Ecuador
What's Happening in Ecuador This Weekend?
October 23 – October 25, 2026
From design and Ecuadorian cinema in Quito to rural traditions in Cuenca, theatre in Guayaquil and community celebrations across Manabí, Ambato and Machala, this national selection offers 18 distinctive ways to explore Ecuador this weekend.
Art, Theatre & Culture
October 23
Quito Design Week 2026 - Radical Design
📍 Quito · Varias sedes en Quito - sede principal en Itchimbía del 23 al 25 de octubre
Exhibitions, talks, encounters and design routes explore the theme of “Radical Design.” The principal weekend programme is based at Itchimbía, while additional activities use other locations around the capital.
View event details →October 23 · 18:30
MAMA — Supercines Riocentro
📍 Quito · Supercines Riocentro
Ana Cristina Benítez's Ecuadorian film MAMA screens at Supercines Riocentro, San Luis, Quicentro Sur and 6 de Diciembre, plus Multicines Scala and Portal. Consult each cinema for availability.
View event details →October 23 · 09:00
Paulina Tamayo Is Music, Tradition and Ecuador
📍 Cuenca · Complejo Patrimonial Todos Santos
Objects, art and an immersive augmented-reality room revisit more than fifty years of Paulina Tamayo's career, connecting popular music, personal history and new technology.
View event details →October 23 · 09:00
67th National Painting Salon 2026 — Independence of Guayaquil
📍 Guayaquil · Museo Manuel Rendón Seminario — Piso 1
The winning work and selected entries from the National Painting Salon “Independence of Guayaquil” represent one of the principal visual-arts programmes of the Guayas Casa de la Cultura.
View event details →October 24 · 16:00
WE ARE WATER
📍 Loja · Teatro Benjamín Carrión
This contemporary-dance production draws on community memories, knowledge and practices connected with water, exploring it through movement as a source of life, identity and resistance.
View event details →October 24 · 20:00
Swan Lake on Ecological Ice — Manta
📍 Mańta · Fundacion Cultural La Trinchera — Teatro La Trinchera
The Moscow Ballet on Ice presents Swan Lake with Tchaikovsky's music, combining classical ballet and artistic skating on an ecological ice surface. Consult the official ticket source for availability.
View event details →October 23
Seed of Art: Textures That Breathe
📍 Machala · Sala Jorge Vega Izquierdo — CCE El Oro
This painting exhibition presents work by older adults from the IESS Machala Hospital geriatric group, giving their creativity and lived experience a public cultural platform.
View event details →Community & Traditions
October 23 · 07:00
3rd Warmi Rural Festival 2026
📍 Cuenca · Plaza San Francisco
More than 150 exhibitors from Cuenca's rural parishes bring crafts, food, small businesses, ancestral medicine, ceremonies and artistic performances to the historic centre for three full days.
View event details →October 23
ExpoCebu 2026
📍 Chone · Centro de Convenciones de Chone
ExpoCebu combines livestock exhibitions, agriculture, food and local traditions. Friday also features Yo me llamo impersonators performing songs associated with Ana Gabriel and Juan Gabriel; the original artists are not appearing.
View event details →October 24 · 08:00
Ambato Afro-Ecuadorian Fair
📍 Ambato · Parque de Las Flores
Ambato marks Afro-Ecuadorian Heritage Month with a weekend fair devoted to culture, community enterprises and culinary traditions. The event offers a regional platform for heritage, local products and food.
View event details →October 23 · 10:00
COLLECTON — Retro Toys and Collectibles Exhibition
📍 Quito · Centro de Arte Contemporáneo
This benefit mega-exhibition, organized with LILAS en Acción, combines retro toys, collectible objects, nostalgia and a charitable purpose in a free three-day event for families and collectors.
View event details →October 25 · 19:00
Former Queens and Queen of Guayaquil Parade
📍 Guayaquil · Ruta por confirmar
Former queens join the current Queen of Guayaquil in an evening civic parade. Check current municipal listings for the streets, assembly point, viewing areas and traffic arrangements.
View event details →October 24 · 10:00
Dia del Cholo — Queen of the Cholo People Celebration
📍 Mańta · Auditorio del Patronato Municipal
This celebration of coastal roots and identity includes the selection of the Queen of the Cholo People and participating communities from Santa Elena, Salinas and Puerto López.
View event details →Concerts, Festivals & Entertainment
October 23 · 20:00
Little Shop of Horrors
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Sánchez Aguilar
The Broadway musical comedy comes to the Guayaquil area with Federico Couts, María del Pilar Villegas, Hugo Alejandro, Lucho Mueckay and a large Ecuadorian cast.
View event details →October 23 · 20:00
New York-Berlin Connection - Jazz Concert
📍 Cuenca · Antigua Escuela Central
Tobias Meinhart, Ramiro Olaciregui, Miguel Gallardo, Raul Molina and Matt Penman combine original compositions and improvisation with jazz, rock and funk in this international quintet.
View event details →October 24 · 18:30
Cycles of Life: Gypsy Jazz — Die Drahtzieher and Sepia Jazz Band
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Centro de Arte — Teatro Experimental
Germany's Die Drahtzieher and Ecuador's Sepia Jazz Band combine gypsy jazz, European swing and improvisation under the direction of Carlos Hernandez.
View event details →Sports & Outdoors
October 25 · 07:00
Liga 10K Quito 2026 — 15th Edition
📍 Quito · Salida: Ministerio de Agricultura
The fifteenth Liga 10K runs from Av. Amazonas to Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado. Consult the organizer for registration, access arrangements and road restrictions.
View event details →October 25 · 07:00
Bahía Half Marathon 2026 — Second Edition
📍 Bahia de Caraquez · Vía principal de Bahía y Puente Los Caras
The second Bahía Half Marathon offers 5K, 10K and 21K distances. Consult the organizer for registration, starting areas, race kits and route restrictions.
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