Celebration in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country that carries its  traditions deeply in the heart.  Nicaragua is the perfect place to experience the encounter between two worlds.  There are a variety of  traditional fiestas which express these two worlds which you will experience if you visit during the festival or carnival time.

There are religious holidays, indigenous cultural celebrations and also fiestas from the days of the Spanish conquest, all combining to celebrate an unforgettable history that makes up Nicaragua today.

The following are a list of public holidays, celebrations in Nicaragua.  If traveling to Nicaragua during the time of these festivals and celebrations, you will be able to experience the culture of Nicaragua.  Festivals in Nicaragua are one of the most exciting times to visit Nicaragua.

January:

January 1:  New Years Day

January 20:  Fiestas Patronales de San Sebastian Diriamba

February:

February 8 – 10:  Poetry Festival in Granada
February 25:  Alegria Festival por la Vida

March:

Feria Nacional de Turismo
Fenature

April:

Holy Week (Easter Sunday)

Celebracion de Semana Santa en Nicaragua
Carretas Peregrinas en Rivas
Viacrucis en Las Isletas of Granada
Alfombras Pasionarias in Leon
Celebracion de san Lazaro in Masaya
April 30 – Feria Gastronomica del Mar en Corinto-Chinandega

May:

First of May – Homenaje a La Santa Cruz en La Boquita, Diriamba

First of May – Labor Day

May 22 to May 30:  Organizacion y Presentacion de Festival de Palo de Mayo en Bluefields

June:

Celebration de feria Ceramic en san Juan de Orienta in Masaya

July:

July 15 – 16:  Celebration of the Virgen del Carmen, Patrona de los Pescadores in San Juan del Sur, Rivas

July 19 – Revolution of 1979

August:

August 1 – Desfile Hipico
August 14:  Griteria Chiquita in Leon
August 25 – 26:  Corn Island Celebration Festival Sopa del Cangrejo
August 26 – ASCAMA in Masaya

September:

September 14 – 15:  Torneo ded Pesca Rio san Juan
September 14 – Battle of San Jacinto
September 15 – Independence Day
September 20 to 30:  Participacion en Fiestas Patronales de San Jeronimo in Masaya

October:

October 21:  Toro Venado in Masaya
October 28:  Aguizotes (Traditional celebration) in Masaya

November 2:  Dia de los Muertos (All Soul’s Day)

December:

December 5:  Serenata a La Virgen del Trono en Chinandega
December 6:  Lavada de La Plata en Chinandega
December 7:  Griteria Nacional en Leon
December 7 – 8:  La Purisima (Immaculate Conception)
December 25:  Christmas Day

Festivals in Nicaragua come with brightly colored costumes, Latin music, firecrackers and celebration!  If you are traveling to Nicaragua at the time of these carnivals and celebrations, make sure you book your hotel in Nicaragua well in advance.  Banks and offices are closed for the festivities.  Be sure you have enough money on hand   Make all your Nicaragua travel arrangements beforehand.

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