The Ministry of Culture is sponsoring several cultural events for the rest of the year. During a press conference, Culture Minister Eduardo Selman shared dates of some of these.
The planned activities are:
24 August. National Folklore Day celebration with group performances at, including a Fraternities Meeting (Encuentro de las Cofradías) on Saturday, 24 August at 4pm, Plaza España in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo.
5-15 September. National Theater Festival (FENATE 2019) with venues in Santo Domingo, Santiago and La Romana.
24-27 October. 15th Regional Book & Culture Fair in Monte Plata (15ª Feria Regional del Libro y la Cultura Monte Plata 2019). Municipal park.
7-14 November. National Poetry Festival. Several venues nationwide.
19-30 November. Emilio Aparicio Amateur Theater Festival. Centro Cultural Narciso González in Santo Domingo.
25 November. National No-Violence Against Women Day.
26 November. National Merengue Day.
14 December. Long Night of Museums. Colonial City Museums.
19 December. Reopening of the renovated Modern Art Museum, Plaza de la Cultura.
Read more in Spanish:
https://elcaribe.com.do/2019/08/21/destacado/ministerio-de-cultura-anuncia-amplio-programa-de-actividades-del-ano-2019/
22 August 2019