21st Anniversary · 2026 Edition
EFC · No. 021 / 2005–2026
El Festival— since 2005 — Colombiano 21 years. One stage. One country. Pico Rivera Sports Arena.
Date
Sun · Jul 26 · 2026
Venue
Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Doors
12:00 PM
From
$45 GA
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— 01 / Lineup · One Stage · 21 Years

One stage. One country. All day long.

One single stage. Salsa, vallenato, reggaetón, bachata, dembow, dancehall, Colombian party music, Latin classics — programmed end-to-end so the music never stops. 3 main performers and 6 DJs.

Headliners · 3 Performers
01
Headliner · Salsa Legend

Fruko y sus Tesos

Salsa colombiana royalty. Five decades of "El Preso," "El Caminante" and the classics that built the genre. Closing the night, prime time.

02
Co-headliner · Salsa Romántica

Roberto Blades

Salsa romántica with a Panamanian voice the diaspora has carried for decades. Sunset set, full band, bilingual crowd.

03
Special Guest · TBA

Performer 03

Special guest. Bachata, vallenato, danceable hits — a set built for the whole family to dance to.

DJ Lineup · 6 DJs

Sebastian Rojas

Amor a la Colombiana

DJ Paris

La Descarga

+ 4 More DJs

To be announced.

Salsa · vallenato · reggaetón · bachata · dembow.

One stage. One day. 21 years. Don't get left out.

— 02 / Parche · Pre-sale Tiers

Pick your parche.

Four ways in — General, VIP, Palco, and Kids. Pre-sale pricing while it lasts. All tickets are issued via Ticketon and arrive instantly to your email. Kids under 48" tall get in free.

A · General

General Admission

$45USD · pre-sale
  • Day-long access · all-day programming
  • Entrance from 11 AM — close 10 PM
  • Kids UNDER 48" tall get FREE admission
  • Kids 48" or taller must pay
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B · VIP

VIP

$75USD · pre-sale
  • No waiting in line to access venue
  • Backstage access wristband
  • Backstage bar access
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C · Group · Palco

Palco

$150USD · pre-sale
  • VIP entrance for up to 10 · with Palco wristband
  • Choose 1: Bottle of Vodka, Aguardiente, or $100 in Coronas
  • Bottle service included
Buy Palco →
D · Kids

Children

FREEUnder 48" tall
  • Free admission for kids UNDER 48" tall
  • Kids 48" or taller must pay General Admission
  • Entrance from 11 AM — close 10 PM

No ticket required at the gate · just bring the family

— 03 / 2026 Campaign · Print & Digital

Same energy everywhere.

If you've seen us on the streets, on Instagram, or on a flyer at the panadería — that's us. The 2026 campaign you see online runs across print, digital, social, and out-of-home. One festival, one look, one feeling.

Festival Colombiano 2026 — 26 Julio 2026 dated flyer
Save the Date 01 / 03
El Bus del Festival Colombiano 2026 — chiva flyer
El Bus del Festival 02 / 03
Pico Rivera Sport Arena flyer — pre-sale tickets at Ticketón
Pico Rivera Sport Arena 03 / 03

Three pieces. One festival. The same flyers you'll see on Instagram, in stores, on the radio, and at the puerta — keep an eye out, share the ones you love.

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— 04 / Vive el Día · The Day Itself

The day, uncut.

Photography from across the years. The crowd. The dancers. The flags. The faces. This is what one Sunday in Pico Rivera looks like.

Main stage · open air2024
Traditional dancers in Colombian regalia
Folkloric dances2023
Dancers in red and white
Cumbia troupe2022
Colombian flags raised at stage
The tricolor2024
Three generations at the festival
Three generations2023
Salsódromo wide
El Salsódromo2022
Friends at sunset
Sunset crowd2021
Live · Counting down

The day is coming.

Pre-sale prices end as the gates open. Lock in GA, VIP, or Palcos before the meter zeroes out.

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Days
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Hours
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— 05 / Archive · 2005–2026

Twenty-one years. One Sunday a year.

Documented, archived, undefeated. Hover to pause the reel — these are real days, real crowds, real years.

Editions
21 and counting
Years documented
2009 → 2024
Cultural ground
Pico Rivera

Three generations have walked through the same gates. The families who came in 2009 bring their own kids now. The dancers, the flags, the food, the music — same Sunday, same community, every July. That is what 21 years of El Festival Colombiano buys you.

See the full reel
— 06 / Schedule · Day-of

From the doors to the encore.

Eleven hours, one stage, one country in motion. Mixed genres, end-to-end programming, no breaks between sets. Times approximate — final lineup drops 30 days before the gates.

12:00
Doors open · Mercado & food court
All zones
13:00
Opening DJ set · salsa & Latin classics
Stage
14:30
Day block · vallenato, cumbia, Colombian party music
Stage
16:00
Performer 03 · Special Guest · bachata & danceable hits
Stage
17:30
DJ block · reggaetón & crossover hits
Stage
19:00
Roberto Blades · Co-headliner · salsa romántica al atardecer
Stage
20:30
Fruko y sus Tesos · main Headliner · salsa colombiana
Stage
22:00
Late night DJ · dembow, dancehall & perreo
Stage
23:00
Closing DJ & encore · see you next year
Stage
— 07 / Live · From the floor

Live from the floor.

Pulled live from Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. Tag #FestivalColombiano2026 to land on this wall during event weekend.

