Things to do in Quito: a guide to picking your plan
From the historic centre to La Floresta: where Quito's theatres, live music and outdoor plans are, with today's agenda at the end.
Quito is a long city set between mountains, and plans change a lot from one neighbourhood to the next. This guide helps you get your bearings; the agenda below tells you what is actually on today.
Historic centre
It was one of the first places in the world declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It holds the Teatro Nacional Sucre and several smaller theatres and halls, churches, museums and La Ronda street, with music and food at night. For theatre, opera and concerts, check the culture agenda.
Live music
Between Casa de la Música, the theatres and the bars of the centre-north, Quito has concerts almost every week. Find them together in concerts in Quito.
La Floresta and La Mariscal
La Floresta is the neighbourhood of independent cinema, cafés and design fairs. La Mariscal is where the bars and nightlife are. For a night out, see nightlife in Quito.
Outdoors
Parque La Carolina and Parque Metropolitano for walks and sport, and the TelefériQo cable car up the slopes of Pichincha to see the whole city. Bring a jacket: it is cold up there.
