Annual cultural agenda of Sucre
If you require information about additional activities during the year, check the News on the Home page or contact the hotel.
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year | Plaza 25 de Mayo | Midnight tattoo |
| January 6 | Epiphany, Three Kings' Day | Churches | Worship dances |
| February 1 | Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria | Church of San Lázaro, Calvo street | Religious feast |
| February - March (movable date) from 1 week before till 1 week after Carnival weekend | Carnival of Sucre | Plaza 25 de Mayo and other places in the HIstoric Center | - Thursday of Surapata (Comadres) - Folkloric parade of the Carnival of Yesteryear - General parade - Carnival of Yotala |
| March (third Sunday) | Pujllay, Carnival de Tarabuco | Village of Tarabuco | Folkloric dance parade, pucara |
| April (movable date) | Holy Week | Churches, hill "Churuquella¨ | - Palm Sunday - Holy Thursday -vigil on the hill "Churuquella", tour of the 14 stations, visit to the 14 churches - Good Friday, procession of the "Holy Sepulcher" - Holy Saturday mass at midnight - Easter Sunday |
| April, in the Holy Week | Baroque Music Festival | Casa de la Libertad and Theatre of Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho | - 4 days of concerts by local, national and international singers and musicians |
| May 25 | Civic Anniversary | Plaza 25 de Mayo | Civic feast, parades |
| May (around May 25th) | Festival of the Chocolate | Historic Center | Fair and exhibition |
| May - June (movable date) | Corpus Christi | Historic Center | Religious procession |
| June 24 | Saint John the Baptist, Feast of the Cross of Popayán | Historic Center | Religious feast |
| July 16 | Virgen del Carmen | Chapel of the Roundabout | Mass, start of Alasita Miniatures Fair |
| July (movable dates, every two years) | Biennial International Congress of the Association of Bolivian Studies AEB | National Archive and Library of Bolivia ABNB, House of Liberty and other places | Conferences, round tables, book presentations and cultural activities |
| August 6 | National Feast of Bolivia | Casa de la Libertad, Plaza 25 de Mayo | Civic parades |
| August (around August 6th) | Integrarte - Indigenous Art Fair | Variable places | Fair and exhibition |
| August 12 | Santa Clara | Church of Santa Clara (in front of hotel Villa Antigua) | Religious feast |
| August (movable dates) | Human Rights Film Festival | Casa de la Libertad, National Archive and Library of Bolivia ABNB and other places | Film festival, workshops, conferences |
| September (beginning, movable date) | Patron feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe | Chapel of the Virgen of Guadalupe, Historic Center | - Mass, procession - Folkloric parade |
| November 1 and 2 | All Saints | General Cemetry | Visit to the General Cemetry, “k’anchacus” or feast of souls |
| December 25 | Christmas | Cathedral, churches | (Mid)night masses |