# Fiesta Nacional del Poncho recognition and documentation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fiesta-nacional-del-poncho-recognition-and-documentation
> Updated: 2026-09-09T15:32:12.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

The Fiesta Nacional e Internacional del Poncho has seen recent developments regarding international recognition and digital preservation.

In late August, the event was nominated for the ‘Event of the Year’ award at the Pasaporte Abierto international awards, organized by the World Organization of Tourism Journalism (OMPT). This nomination follows a previous win in the 2025 edition. For this cycle, the voting process was opened to the public via social media.

In September, efforts were made to expand the festival’s digital archive. Through a collaborative workshop involving the Directorate of Heritage and Museums and Wikimedia Argentina, participants contributed over 30 new photographs to Wikimedia Commons. This initiative aimed to improve the global accessibility of the festival’s visual history through open-access principles.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-09: Fiesta Nacional del Poncho expands digital archive via Wikimedia Commons

Participants in Catamarca, Argentina, contributed over 30 new photographs to the Wikimedia Commons digital archive to preserve and share the history of the Fiesta Nacional del Poncho.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fiesta-nacional-del-poncho-expands-digital-archive-via-wikimedia-commons

### 2026-08-24: Fiesta del Poncho nominated for international tourism award

Argentina’s Fiesta del Poncho is nominated for the OMPT ‘Event of the Year’ award, with public voting open until September 5.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fiesta-del-poncho-nominated-for-international-tourism-award

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