Dia de la Cancion Criolla on 31 October is Peru's day of criolla music and food, declared in 1944; Lima penas fill with anticuchos and pisco macerados.
5 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Peru, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
October 2026
All festivals in OctoberFebruary 2027
All festivals in FebruaryDia Nacional del Pisco Sour on the first Saturday of February is Peru's national pisco-sour day, celebrated since 2003 with tastings on Plaza Mayor.
June 2027
All festivals in JuneDia Nacional del Ceviche ★ 4.7
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Dia Nacional del Ceviche on 28 June is Peru's national ceviche day, set by ministerial resolution in 2008 to encourage fish eating, a day before Fishermen's Day.
August 2027
All festivals in AugustDia Nacional del Cafe Peruano on the fourth Friday of August is Peru's national coffee day since 2016, with Lima cafes pouring producer-region flights.
October 2027
All festivals in OctoberDia Mundial del Pan ★ 4.3
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Dia Mundial del Pan on 16 October celebrates Peru's 400-plus bread varieties; Lima panaderias run pan chuta and pan de yema specials all day.
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