Ritvales 2026 Medellín: Lineup, Dates & Carrera 53 Closure

Ritvales 2026 Medellín, an electronic music festival that began in the city in 2014, takes over the Parque Norte and Estadio Cincuentenario area this weekend, October 31 and November 1, 2026. It lands on the Halloween long weekend, and one of the city’s main roads will be closed for it. This roundup collects the details published by local outlets and the organizers’ ticketing partners as of October 30, 2026; see also our Ritvales 2026 event page.

Ritvales 2026 Medellín: dates, venue and what to know

• Festival days: October 31 and November 1, 2026, per El Colombiano.
• Venue: Parque Norte and the Estadio Cincuentenario, Carrera 53 #76-115, with five stages according to Comfenalco Antioquia’s listing. Outlets differ slightly: El Colombiano and Vivir en El Poblado name Parque Norte, while Minuto30 refers to the stadium field.
• Schedule on the ground: Minuto30 reports the event runs from 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, until 6:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, with about 20,000 people expected.
• Age: Comfenalco lists the festival as 18+.
• Concept: this year’s theme is “La energía se baila” (“energy is danced”), per El Colombiano. The festival began in 2014 and has drawn more than 50,000 attendees across its editions, according to the same article.

Ritvales lineup: Carl Cox and 70+ artists

Canal Trece reports a lineup of more than 70 international artists. Headliners include:

• Carl Cox (extended set) and Paul van Dyk (extended set)
• Adam Beyer, Sven Väth and Oliver Heldens
• Seth Troxler, Aly & Fila, Ben Böhmer (live) and Stephan Bodzin (live)

I Hate Models, Dubfire, Mauro Picotto and Kobosil are also on the bill.

Carl Cox leads the curation of one day on the Vortex stage, per Comfenalco’s listing, and the stages are hosted by 44 Label Group, Carl Cox Invites and SHINE, the concept created by Paul van Dyk (Canal Trece).

Two cautions. Outlets disagree on which artist plays which day, and the pages we checked publish no set times. Check the official app or Tuboleta, the ticketing platform, before planning around one act. Some outlets also cite different artist counts (70+ versus 90+), so treat the exact number as approximate.

Avenida Ferrocarril closure: what is shut and when

Minuto30 reports that Carrera 53 (Avenida Ferrocarril) between Calle 73 and Calle 77 will be fully closed in both directions, with no partial lane or alternate pass. The closure:

• Starts: Friday, October 30, 2026, 9:30 p.m.
• Ends: Monday, November 2, 2026, 8:00 a.m.

Minuto30 lists two temporary taxi ranks: Carrera 53 at the Parque de los Deseos, and Carrera 52 at Carabobo. Its advice is to plan arrival and departure in advance, check official channels for road status and follow traffic agents’ directions.

Getting there by Metro

Universidad station on Metro Line A is the closest station to Parque Norte. None of the sources we checked confirm Metro hours for the festival weekend or the Monday holiday, so check the Metro de Medellín site or social channels before relying on a late train home.

Ritvales app and tickets

Organizers released an official app with schedules, festival news and a personalized “ruta de baile” for building your own route through the artists, according to Vivir en El Poblado. It links to the iOS App Store listing and also mentions an in-app video game with a high-score contest on both days. That article does not give set times itself, so check the app for them.

Tickets are sold through Tuboleta. Comfenalco Antioquia’s listing shows member prices for a two-day combo from COP 224,800 (Early Combo, category A) up to COP 830,620 (VIP Combo, category C), service fee included, as checked on October 30, 2026. These are Comfenalco member prices; public prices are higher, and availability this late is unknown, so verify on Tuboleta.

Halloween weekend overlap

This is also the Halloween puente: Monday, November 2 is a public holiday. Minuto30 notes that separate Halloween police operations run the same weekend and are not part of the festival closures. Related reading:

• Halloween long-weekend and moto rodada warning
• Túnel de Oriente night closures, for the airport route if you drive out of town
• Parque Lleras megaoperativo report, for late-night safety context

Practical tips

• Skip driving to the Carrera 53 corridor; use a registered taxi rank or ride-hail pickup away from the closure.
• Expect long exit queues when the festival runs into early Monday.
• Carry ID, since the event is 18+.
• Keep valuables close and arrange your ride home before you go in.

Ritvales 2026 FAQ

When is Ritvales 2026? October 31 and November 1, 2026, with the event running from 3:00 p.m. Saturday until 6:00 a.m. Monday, per Minuto30.

Where is it? Parque Norte and the Estadio Cincuentenario area, Carrera 53 #76-115, per Comfenalco Antioquia’s listing.

Is Ritvales 18+? Yes, Comfenalco lists it as 18+. Carry ID.

Is Avenida Ferrocarril closed? Yes. Carrera 53 between Calle 73 and Calle 77 is closed in both directions from 9:30 p.m. Friday, October 30 until 8:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, per Minuto30.

How do I buy tickets? Through Tuboleta; Comfenalco member combos ran from COP 224,800 to COP 830,620 as checked on October 30, 2026.

This is a news roundup compiled from the cited local reports, as of October 30, 2026. Details can change; the official Ritvales channels and the city’s mobility alerts take precedence.