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What's on in Lara

Processions, festivals, fairs and civic dates in Cabudare, Barquisimeto and the rest of the state, soonest first. Every entry links to whoever announced it; past events drop off the list on their own.

By Cabudare staff · Calendar reviewed on October 15, 2026.

A date with a day is the one the organizer or a news outlet published. Yearly feasts with no announced edition show their traditional date: check with the parish or the organizer before you go.

October 2026

  1. through October 24Announced date

    Expo Cilara 2026

    Hotel Trinitarias Suites, Barquisimeto

    Fifth edition of the Lara State Chamber of Industry's exhibition, focused on manufacturing and the energy sector, with outdoor space for heavy machinery.[15][16]

  2. through November 1Announced date

    Lara Fest 2026

    Complejo Ferial Bicentenario, Barquisimeto

    Music and entertainment festival, rescheduled to these dates.[10]

December 2026

  1. December 4Traditional date

    Fiesta de Santa Bárbara

    Capilla de Santa Bárbara, Cabudare

    Mass, a procession, drums and singing at the colonial chapel.[9]

  2. December 28Traditional date

    Los Zaragozas

    Sanare, Andrés Eloy Blanco municipality

    Masks and vows for Holy Innocents' Day.[6]

January 2027

  1. JanuaryTraditional date

    Procession of Nuestra Señora de Altagracia

    Quíbor, Jiménez municipality

    The Sacred Canvas travels from La Ermita (Guadalupe) to the mother church of Altagracia; the 142nd procession set out on Friday, January 23, 2026.[14]

  2. January 14Traditional date

    Divina Pastora procession

    From Santa Rosa to the Cathedral, Barquisimeto

    A little over 7.5 km on foot behind the image, since 1856.[4]

  3. January 27Traditional date

    Día de Cabudare

    Cabudare, Palavecino

    The city's own holiday.[3]

March 2027

  1. Holy Wednesday (March or April)Traditional date

    Enramada del Nazareno

    Beside the Cabudare cemetery

    Salves and tonos with cuatro and cinco as Jesús Nazareno passes.[3]

  2. through March 28Announced date

    Holy Week

    Statewide

    From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday; Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th are school holidays.[12][13]

May 2027

  1. Early MayTraditional date

    Velorios de Cruz

    Cabudare, Palavecino

    Holy Cross wakes, one of the folk traditions of Cabudare's calendar.[3]

June 2027

  1. June 12 and 13Traditional date

    Vigil and tamunangue for Saint Anthony

    Statewide; in Cabudare, along its main streets

    The eight sones de negro, from “La Batalla” to “Seis Figuriao.”[1][2]

August 2027

  1. AugustTraditional date

    Feria Artesanal de Tintorero

    Tintorero, Jiménez municipality

    Weaving, wood and clay; in 2025 it reached 30 editions.[7][8]

September 2027

  1. September, around the 14thTraditional date

    Feria Internacional de Barquisimeto

    Complejo Ferial Bicentenario, Barquisimeto

    Since 1967, for the city's anniversary: concerts, exhibitions and a livestock fair.[5]

Sports

Cardenales games and Lara's other sporting dates have their own calendar, updated every week.

Sports calendar 

Culture

The traditions, told in Culture 

Calendar sources

Sources checked on October 15, 2026.

  1. 1.Wikipedia, Tamunangue.
  2. 2.Wikipedia, Municipio Palavecino.
  3. 3.Wikipedia, Cabudare.
  4. 4.Wikipedia, Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto).
  5. 5.Wikipedia, Feria Internacional de Barquisimeto.
  6. 6.La Prensa de Lara, Sanare se viste de color y fe para recibir a los Zaragozas este 28 de diciembre (Dec 27, 2025).
  7. 7.Wikipedia, Tintorero (Venezuela).
  8. 8.Noticias Barquisimeto, ¡Vuelve la tradición! Tintorero se prepara para la 30ª edición de su Feria Artesanal (Aug 25, 2025).
  9. 9.Wikipedia, Santa Bárbara (Cabudare).
  10. 10.NaGuara, El Lara Fest 2026 anuncia su reprogramación (Aug 29, 2026).
  11. 11.La Iguana TV, Barquisimeto será sede de la 8.ª Expo Internacional Ovina Caprina 2026 (Sep 18, 2026).
  12. 12.Viajes Santa Mona, Semana Santa 2027: qué destino encaja según con quién vayas.
  13. 13.Ministerio de Educación (MPPE), Calendario escolar 2026-2027.
  14. 14.Arquidiócesis de Barquisimeto, Quíbor se prepara para la procesión 142 del Lienzo de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia bajo el lema: «Con Altagracia, el Sagrario nos espera» (Jan 19, 2026).
  15. 15.El Impulso, VIDEO | Expocilara 2026 convertirá a Lara en el epicentro industrial y energético del país #26May (May 26, 2026).
  16. 16.Conindustria, Cilara confirma la realización de la Expo 2026: La industria no se detiene y sigue firme por el futuro del país (Jul 21, 2026).
  17. 17.La Prensa de Lara, Guía cultural: Mes de la Hispanidad, comedia, homenajes y danza (Oct 2, 2026).
  18. 18.Noticias Barquisimeto, Con bailoterapia y verbena familiar: El HONIM desplegará jornadas benéficas en Barquisimeto (Oct 7, 2026).
  19. 19.El Informador, FestiFe 2026 y Bono Arquidiocesano: Todo listo en Barquisimeto y El Tocuyo para la gran jornada eclesial (Oct 14, 2026).
  20. 20.El Informador, Barquisimeto se moviliza: Anuncian la Caravana de la Caridad para la Gran Verbena HONIM (Oct 13, 2026).
  21. 21.La Prensa de Lara, Guía cultural: Teatro, música e historias creativas (Oct 9, 2026).

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