The city of Cusco is full of traditional festivities, each month of the year brings its own customs as mentioned below:
January
Bajada de Reyes Magos: The traditional Cusco Christmas ends with the Feast of the Bajada de Reyes, a customary event also known as the descent of the three kings.
February – March
Carnaval Cusqueño: A festival that unites the people of Cusco through allegory and measured play. The “yunzas or corta montes” are the main attraction of this Cusco custom. The festival consists of the profusion of games with water, talc, and mixtures.
March – April
Holy Week: Holy Week in the Christian liturgical year is the week leading up to Easter that begins with Lent and Palm Sunday. It is celebrated with a commemoration of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ or the Passion of Christ.
May
Cruz Velacuy: The Festivities of May 3rd are celebrated throughout the Cusco region in a universal sense and with great cheer. It consists of worshiping the cross.
May – June
Corpus Christi Cusqueño: The Festivity of “Corpus Christi” occupies a prominent place in the festive calendar of the city of Cusco. It is one of the most visited religious festivals by people from different places in order to commemorate; corpus christi means ‘the body of Christ.’
June
Fiestas del Cusco: This celebration has its main date on June 23rd, on which different public, private, religious or political institutions come out to the streets with their typical ponchos and hats of the region accompanied by the rural bands of Cusco.
June 24th
Inti Raymi: The Feast of the Sun: Inti Raymi is a festival that celebrates the Inca sun god. Nowadays, it is recreated every June 24th as the most important festival of the Inca year.
November
All Saints’ Day: One of the traditional festivals in Cusco is All Saints’ Day, a day on which we may cling to the idea that someday heaven will be our homeland, where we will eventually arrive because we all run the same path.
December 24th
El Santurantikuy: Every December 24th, the largest fair of popular and customary art in Peru takes place in the Plaza Mayor: The Santurantikuy fair, where people from all over the Cusco region come to exhibit their stunning cultural arts to admire the work of artisans.