Anniversary of Lima

Festive Days
anniversary-of-lima-peru
Date: Monday, 18 January 2027

Even though people had been living in the area for thousands of years, Lima celebrates its birthday with a wide range of cultural and artistic festivities around town on January 18, the day the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the colonial city in 1535.

While public celebrations already start the day before at the Plaza de Armas in Lima's historic city center with the "Gran Serenata de Lima", the official festivities take place on Lima's birthday.

Find more information about Lima's birthday in our article "Anniversary of Lima".

Anniversary of Lima

Peruvian Public Holidays & Festivities
Even though people had been living in the area for thousands of years and developed the countryside into a green oasis with extensive fields and fr...

Venue / Location:
Lima

Map


All Dates


  • Saturday, 18 January 2025
  • Sunday, 18 January 2026
  • Monday, 18 January 2027
  • Tuesday, 18 January 2028

Latest Video

Maria Reiche - Memories

Maria Reiche - Memories

Submitted by: Tintin
05 December 2021

Latest Content...

Long Reads...

Peruvian Personalities & Founders

Francisco Pizarro González (1474-1541)

Francisco Pizarro, a peasant from Spain, was one of the least well-equipped conquerors in history. However, in the name…
Peruvian Legends, Myths & Tales

The Jeweled Frog and the Condor

By a quiet pond, at the side of a cloud-topped mountain in Peru, lived a small green frog and his large green family.…
Peru Info

Peruvian Economy

The Peruvian economy is an emerging, social market economy highly dependent on foreign trade and classified as an upper…