Holidays and carnival in Cochabamba

In all urban and rural areas of Cochabamba, a wide variety of popular and traditional celebrations are expressed during the year. These Andean celebrations are a reproduction from of the cultural identity. They are the center of social life such as dances, music, rites and traditons mixed among native remembrances and the devotion to the Catholic Saints and the Virgin. There are many festivities where you can appreciate our folklore, some of them are:

- The Concordia Carnival (according to the Carnival)
- Good Friday
- Santa Vera Cruz, May 2d and 4th
- Virgen del Carmen, July 16th
- Virgen de Copacabana, August 7th (Angostura)
- Virgen de Urkupiña, August 14th and 16th (Quillacollo)
- Virgen Bella, August 25th (Arani)
- Todos Santos, November 2d (Aiquile)