From December 5th to 13th, the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) is gearing up to kick off one of the most anticipated celebrations of the year: the 2024 Festival of Lights. Since its inception in 2017, this event has become a cultural gathering where students, professors, staff, and the Santander community can enjoy activities designed to ignite the holiday spirit and strengthen the bonds that unite us as a university family.
With the aim of enriching the cultural experience of the community, this year’s event will feature a vibrant program that includes:
- 4 events at UIS regional campuses.
- 9 open-air performances, filled with music and artistic expression.
- 10 shows in the Theater Tent, perfect for lovers of theater and dance.
- 5 performances at the Luis A. Calvo Auditorium, a cultural hub of the region.
Below is the official schedule for the 2024 Festival of Lights:
Programming for UIS Regional Campuses
Saturday, Nov. 30
- 7:00 PM
A Gift for the Soul
Music and Folkloric Dances UIS
Custodio García Rovira Plaza
Partner: UIS Málaga Campus
Wednesday, Dec. 4
- 6:00 PM
Harmonic Christmas
UIS Musical Expression and UIS University Choir
UIS Barbosa Campus Auditorium
Partner: UIS Barbosa Campus
Thursday, Dec. 5
4:00 PM
Echoes of the Coast
Macondo Afro-Colombian Music and Dances
Hall of the Classroom Building, UIS Barrancabermeja Campus
Partner: UIS Barrancabermeja Campus
5:00 PM
TUNAvidad UIS
UIS Tuna
Bicentennial Library, UIS Socorro Campus
Partner: UIS Socorro Campus
Central UIS Campus
December 5
4:00 PM
La Murga del Barrio
Batucada
UIS Campus
5:00 PM
Inauguration of the exhibition “Shared Dimensions”
2024-2 Graduation Projects
Visual Arts IPRED UIS
UIS Cultural Directorate Exhibition Halls
7:00 PM
Christmas in Choir and Orchestra
Symphonic-Choral Concert
Featuring the UNAB Symphony Orchestra, UNAB Choir, UPB Polyphonic Choir, ConAlma Ensemble, EMA Coral, and CLAP Coral
Luis A. Calvo Auditorium
December 7 – Day of Candles Celebration
Student Lookout Point
6:00 PM
- Words by Father Freddy
- Concert by the Santander Symphony
7:00 PM
“Lights, Christmas, Tuna”
UIS Tuna Concert
Programming: December 9 to 13
Venue/Date
Jorge Zalamea Auditorium
Monday, Dec. 9
- 12:00 PM
Cine Meridiano: The Polar Express (2004)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Tuesday, Dec. 10
- 4:00 PM
PercuNavidad: Rhythms that Illuminate
Drum Recital
Academy of Musical Training “El Puente”
Wednesday, Dec. 11
- 4:00 PM
PercuNavidad: Rhythms that Illuminate
Drum Recital
Academy of Musical Training “El Puente”
Thursday, Dec. 12
- 12:00 PM
Cine Meridiano: Deck the Halls (2006)
Director: John Whitesell
José Antonio Galán Open-Air Auditorium
Monday, Dec. 9
- 5:00 PM
Chimpete Cámpata
Teatro y Títeres El Escondite
Tuesday, Dec. 10
- 5:00 PM
Final Chapter: Christmas Songs
Coral Studies I, II, and IV
UIS School of Arts and Music
Wednesday, Dec. 11
- 5:00 PM
Pantomime Variety
Kinesis Circus
Thursday, Dec. 12
- 5:00 PM
The Frog That Ate Princesses
Grupo de Teatro y Títeres Las Patonas
Friday, Dec. 13
- 5:00 PM
The Flower Girl at Christmas
Títeres La Zotea - 6:00 PM
Circolada Circocircuito
Partner: IMCT
Theater Tent
Monday, Dec. 9
- 6:00 PM
Morning Lights
UIS Pre-Choir
Tuesday, Dec. 10
- 6:00 PM
“The Perfect Union”
A musical journey through Colombia’s Andean region
UIS Folkloric Music and Dance
Wednesday, Dec. 11
- 6:00 PM
UIS Musical Expression
Thursday, Dec. 12
- 6:00 PM
Afro-Colombian Music and Dance
Grupo Macondo
Friday, Dec. 13
- 6:00 PM
UIS Christmas Songs
UIS Tuna
Luis A. Calvo Auditorium
Monday, Dec. 9
- 7:00 PM
“The Perfect Union”
A musical and choreographic journey through Colombia’s Andean region
UIS Folkloric Music and Dance
UIS Musical Expression
Tuesday, Dec. 10
- 7:00 PM
Echoes of a Village at Christmas
Macondo Afro-Colombian Music and Dance
Wednesday, Dec. 11
- 7:00 PM
UIS Graduation Ceremony
(Not applicable)
Thursday, Dec. 12
- 7:00 PM
Winter Melodies
Piano Recital by Mariana Alzate
Friday, Dec. 13
- 7:00 PM
Songs of Light
UIS University Choir
