Legends, Flavors and Movement 📚 Cuenca 10:00 Masterclass: Creating an Artistic Project Dossier 📚 Mańta 15:00 Workshop: Photographic Essay 📚 Mańta

18 Tue

10:00 Mini Cultural Expedition: Legends, Flavors and Movement 📚 Cuenca 12:00 Presentation of Artistic Career and Portfolio 👥 Mańta 15:00 Workshop: Photographic Essay 📚 Mańta

19 Wed

All day Free Community Medical Clinic 🏥 San Clemente 10:00 Mini Cultural Expedition: Legends, Flavors and Movement 📚 Cuenca 15:00 Workshop: Photographic Essay 📚 Mańta 19:00 Screening of La piel pulpo 🎉 Cuenca 20:00 Cuenca Encanta: second date 🎉 Cuenca

20 Thu

08:00 Pan-American Pickleball Ecuador 2026 ⚽ Portoviejo 10:00 Mini Cultural Expedition: Legends, Flavors and Movement 📚 Cuenca 12:00 [Order deadline] Molly Ross Saturday Menu 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo 15:00 Workshop: Photographic Essay 📚 Mańta 15:00 Cartographies of Confinement: Documentary and Discussion 🎨 Mańta 17:00 VASSEL Social Run 6K ⚽ Mańta 19:00 Extraterrestrials: Between Science and Popular Culture 📚 Cuenca

21 Fri

08:00 Pan-American Pickleball Ecuador 2026 ⚽ Portoviejo 08:30 UFO Reports in Manabí 👥 Portoviejo 10:00 Mini Cultural Expedition: Legends, Flavors and Movement 📚 Cuenca 10:00 Reading Activity: The Little White Fish 📚 Bahia de Caraquez 15:00 Workshop: Sketching Our Ancestors 📚 Bahia de Caraquez 15:00 Children’s Workshop: Sketching Our Ancestors 📚 Bahia de Caraquez 15:30 Concert: Tribute to Michael Jackson 🎉 Portoviejo

22 Sat

08:00 Pan-American Pickleball Ecuador 2026 ⚽ Portoviejo 09:45 San Clemente Neighborhood Cup ⚽ San Clemente 10:00 First International Langostino Festival 🍽️ Jama 10:00 Story Creation Workshop 📚 Mańta 10:30 Storytellers of Manabí 📚 Portoviejo 15:00 Maid Café: Japanese Food — Andel Anime Fest 🎨 Portoviejo 15:00 Food Delivery: Molly Ross Saturday Menu 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo

23 Sun

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja 08:00 Pan-American Pickleball Ecuador 2026 ⚽ Portoviejo 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito 10:30 San Jacinto Neighborhood - Soccer ⚽ San Jacinto

24 Mon

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca

25 Tue

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito

26 Wed

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito

27 Thu

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Eclipse Night at Finca Paraíso 👥 San Clemente All day Start of the 197th Loja Fair 👥 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito 12:00 [Order deadline] Saturday Menu 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo 14:00 [Order deadline] Queso de Leche 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo / Charapoto 15:00 Bodies of the South: Nothing to Conquer 🎨 Portoviejo 15:00 Food Delivery: Queso de Leche 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo / Charapoto 16:00 Jose Maria Rodriguez Conservatory Concert 🎨 Cuenca 18:00 Film Forum: Ratas, ratones y rateros 🎨 Mańta

28 Fri

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Fair Nights at the 197th Loja Fair 🎨 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 Masterclass: Affective Curating and Relational Art Practices 📚 Bahia de Caraquez 10:00 Affective Curation and Relational Artistic Practices 📚 Mańta 10:00 Alas de Libertad Inter-School Poetry Festival 🎨 Mańta 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito

29 Sat

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Fair Nights at the 197th Loja Fair 🎨 Loja All day Feria de Loja: Doble Versus 🎉 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 09:45 Copa Pepe Charra ⚽ San Clemente 10:00 Story Creation Workshop 📚 Mańta 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito 10:30 Storytellers of Manabí 📚 Portoviejo 11:00 Cucharada de Sal Reading Club 📚 Mańta 15:00 Food Delivery: Saturday Menu 🍲 San Clemente / San Jacinto / San Alejo 18:30 Los Nubarrones: Solstice in Latin America 🎨 Cuenca

30 Sun

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Fair Nights at the 197th Loja Fair 🎨 Loja 08:00 Paredones del Inca Hike Tour ⚽ Cuenca 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca 10:00 ASWA — Memory Between Ecuador and Guatemala 🎨 Quito 10:30 San Jacinto Neighborhood - Soccer ⚽ San Jacinto 11:00 La Lotería — Family Comedy 🎨 Guayaquil 14:00 Grand Appliances and Groceries Bingo 👥 San Clemente

31 Mon

All day Shades of Ecuador 🎨 Cuenca All day Palimpsest — Exhibition by Oscar Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Reliquaries — Exhibition by Bayardo Cuenca 🎨 Loja All day Fair Nights at the 197th Loja Fair 🎨 Loja 09:00 Time That Leaves No One Unhurt 🎨 Cuenca