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Candombe drummers parading down Isla de Flores street during the Desfile de Llamadas in Montevideo
Section 06 · 9 guides

Culture & Festivals

Guides 9
Candombe drummers parading down Isla de Flores street during the Desfile de Llamadas in Montevideo 09.10.26 15 min Uruguay’s Best Festivals & Events, Month by Month (2026) A month-by-month guide to Uruguay festivals and events, from Carnival to Dia del Patrimonio, with honest notes on dates that move each year. A gaucho rides a bucking horse in the ring during the semana criolla jineteada contest in Montevideo 08.10.26 18 min Semana Criolla: Montevideo’s Gaucho Rodeo Week (2026) Semana Criolla is Montevideo's gaucho rodeo week: jineteadas, folk music and criollo food at the Prado, held during Semana de Turismo. The Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, where Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930. 07.10.26 16 min Futbol in Uruguay: La Celeste, Penarol vs Nacional & Match Days (2026) Uruguay football as culture: the World Cups, the Penarol-Nacional clasico, the great stadiums and how to actually get into a match day. A couple dancing tango in montevideo at a local milonga 06.10.26 15 min Tango in Montevideo: Milongas & the La Cumparsita Story (2026) Tango in Montevideo: the La Cumparsita story, the city’s tango claim, Carlos Gardel, and the milongas where you can watch or take to the floor. A murga uruguay chorus in painted faces and jester costumes singing on a neighbourhood tablado in Montevideo 05.10.26 15 min Murga: Uruguay’s Carnival of Satire & Song (2026) What murga is and why it's the soul of Uruguay's carnival: the satire, the sound, the Teatro de Verano contest, and where to catch it live. Costumed dancers and crowds at the desfile de llamadas in Montevideo. 04.10.26 17 min Desfile de Llamadas: Montevideo’s Great Drum Parade (2026) Everything about the desfile de llamadas, Montevideo's huge candombe drum parade: the route, characters, judging, tickets and where to watch. A cuerda de tambores playing the three candombe drums in a Montevideo street procession 03.10.26 15 min Candombe: The Afro-Uruguayan Heartbeat (2026) Candombe is the Afro-Uruguayan drumbeat of Montevideo. The three drums, the cuerdas, UNESCO status, and how to find a real Sunday llamada. A mama vieja dancer in a comparsa during Montevideo Carnival. 02.10.26 17 min Montevideo Carnival: The World’s Longest Party (2026) A local's guide to Montevideo Carnival, the world's longest: the parades, murga and candombe, the tablados, plus dates and tickets for 2026. Candombe drummers in costume tuning their barrel drums over a street fire during Carnival, the heartbeat of Uruguay culture 19.06.26 27 min Uruguay Culture: Carnival, Candombe, Mate & Fútbol (2026) Carnival and candombe drums, the mate ritual, asado, fútbol, tango and gaucho traditions — a first-hand guide to Uruguayan culture and how to experience it.