Harvest Festival (March first half)
This festival also called the Harvest Festival, celebrates the harvest of grapes and wine from the region of Ica. The Harvest includes exhibitions, competitions, exhibitions of horses in passing parades of floats, musical festivals and parties where they dance the Afro celebration.
One of the highlights of this festival is the election and coronation of the Queen of the Harvest, who accompanied by her court, treads the grapes to extract the juice of the fruit that will become the spirit.
The parade of The Vintage is organized on the main day, where a group of festival queens parading in cars throwing bunches of grapes as they pass. This is a good time to try different wines of Ica and Pisco, as well as popular cachina, fermented liquor prepared.
One of the highlights of this festival is the election and coronation of the Queen of the Harvest, who accompanied by her court, treads the grapes to extract the juice of the fruit that will become the spirit.
The parade of The Vintage is organized on the main day, where a group of festival queens parading in cars throwing bunches of grapes as they pass. This is a good time to try different wines of Ica and Pisco, as well as popular cachina, fermented liquor prepared.
The Lord of Lauren (October second and third weeks)
The origin of the devotion to the Lord of Luren, patron of the city of Ica, dates back to 1570 when this image was mysteriously lost in the desert during the journey from Lima to Ica and then was found in an isolated spot named Luren.
The main day of the festival, the image is taken in procession along the main streets of the city from dusk until the sun rises the next day. Hundreds of people travel to the city of Ica to join the procession, and to participate in recitation of prayers over nine days in search of special favors and show their devotion. Ica streets are filled with beautiful arches and carpets of flowers, specially made for the occasion.
The origin of the devotion to the Lord of Luren, patron of the city of Ica, dates back to 1570 when this image was mysteriously lost in the desert during the journey from Lima to Ica and then was found in an isolated spot named Luren.
The main day of the festival, the image is taken in procession along the main streets of the city from dusk until the sun rises the next day. Hundreds of people travel to the city of Ica to join the procession, and to participate in recitation of prayers over nine days in search of special favors and show their devotion. Ica streets are filled with beautiful arches and carpets of flowers, specially made for the occasion.
Summer Festival Black / FebruaryDuring this festival takes place on Afro-Peruvian dance competition. In addition, craft fairs, wine and food parades through the main streets of the city. Black Summer in Chincha (fourth week).
In the District of El Carmen, is a festival of a week in honor of black people. Stories and poetry contests are held, as well as black dance festivals fun, enthusiastic, marches and other activities.
In the District of El Carmen, is a festival of a week in honor of black people. Stories and poetry contests are held, as well as black dance festivals fun, enthusiastic, marches and other activities.
Easter Ica / March or AprilThe festival begins on Palm Sunday with the procession of Mr. de Triomphe and ends with the procession of Resurrection, also known as "Procession of the very drunk." All streets are decorated with rugs and triumphal arches.
Ica Tourism Week / SeptemberDuring the week Ica tourism exhibitions are carried out Peruvian Paso Horse, cockfighting competitions, wine, pisco tasting, walking from winery to winery and international competition for sandboarding. In order to promote the main attractions of the city, Ica organizes exhibitions of horses by the way, wine competitions, events, degustation of pisco, hiking in wine cellars and the International Competition of Sand Boarding.
Virgen del Rosario de Yauca / September-October
Mass pilgrimage in which thousands of pilgrims walk
Nazca Tourism Week (May 15)Carried out a series of cultural activities take place in Nazca in honor of Maria Reiche, who spent many years studying the Nazca Lines.
Fishermen's Festival, San Pedro and San Pablo, Religious Party (May 1929)The Cala of San Andrés, Pisco, made festivities in honor of San Pedro and San Pablo, whose images are taken on a scenic boat ride, accompanied by bands and fishermen. The celebrations include cooking competitions featuring seafood and dishes prepared from fish, challenging the imagination of the best cooks.
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