What festivities are there in January in Peru?

Visiting Peru in January will be one of the best experiences you will ever witness, but maybe you wondered what festivities are in January in Peru, well let me tell you that in this month a variety of festivities take place in the various regions of Peru that will take you to better destinations and enjoy each of their festivities.

Explore Peru and feel the diversity that all its regions show and that still keeps alive their customs, traditions and religious expressions, ideal to explore them.

Why visit Peru in January?

Visiting Peru in January will take you to different destinations, besides some regions of the country are in summer time as the coast of Peru and your trip will be more profitable, but keep in mind the holidays that each region has to visit according to its importance or central day.

If you are thinking of visiting Peru you can do it, for example Huancavelica celebrates its holidays with the dance of the Negritos the first and second week, in Apurimac they celebrate the Bajada de Reyes, Cusco celebrates an important day which is the Creation of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

Lima commemorates the week of Chilcano, Trujillo holds one of the great Peruvian Marinera contests, Cusco celebrates the festival of Chiaraje in the province of Canas, Moquegua holds the tourist week of Ilo, among other activities that take place in the month of January in the different regions of Peru.

Festivities in Peru in the month of January

During the month of January a variety of festivities take place, below I will detail the main festivities celebrated by each destination:

Day 1:

• New Year's Celebration
• Festivity of the Negritos de Acoria in honor to the Native Child, Sweet Child and Power Child (Huancavelica).
• Turkasiri Feast in the district of Anapia (Puno)
• Festival of the Negritos de Vicco (Pasco)

Day 6:

• Fiesta de bajada de Reyes - Apurímac
• Adoration of the Magi
• Festivity of the Lost Child (Andahuaylas)

Day 8:

• Creation of the Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Cusco)
• Anniversary of the National Sanctuary of Calipuy (La Libertad)

Day 9:

• Creation of San Sebastian in the province of Chepen (La Libertad).

Day 13:

• Religious festivity of the Lord of the Fall in Abancay (Apurimac)
• Chilcano Week (Lima)

Day 15:

• Patronal Feast of the Virgin Belenita in Huaraz (Áncash)

Day 17:

• Festivity of San Antonio Abad of the district of Acomayo (Cusco)

Day 18:

• Foundation of the city of Lima (Lima)

Day 20:

• Festivity of the Patron Saint Sebastian (Cusco)
• Festivity of the Virgin of Bethlehem (Cusco)
• Festival of the Chiaraje in the province of Canas (Cusco)
• Kashua Dance Festival of San Sebastian (Puno)
• Patronal Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá in Caraz (Áncash)
• Feast of the Lord of the Sentence and Siguas (Arequipa)

Día 21:

• Festividad ritual del Pachatata y la Pachamama

Día 22:

• Festividad del Divino Niño del Milagro en Eten (Lambayeque)
• Concurso Nacional de Marinera (La Libertad)

Día 28:

• Fiesta de la Capilla del Copón de Chupaca (Junín)

Día 31:

• Descubrimiento de la Fortaleza de Kuélap (Amazonas)