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    The Smashing Pumpkins, an American alternative rock band, will perform on Saturday. Photo via Smashing Pumpkins.
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Published on Friday,
November
15,
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 "Glam
Experience Pole Dance Show" will
be performed at the Espressivo Theater in
Curridabat Canton, San José. The
event begins at 8 p.m. Tickets
cost $30 and are available at the
theater box office. The Cartago
Province Township Orchestra will
perform movies soundtrack concert
at the Municipality
Amphitheater in Cartago
City. The free
show starts at 6:30 p.m.
On Friday and Sunday
The "Chucheca de Oro Theater
Festival" will take place at Casa de la Cultura in Puntarenas City. The free
shows begin at 5 p.m. La Máscara Theater in downtown San José presents the
comedy "A Crazy Family." The show
begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for $15 are
available at the theater's box
office.
On Saturday
The
Smashing Pumpkins, an American
alternative rock band, will perform at
the Parque Viva
Events Center
in Alajuela, as part of their "World
is a Vampire Tour." The venue's doors
will open to fans at 3 p.m. Ticket prices range
from $70 to $150 and are available
on the Eticket website.
Rick Michel, a singer known as Frank Sinatra's stunt voice, will perform the "Sinatra Forever Show", a tribute concert featuring the Universal Orchestra at the ANDE Events Center in Heredia. Michel will sing Sinatra's top melodies such as "New York, New York," "My Way," "The Best is Yet to Come," and "Strangers in the Night," among many others. Tickets ranging from $50 to $100 are available on the Eticket website.
Saturday and Sunday
The "Fuentes-Gasca
Circus" will perform at the Colono
Construccion facilities in Limon City.
Trapeze artists, music, dance, jugglers,
clowns, and magic are among the
entertainment options featured in the
event. The circus performs three daily
shows, at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Tickets are available for $6 at the
circus box office.
The "Anatradanza Dance Show," featuring the National Dance Company, will be held at the National Theater in San José. On Saturday, the show begins at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the show starts at 11 a.m. Tickets for $16 are available at the theater box office.
On
Sunday
The Puntarenas
Province Township Orchestra will perform
a folk music concert at the Esparza Canton
Central Park. The
free
and pet-friendly show starts at 10 a.m.
The "Flamenco
Show" will be held at Casa España in Sabana Canton,
San José. The event starts at noon.
Tickets $20 are available at the venue
box office.
The "Wizard of Oz Dance Show" will be held in the Dance Theater of the Ministry of Culture in San José. The event, which begins at 6 p.m., features choreography by the National Dance Company. Tickets are available for $30 at the theater box office.
This weekend
The Costa Rica
International Arts Fest (FNA2024), organized by the Ministry of
Culture, will take place in Guanacaste Province.
Children's movies, plays, concerts,
dance performances, cheerleading
shows, and circus shows will be
among the events presented by local
and international artists.
The Festival website
provides a schedule of all free
shows. The Alajuela Province Township
Orchestra will give three folk music
concerts. On Friday, the show will
begin at 6 p.m. at the Peace Civic Center
in Aguas Zarcas District in San Carlos Canton. On
Saturday, the program begins at 6 p.m. at the Community Hall at
Dulce Nombre de Cedral in Cuidad Quesada
Canton. On Sunday, the concert will
start at 7 p.m. at the Upala Canton
Municipality Amphitheater.
The Lucho Barahona Theater in downtown San José is now showing "The Mummy," a funny performance with the comedian characters Juan Vainas and Chibolo. The play, based on a Halloween story, seeks to answer the following question: what would you do if you discovered a sarcophagus buried in your backyard? Friday and Saturday, the performance starts at 8 p.m. Sunday's show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the theater box office.
"Suegras Barbaras," or "Crazy Mothers-in-Law," is a comedy performance playing in the Triciclo Theater, in downtown San José. It is a comedy about a couple on vacation who, due to an unexpected circumstance, must travel with their mother-in-law. On Friday and Saturday, the show starts at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the comedy begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at the theater box office.
The comedy play "No Job, No Money" is playing at the Molière Theater in downtown San José. The comedy follows a group of friends who must go to crazy lengths to make ends meet. On Friday and Saturday, the show starts at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the comedy begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and 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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