Cusco's festivals form a radiant rainbow, whose colors blend with sounds, textures and a vigorous theatrical concept aimed at reinventing history and producing a celebratory synthesis of Man and the Earth goddess, the Pachamama.
| Festival |
Description |
Place |
Dates |
| Surrenders of Sticks |
The power in a stake |
Cusco |
January |
| Slope of Kings |
Folkloric and religious festival |
Ollantaytambo |
January |
| Typical Births |
Exhibitions of typical birth in churches and homes of Cusco |
Cusco |
January |
| The Chiaraje |
A ritual battle |
Canas |
January |
| Carnivals |
Party for happiness |
Cusco |
Febrero or March |
| Mr. of the Tremors |
The brown Christ and the crimson flower |
Cusco |
March or April |
| Cruz Velacuy |
Party of the crosses and Andean spirit |
Cusco |
Mayo and/or June |
| Qoyllurity |
The biggest indigenous pilgrim of America |
Quispicanchis |
May |
| Festival of the Beer of Cusco |
Music concerts of international and national groups |
Ollantaytambo |
May |
| Festival of OllantayRaymi |
Escenificacion of Drama Ollantay, dances and typical plates |
Ollantaytambo |
June |
| Inti Raymi |
The Inca party of the Sun |
Cusco |
June |
| Corpus Christi |
The step of the saints and the virgins |
Cusco |
June |
| Virgin of the Carmen |
Mamacha Carmen |
Paucartambo |
July |
| Warachikuy |
Escenificación of Warachikuy in Sacsayhuaman |
Cusco |
August and/or September |
| Mr. of Huanca |
Pilgrims and agriculture fairs |
San Salvador |
September |
| Virgin of the Rosario |
Taurine fairs and preparation of Pachamancas |
Quispicanchis and Canchis |
October |
| Party of All the Saints |
Visita a los Difuntos, Preparacion del Lechon |
Cusco |
November |
| Christmas in Cusco |
Time of integration and artistic splendor |
Cusco |
December |
| Fair of Santuranticuy |
The sale of saints |
Cusco |
December |
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