Viña del Mar International Song Festival

1960 CE.

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The Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar) is an annual international music festival held during the third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Established in 1960, it is the oldest and largest music festival in Latin America, the largest Spanish-speaking festival in the world, and one of the longest running music festivals globally. The festival was only cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The festival takes place for six days at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, a stage that has a capacity for 15,000 spectators, and is broadcast live on radio, television, streaming and online video platforms, regularly breaking viewing records with an estimated audience of around 250 million of people. Through television, the event reaches the entire American continent, a large part of Europe, North Africa and Oceania; while via streaming to the whole world.

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