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Honduras inaugurated a cultural commemoration in Copán Ruinas marking 1,600 years since the founding of the Maya dynasty by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', with Japan agreeing to fund a new visitor center at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

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.

Public institutions in Lempira Department will close on July 20 to commemorate National Identity Day and honor the indigenous leader Lempira, who resisted Spanish conquest in the 1530s.

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.

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.