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Transitarte San Jose in San José
Organised by the Municipality of San Jose since 2004, Transitarte takes its name from combining transitar (to move through) with arte (art), converting the capital's Parques Nacional, Espana and Morazan into free, open-air stages for music and visual art. In recent editions it has drawn a projected 300,000 attendees and more than 200 artists across an expanded footprint through the city's historic centre.
Transitarte, organised annually by the Municipality of San Jose since its founding in 2004, takes its name from a deliberate wordplay combining transitar, to move or walk through, with arte, art, encapsulating the festival's core premise: encouraging residents and visitors to physically move through the city's public spaces while encountering open, participatory art rather than viewing it in a gallery or theatre.