Festivals in Central America

Welcome to 2camels' special take on the festivals, fairs and celebrations of Central America. We've got a ton of info on 20 Central American festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to Central American festival websites.

Central American Festivals

Balls of Fire - Bolas de Fuego (Nejapa, El Salvador)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Historical
Month: August

Belize Independence Day (All Areas, Belize)
Festival Types: National, Party, Street Parade
Month: September

Belize International Film Festival (Belize City, Belize)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Short, Film - Documentary
Month: January

Black Christ Festival (Portobelo, Panama)
Festival Types: Religious, Traditional, Cultural
Month: October

China International Animation Festival (Changzhou, China)
Festival Types: Film - Animation, Film, New Media
Month: January

Cinequest - San Jose Film Festival (San Jose, CA, USA)
Festival Types: Film
Month: February

Costa Rica Music Festival (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Festival Types: Music - Classical
Month: August

Fiestas Agostinas (All Areas, El Salvador)
Festival Types: Religious, National
Month: August

GeoParadise New Year Festival (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)
Festival Types: New Year, Environmental, Party
Month: December

Life Education International Festival (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
Festival Types: Cultural, Community, Family
Month: August

New Year's Eve - Antigua (Antigua, Guatemala)
Festival Types: New Year, Party
Month: December

Nicaragua International Jazz Festival (Managua, Nicaragua)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: February

PachaMama River Festival (Nosara, Costa Rica)
Festival Types: Music - Electronic, Music - Rock, Environmental
Month: January

Panama Jazz Festival (Panama City, Panama)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: January

Placencia Country Fest (Placencia, Belize)
Festival Types: Local, Community, Fair
Month: August

Rainforest Aid (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)
Festival Types: Environmental, Music - World, Music - Folk
Month: June

Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair (Shanghai, China)
Festival Types: Art, Trade
Month: October

Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival (San Jose, CA, USA)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Documentary
Month: October

Virgin of Suyapa Festival (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Festival Types: Religious
Month: February

World Bodypainting Festival - Latin America (Panama City, Panama)
Festival Types: Art, Adult, Bizarre
Month: March