Festivals in Bogota: Rock Al Parque (:

The festival began in 1995, having its origin in Juvenile Music Meetings were held at the Planetarium since 1992 as an initiative of the singer Mario Duarte member of the defunct band The Right who sought the support of the Institute of Culture Bogotá and Tourism (IDCT) and the cultural entrepreneur Correal July with the aim of promoting the country rock bands and at the same time promote programs of coexistence and tolerance among youth in the city. And the festival was held from 26 to 29 May in various venues such as outdoor theater of La Media Torta, a Simon Bolivar Park, the stadium Olaya Herrera, Plaza de Toros La Santa Maria, the latter still the only place where he claimed the entry.In 1996, the festival is held the second edition of deleting the scene of the Plaza de Toros at the festival becomes free.In 1998, the festival is in danger of disappearing due to IDCT officials do not see the event as a priority for the city's cultural development, but the initiative is reversed to see young people and public opinion in general protest supporting the festival. Finally, it is saved in the City of Bogota, the city's legislative body, and declared the city's cultural heritage.Parallel to the main event with live performances, they develop different activities such as seminars, workshops, lectures and master classes scheduled, including academics and several guests.The festival initially only specialized in rock bands, was gradually extended to include other genres such as punk, reggae, ska and blues among others, due to this diversity are scheduled days in the majority of bands playing different genres to rock.Currently, the festival runs over three days in the Simon Bolivar Park where they set two scenarios (three scenarios in 2009) in which bands are different genres simultaneously, the festival is broadcast live by Channel Capital and station Radionics are also held interviews with the participants after the presentations.Rock  al Parque is an international rock festival that takes place in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, since 1995. The festival is free and open-air Latin America's largest.

It is part of the series of festivals promoted by the Park District Department of Culture, Recreation and Sport, is the oldest and the one that started the cycle of festivals, their scheme after being emulated with different themes and genres such as Salsa, Jazz , Hip Hop, Opera, Operetta and others.



The last rock al parque was the one of the 2010 that has an especific image but each year since 1995 had his own picture.
This festival have been the result of ot of years of work and we must enjoy it without trying to find trouble.