Events
Porta Caribe Cultural Events
January
Agricultural Festival - Salinas
Festival showcasing assorted agricultural products, farm animals, and Paso Fino horses, including a rodeo event and a grand finale featuring a traditional Three Kings Day March on Horseback. Kiosks selling island foods and local artisanry. Live entertainment.
End of February
Sweet Dreams Festival - Guyama
Paso Fino Equestrian Competition.
Late February - Early March
Coffee Festival - Yauco
Cultural festival showcasing the annual coffee harvest, including kiosks and live entertainment.
End of March
Local Artisans Festival - Ponce
April
Tomato Town Festival - Jayuya
Jayuya is known as 'The Town of the Tomato' and each year a festival is celebrated in honor of the fruit.
May
Festival of the Guiro - Peñuelas
Festival celebrating the art, music, and crafting of the musical instrument called the guiro.
July
Mojo Isleño Sauce Festival - Salinas
Salinas is known as 'The Town of the Mojo Isleno' (a tomato-based sauce with onions and sweet peppers served primarily with fish).
Save the Flamboyan Festival - Penuelas
The festival embodies an organized effort to save the flamboyan tree. Saplings are distributed to attendees while local artisans exhibit and sell their flamboyan-themed creations.
October
National Open Paso Fino Championship - Ponce
Open Islandwide Paso Fino Competition for younger riders including various horseback-riding competitions.
End of August
Bomba and Plena Coastal Festival - Juana Diaz
Celebration dedicated to the music of Bomba and Plena.
Porta Del Sol Cultural Events
Mid-February
Coffee Harvest Festival - Mayuguez
Live music, regional foods, and local handicrafts.
Third Week of March
Sweet Orange Festival - Las Marias
Festival showcasing orange-based dishes, featuring music, local handicrafts, and local foodstuffs.
March
Five Days With Our Land - Mayaguez
Live music, regional foods, presentation of agricultural products, and local handicrafts.
May
Big-Headed pineapple Festival - Lajas
Celebration of this regional variety of pineapple, including kiosks selling island foods and local handicrafts. Live musical entertainment.
June
Mango Festival - Mayaguez
Live music, regional foods.
End of October
Cassaca Festival - Isabela
Celebration of local dishes based on the root vegetable cassava (yuca). Live musical entertainment.
December
Plantain and Pastel Festival - San Germaán
Troubadours, Puerto Rican folk music, island foods, and local handicrafts.