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Semana de la Cultura Tunera in Las Tunas
Las Tunas holds its Semana de la Cultura Tunera each September 23 to 30, built around two specific historical anchors: the feast of patron saint San Jeronimo and a commemorative re-enactment of the city's actual burning by mambise independence fighters over a century ago. Rooted in a 1950s cultural movement called Pro-Arte, the week combines these historical commemorations with community activities and centenary tributes to local cultural figures.
Las Tunas holds its Semana de la Cultura Tunera each year from September 23 to 30, a window built around two specific historical touchstones rather than an arbitrary calendar slot: the feast of the city's patron saint, San Jeronimo, and a commemorative burning ceremony recalling the actual burning of the city carried out by Cuban independence fighters, the mambises, more than a century ago as a defiant tactic during the wars against Spanish colonial rule.