Cecytez Hosts 2026 State Art and Culture Festival in Zacatecas

Zacatecas State Art and Culture Festival 2026 Gathers Six Hundred Students

More than 600 students from high schools and distance-learning centers across Zacatecas gathered in the state capital for the Cecytez State Art and Culture Festival 2026. The event transformed public spaces in Zacatecas into a showcase for student talent across disciplines including dance, poetry, declamation, song, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.

Elimination of Regional Rounds Brings Students Directly to Capital

For the first time in many years, the competition bypassed regional phases entirely. This shift allowed more than half a thousand students from diverse municipalities to meet directly in the state capital to display months of preparation.

Participants worked alongside their teachers to build presentations reflecting their regional identity, roots, and personal interpretations of the world. Julio César Ortiz Fuentes, General Director of Cecytez, noted that the festival provides essential spaces for youth expression and community coexistence.

This festival is a muestra de la capacidad de nuestro Colegio para mantener a las y los jóvenes en las aulas, Ortiz Fuentes said. Nos llena de orgullo y nos compromete a seguir abriendo espacios para su desarrollo.

Festival Coincides with Twenty-Ninth Anniversary of Cecytez

The 2026 edition of the festival coincides with the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Cecytez subsystem as an educational institution and entity forming young people committed to the transformation of the state, where the training and transforming vocation of the college from science and technology translates into a path for the peace, well-being, and progress of Zacatecan society. Antonio Reyes Carlos, Subsecretary of Middle and Higher Education, attended the gathering on behalf of Armando Delgadillo Ruvalcaba, recognizing the commitment with which the family of the college works every day to guarantee the development of the communities that make up the subsystem in every corner of the state.

Officials tied the event to the broader Agenda of Progress promoted by David Monreal Ávila, framing arts education as a practical contributor to youth well-being, social peace, and institutional retention in Zacatecas classrooms.

Frequently Asked Questions About the 2026 Cecytez Festival

Which educational subsystem organized the 2026 art festival in Zacatecas?

The event was organized by the Colegio de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos del Estado de Zacatecas (Cecytez), including participation from its various campuses and Emsad distance-learning centers across the state.

What specific art disciplines did the participating students present?

Students showcased their preparations in multiple artistic expressions, including dance, poetry, declamation, singing, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.

How many students participated in the capital city gathering?

The festival brought together more than 600 student participants who converged directly in the city of Zacatecas without undergoing prior regional qualification rounds.

The 2026 festival unfolded as part of the commemorative events marking nearly three decades of educational service by the Cecytez subsystem in the state of Zacatecas.