Cali Fair
cali fair spanish la feria de cali cultural event held cali colombia december december celebration region cultural identity famous salsa marathon horse riding parade dance party fair celebrated since tourism around fair main driver city economy end year also known sugar cane fair referring crop vital local economy feria de la salsa salsa music fair august huge explosion cali destroyed city infrastructure many people died leaving city economic recession next year government coordinated fair opportunity celebrate overcome tragedy revitalize economy first fair lasted day success many people able sell handmade good throughout celebration event fair continued grow year city economy boosted around time fair time became important cultural economic event year salsa singer dancer became popular part fair fair held virtually due covid pandemic saw introduction fiesta de mi pueblo parade celebrating municipality valle del cuaca fair opened cabalgata parade horseback rider salsódromo also called salsa marathon parade salsa musician dancer salsódromo included dancer paraded avenida roosevelt one main road city event include tascas international food street salsa concert bullfight attracted criticism protest parade athletic activitiescompetitions cultural exhibition time fair included vallenato merengue group colombia surrounding caribbean country samba school rio de janeiro brazil cali viejo carnival held december fourth day fair event celebrates cultural tradition history region actually older fair dating back early official website