Quimera International Festival

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The Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture (Spanish: Festival Internacional Quimera or Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of Metepec, Toluca, Mexico named after the chimera, a mythological creature with parts from multiple animals.^[1] For example, Calvario o Santuario, la parroquia de San Juan Bautista y Santa María de Guadalupe, el antiguo Convento Franciscano, el Parque Juárez. It happens once a year, in October. It offers expositions of theater, literature, dance, music and art from international guests. It is a public event and most of the expositions are for free. It is Metepec's most important cultural festival.^[2]

Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera
Inaugurated	1990
Most recent	11–20 October 2013
Website	web.archive.org/web/20071012233835/http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx:80/

Facts

• Art and cultural event
• The first Quimera festival was held in 1990
• Once a year
• International guests
• It has expositions of theater, literature, dance, music and art.
• Different locations in Metepec (Calvario o Santuario, la parroquia de San Juan Bautista y Santa María de Guadalupe, el antiguo Convento Franciscano, el Parque Juárez)
• Public event^[3][4][5]