Bolivarian Government moves forward with preparations for the Carnivals of El Callao 2026

Carnivals of El Callao 2026
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Published at: 27/01/2026 02:59 PM

National and regional governments meet to advance the planning of the traditional Carnivals of El Callao, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco.

This was announced by the governor of the state of Bolivar, Yulisbeth García, through her account on the social network Instagram, in which she highlighted the meeting she held with the Minister of Popular Power for Tourism, Leticia Gómez, to advance the organization of the Tourist Carnivals For Love of Bolivar 2026, under the motto: My carnival is historic and so am I.

“Following every direction of our president in charge, " role="link" >@delcyrodriguezv, with all the support of the Ministry of Tourism, we will honor what is ours, our culture and traditions, from El Callao and in every corner of our Bolivar state,” said García.

The carnivals will be held in the municipality of El Callao from February 12 to 17 for family and community sharing, with a combination of calypso, history and culture.

At the celebration there will be 800 Half Paintings, iconic characters from the El Callao Carnival, who are organized to walk the streets to the rhythm of calypso.

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