The fair brings together cosplay, anime, video games, urban art, animation, and music.
On Thursday, Bogota began hosting a new edition of the Leisure and Fantasy Fair (SOFA), Colombia’s largest geek culture event, with an expected attendance of around 200,000 people over five days.
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The fair is held at Corferias and brings together cosplay, video games, urban art, animation, music, and various popular cultures, attracting visitors from all over Latin America.
The event features 23 themed pavilions, where exhibitions, contests, fashion shows, live performances, and activities organized by some 450 exhibitors and hundreds of cultural managers take place.
One of the main attractions is cosplay, a discipline in which participants recreate characters from series, video games, manga, anime, films, and comics through elaborate costumes and performances.
La aventura apenas comienza en SOFA 2026. Mundos, personajes, escenarios y experiencias esperan por ti para convertir cada recorrido en una historia diferente. Ven a ser parte del reflejo del dragón y descubre cómo tus aficiones pueden llevarte más lejos.
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— Corferias (@CorferiasBogota) October 9, 2026
The text reads, “The adventure is just beginning at SOFA 2026. Worlds, characters, settings, and experiences await you to turn every journey into a different story. Come be part of the reflection of the dragon and discover how your hobbies can take you further.”
More than 150 communities are participating in this edition, including groups linked to Japanese culture, independent artists, digital creators, and groups dedicated to different expressions of pop culture.
The organizers highlighted the growing influence of South Korean culture and K-pop in Colombia, a trend that has dedicated spaces within this year’s program.
Among the featured participants are the Mexican duo Banana Cospboys and voice actor Oscar Flores, known for voicing the Ice King in the Latin American version of the animated series Adventure Time.
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