The Piña Colada Music Festival, held in the province of Ciego de Ávila, is promoted and organized by the province’s Cultural Directorate. Renowned musician Arnaldo Rodríguez is the president of the event’s organizing committee. The first edition of this fusion music festival took place in 2003.

In its fifth edition, in 2008, Piña Colada became a cultural event, with theoretical sessions and other art forms. This time, the festival saw a record number of participants, a larger number of stages were set up, and the event extended to the municipality of Morón, where a tribute was paid to musician Pío Leiva. The performing arts were also incorporated into the event’s cultural offerings.

Among the groups and performers who took part in it we can mention Warapo, Vania, Isis Flores, Rumberos de Cuba, Oggere, Moncada and Habana Sax, Karamba, Mango, La Barriada, Tendencia, Clave and Guaguancó and Arnaldo and his Talismán.

In 2010, the festival was dedicated to the island’s traditions. This seventh event brought together more than 600 artists from almost every province in the country. A wide variety of musical genres were heard, including Trova, Danzón, Rock, Salsa, and Cuban peasant music. Theoretical debates were held on culinary traditions and the Ethnographic Atlas of Cuba. Additionally, there were parades by theater groups, an audiovisual exhibition, and a photography exhibit of the city of Ciego de Ávila from its origins to the present day.

Numerous musicians and orchestras, as well as other artists, were present, such as La Charanga Habanera, Acento Latino, Arnaldo y su Talismán, Tendencia, Son del Puerto, the Andariega theater group, Sabor Criollo, Opsi, Telón Abierto, Raúl Paz, Raúl Torres, Osmany García, Leoni Torres, Adrián Berazaín, and Raúl Lora, among others.

The Piña Colada Music Festival is a space that brings together numerous groups, musicians and fans, as well as diverse musical genres. It presents a variety of shows for the enjoyment of all ages, and is also a means of promoting Cuban music.