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The City of Ponce, is a 75-minute highway ride from
San Juan
This is a list of events in Ponce, Puerto Rico .
Ponce is
Puerto Rico 's second largest city outside the
San Juan metropolitan area. It is located in the southern coast of Puerto Rico, about a 75-minute drive via
Autopista Las Americas or reachable via plane as a destination at the
Mercedita International Airport or by cruise line at the
Port of the Americas . Ponce holds numerous annual events. Only the most prominent and popular ones are listed below.
Ponce events list summary table
The following table lists recurring events in Ponce by their month of occurrence. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Year Established" will sort events by the year when the event started.
No.
Event
Month
Day
Photo
Barrio
Venue
Type
Year Established
Related to
Celebrations
Frequency
1
Carnaval de Vejigantes
January
Varies
Playa
Av. Padre Noel
Cultural
1991
[1]
Local Traditions
Parade
Yearly
2
El Polvorín Memorial
January
25
Português
Cementerio Civil de Ponce
Memorial
1900
El Polvorín fire
Memorial service
Yearly
3
Carnaval de Ponce
February
Varies
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Cultural
1850
Lent
Parades ,
Music ,
Food
Yearly
4
Ponce Massacre Memorial
March
21
Cuarto
Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
Memorial
1938
Ponce massacre
Memorial service
Yearly
5
Feria de Artesanías de Ponce
April
Varies
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Cultural
1974
Centro Cultural
Crafts ,
Workshops
Yearly
6
Las Justas
April
Varies
Canas
Francisco Montaner Stadium
Sports
1993
College athletics
Sports competitions ,
Music ,
Parties
Yearly
7
Ponce Jazz Festival
April
Varies
Cuarto
Concha Acústica de Ponce
Music
2012
Jazz music
Music
Yearly
8
Fiesta Nacional de la Danza
May
Varies
Tercero
Teatro La Perla
Cultural
1897~
Danza
Music ,
Dancing ,
Crafts ,
Food
Yearly
9
Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo
May
Varies
Canas
Francisco Montaner Stadium
Sports
2007
IAAF World Challenge
Sports competition
Yearly
10
Festival Nacional Afrocaribeño
June
Varies
Capitanejo
Sector La Cuarta
Cultural
1999
Black cultural heritage
Music ,
Dancing ,
Crafts ,
Food
Yearly
11
Cruce a Nado Internacional
September
1st Sunday
Playa
Bahía de Ponce
Sports
1980
Bahía de Ponce
Swimming
competition
Yearly
12
Día Mundial de Ponce
September
Varies
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Cultural
2012
Culture and
History
Parade
Yearly
13
Mameyes Landslide Memorial
October
7
Tercero
Mameyes Memorial Museum
Memorial
1986
1985 Mameyes tragedy
Memorial service
Yearly
14
Feria de Artesanías Plaza del Caribe
October
Varies
Playa
Plaza del Caribe
Cultural
1980
Plaza del Caribe
Crafts
Yearly
15
Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón
November
Varies
San Antón
San Antón
Cultural
1978
[2]
Bomba and
Plena
Music ,
Dancing
Yearly
16
Bienal de Arte de Ponce
November
Varies
Playa
UPRP
Art
1986
Commission on the Arts
Art exhibition
Biennale
17
Ponce Marathon
December
12
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Sports
1970
Virgin of Guadalupe
Marathon
Yearly
18
Las Mañanitas
December
12
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Cultural
1964
Culture and
Religion
Parade
Yearly
19
Fiestas patronales
December
Varies
Segundo
Plaza Las Delicias
Cultural /
Religious
1850
History and
Religion
Music ,
Dancing ,
Crafts ,
Food
Yearly
20
Concierto de Navidad (Christmas Concert)
December
Varies
Tercero
Teatro La Perla
Cultural
1983
Christmas
Concert
Yearly
21
Noches de Placita
All
Last Friday of the month
[3]
Playa
Plaza 65 de Infantería
Cultural
2018
[4]
Local Traditions
Music ,
Dancing ,
Crafts ,
Food
Monthly
Key:
~ = Date is approximate
See also
References
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Ponce .
Photos of Ponce:
Tourism
Ponce History
Census:
Others: