2 Best Performing Arts in Central Cuba, Cuba

At the Casa de la Trova on the west side Parque Ignacio Agramonte, local musicians perform Cuban son in an 18th-century courtyard every day but Monday from 2 to 5 and 9 to midnight.

The impressive Teatro Principal two blocks northwest of the Plaza de los Trabajadores hosts monthly performances by the city's renowned Ballet de Camagüey—consider yourself blessed and grab tickets if you're lucky enough to be in town when they're here—and regular concerts by the city's fine symphony orchestra.