|
Department
|
Town
|
Start
|
End
|
Main
|
Patron
/ Holiday
|
Dances
/ Comments
|
| Escuintla |
La
Democracía |
. |
. |
04/04 |
San
Benito de Palermo |
. |
| Sololá |
San
Jorge La Laguna |
04/24 |
04/24 |
04/24 |
. |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
Colotenango |
. |
. |
04/25 |
San
Marcos Evangelista |
. |
| San
Marcos |
San
Marcos |
04/22 |
04/28 |
04/25 |
San
Marcos Evangelista |
Venados,
Los Partideños, Los Siete Pares de Francia, Los Doce Pares de
Francia. |
| Sololá |
San
Marcos La Laguna |
04/25 |
04/25 |
04/25 |
San
Marcos Evangelista |
. |
| Zacapa |
La
Unión |
04/22 |
04/25 |
04/25 |
El
Hermano Pedro |
. |
| Guatemala |
Palencia |
04/26 |
04/30 |
04/30 |
none |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
Aguacatán |
. |
. |
04/xx |
La
Encarnación de María |
Variable
(40 days after Holy Week, Ascension). Los Negros and La Culebra.
Date
Calculator |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala
City |
. |
. |
05/01 |
Labor
Day |
Traditional
day for marches and protests |
| Petén |
Poptún |
04/27 |
05/01 |
05/01 |
San
Pedro Martir de Merona |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
Fray
Bartolomé de las Casas |
. |
. |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
Santa
Cruz Verapaz |
05/01 |
05/04 |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
El
Venado and De Toritos |
| Guatemala |
Amatitlán |
05/01 |
05/07 |
05/03 |
. |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
Santa
Cruz Barillas |
. |
. |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Izabál |
Los
Amates |
. |
. |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Jalapa |
Jalapa |
05/02 |
05/05 |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Quetzaltenango |
Cajolá |
05/01 |
05/03 |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Quetzaltenango |
La
Esperanza |
04/30 |
05/04 |
05/03 |
Niño
de la Cruz |
. |
| San
Marcos |
Comitancillo |
. |
. |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Santa
Rosa |
Chiquimulilla |
04/30 |
05/04 |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Santa
Rosa |
Santa
Cruz Naranjo |
. |
. |
05/03 |
La
Santa Cruz |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
Barillas |
04/29 |
05/04 |
05/04 |
. |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
Tucurú |
05/04 |
05/09 |
05/08 |
. |
El
Convite |
| Quiché |
Uspantán |
05/06 |
05/10 |
05/08 |
Aparición
del Arcángel San Miguel |
Los
Convites |
| Petén |
San
Benito |
05/01 |
05/09 |
05/09 |
San
Benito |
Wild
and drunken fiesta |
| Chimaltenango |
Santa
Cruz Balanyá |
05/08 |
05/10 |
05/10 |
La
Santa Cruz |
El
Venado |
| Sololá |
Santa
Cruz La Laguna |
05/08 |
05/10 |
05/10 |
Santa
Elena de la Cruz |
. |
| Izabál |
Lívingston |
. |
. |
05/15 |
San
Isidro Labrador |
. |
| Izabál |
Puerto
Barrios |
05/08 |
05/21 |
05/15 |
San
Isidro Labrador |
. |
| Quiché |
Playa
Grande-Ixcán |
. |
. |
05/15 |
San
Isidro |
. |
| Chimaltenango |
Patzún |
05/20 |
05/20 |
05/20 |
San
Bernardino de Siena |
El
Venado |
| Suchitepéquez |
San
Bernardino |
. |
. |
05/20 |
San
Bernardino de Siena Corpus Christi |
Los
Doce Pares de Francia, De Mexicanos, La Conquista, Los Tucunes,
Los Venados, and La Vaca Mora. |
| Petén |
Melchor
de Mencos |
05/15 |
05/22 |
05/22 |
. |
. |
| Petén |
Dolores |
05/23 |
05/31 |
05/28 |
. |
. |
| Quiché |
Zacualpa |
. |
. |
05/xx |
Feast
of Ascension |
Variable
(40 days after Holy Week). Los Curunes and Convites. Date
Calculator |
| Chimaltenango |
Acatenango |
. |
. |
06/11 |
San
Bernabé Apóstol |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
Senahú |
06/09 |
06/13 |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
. |
| Baja
Verapaz |
Purulhá |
