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Festive Days

Special days on which Peru celebrates including non-religious public holidays and national days

Religion

Religious festivities, celebrations and processions

Culture

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

Food & Drink

Gastronomic events, festivals and fairs

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May

2021

Mother's Day in Peru

Festive Days

Sunday, 09 May 2021

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.

May

2021

Pentecost - Festival Señor de Choquekillka in Ollantaytambo

Religion

Sunday, 23 May 2021

Christians around the globe commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus on the 50th day after Easter during the Pentecost celebrations. In Peru the most enthusiastic and vibrant Pentecost festivities can be found in Ollantaytambo in the Urubamba Valley.

May

2021

Inti Raymi celebration in Cusco

Culture

Monday, 24 May 2021

Each year on June 24, a few days after the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, the largest and most important festival of the Inca Empire, the Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun, is celebrated in Cusco.

May

2021

Clown Day in Lima - Dia del Payaso Peruano

Festive Days

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

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.

May

2021

Day of Native Languages in Peru

Culture

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Peru celebrates the diversity of its native languages and cultural traditions on the Dia de las Lenguas Originarias

May

2021

National Potato Day in Peru

Food & Drink

Sunday, 30 May 2021

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.

May

2021

Pentecost - Festival Señor de Choquekillka in Ollantaytambo

Religion

Monday, 31 May 2021

Jun

2021

Corpus Christi celebration in Cusco

Religion

Thursday, 03 June 2021

Around the globe the Christian community celebrates Corpus Christi, so the Eucharist being the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, 9 weeks after Easter. While this religious festival is celebrated throughout the country, the most enthusiastic and spectacular celebration is in Cusco.

Jun

2021

Peruvian Flag Day

Festive Days

Monday, 07 June 2021

To honor the brave men that tried to protect Peruvian territory and the Peruvian flag on June 7, 1880 during the Battle of Arica, one of the most important encounters of the War of the Pacific between Peruvian forces and the Chilean enemy, Peru celebrates each year the National Flag Day.

Jun

2021