Overview
- The Federación Regional de Folklore y Cultura confirmed the program at the UNA stadium and Plaza Mayor, with a ceremonial kickoff on Friday, January 16.
- Core dates include the Danzas Originarias contest on January 31–February 1, a solemn mass on February 2, the Traje de Luces contest on February 8, and street parades and veneration on February 9–10 with 97 groups.
- Organizers project more than 150,000 dancers participating across the month-long celebration.
- Event authorities stated that political campaigning will not be permitted during festival activities.
- A safeguarding committee’s proposal to regulate foreign bands, costumes and musicians drew objections from some Bolivian cultural groups, with officials preparing a formal response through Peru’s Foreign Ministry.