Guayaquil
What’s Happening in Guayaquil This Weekend?
November 12 – November 16, 2026
Guayaquil’s weekend moves between international music, Afro cinema, independent literature, poetry, visual art and family culture. Rubén Blades is the major Saturday headline, but the strongest feature of the programme is its range: several multi-day festivals make it possible to build a full day around more than one event.
Community & Traditions
November 12 · 10:00
Yalla Fest 2026
📍 Samborondón · C.C. Alhambra Plaza Shopping
A free Middle Eastern-inspired festival offers food, music, dance, workshops, themed environments and a family marketplace.
View event details →Art, Theatre & Culture
November 12
SECAF — Afro Cinema Week
📍 Guayaquil · MAAC, MZ14 y Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil
The first edition brings Afro-descendant cinema from several countries together with workshops, conversations and community activities.
View event details →November 12
5th Independent Literature Gathering — ELI
📍 Guayaquil · Universidad Casa Grande
Writers, readers, publishers and cultural organizers meet for talks, workshops, book presentations and an independent publishing fair.
View event details →November 12 · 19:00
19th Ileana Espinel Cedeño International Poetry Festival
📍 Guayaquil · Varias sedes
Fifty poets participate in readings, workshops, book presentations and public conversations across several venues.
View event details →November 12 · 19:00
Fragments of the Human — Javier Esmeralda
📍 Guayaquil · Sala de Exposiciones — Teatro Centro de Arte
Javier Esmeralda’s exhibition examines the human figure through fragments, colour and form.
View event details →November 13 · 16:00
From Colour to Form — Masterclass with Javier Esmeralda
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Centro de Arte — sala de pintura
The artist leads a limited-capacity painting masterclass connected with his current exhibition.
View event details →November 13 · 19:00
Guayaquil Symphony: Spanish Passion
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Principal — Teatro Centro de Arte
The Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra presents an evening programme shaped around Spanish musical colour and expression.
View event details →November 13 · 09:00
Rolf Blomberg Exhibition
📍 Guayaquil · Museo Nahim Isaías
The exhibition revisits Rolf Blomberg’s work and visual legacy in Ecuador.
View event details →Concerts, Festivals & Entertainment
November 13 · 20:00
Jeremías — Cerca de Ti Tour
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Centro de Arte
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Jeremías brings his intimate Cerca de Ti tour to Guayaquil.
View event details →November 13 · 20:00
La Pareja Feliz Reloaded
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Las Cámaras
The popular Ecuadorian comedy returns in a new live stage presentation.
View event details →November 14 · 20:00
Rubén Blades — Fotografías Tour
📍 Guayaquil · Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo
Rubén Blades brings his Fotografías Tour to Guayaquil in the weekend’s most important concert, drawing on a songbook that has shaped modern salsa and Latin American popular music.
View event details →November 14 · 20:30
The Rock Experience
📍 Guayaquil · Teatro Experimental — Teatro Centro de Arte
A Saturday-night rock programme offers an alternative to the city’s arena-scale salsa headline.
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