Vallenato Legend Festival 1968

Vallenato Legend Festival 1968
GenreVallenato music festival
Dates27–30 April 1968
LocationsPlaza Alfonso López, Valledupar, Colombia
Coordinates10°28′39″N 73°14′40″W / 10.47750°N 73.24444°W / 10.47750; -73.24444
Next eventVallenato Legend Festival 1969
Organised byCesar Departmental Institute of Culture

The Vallenato Legend Festival 1968 (Spanish: Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata 1968) was the first edition of the Vallenato Legend Festival, and was held from 27 to 30 April 1968 at the Plaza Alfonso López in Valledupar, Colombia. The main event of the festival was the accordionist competition, which was won by Alejo Durán.

A 2013 report by the Colombian Ministry of Culture wrote that "an important factor in the dissemination and consolidation of vallenato music as a cultural emblem of Colombia was the creation, in 1968, of the Vallenato Legend Festival" and that "the promotional success of the Vallenato Legend Festival led to the creation of more than fifty festivals celebrating vallenato culture nationwide."

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