The following is an incomplete list of festivals in South America, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals,
film festivals
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folk festivals
A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods.
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carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
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music festivals
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or ho ...
. Music festivals are annotated "(music)" for countries where there is not a dedicated music section.
This list overlaps with
List of film festivals in South America.
Sovereign states
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
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List of festivals in Colombia
The following is a list of festivals in Colombia, including arts festivals, music festivals, folk festivals, and cultural festivals, among other types.
Festivals by type Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals
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List of festivals in La Guajira
The following is a list of festivals or celebrations in the Colombian Department of La Guajira.
* Cradle of Accordions Festival
* Festival of the Laurels
* Festival of the Wayuu Culture
* Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón
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Carnival in Colombia The carnival in Colombia was introduced by the Spaniards. The Colombian carnival has incorporated elements from European culture, and has managed to syncretise, or re-interpret, traditions that belonged to the African and Amerindian cultures of ...
Ecuador
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Fiestas de Quito
The Fiestas de Quito (celebrations of Quito) is a weeklong period from the end of November to 6 December celebrating the foundation of Quito. During this period, bullfighting at the Plaza de Toros
A bullring is an arena where bullfightin ...
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Pachamama Raymi
Pachamama Raymi (Quechua ''Pachamama'' Mother Earth, ''raymi'' feast, "Mother Earth feast") is a ceremony held annually on August 1 in Ecuador and Peru.
Location Ecuador
In Ecuador, the feast is celebrated in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province.< ...
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Quito Fest
Quito Fest is a yearly, free of charge music festival. It takes place in Quito, Ecuador. Ecuadorian and international bands participate in the festival. During the first years, it took place in the Parque La Carolina but since 2005 it takes plac ...
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Toro de fuego
A ''toro de fuego'' ("fire bull") is a festive activity in Spain, where a metal frame resembling a bull, with fireworks attached to it, is set alight, and then the person carrying the frame runs around town at night as if chasing people in the st ...
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Mama Negra
Guyana
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Mashramani
Mashramani, often abbreviated to "''Mash''", is an annual festival that celebrates Guyana becoming a Republic in 1970.
The festival, usually held on 23 February – Guyanese Republic Day – includes a parade, music, games and cooking ...
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Caribbean Festival of Arts Caribbean Festival of Arts, commonly known as CARIFESTA, is an annual festival for promoting arts of the Caribbean with a different country hosting the event each year. It was started to provide a venue to "depict the life of the people of the Regio ...
Paraguay
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Maquinaria festival (music)
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Paraguay Bicentennial
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Reggae Fest
The Reggae Fest is the most important reggae held in Paraguay. With an annual frequency, the festival takes place at the Rakiura Resort, located in the city of Luque, Paraguay. The first edition took place on September 27th of 2009, reaching an au ...
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Ypacaraí Festival
The Ypacaraí Festival has been held in the city of Ypacaraí, Paraguay, since 1971, between August and September. It is a folklore festival organized with great emphasis on all kinds of cultural manifestations.
The purpose is to keep alive the m ...
Peru
Suriname
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Caribbean Festival of Arts Caribbean Festival of Arts, commonly known as CARIFESTA, is an annual festival for promoting arts of the Caribbean with a different country hosting the event each year. It was started to provide a venue to "depict the life of the people of the Regio ...
Uruguay
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Public holidays in Uruguay
The following are public holidays in Uruguay.
Only 5 of these holidays (January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25 and December 25) imply a mandatory paid leave for workers. Most of the other days are only observed by schools and some public sector of ...
Venezuela
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Paz Sin Fronteras
Paz sin Fronteras (Peace without Borders) refers to a series of free outdoor concerts lead by the Colombian singer Juanes along with other internationally recognized artists. The first string of concerts took place in 2008 along the Colombia–Ven ...
(music)
Dependencies and other territories
Falkland Islands
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Culture of the Falkland Islands
French Guiana
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Carnival in French Guiana
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
See also
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List of festivals
This is a list of festival-related list articles on Wikipedia. A festival is an event ordinarily staged by a community, centering on and celebrating some unique aspect of that community and its traditions, often marked as a local or national holid ...
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List of film festivals
This is a list of existing major film festivals, sorted by continent.
The world's oldest film festival is the Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica (''Venice Film Festival''), while the most prestigious film festivals in the world, known ...
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List of music festivals
A list of music festivals around the world. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, ...
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:Lists of festivals in South America
References
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