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Published on Friday,
August 9,
2024
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Many amusing
activities are happening this weekend,
including concerts, plays, festivals,
cultural events and shows among many others. Kindly inform us of any
weekend events taking place in your
community by sending an email to news@amcostarica.com.
 On Friday
The Mexican singer
Alejandro Fernandez will perform a
Mexican music concert at Heredia's Pedregal
Events Center. The program
begins at 7 p.m. The Eticket website offers tickets
ranging from $70 to $165.
The Municipality
of Guanacaste Band offers a concert at Colegio San Ambrosio in Nicoya Canton in
Guanacaste, at 9 a.m. Free
admission.
The Municipality of Cartago Band will give a concert starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cartago Municipal Amphitheater, in Cartago. Free admission and reservations can be made through the municipal website.
On Saturday
The Rockets Band
will play tribute to the legendary
British band Queen at Stereo Canibal Pub in downtown San
José. The presentation starts at 7 p.m.
Admission
is free.
The Mustang 65, is playing a rock music concert from the 60s and 70s at the London Room Pub in San José. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 available at the venue box office.
 On Saturday
and Sunday
The Nacional Theater in downtown San
José offers "Play Off," a comedic play
on women's roles in sports. There are
two shows on Saturday, at 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. On Sunday, the event begins at 5
p.m. Tickets cost $16 and are available
at the theater box office.
ExpoPyme Entrepreneurs Fair will be held at the Antigua Aduana Events Center in downtown San José. The fair offers souvenirs, plants, apparel, jewelry, furniture, and plants among many other products. The activity begins at 9 a.m. with a free pass.
On Sunday
The opera singer
Ricardo Bernal will perform with
Mariachi Colonial at the City Mall in Alajuela. The
show begins at 5 p.m. Free
entrance.
The Meet the
Beatles Festival will be held in San Jose's La Sabana
Central Park. The Beatles Costa
Rica fan club planned the event that features over 10 performances by
rock bands singing Beatles classics. The program
starts at 10 a.m. Pet-friendly
and admission is free.
The Municipality
of Alajuela Band will give a concert at
6:45 p.m. at Upala Canton Central
Park in Alajuela. Pet-friendly
and free admission.
The Municipality of Puntarenas Band will offer a concert at 10 a.m. at Esparza Canton Central Park in Puntarenas. Pet-friendly and free admission.
 This
weekend
Taco's Fest will be held in Barva Canton Central Park in Heredia. The festival features taco restaurant food trucks serving, in addition to traditional Mexican tacos, Vasos Lokos, Pepinos Lokos, Doritoschilin, and a variety of spicy snacks and drinks. There will also be live music, cultural activities, as well as games for kids. The event begins at 11 a.m. Pet-friendly and free admission.
The International
Coffee Fair will be held at the Ayala Horse Field
Club in Cartago. The fair features
over 30 local and foreign coffee
producer enterprises, as well as coffee-derived
food. In addition,
there will be performances, live music,
and children's activities. On Friday,
the fair opens its doors at 1 p.m. On
Saturday and Sunday, the event begins at
11 a.m. Tickets for $6 are available at
the club box office.
Edith Eger, a Czechoslovakian-born American psychologist and Holocaust survivor wrote the novel that inspired the play "The Choice," which Espressivo Theater, in San José, is presenting. On Friday and Saturday, the play begins at 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively. Tickets for $14 are available at the theater box office.
Libertad Park Club in Desamparados in San José presents activities for teenagers such as painting, dance, music, sports and arts. The free and pet-friendly event begins at 9 a.m.
Children's Museum in downtown San José features special activities for kids. The museum opens at 9 a.m. Tickets $3 are available on the museum's website.
Tours are
available at the
Wildlife Rescue Center in
Barrio San José District in Alajuela.
The animal sanctuary and wildlife
conservation center tours include
botanical gardens and more than 125
species of rescued animals including
sloths, monkeys, jaguars, tapir,
birds, and reptiles. They cannot be
released back to their natural
habitat. Tickets are $30 or $15 per
child available on the
center's website.
Tours are
available at Kids
Saving the Rainforest Wildlife
Sanctuary in
Quepos Beach, Puntarenas. The
non-profit organization is home to
nearly 50 animals that cannot be
released back into the wild. Ticket is
$10. Make reservations by emailing
Chip@kstr.org or calling
8827-8243.
Experience
the arrival of sea turtles at Ostional
National Park in Guanacaste, beginning
at 6:30 a.m. with an expert guide
from the
Ostional Tourist Guides Association. Tour
price $8.
Games for
children, playgrounds and pools are
available at Punta
Pirata Beach Club in
Puntarenas City, Puntarenas. Doors
open at 8 a.m. Ticket is $16.
Free swimming, Zumba, aerobics, sports games, fitness and diving are among many other courses at Ojo de Agua Water Park in San Antonio Belen, Heredia. The club includes a parking area, restaurant, several swimming pools for adults and a swimming pool area for children, a playground, tennis areas, basketball areas and a soccer field. The place opens at 7:30 a.m. Ticket is $3.
Kalambu
Hot Springs Water Park in
La Fortuna, Alajuela, offers more than
10 aquatic activities and hot spring
pools. The park opens at 10 a.m.
Tickets are $8 or $13 including lunch.
Free for children under 4 years
old. Go ride
hopping at the Parque
de Diversiones in
La Uruca, San José. The amusement park
has more than 17 rides such as roller
coasters, carousels, twists and bumper
cars among many others. Enjoy their
food court zone and picnic area. The
park opens at 9 a.m. Ticket is $11.
For more information visit the
park's website.
Guanacaste
Conservation Area invites
visitors to both the Santa Rosa and
the Horizon Experimental
Forest Station in Guanacaste. Tickets
are available on the organization's
website.
Diquis
Museum in
Palmar Sur, Osa, Puntarenas, offers
walking tours through the
archaeological zone known as Finca
Sitio 6. Tours are from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Ticket is $7 and must be paid by
credit or debit card.
The Art
Museum in
downtown La Sabana, San José, presents
private collections of Latin American
artists. The museum is open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket is $15.
Gold Museum in downtown San José presents an exhibition of Costa Rican bills and coins since 1850. Also, in the exhibit are the 700 pieces of handcrafted gold made by the first population in Costa Rica. The museum opens at 9 a.m. Ticket is $15.
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