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British Week 2024 in Paraguay
Join us in celebrating British Week in Paraguay from 2-7 September 2024 with the best of British food, literature, music and culture!
British Week logo for 2024 edition
The British Embassy in Asunci贸n is delighted to announce the British Week 2024 in Paraguay from Monday 2 September to Saturday 7 September 2024.
This new edition of British Week will feature events aimed at all ages and interests to promote British excellence.
The calendar of events for the week is available below with details of all the activities that will take place during this celebration of British heritage in Paraguay.
All week long
- British Tea Box Sets available at听
- British Menu at听
- British Products on display at听
- Daily raffles and prizes at the Embassy鈥檚 social media accounts:听听补苍诲听
Daily Schedule
Save the date! For queries, please contact听[email protected]听or message us on听听辞谤听.
| Time | Event | Location | Registration and Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 2 September | 12:00 hr | Cooking at Casa Rica - British Products | Casa Rica Molas L贸pez | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 19:00 hr | British Film Celebration: Shaun of the Dead 鈥� Grand opening | Cinemark Paseo La Galer铆a | Event by invitation only |
| 听 | 20:30 hr | Play 鈥樷�楢lgo de Ricardo o Historia de un jabal铆鈥欌�� (Something about Ricardo or Story of a wild boar) | Museo del Archivo Nacional (Mariscal Estigarribia casi Iturbe) | Event with prior reservation via WhatsApp at 0991400094 |
| Tuesday 3 September | 11:00 hr | Documentary 鈥淯na cama para la Virgen鈥� (A bed for the Virgin) with Ysanne Gayet | ANGLO English (Juan de Salazar y Espinoza 391) | Exclusive event for ANGLO students |
| 听 | 15:00 hr | Women in Diplomacy | Academia Diplom谩tica y Consular 鈥樷�楥arlos Antonio L贸pez鈥欌�� (14 de Mayo y Humait谩) | Open access, limited availability, prior sign up required听 |
| 听 | 17:00 hr | Ambassador Book Reading at Literato | Literato/Urbano Caf茅 (Papa Juan XXIII 1713 esq. Prof. G贸mez R铆os, Asunci贸n) | Open access, free of charge with limited capacity |
| 听 | 19:00 hr | British Film Celebration: Secrets and Lies 鈥� Screening and panel discussion | Cinemark Paseo La Galer铆a | Open access, limited availability. Prior sign up required听. Not suitable for guests听under 18 years old |
| 听 | 20:00 hr | Triumph British Night | Autopista Silvio Pettirossi km. 12 c/ Autopista 脩u Guasu - Luque | Event by invitation only |
| Wednesday 4 September | 11:00 hr | Short film 鈥淟egado鈥� (Legacy) | Municipality of Nueva Londres | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 15:00 hr | Masterclass: Financing for non-governmental organizations | Streaming online via | Open access, prior sign up required |
| 听 | 19:00 hr | British Film Celebration: Sexy Beast 鈥� Screening and panel discussion | Cinemark Paseo La Galer铆a | Open access, limited availability. Prior sign up required听. Not suitable for guests听under 18 years old |
| Thursday 5 September | 09:00 hr | Exhibition 鈥樷�楨l vuelo de las aves鈥欌�� (The flight of birds) | MUCI 鈥� TatakuaLab, Complejo Textilia sobre General Santos | Tickets available at听 |
| 听 | 17:00 hr | BOOKS Bookshop: Ambassador reading The Witches | Books, Mariscal L贸pez Shopping, Asunci贸n | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 18:00 hr/ 22:30 hr | After Office and Coldplay/Oasis tribute at Sacramento Brewing Co. (After Office starts at 18:00 hs, tribute starts at 22:30 hs) | Sacramento Brewing Co. (Avda. Sant铆simo Sacramento 655 casi Avda. Espa帽a) | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 19:00 hr | British Film Celebration: Snatch 鈥� Screening | Cinemark Paseo La Galer铆a | Open access, limited availability. Prior sign up required听. Not suitable for guests听under 18 years old |
| Friday 6 September | 11 hr | Virtual Tour of Jane Austen鈥檚 House Museum | Private Online exhibition - streaming online via Zoom | Open access, limited availability, prior sign up required听 |
| 听 | 16:00 hr | British Film Celebration: Babe 鈥� Screening | Cinemark Paseo La Galer铆a | Open access, limited availability. Prior sign up required听. Suitable for all ages |
| 听 | 18:00 hr | Drinks in Casa Rica: British Drinks | Casa Rica Espa帽a | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 18:00 hr/ 22:30 hr | After Office and BritPop tribute at Sacramento Brewing Co. (After Office starts at 18:00 hs, tribute starts at 22:30 hs) | Sacramento Brewing Co. (Avda. Sant铆simo Sacramento 655 casi Avda. Espa帽a) | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 20:00 hr | BRAT-ish Night, Open Doors 20:00 hs | La Serafina, Espacio Cultural Feminista (Eligio Ayala 907) | Open access, free of charge |
| Saturday 7 September | 11:00 hr | Connecting with our National Parks | In front of Turista R贸ga (Avda. Jos茅 Asunci贸n Flores - Avda. Costanera) | Open access, prior sign up required听 |
| 听 | 16:00 hr | Cycle your city Asunci贸n | Departure and arrival point: SENATUR headquarters - Turista R贸ga, Palma street | Open access, prior sign up required听 |
| 听 | 16:00 hr | Callecultura: Exhibition of products by women entrepreneurs and children鈥檚 play | Juan de Salazar entre Avda. Artigas y San Jos茅 | Open access, free of charge |
| 听 | 20:00 hr | British Week finale: Beatles Night: Ambassador Speech and live band | Beatles Museum | Event by invitation only |
| 听 | 21:00 hr | British Night at London Pub | London Pub, (Mcal. L贸pez esq. Jos茅 de Jes煤s Mart铆nez, Pedro Juan Caballero) | Open access, tickets at the door |
Partners
The British Embassy in Asunci贸n expresses its gratitude to the partners who join us in this celebration of British culture:
- ANGLO English
- Aireana
- Beatles Museum
- BOOKS Bookstore
- Caf茅 Urbano
- Casa Rica
- Chevening Alumni Paraguay
- FLACSO Paraguay
- Jane Austen House Museum
- La Serafina, Espacio Cultural Feminista
- Literato
- London Pub
- MADES
- Municipality of Asunci贸n
- Municipality of Nueva Londres
- Red de J贸venes para la Acci贸n Clim谩tica en Paraguay
- Red Paraguaya de Artistas LGBTQ+, REPAR +
- Sacramento Brewing Co.
- Science Museum MuCi
- Secretar铆a Nacional de Turismo Paraguay (SENATUR)
- Semillas para la Democracia
- Teatime Bakery
Updates to this page
Published 27 August 2024
Last updated 29 August 2024
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Added two events with Casa Rica, changed the time for an event with MuCi on Thursday
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Added translation