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Peru Event & Entertainment Calendar

Throughout the year countless cultural festivities, religious ceremonies and processions, food fairs, local music festivals and even military parades are celebrated in Peru. Recently the country as well became increasingly popular with international artists that not only visit to see Peru’s principal attractions but also give concerts for their Peruvian fans. And over the past years Peru additionally developed a vivid motor sports scene with regular (off-road) racing events and turned into a recognized venue for international conferences. Adding to that exhibitions, theater, ballet and cinema presentations and events in bars and restaurants there is actually something on for everyone nearly every day. While most big happenings are in and around Lima, lots of festivals, religious celebrations, and events are in other Peruvian cities and in the provinces.

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Indigenous cultural celebrations and festivals, Peruvian art & craft fairs, circus performances, lifestyle events, contemporary cultural happenings

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Feb
2020

Cultura en Arena – Culture in Sand 2020 in Lima

Culture
Saturday, 15 February 2020
The Peruvian Ministry of Culture invites to the first Cultura en Arena (Culture in Sand) event of this year held at the Playa Agua Dulce in Chorrillos, Lima in mid-February.
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Feb
2020

Carnival of Cajamarca 2020

Culture
Saturday, 22 February 2020 - Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Cajamarca, known as the capital of the Peruvian Carnival with the largest and most enthusiastic festivities in the country, celebrates its famous Carnaval de Cajamarca in 2020 from February 22 to 26.
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Feb
2020

Insolito 3 - International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Lima 2020

Culture
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 - Sunday, 01 March 2020
The Insólito, Peru’s only film festival entirely dedicated to the horror and fantasy genre, is back in its 3rd edition at the end of February.
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01
Mar
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 01 March 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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Mar
2020

Psychedelic Carnival 2019 in Lima

Culture
Friday, 06 March 2020 - Sunday, 08 March 2020
Psychedelic Carnival 2020, the Art, Music & Psychedelic Culture Festival, is back in Lima in March, this year already in its 7th edition.
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Apr
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 05 April 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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May
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 03 May 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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Jun
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 07 June 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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Jul
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 05 July 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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Aug
2020

Museos Abiertos - Open Museums 2020

Culture
Sunday, 02 August 2020
Museos Abiertos (Open Museums), an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture that allows Peruvians and foreign residents to visit more than 50 public museum, archaeological sites and historical places throughout the country free of charge each first Sunday of the month, continues in 2020.
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Peru Newsflash

Peru Event Calendar

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Labor Day in Peru
As in many countries around the globe, Peru commemorates the labor movement and the achievement of workers’ rights on May 1.
Virgin of Chapi celebration in Arequipa
Each year between April 29 and May 2 - with May 1 being the central day - Arequipa celebrates its patron saint, the Virgin of Chapi with the largest religious festivity in the area.
Date : Friday, 01 May 2026
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Festival of the Crosses
The Festival of the Crosses, also known as Cruces de Mayo (May Crosses Festival), was introduced to Peru by the Spaniards and is celebrated in Peru mostly in towns in the Andean highlands on May 3.
Date : Sunday, 03 May 2026
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Mother's Day in Peru
Mother’s Day in Peru is celebrated on the second Sunday in May; and Peruvians are extremely enthusiastic about honoring and praising their moms dedicating themselves to make this day extra special.
Date : Sunday, 10 May 2026
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Pentecost - Festival Señor de Choquekillka in Ollantaytambo
Christians around the globe commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus 50 days after Easter with the Pentecost celebrations. In Peru the most enthusiastic and vibrant Pentecost festivities can be found in Ollantaytambo in the Urubamba Valley.
Date : Sunday, 24 May 2026
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Clown Day in Lima - Dia del Payaso Peruano
Each year on May 25, Peru celebrates the Peruvian Clown Day in honor of José Alvarez Vélez, better known as Tony Perejil, a popular clown who died on that day in 1987.
Date : Monday, 25 May 2026
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Day of Native Languages in Peru
Peru celebrates the diversity of its native languages and cultural traditions on the Dia de las Lenguas Originarias (Day of the Native Languages) each year on May 27.
Date : Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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National Potato Day in Peru
On May 30 is National Potato Day in Peru, the day each year to pay homage and celebrate one of the most important food crops in the world originating in Peru.
Date : Saturday, 30 May 2026
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Upcoming Events in Peru

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May
National Potato Day in Peru
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Jun
Corpus Christi celebration in Cusco
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Jun
Peruvian Flag Day
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Jun
Day of the Andean Song
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Jun
Inti Raymi celebration in Cusco

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