@dani_paisa_la
2h · TikTok
124K
Cuando suena la salsa y el sol cae sobre la tarima.#FestivalColombiano2026 #Salsódromo
18.2K 342
@festivalcolombianola
4h · Instagram
Festival 2024 archive
21 años. Una sola bandera. Una sola tarima. Pre-venta abierta — link en bio.#21Aniversario #PicoRivera
4.8K 127
El Festival Colombiano
1d · Facebook
Family selfie at the festival
Looking back at the crowds, dancers and families who built this Sunday tradition. Twenty-one years and counting — gracias por estar aquí.#FestivalColombiano2026 #21Años
2.1K 89
@cumbia.con.juli
6h · TikTok
892K
Le enseñé a mi mamá el paso. Va a ser viral 100%.#cumbia #colombianos #LosAngeles
67.4K 1.2K
Pico Rivera Sports Arena
2d · Facebook
Crowd at Pico Rivera Sports Arena
11003 Sports Arena Dr · Sunday, July 26. We've hosted El Festival Colombiano on this ground since the beginning. See you on the floor.#PicoRivera #FestivalColombiano2026
3.4K 201
@valentina.dance
12h · Instagram
Family moment at festival
Repost de 2023. Todavía no me bajo de la nube. ¿Quién va este año?#salsa #cali #LosAngeles
1.3K 58
@miranda_canta
3h · Instagram
Stage performer
Esta noche en la tarima principal. Pico Rivera, ya casi nos vemos. Hay sorpresa preparada.#FestivalColombiano2026 #21Años
9.2K 184
@arepas_y_cafe_la
5h · Instagram
Colombian food vendor
Listos para el domingo. Arepas con queso, chicharrón, jugo de lulo. Carpa #14, los esperamos.#ComidaColombiana #Mercado
612 41
@diego.cumbiero
7h · TikTok
47K
Real cumbia. Real gente. Sin filtros, sin pose.#cumbia #PicoRivera #colombia
8.3K 156
@fer_baila_salsa
9h · Instagram
Salsa dancers
El Salsódromo cuando bajó el sol. Hay momentos que no se pueden filmar — solo se viven.#salsa #Salsódromo #LA
2.4K 89
Colombian Cultural Center LA
3d · Facebook
Colombian community at the festival
Familias paisas, valluneras, costeñas, llaneras — todos bajo una misma bandera. Eso es lo que hace el Festival, año tras año, generación tras generación.#ComunidadColombiana #LosAngeles #FestivalColombiano2026
1.8K 124
@nico_y_sus_amigos
14h · TikTok
31.8K
POV: tu pandilla llega al Festival Colombiano. Sunday plans, set ✅#FestivalColombiano2026 #PicoRivera
5.7K 287
@festivalcolombianola
18h · Instagram
Behind the scenes view
Tras bambalinas. Los técnicos llevan tres días montando la tarima. Lista para 21 años de festival. ¿Y ustedes, listos también?#BehindTheScenes #FestivalColombiano2026
7.4K 312
Showing 13 · 8,400+ posts tagged across IG, TT, and FB See the full stream on TikTok →
— 08 / Origin · 2005 → 2026

Twenty-one years strong.

El Festival Colombiano is the longest-running celebration of Colombian culture on the West Coast. Built by the diaspora, for the diaspora.

Since 2005, El Festival Colombiano has gathered Colombian-Americans, allies, and music lovers under one sky for one day each summer. Three generations of families now mark July as the month they go home — without leaving California.

Classic crowd photo from a previous edition
"El Festival is where my mom used to take me as a little girl, and now I take my own kids. It's the only thing that hasn't changed in twenty-one years." — Lifelong attendee, Pico Rivera
21
Editions · 2005–2026

An unbroken run of one Colombian summer day in Southern California.

Dancers in red and white
1
Stage · 1 Day

Salsa · vallenato · reggaetón · bachata · dembow · dancehall · classics

Daytime crowd
25K
Attendees · avg

Sold-out years average 25,000 across the gates.

2005
Year One

Founded by the LA-area Colombian community to keep the calendar marked.

— 09 / Promociones · Sister Events

Eventos hermanos.

Ocasionalmente colaboramos con otros eventos colombianos y latinos en LA. Si te gustó el Festival, fíjate en éstos también — la rumba no para.

— 10 / Merch · Coming soon

Wear the festival.

First drop ahead of July 26. T-shirts, hoodies, hats, totes, sticker packs, pins — designed in the 2026 brand language. Drop on the newsletter and we'll text you the second the store opens.

T-Shirt
Tricolor · 100% Cotton
First Drop
Hoodie
Heavyweight · Embroidered
Coming Soon
Cap
Snapback · 6-panel
Coming Soon
Tote
Canvas · Mercado-ready
Coming Soon
Sticker Pack
4 Designs · Vinyl
Coming Soon
Pin Set
4 Enamel Pins
Coming Soon

First drop. Limited run. Festival pricing.

Notify me when it drops →
— 10 / Join Us · Sponsors · Vendors · Influencers

Be part of the festival.

21 years of audience, food, music, and family. If you make food, sell something the community loves, want to sponsor, or have a platform you want to put behind the festival — let's talk.

Pico Rivera Sports Arena fills up every July — thousands of Colombians + Latin LA, all in one place, one day. Whatever you bring (a brand, a dish, a product, an audience), there's a way in.

  • Sponsorships from in-kind to title-tier — flexible packages
  • Food vendor booths at the mercado · proximity to the main stage
  • Retail / service vendor booths · cultural-fit curation
  • Influencer collabs · paid posts, comp tickets, content access
Audience
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El Festival Colombiano · 2026
No. 021 / EFC-PRE-26

One day. One country.

Date
Sun · Jul 26 · 2026
Doors
12:00 PM
Venue
Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Edition
21st Anniversary
Pre-sale Pricing One Stage All Ages Family Zone Market & Food Court
From the same family

Familia de sitios.

El Festival Colombiano lives inside a wider universe of Colombian community in the U.S. Two sister platforms keep the parche going year-round.