Días de Ajiaco Santafereño - Bogotá 2026
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- August 06 - August 09, 2026 · desde las 9:00 a.m.
- Price
- free tastings
Programme
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desde las 9:00 a.m. y hasta que agotó las diversas degustaciones
Centro Felicidad (CEFE) Chapinero
Ajiaco santafereño contest in two categories (six family teams of grandparents; cookery schools), each team preparing 10 tastings judged by an expert jury; free public tastings. Winners: Universidad Agustiniana, Fundación Universitaria San Mateo, Universidad del Área Andina.
desde las 9:00 a. m.
Centro Felicidad Chapinero
calle 82 #10-69
"Días de Ajiaco Santafereño" contest: family category (six teams of grandparents) and cookery-school category, 10 tastings per team judged by an expert jury; free public tastings while stocks last.
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Expert jury evaluates the tastings (10 tastings prepared by each team) to choose the best ajiacos of Bogotá
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Winners: 1st Universidad Agustiniana, 2nd Fundación Universitaria San Mateo, 3rd Universidad del Área Andina
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Two categories: family (six teams of grandparents) and gastronomy schools; each team prepares 10 tastings judged by an expert jury
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Ajiaco Solidario day in 11 district market squares with 41 restaurants
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9:00 a.m.
Competition begins at CEFE Chapinero; free tastings until they ran out
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9:00 a. m.
Contest 'Días de Ajiaco Santafereño' begins at Centro Felicidad Chapinero, free entry; free tastings first-come, first-served until stocks run out
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Also on the programme
Ajiaco Solidario, led by Ipes, with 41 restaurants in 11 district market squares: Restrepo, La Concordia, 7 de Agosto, Kennedy, 12 de Octubre, 20 de Julio, Las Cruces, Las Ferias, Fontibón, Samper Mendoza and San Carlos. Ajiaco santafereño on sale; groceries donated for every 20 plates sold.
About This Event
Bogotá pays tribute to its signature dish with the 'Día de Ajiaco Santafereño' on 6 to 9 August 2026, within the 488th birthday celebrations. The central event is on Thursday 6 August at the Centro Felicidad Chapinero (calle 82 #10-69): a free-entry contest from 9:00 a.m. with free tastings on a first-come basis while stocks last. Driven by the Concejo de Bogotá and organised by the Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte and the Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT) as part of 'Sabor Bogotá'. In parallel, IPES leads 'Ajiaco Solidario' in 11 district market squares with 41 restaurants.
The cause
Celebrate and honour Bogotá's most representative dish (an initiative of the Concejo de Bogotá), strengthening gastronomy as a source of civic pride and encouraging new generations and gastronomy schools to look after the recipe.
Strengthen local gastronomy as a source of identity and pride; honour traditional cuisine and the families and vendors who preserve the ajiaco recipe. Ajiaco Solidario supports vulnerable people through market-basket donations.
On the menu
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By competing teams (family category and gastronomy schools) and competing teams; 41 restaurants in the market squares
Bogotá's signature traditional soup
Bogotá's most emblematic dish
Who's who
Organised by
- Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT) Organiser, via the 'Sabor Bogotá' strategy; Organiser, within 'Sabor Bogotá'
- Concejo de Bogotá Promoted the initiative
- Instituto para la Economía Social (Ipes) Leads the 'Ajiaco Solidario' initiative
- Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte and Instituto Distrital de Turismo (Sabor Bogotá)
- Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte (SDCRD) e Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT), estrategia Sabor Bogotá
- Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte e Instituto Distrital de Turismo (IDT), estrategia Sabor Bogotá; Ajiaco Solidario liderado por el Instituto para la Economía Social (Ipes)
Supported by
Private ally of the sector (gastronomy/agro-industry); Ally of the gastronomy/agro-industry sector backing the event
- Gastronómica Colombia
- Fedepapa
- Ditriavícola Celeste
- Crew Kitchenwear
- La Cuchillería
- Paloquemao
- Bravera Foods
- Arroz del Llano
Taking part
- six family teams of older adults (abuelos y abuelas) Family category, selected by open call
- escuelas de gastronomía de la ciudad Gastronomy schools category
- Universidad Agustiniana First place
- Fundación Universitaria San Mateo Second place
- Universidad del Área Andina Third place
- six teams of grandparents (abuelos y abuelas) Family category, previously selected
- 41 restaurantes Take part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Restrepo Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado La Concordia Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado 7 de Agosto Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Kennedy Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado 12 de Octubre Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado 20 de Julio Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Las Cruces Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Las Ferias Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Fontibón Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado Samper Mendoza Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
- Plaza de mercado San Carlos Market square taking part in Ajiaco Solidario
Also involved
- Carlos Fernando Galán Mayor of Bogotá; attended and tasted
- Angélica Martínez Subsecretary of Citizen Culture, SDCRD; Subsecretary of Citizen Culture
- jurado experto Expert jury
- Catalina Arciniegas Director of IPES
Good to know
- The public tasted the ajiacos free of charge; tastings were for those who had claimed a ticket (boleta) beforehand, until they ran out.
