The 32nd Ibero-American Culture Festival commemorated here the Christopher Columbus's landing on Cayo Bariay and announced its 33rd edition for 2027, with delegates from nine nations.

The Revolution Hall of La Periquera Provincial Museum hosted the opening of the 21st Ibero-American Congress of Thought, as part of the activities of the 32nd Ibero-American Culture Festival. The event, which will run until October 27, provides a space for academic exchange on ancestral cultures and their relationship to contemporary perspectives.

With his poem "Lengua bárbara", poet Ronel González has won the 2026 Nosside World Poetry Prize, in its 41st edition.

Holguín-born singer-songwriter Lidis Lamorú celebrated her 33rd year in the arts with a concert held on October 10th at the Bariay Cultural Center. Music and marked the beginning of a national tour dedicated to celebrating more than three decades of her creative work.