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Bogotá Locals Flock to 5 Free Activities as July Bills Mount

Locals are packing no-cost sites across the capital as July bills pile up.

By Bogotá Things-to-do Desk · Published July 12, 2026

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Bogotá residents filled sidewalks and green spaces on Sunday as they hunted for activities that cost nothing on July 12.

Global price spikes and debt loads reported by the United Nations have pushed many households here to skip paid venues and stick to open streets and public grounds instead.

La Candelaria streets and Parque Simón Bolívar draw crowds

Walkers traced the colonial alleys of La Candelaria, where free street art tours start at the corner of Calle 10 and Carrera 3 every weekend morning. Further north, families spread blankets across the 113-hectare Parque Simón Bolívar, using the bike paths and open fields without paying entry fees.

The city’s free Sunday Ciclovía program closed Carrera Séptima to cars from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., letting cyclists and runners cover 127 kilometres of marked routes. Official counts show roughly 1.2 million people joined the event on a typical July Sunday last year.

Visitors can check the Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte website each Friday for route updates and any temporary closures tied to weather or events.

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