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Quimera International Festival

The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera, a mythological creature with parts from multiple animals. For example, Calvario o Santuario, la parroquia de San Juan Bautista y Santa María de Guadalupe, el antiguo Convento Franciscano, el Parque Juárez. It happens once a year, in October. It offers expositions of theater, literature, dance, music and art from international guests. It is a public event and most of the expositions are for free. It is Metepec's most important cultural festival.

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Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture
Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera
Inaugurated1990
Most recent
11–20 October 2013
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20071012233835/http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx:80/

The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture (Spanish: Festival Internacional Quimera or Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera, a mythological creature with parts from multiple animals.1 For example, Calvario o Santuario, la parroquia de San Juan Bautista y Santa María de Guadalupe, el antiguo Convento Franciscano, el Parque Juárez. It happens once a year, in October. It offers expositions of theater, literature, dance, music and art from international guests. It is a public event and most of the expositions are for free. It is Metepec's most important cultural festival.2

Facts

  • Art and cultural event
  • The first Quimera festival was held in 1990
  • Once a year
  • International guests
  • It has expositions of theater, literature, dance, music and art.
  • Different locations in Metepec (Calvario o Santuario, la parroquia de San Juan Bautista y Santa María de Guadalupe, el antiguo Convento Franciscano, el Parque Juárez)
  • Public event345
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References

  1. "Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera". Sistema de Informacion Cultural. Conaculta. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. "Avanzan preparativos para el Festival Quimera 2014". Portal. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "Festival Quimera Metepec 2017". Inteligencia WEB. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. "Quimera:unfestivaldeculturaydiversion". Toluca VIP. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2005-07-06.
  5. "Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera". Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2005-07-06.
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