Loja & Southern Sierra
What's Happening in Loja and the Southern Sierra This Week?
November 2 – November 8, 2026
Loja and the Southern Sierra offer a thoughtful mix this week: food traditions, museum exhibitions, a documentary premiere, civic life, writing and sport. Our selections also travel beyond Loja city to Zamora and Quilanga.
Art, Theatre & Culture
November 2 · 11:00
Fragments
📍 Loja · Museo Puerta de la Ciudad
One museum visit opens onto three different exhibitions: Fragments, Light and Colour in Dialogue with Watercolour, and Retrospective: Clay and Memory. Together they offer a useful snapshot of Loja’s current visual-arts programme.
View event details →November 6 · 19:00
Premiere of the First Zamora Chinchipe Documentary
📍 Zamora · Sindicato de Choferes Profesionales de Zamora
The public premiere of a documentary about Zamora Chinchipe.
View event details →November 7 · 16:00
Writing to Transform: Creating Realities
📍 Loja · Lumbrera
A writing-workshop session at Lumbrera.
View event details →Community & Traditions
November 2
Colada Morada and Bread Figures Festival
📍 Loja · Tres plazas de Loja
A traditional festival in three Loja plazas featuring colada morada, bread figures and local vendors during the Day of the Dead season.
View event details →November 7 · 10:00
Loja Civic Relay — 66th Edition
📍 Loja · Barrio Máximo Agustín Rodríguez — inicio del recorrido
A civic relay beginning in the Máximo Agustín Rodríguez neighbourhood and passing through eight Loja neighbourhoods.
View event details →November 8
Quilanga 37th Cantonization Closing Day
📍 Quilanga · Centro de Quilanga
A closing day with a civic student parade, commemorative session and community celebration featuring Orquesta Batahola.
View event details →Sports & Outdoors
November 2 · 08:00
14th National Games for Physical Education Teachers
📍 Loja · Varias sedes deportivas
Athletics, swimming, football, basketball and ecuavóley with national delegations; opening ceremony at 16:30.
View event details →November 7
Copa de la Paz Awards
📍 Quilanga · Quilanga
A sports awards event within Quilanga’s 37th cantonization celebrations.
View event details →November 8 · 08:00
Hearts in Motion 5K
📍 Loja · Redondel de la Universidad Nacional de Loja
The first charity race supporting Andrea del Pilar Uchuari breast-cancer treatment while promoting prevention and early detection. Assembly is at 07:30 and the race starts at 08:00. The programme includes a talk by an oncologist. Register through WhatsApp at 099 595 2241 or the Corazones en Movimiento 5K account.
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