What's on around Machu Picchu
Confirmed festivals, statutory holidays and planning dates from Machu Picchu to Cusco. Provisional dates stay visibly marked until the responsible authority publishes them.
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22 events
July 20263
Virgen del Carmen in Paucartambo 2026
Paucartambo's four-day Virgen del Carmen festival fills the highland town with masked dance troupes, music and Catholic-Andean ritual. The municipality has confirmed the 2026 programme window as 15–18 July.
Peruvian Air Force Day 2026
23 July is a national public holiday commemorating Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales. It is separate from the public-sector compensable non-working day on 27 July.
Fiestas Patrias in Peru 2026
Peru's Independence celebrations make 28 and 29 July consecutive national public holidays. Civic ceremonies and flags are widespread, while individual tourism services set their own operating hours.
August 20262
Battle of Junín Holiday 2026
6 August is a national public holiday commemorating the 1824 Battle of Junín. For visitors, the practical effect is possible reduced administrative and business hours rather than a scheduled Machu Picchu event.
Santa Rosa de Lima Holiday 2026
30 August is Peru's national public holiday for Santa Rosa de Lima. Religious observances are most prominent in Lima, while travellers around Cusco should mainly plan for holiday opening hours.
September 20261
October 20261
November 20261
December 20264
Immaculate Conception Holiday 2026
8 December is the national public holiday of the Immaculate Conception. It is immediately followed by the Battle of Ayacucho holiday on 9 December, creating two consecutive planning dates.
Battle of Ayacucho Holiday 2026
9 December is a national public holiday commemorating the Battle of Ayacucho. It follows the Immaculate Conception holiday on 8 December, so visitors should check services across both dates.
Santuranticuy in Cusco 2026
Cusco's municipal festivities company stages the traditional Santuranticuy popular-art fair on 24 December. Hundreds of artisans gather around the Plaza de Armas with nativity figures and regional craftwork.
Christmas Day in Peru 2026
25 December is Peru's statutory Christmas public holiday. Santuranticuy in Cusco takes place the day before; this listing does not imply that trains, the citadel or every business close.
January 20271
February 20271
March 20272
Señor de los Temblores in Cusco 2027
Cusco's Holy Monday procession of the Señor de los Temblores takes place on 22 March in 2027. EMUFEC and Peru's official tourism inventory both describe the event as a Holy Monday tradition.
Holy Thursday and Good Friday in Peru 2027
Holy Thursday and Good Friday are statutory movable public holidays in Peru. In 2027 they fall on 25 and 26 March, immediately before Easter Sunday on 28 March.
May 20274
Labour Day in Peru 2027
1 May is Peru's statutory Labour Day public holiday. It is listed here as a practical planning date, not as a promised tourist event in Cusco or Machu Picchu.
Señor de Choquekillka in Ollantaytambo 2027
Ollantaytambo's four-day patronal festival is tied to Pentecost and combines devotion, dance, music and communal food. The 15–18 May 2027 window is an estimate until the municipality publishes its programme.
Qoyllur Rit'i Pilgrimage 2027
The UNESCO-listed Qoyllur Rit'i pilgrimage brings Andean communities to the Sinakara sanctuary before Corpus Christi. The 23–26 May 2027 window is a planning estimate; an edition-specific official calendar has not been published.
Corpus Christi in Cusco 2027
Cusco's Corpus Christi falls on Thursday 27 May in 2027, a locally recognised non-working day under Law 23418. The annual procession brings patron images from surrounding parishes into the historic centre; detailed 2027 timings are still to come.
June 20272
Cusco Jubilee Month 2027
Cusco traditionally builds through June toward its civic day and Inti Raymi, with municipal parades and cultural activities. The 1–24 June 2027 range is only a planning placeholder until EMUFEC publishes the official programme.
Inti Raymi in Cusco 2027
Cusco's Inti Raymi is held annually on 24 June, a locally recognised holiday under Decree Law 21860. The date is fixed, but the 2027 route, timetable and ticket offer have not yet been released.