Guayaquil
What's Happening in Guayaquil This Week?
November 9 – November 15, 2026
Guayaquil has a genuinely broad week: international poetry and Afro-descendant cinema, independent publishing, an art exhibition, a Middle Eastern-inspired family festival and several very different concerts. Saturday belongs to the big stages, with Anuel AA and Rubén Blades performing at nearly the same time. Blades is the week's essential headline, returning after thirteen years with Roberto Delgado and a twenty-piece orchestra.
Community & Traditions
November 10
Banana Summit 2026
📍 Guayaquil · Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil
Ecuador's banana industry gathers for three days at the convention centre. This is a professional sector event rather than a general festival, with the daily programme supplied by the organizer.
View event details →November 12 · 10:00
Yalla Fest 2026
📍 Samborondón · C.C. Alhambra Plaza Shopping
Yalla Fest builds a family event around five Middle Eastern-inspired worlds, with music, dance, workshops, food experiences and a marketplace.
View event details →Art, Theatre & Culture
November 10
SECAF — Afro Cinema Week
📍 Guayaquil · MAAC, MZ14 y Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil
The first SECAF presents nine films from ten countries alongside workshops, conversations and community activities. The programme creates space for discussion around Afro-descendant cinema and experience.
View event details →November 10 · 16:45
19th Ileana Espinel Cedeño International Poetry Festival
📍 Guayaquil · Varias sedes
Fifty poets gather for readings, workshops, book presentations and awards across several venues. The changing schedule gives each day a different character.
View event details →November 10 · 19:00
Fragments of the Human — Javier Esmeralda
📍 Guayaquil · Sala de Exposiciones — Teatro Centro de Arte
Ecuadorian artist Javier Esmeralda looks to the coast, the human face and questions of identity in this continuing exhibition. It remains open through November 24.
View event details →November 12
5th Independent Literature Gathering — ELI
📍 Guayaquil · Universidad Casa Grande
ELI brings writers, readers, publishers and cultural organizers together for talks, workshops, discussions, book presentations and an independent publishing fair.
View event details →November 13 · 19:00
Guayaquil Symphony: Spanish Passion
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Principal — Teatro Centro de Arte
The Guayaquil Symphony celebrates Spanish music and dance under Íñigo Pirfano, joined by castanet soloist Tomás Martín and the Teatro Centro de Arte dance schools.
View event details →November 13 · 20:00
La Pareja Feliz Reloaded
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Las Cámaras
The familiar comedy returns in a new stage presentation. It shares the 8:00 p.m. slot with Jeremías, so Friday night requires a choice between theatre and concert.
View event details →Concerts, Festivals & Entertainment
November 12
Savage and Shē — Live in Guayaquil
📍 Guayaquil · Plaza Guayarte
The Canadian duo brings voices, percussion and electronic beats to Plaza Guayarte. Savage and Shē also appear in Quito's MASQARA lineup on Saturday, but this is their dedicated Guayaquil performance.
View event details →November 12 · 20:00
Soy Luna Live in Concert
📍 Guayaquil · Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo
The Soy Luna musical production arrives for a large-format Thursday-night show. It is the week's clearest concert choice for the series' family and younger audience.
View event details →November 13 · 20:00
Jeremías — Cerca de Ti Tour
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Centro de Arte
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Jeremías brings his Cerca de Ti tour to Guayaquil. The theatre setting offers a more intimate concert than Saturday's stadium and coliseum productions.
View event details →November 14 · 19:00
Anuel AA Live in Guayaquil
📍 Guayaquil · Estadio Alberto Spencer
Anuel AA returns to Ecuador for a single announced performance. The concert begins one hour before Rubén Blades across the city, making these competing Saturday-night headliners.
View event details →November 14 · 20:00
Rubén Blades — Fotografías Tour
📍 Guayaquil · Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo
Rubén Blades returns to Guayaquil after thirteen years with Roberto Delgado and his twenty-piece orchestra. The programme combines classics including Pedro Navaja, Plástico, Decisiones and Amor y control with newer songs. This is one of Guayaquil's major concerts of the month.
View event details →November 14 · 20:30
The Rock Experience
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Experimental — Teatro Centro de Arte
This conceptual concert revisits different periods in the history of rock. Its theatre scale makes it a focused alternative to Saturday's two much larger productions.
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