- Part of the Bogotá 488th birthday agenda (3 to 31 August, free).
- Two categories: family (six teams of older adults) and gastronomy schools.
- Each team prepared 10 tastings for the jury and the public.
- Tastings are distributed with tickets (boletas) claimed at the registration stand of the Centro Felicidad Chapinero (calle 82 #10-69).
- Ajiaco Solidario: diners scan a QR code to register their purchase; groceries are donated for every 20 plates sold.
- Part of the Bogotá 488th birthday celebrations and the 'Sabor Bogotá' strategy (Category 3 'Cocina Tradicional - Ajiaco Santafereño').
- Ajiaco Solidario: for every 20 plates of ajiaco sold in the District Market Squares, a market basket is donated to informal vendors, older adults and people with disabilities linked to IPES programmes.
- Winners
- 1 Universidad Agustiniana, 2 Fundación Universitaria San Mateo, 3 Universidad del Área Andina
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Bogotá turns 488 with flavour and tradition. On Thursday 6 August 2026 the birthday programme included the Ajiaco Santafereño, protagonist of the contest 'Días de Ajiaco Santafereño' at the Centro Felicidad (CEFE) Chapinero from 9:00 a.m. until the tastings ran out, free for citizens. Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán attended: 'Bogotá's wealth is the diversity of the city... today we had to highlight one dish and the chosen one was ajiaco.' Organised by the SDCRD and IDT through the 'Sabor Bogotá' strategy, responding to an initiative of the Concejo de Bogotá. Contest of the traditional soup in two categories: family (six teams of grandparents selected by call, using recipes passed down through generations) and gastronomy schools (technique and seasoning). Angélica Martínez, subsecretary of Citizen Culture: the contest wants new generations and gastronomy schools to keep caring for the recipe and citizens to gather around the dish. Every team prepared 10 tastings judged by an expert jury; citizens who had claimed a ticket enjoyed them. Winners: Universidad Agustiniana (1st), Fundación Universitaria San Mateo (2nd), Universidad del Área Andina (3rd). Private allies: Gastronómica Colombia, Fedepapa, Ditriavícola Celeste, Crew Kitchenwear, La Cuchillería, Paloquemao, Bravera Foods, Arroz del Llano. Part of Bogotá's 488th birthday agenda (free, 3 to 31 August).
Bogotá celebrates its 488 years with the Día de Ajiaco Santafereño, 6 to 9 August, making ajiaco the protagonist. Central event Thursday 6 August at Centro Felicidad Chapinero: contest with free entry from 9:00 a.m.; free tastings first-come, first-served while stocks last. Driven by the Concejo de Bogotá, organised by the Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte and the IDT, part of Sabor Bogotá. Angélica Martínez: 'Ajiaco is family memory and city pride at once...' Contest in two categories: family (six teams of previously selected grandparents with traditional recipes) and gastronomy schools (technique and creativity). Each team prepares 10 tastings evaluated by an expert jury; tastings distributed with boletas claimed at the registration stand of Centro Felicidad Chapinero (calle 82 #10-69). Backed by Gastronómica Colombia, Fedepapa, Ditriavícola Celeste, Crew Kitchenwear, La Cuchillería, Paloquemao, Bravera Foods and Arroz del Llano. Ajiaco Solidario: IPES (director Catalina Arciniegas) donates market baskets to informal vendors, older adults and people with disabilities for every 20 plates sold, in 11 market squares (Restrepo, La Concordia, 7 de Agosto, Kennedy, 12 de Octubre, 20 de Julio, Las Cruces, Las Ferias, Fontibón, Samper Mendoza, San Carlos) with 41 restaurants; purchases registered by QR code. Sabor Bogotá Category 3 'Cocina Tradicional - Ajiaco Santafereño'.
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Location
Centro Felicidad Chapinero, Cl. 82 #10-69, Chapinero, Bogotá, Colombia
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Open in Google MapsPrices and tickets
- Free for citizens who previously claimed a ticket (boleta); free tastings
- gratis
- Free entry and free tastings at the Centro Felicidad Chapinero
- entrada libre / gratis
How to get tickets
- Free; citizens had to claim a ticket (boleta) beforehand to enjoy the tastings.
- Tastings are distributed with tickets (boletas) claimed at the registration stand of Centro Felicidad Chapinero (calle 82 #10-69), first-come, first-served.
- Ajiaco Solidario: scan a QR code to register your purchase at participating restaurants.