The Olmué Festival () is a

music festival A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...

that has been held annually during the 3rd week of February in

Olmué Olmué is a Chilean town and commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso. Olmué is the sit ...

Central Chile Central Chile (''Zona central'') is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It is home to a majority of the Chilean population and includes the three largest metropolitan areas—Santiago, Valparaí ...

. The first edition dates back to 1970 being televised for the first time in 1984. Relative to the

Viña del Mar International Song Festival The Viña del Mar International Song Festival () is an annual international music festival held every third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Started in 1960 it is the oldest and largest music festival in Latin America, and one of the long ...

Olmué Festival is more oriented toward folk music. The 2021 edition was cancelled and it is possible that the same may also happen with the 2022 edition. The festival has hosted acts such as Chico Trujillo and Álex Anwandter.

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