06/10 |
06/13 |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
El
Venado and Los Mazates |
| Huehuetenango |
San
Antonio Huista |
06/12 |
06/14 |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
. |
| Petén |
Sayaxche |
06/06 |
06/13 |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
Worthwhile
fiesta. |
| Sacatepéquez |
San
Antonio Aguas Calientes |
. |
. |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
. |
| Sololá |
San
Antonio Palopó |
06/12 |
06/14 |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
. |
| Suchitepéquez |
San
Antonio Suchitepéquez |
. |
. |
06/13 |
San
Antonio de Pádua |
. |
| Santa
Rosa |
Casillas |
. |
. |
06/21 |
Sagrado
Corazón de Jesús |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
San
Juan Chamelco |
06/21 |
06/24 |
06/24 |
Fiesta
in honor of San Juan Bautista |
Moros
y Cristianos (Rey Tardecindo) |
| Chimaltenango |
Comalapa |
06/24 |
06/24 |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
De
Toritos, La Conquista, De Disfraces, and Gigantes |
| Guatemala |
San
Juan Sacatepéquez |
06/22 |
06/27 |
06/24 |
San
Juan El Bautista |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
San
Juan Atitán |
06/22 |
06/26 |
06/24 |
San
Juan El Bautista |
Very
interesting and traditional fiesta |
| Huehuetenango |
San
Juan Ixcoy |
06/21 |
06/25 |
06/24 |
San
Juan El Bautista |
. |
| Quetzaltenango |
Olintepeque |
06/21 |
06/25 |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
El
Convite |
| Quetzaltenango |
San
Juan Ostuncalco |
. |
. |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
. |
| Quiché |
San
Juan Cotzal |
06/22 |
06/25 |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
Very
interesting and traditional fiesta in a small village north of
Nebaj. El Venado, De Toritos, and La Conquista |
| Sacatepéquez |
Alotenango |
. |
. |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
. |
| Sololá |
San
Juan La Laguna |
06/23 |
06/26 |
06/24 |
San
Juan El Bautista |
. |
| Suchitepéquez |
San
Juan Bautista |
. |
. |
06/24 |
San
Juan El Bautista |
. |
| Zacapa |
Usumatlán |
06/23 |
06/26 |
06/24 |
San
Juan Bautista |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
Chisec |
06/25 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro and San Pablo |
. |
| Alta
Verapaz |
San
Pedro Carchá |
06/24 |
06/29 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
Los
Moros y Cristianos and Los Diablos |
| Baja
Verapaz |
Granados |
. |
. |
06/29 |
San
Pedro |
Moros
y Cristianos |
| Chimaltenango |
Yepocapa |
06/27 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
De
Disfraces |
| Huehuetenango |
San
Pedro Necta |
. |
. |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
. |
| Huehuetenango |
Soloma |
06/26 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
. |
| Izabál |
El
Estor |
06/26 |
06/29 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
Del
Venado |
| Jalapa |
San
Pedro Pinula |
. |
. |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
. |
| Quetzaltenango |
Almolonga |
06/28 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
La
Conquista and De Mexicanos. Always a good fiesta. |
| Quiché |
San
Pedro Jocopilas |
06/27 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
El
Venado, De Toritos and La Conquista |
| San
Marcos |
San
Pablo |
06/24 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro y San Pablo |
. |
| Sololá |
San
Pedro La Laguna |
06/27 |
06/30 |
06/29 |
San
Pedro Apóstol |
. |
| Chimaltenango |
Patzún |
. |
. |
06/xx |
Corpus
Christi |
Variable
(Corpus Christi). Date
Calculator |
| Sacatepéquez |
San
Antonio Aguas Calientes |
. |
. |
06/xx |
Corpus
Christi |
Variable
(Corpus Christi). Date
Calculator |
