The 10th Salsa Festival, to be held from February 27 to March 1 at the Línea y 18 Cultural Center in Havana, will once again become a space for exchange with the Cuban public.

During the 19^th Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee tasked with addressing the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the diplomat Laura Alvarez, member of the Cuban Permanent Delegation to the organization, denounced the escalating aggression of the United States government and its effects on the island’s cultural sector and provided details on the increasingly hostile U.S. Cuba policy, including the oil blockade and its impact on areas such as public policy, artistic training, and cultural exchange.

Cuba presented more than 20 initiatives to the 6th Oscar Arnulfo Romero Ibero-American Education Award granted by the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) in recognition of best educational practices to promote human rights, a culture of peace, sustainable development, and global citizenship.

The Raul Gomez Garcia Provincial Library, in the municipality of Güines, in the Cuban western province of Mayabeque, opened the exhibition "Between Books and Hopes," dedicated to health promotion and early prevention of pediatric cancer, reported Diario de Mayabeque.

Cuban The Writers and Artists Association (UNEAC by its Spanish acronym) issued a call this Monday to artists and intellectuals worldwide to mobilize in defense of the Cuban cause.

Specialists from the Cuban Ministry of Culture and Casa del Caribe are engaged in an intensive promotional tour in Colombia in support of the 45^th Caribbean Festival, to be held in this city on July 3 to 9 and dedicated to the cultural and ethnic diversity of the South American nation.

Renowned actor Alden Knight, one of the most distinguished figures in Cuban culture, passed away today in Havana at 89, according to sources from the National Council of Performing Arts (CNAE) and the Caricatos Agency.

The 41st International Jazz Plaza Festival concluded at the Sala Dolores with performances by Maykel's Quartet, Vocal Ensemble ConPaz, and Figaro Jazz Club.

The Moscow Jazz Orchestra, led by saxophonist Igor Butman, will perform for the first time in Cuba on January 30 and 31 as part of the Jazz Plaza 2026 Festival.

Ernesto Luis, a singer-songwriter from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, who traveled to Cuba to participate for the first time in the Longina Festival, expressed his gratitude for Cuba's continued support of his country under the current circumstances.

The House of the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America (ALBA Cultural) is launching the "I Read Russia" Literary Contest, as Russia is the Guest of Honor at the 34th Havana International Book Fair in 2026.

The 17th International Mural Painting Biennial, "Internos 2026," is taking place in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, serving as a space for artistic growth and the beautification of the urban environment of this southeastern city.