| Festival |
Description |
Place |
Dates |
| Surrenders of Sticks |
The power in a stake |
Cusco |
January 1 |
| The Visit of the Wise Men |
Folkloric and religious festival |
Ollantaytambo |
January 6 |
| Typical Births |
Exhibitions of typical birth in churches and homes of Cusco |
Cusco |
Until January 6 |
| The Chiaraje |
A ritual battle |
Canas |
January 20 |
| Carnivals |
Party for happiness |
Cusco |
February and/or March |
| Lord. of Tremors |
The brown Christ and the crimson flower |
Cusco |
The second part of March and the first week of April |
| Cruz Velacuy |
Party of the crosses and Andean spirit |
Cusco |
May and/or June |
| Qoyllur Rit'i |
The biggest indigenous pilgrimage in America |
Quispicanchis |
The first week of May |
| Festival of OllantayRaymi |
Staging of Ollantay drama, dances and typical dishes |
Ollantaytambo |
The first part of June |
| Inti Raymi |
The Inca festival of the Sun |
Cusco |
June 24 |
| Corpus Christi |
The steps of the saints and the virgins |
Cusco |
June |
| Virgin of the Carmen |
Mamacha Carmen |
Paucartambo |
The second week (15-16) of July |
| Corpus of Santiago |
A religious festivity |
Cusco |
July 25 |
| Corpus of Santa Ana |
A religious festivity performed in the chapel of Santa Ana |
Cusco |
July 26 |
| Corpus of San Cristobal |
A religious festivity performed in the chapel of San Cristobal |
Cusco |
August 2 |
| Warachikuy |
Dramatisation of Warachikuy in Sacsayhuaman |
Cusco |
August and/or September |
| Corpus of Almudena |
A religious festivity celebrated in the church of Almudena |
Cusco |
September 8 |
| Lord of Huanca |
Pilgrimages and agriculture fairs |
San Salvador |
September 14 |
| Corpus of San Jeronimo |
A religious festivity celebrated in the district of San Jeronimo |
Cusco |
September 30 |
| Virgin of the Rosary |
Taurine fairs and preparation of Pachamancas |
Quispicanchis and Canchis |
October 10 |
| All the Saints' Day |
Visits to cemeteries, Preparationj of the suckling pig |
Cusco |
November 1 - 2 |
| Christmas in Cusco |
Time of integration and artistic splendour |
Cusco |
December 24-25 |
| Santuranticuy Fair |
The sale of saints |
Cusco |
December 24 |