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Calendar
Date |
Event |
| January to March | Main holidays from school and work in Peru, Wet season in highlands, hottest time on the coast |
| 1st January | New Year's Day (holiday) |
| 18th January | Anniversary of the founding of Lima |
| 19th - 20th January | Fiesta of the Virgin of Chiquinquira - Caraz Ancash |
| Last Week in January | National Sailing Competition - Trujillo / La Libertad |
| 2nd February | Fiesta of the Virgin of Candelaria - Puno and the Colca/ Arequipa Valley |
| 2nd February | Lunahuana Festival of Adventure Sports - Canete, Lima |
| 2nd February | The Black Summer Festival of Chincha - Ica |
| 25th February | Birthday of San Martin the Liberator |
| February (before Lent) | Carnival - Many fiestas and celebrations, water fights and yellow paint |
| 1st March | Quincena International Festival - Ica |
| 14th March | Festival of Senor Cautivo de Monsefu - Lambayeque |
| 19th March | Fiesta of San Jose - Lambayeque |
| March / April | Easter - Holy Week in all Peru |
| 18th April | Aniversary of the founding of Jauja |
| 25th April | Aniversary of the founding of Ayacucho |
| April (tbc) | National Horseriding competition - Pachacamac Lima |
| 1st May | Festival of the Virgin of Chapai - Arequipa |
| 5th May | Fiesta of Crosses of Porcón - Cajamarca |
| All May | Fiesta of the Lord of Muruguay in Tarma Junin |
| May (tbc) | Senor de Qoyllur Ritti en Oconcagua - Cusco |
| 15th June | Corpus Christii - Cusco |
| 17th June | Anniversary of the founding of Ica |
| 24th June | Inti Raymi - Cusco |
| 29th June | Fiesta of Saints Peter and Paul - All Peru |
| 12th July | Anniversary of the founding of Puerto Maldonado - Madre de Dios |
| 15th - 16th July | Fiesta of the Virgin of Carmen in Paucartambo - Cusco |
| 24th July | Fiesta of Santiago - Junin |
| 28th July | Independence Day - National Holiday |
| 15th August | Jubilar festival of Arequipa |
| 20th August | Anniversary of the founding of Tarapoto |
| 30th August | Santa Rosa of Lima |
| Last week of August | Country craft fair in Caserio de Santa Clara de Nanay - Loreto |
| September | Fiesta of the Senor de Huanca in Calca (patron saint of Cusco) - Cusco |
| September | International festival of Spring - Trujillo, La Libertad |
| 8th September | Fiesta of the Virgin of Cocharacas - Junin |
| 24th September | Fiesta of our lady of Mercedes - Apurimac |
| 18th - 28th October | Lord of the Miracles - Lima |
| 31st October | Day of Creolle Songs - Lima |
| 1st November | All Saints' Day - National Holiday |
| 4th November | Anniversary of the founding of Puno |
| 21st November | Jubilar festival - Puno |
| 8th December | Festival of the Immacculate Conception - All Peru |
| 24th December | Santuranticuy - Cusco |
| 25th December | Christmas - National Holiday |