Quimera International Festival

{{Redirect|Quimera|the racing car|Quimera GT|the roller coaster|Quimera (roller coaster)||Chimera (disambiguation){{!}}Chimera}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture | native_name = Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera | native_name_lang = es | logo = | logo_caption = | image = | caption = | status =  | genre =  | date =  | begins = | ends = | frequency =  | venue = | location = | coordinates =  | country = | years_active = | first = 1990  | founder_name = | last = 11–20 October 2013  | prev = | next = | participants = | attendance = | area = | budget = | activity = | patron = | organised =  | filing =  | people = | member = | website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20071012233835/http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx:80/}} | footnotes = }}

The '''Quimera International Festival of Art and Culture''' ({{langx|es|Festival Internacional Quimera}} or {{lang|es|Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera}}) is an international art and cultural event that takes place in several locations of [[Metepec, State of Mexico|Metepec]], [[Toluca]], Mexico named after the [[Chimera (mythology)|chimera]], a mythological creature with parts from multiple animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sic.conaculta.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=festival&table_id=309|title=Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera|work=Sistema de Informacion Cultural|publisher=Conaculta|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200410/http://sic.conaculta.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=festival&table_id=309|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://diarioportal.com/toluca/avanzan-preparativos-para-el-festival-quimera-2014/|title=Avanzan preparativos para el Festival Quimera 2014|date=June 17, 2014|work=Portal|access-date=1 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150411/http://diarioportal.com/toluca/avanzan-preparativos-para-el-festival-quimera-2014/|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

==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<ref>{{cite web |title=Festival Quimera Metepec 2017 |url=http://www.festival-quimera.com/|publisher=Inteligencia WEB |access-date=2017-07-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Quimera:unfestivaldeculturaydiversion |url=http://www.tolucavip.com/asp/secc/detalle.asp?id=1379&r=0 |publisher=Toluca VIP |access-date=2005-07-06 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717070506/http://www.tolucavip.com/asp/secc/detalle.asp?id=1379&r=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera |url=http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx:80/ |publisher=Festival Internacional de Arte y Cultura Quimera |access-date=2005-07-06 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012233835/http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx/ |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20071012233835/http://www.quimerametepec.org.mx:80/}}

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