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Thirty-two schools will march through San Pedro Sula on September 15 starting at 7 a.m., ending at Plaza Las Banderas, as part of Honduras's 205th independence-day celebrations.

Luisa Paola Pineda Barahona from San Francisco de Yojoa was crowned Miss Honduras Universo 2026 on September 11 and will represent Honduras at the Miss Universo pageant in Puerto Rico on November 26.

A 122-member Colombian marching band from Liceo Lunita de Chía in Cundinamarca arrived in San Pedro Sula to perform at the centennial of Instituto José Trinidad Reyes on September 13 and at Honduras's September 15 Independence Day parade.

Instituto José Trinidad Reyes will celebrate its 100th anniversary on September 13 with the Copa Centenario, a band competition featuring about 40 Honduran and 3 international ensembles from Colombia and Guatemala.

More than 90 schools and community institutions will march in San Pedro Sula's September 15 Independence Day parade, which organizers expect to draw 30,000 people along the traditional route from La Prensa newspaper to Francisco Morazán stadium.

San Pedro Sula will mark Honduras's 205th independence anniversary with three days of parades (September 13–15), culminating in a special spectacle at Francisco Morazán Stadium that will include skydivers and Colombian musical groups.

Honduras's Education Ministry is enforcing an existing prohibition on reggaeton and trap-corridos during September 15 independence celebrations, requiring student bands to perform only civic-themed music, a move that has divided school directors and community members in San Pedro Sula.

Nineteen Honduran artists are showcasing paintings, photographs, and mixed media exploring San Pedro Sula's urban energy and daily life in a free exhibition at Torre Banpaís through August 28.

British actor Finn Jones, known for Game of Thrones and Marvel's Iron Fist, will attend Honduras's first Comic Con on July 4–5 in San Pedro Sula, joining other international guests for panels, cosplay contests, and pop-culture activities.

San Pedro Sula will close a section of Avenida Circunvalación on Saturday, June 27, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a traditional float parade marking the city's 490th founding anniversary.

San Pedro Sula's ExpoJuniana fair wraps up Friday through Sunday with Los Clásicos and Silver Star on Friday, Las Chicas Roland and Los Rolands on Saturday, and Silvia Rodríguez closing on Sunday; general admission is L50 (about $2), with children under 12 free.

Mexican regional music stars Conjunto Primavera and Luis Ángel "El Flaco" will perform June 11 at Expocentro in San Pedro Sula as part of the Feria Juniana celebrations, with tickets available through ETicket Honduras.

Karolay Castillo, the San Pedro Sula designer who brought Garífuna heritage to the international fashion world, has died of a heart attack at 42, a loss mourned across Honduras's cultural and creative community.

San Pedro Sula will hold three days of civic parades for Honduras's independence celebration, with 56 schools participating: preschool on September 13, elementary schools on September 14, and over 30 secondary schools plus two invited Colombian bands on September 15.