RIDE Cultural Huetar Caribe 2026

From November 13 to 15, 2026, RIDE Cultural will bring three days of artistic and community activities to Sixaola, Suretka, Shiroles and Puerto Viejo. The initiative, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth, will celebrate the diversity of Costa Rica’s Caribbean region, with a special focus on Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities and local talent.

The program will include music, dance, theater, oral traditions, ceremonies, workshops, exhibitions and spaces for local entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to bring public cultural activities to local communities and strengthen connections between artists, institutions and residents.

Locations and Schedule

• Friday, November 13 – Sixaola: Activities will take place at the Municipal Market, Escuela Finca Costa Rica and Liceo de Sixaola, featuring Ngöbe dance, performances by SINEM Limón and the National Band of Limón, workshops and a local entrepreneurship fair.
• Saturday, November 14 – Talamanca: Events in Suretka and Shiroles will include traditional ceremonies, Bribri women singers, stories preserving collective memory, and workshops on basket making, cacao, plant-based painting and ancestral practices organized by ACOMUITA.
• Sunday, November 15 – Puerto Viejo: The final celebration will take place at the House of Culture and Academia Volair, featuring music, poetry, dance, theater and performances such as “Ser Caribe: Caribbean Music and Poetry.”

The eighth regional edition of RIDE Cultural in 2026 will also bring together the Costa Rican Art Museum, the National Museum, the National Library System, the Cultural Heritage Directorate, the National Theater Workshop and the National Dance Workshop.