Today I’m leaving to San Jose to enjoy a very nice celebration that will be taking place this weekend: Fiesta de la Música (also known as World Music Day) which is a lovely festival that celebrates all kinds of music sponsored by the French embassy in Costa Rica. The festival mostly celebrates the summer solstice (which is known as the Veranillo de San Juan in Costa Rica).
This is a very big deal in for the art in Costa Rica. There are going to be outdoor and indoor live shows all day tomorrow and it is worth it to go check them out. This festival takes place every year in 250 cities all over the world. There is going to be everything from folk music, to belly dance to hip hop and so much more I’m still trying to figure out what my schedule is going to be. In Costa Rica, music is a very deal and there are all kinds of genres to choose from. Music in Costa Rica is everywhere and people love partying and celebrations.
The World music day first took place in 1982 and its purpose is to promote music all over the world. The Fête de la Musique is one of the few nights of the year where, under French law, there is no noise restriction. Although in Costa Rica, celebrations take place mostly during the day so everyone no matter their age can attend.
I was kind of bumped to see that were not going to be celebrations outside of San Jose though. Costa Rica has that flaw, a lot f the cool events only happen in San Jose, Heredia or Alajuela. The good thing is that it is not hard to move from one place to the other.
Apart from the World Music Day, Costa Rica was also one of the countries included into the very well known Cow Parade and all the cows are placed all over downtown San Jose! So, this trip to Chepe will also be a tour through the nice pieces of art.
If are in Costa Rica right now, make sure you catch some of the Fiesta de la Musica celebrations. Schedules and information are available all over the net. Right now, I am leaving Guanacaste for the weekend and find deals in downtown hotels. Costa Rica is just more and more exciting everyday.