Folklore

Panama, August 22, 2026. At the National Folklore Week, held up to August 23, the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) held a number of educational and academic meetings at different museums and cultural spaces throughout the country. The initiative aims to promote research, transmission and preservation of [...]

Panama, August 21, 2026. The Ministry of Culture held an evening on Friday, August 21, at the Teatro Aurea "Baby" Torrijos de la Ciudad de las Artes, La Gala de Antaño, as part of Folklore National Week, dedicated to recognition of the trajectory and legacy of the elisa and

Panama, August 17, 2026. - The National Folklore School "Dora Pérez de Zárate" of the Ministry of Culture held the First Folklore Student Congress under the motto "Folklore and Cultural Heritage," throughout the weekend. The meeting had as its stage the City of the Arts.

Panama 26 July 2026. To safeguard the country's intangible heritage and promote artistic excellence, the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) dedicated a total economic contribution of 55 00.00 balboas to support the conduct of four important national folklore competitions.

Panama May 23, 2026. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture, Ivis Moreno, participated in the opening events of the Festive cycle of Corpus Christi at La Villa de Los Santos, one of the most iconic religious and cultural manifestations of the country, declared an Inmaterial Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.

Panama May 18, 2026. The Ministry of Culture reports that the registration period of the call was successfully completed with Folkloric groups interested in participating in the Panama 2026 National Crafts Fair, an initiative advanced by the Folklore National Directorate to strengthen and promote our traditional cultural expressions.

Panama, May 2, 2026. The historic Portobelo Park became a gala stage to receive the seventh edition of the Festizo de la Pollera Congo, an event that highlighted the strength, leadership and resistance of Panamanian Afro-colonial culture through music, dance and pride

Panama City, April 29, 2026. José Augusto Broce, specialist at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department at the Ministry of Culture of Panama, has been selected to receive an Ibero-American Nobel Prize "Indio Naborí" from Tenth and Improvisado Verse, one of the highest international recognition.

Panama, April 7, 2026. The National Folklore School at La Villa de Los Santos, under the co-ordination of the Postmedia Technical Programme at Folklore at the Ministry of Culture, initiated a two-day cycle of master classes aimed at the scientific study of Panamanian traditions.

Panama March 31, 2026.The National Folk Festival of La Mitra, in the province of Western Panama, held 33 years of course last weekend as an event dedicated to highlight, preserve and promote the customs and traditions of the different regions of the country, with outstanding participation and great acceptance of