
In December, the Caribbean island already breathes a jovial atmosphere and just taking a look at the the cultural agenda at Havana, as well as throughout Cuba, you will realize that life is gradually recovering its daily course after the limitations imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic in Cuba.
In addition to the festivities and activities that take place around Christmas, we find many art and culture events in Havana in December, as there are lots of options in all the provinces, suitable for all hobbies, likes and ages. Therefore, whoever wants to travel to Cuba in December will have no excuses to not take part in the cultural life of the Island.
Welcome back to art and culture in Cuba! These are the cultural activities that from our customized trips Travel Agency to Cuba we would like to reccommend for December:
Through 15 works where he combines photography, installation, video, drawing and performance, he shows us his concern for certain paradigms and beliefs that are established in societies and that define them in a closed and exclusive way.
Dare to discover the work of this cuban artist, with an important aesthetic component as well as a great conceptual charge. And if you want to know other galleries that are also in Vedado, our cultural route Vedado and visual arts will help you discover art spots.
The graphic design has long been developed in Cuba. Specially with Taller Experimental de la Gráfica, located in the Callejón del Chorro, on one side of the Plaza de la Catedral, is has been the training site for many of the great Cuban engravers..
It is a good opportunity to take an artistic-historical tour of the cuban graphic design and explore the various ways in which creators have approached such a traditional yet intimate genre as portraiture.

Luis Enrique Camejo “Coffe Time”
The exhibition “Coffee time”, curated by Meira Marrero, which will take place at the Galería Collage Habana, will allow you first to know the artistic production of Luis Enrique Camejo, a great artist of watercolors, in addition to connecting with the theme of the pandemic and its approach from art.
The aesthetic stamp of the pieces remains the same and is particularly attractive. Therefore, if you are in Havana, we recommend taking a walk along San Rafael boulevard discovering Luis Enrique Camejo's proposal on the way. And if you want more, it's time to discover new spaces with our thematic tour Art and architecture in Havana..
Those who are in Cuba these days, regardless of the province in which they reside, can attend the cinemas that will host the event and also enjoy the side events such as press conferences, meetings with filmmakers who travel to the island for the premiere of the film, forums, etc.

No doubt that International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is recognized internationally for the value of the cinematographic proposals exhibited, their quality and the diversity of the genres: fiction, documentary, etc.
If you like black mood comedy you must go to Sala Teatro Tito Junco at the Centro Cultural Bertolt Brech to enjoy the art in the performance of Miguel Fonseca in the role of Toño and José Ignacio León in the role of Paco.
They play two misfits who in their day to day try to emerge afloat in a society that ignores them. This is the third season of this play, this time with an original soundtrack that enhances the value of the staging.

Piece by Beatriz Santacana
It is a great party that you cannot miss, since this event over time has become a meeting place for various expressions of art: you will enjoy live gigs, art exhibitions , visual arts, talks and colloquia with artists ... That is, multiple activities so you can visit the event more than once.
So, if you fancy enjoy with live Cuban music, buy products of 100% cuban design, taste typical cuban food and take a look at a good visual arts exhibition, FIART is your place to be.
It is traditionally held in the exhibition grounds of PABEXPO, located in the center of Havana Vedado, so you will have no excuses not miss it. However, if your trip to Cuba does not coincide with the event, at CubaUnique we have our themed tour about Craftmanship in Havana.
You can enjoy the event from anywhere in the world since it is a virtual festival, because although it will be held in the Teatro Avellaneda, in Camagüey, it will be broadcast to the world through social networks and digital platforms.
Folkloric companies from the five continents will participate, more than thirty countries have already confirmed their attendance, so you can enjoy the traditional popular culture from various regions and cultures in all their splendor.
And since you are in one of the most beautiful provinces of Cuba, you cannot miss our offer of private excursions in Camagüey And, as we imagine you will pass through Havana, let yourself be guided in our thematic city-tour Salsa in Havana to learn the history of traditional Cuban rhythms and why not learn a step!
This is an exhibition that takes place in the Sala Antiquarium, made up of a series of portraits of famous personalities from Cuban art scene. The exhibition is the result of the trips that the Huelva photographer Héctor Garrido took between 2010 and 2016 to Cuba.
If you are in Spain and you pass through Seville, we recommend you not to miss this encounter with the faces of dancers, athletes, musicians, writers and cuban actors highlighting the fizz of the cuban cultural scene.
Garrido has a strong emotional bond with Cuba, not only because his partner is the Cuban actress Laura de la Uz, but because he has connected with the Caribbean island in a very intense way, so much so that he has resided in Cuba since 2016.
From a “foreign” but at the same time local point of view, the Huelva photographer caputres the art of Chucho Valdés, Bobby Cascassés, Carlos Acosta, Carilda Oliver, Alfredo Sosabravo and Viengsay Valdés, who make up that great mosaic of 250 characters that he has met in his trips to Cuba.
This is the second largest religious procession in Cubaafter the Virgen de la Caridad - and it is attended by thousands of Cubans each year, whether they are believers or not, since this event has also become a cultural tradition.
Santo Lázaro is one of the most revered by Cubans, so on December 17th, many Cubans arrive from all over the island to venerate and thank him in its sanctuary.
If you attend, you will be able to learn about how this tradition is lived in Cuba, talk to people on their pilgrimage, learn about their motivations for attending this meeting every year, become a sociocultural explorer and at the same time be part of a unique experience. If you want to delve into the visuality of the event, be sure to watch the series "Fe" by the Cuban photographer Juan Manuel Cruz del Cueto, who has been documenting the pilgrimage for several years. Or you can also enjoy our tour Havana & afrocuban religion to know in depth the particularities of the Afro culture in Cuba.
This year, under the title Experimento 8: La Pesquisa and due to COVID-19, it has gone online. However, the event does not lose interest since in this format it reaches more audiences through instagram or facebook networks and Cuban television.
Join this meeting of Cuban young artists and discover their works through this emergent exhibition. If you like to keep up with young contemporary Cuban art you will have to pay attention to this festival, because precisely its curators intend to explore the artistic production of the younger generations, to know their problems, motivations, and above all to discover the paths they are tracing.
And, as we like to follow the trends in cuban art, we have written a post about San Isidro, an urban art district in Old Havana, which you can check out in our blog.
Travel to Cuba in December is one of our favorite times of the year to visit Cuba, a very interesting option if you also want to experience a typical tropical Christmas.
You will find pleasant temperatures, very far from the European cold, with a lower humidity than in the summer months, which is really appreciated, but this will not free you from taking sunscreen.
Cuba is an everlasting summer! The climate is very stable, and the temperatures are mild throughout the year, so you can bathe in the best beaches and cays in CubaEven in December, the water stays around 24º and the temperature ranges between 19 and 26º.
You won't have to deal with heavy tropical rains and humidity is usually lower. Therefore, walking trails, taking nature walks, climbing and practicing canopy in Terrazas will be activities that you can enjoy to the fullest.
Likewise, taking a dip in the white sand beaches or in the magnificent waterfalls of the Topes de Collantes Great Natural Park are options that you will have at your fingertips.
As you can see, to enjoy the authentic Cuba and its Cultural offer, you have a lot of options, although we are in a context marked by the “new normal”.
From our custom made travel agency CubaUnique , we suggest you don't miss any of our recommendations to travel to Cuba without complications.
We suggest some of our most popular preset routes , and, if possible, spend at least 10 days in Cuba to avoid missing the essentials, and above all, we recommend that you closely follow our suggestion of activities on the blog if you plan a cultural trip to Cuba to keep you up to date on the events you don't want to miss.
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Julienne López HernándezDegree in History of Art
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