Festivities of Tacna

The most important festivity in the city is the Semana de Tacna (”Tacna Week”), which runs from August 25-30. On August 28th, a large Peruvian flag is shown throughout the city during the Paseo de la Bandera, which celebrates the anniversary of the reincorporation of Tacna into Peruvian sovereignty and is one of the most important patriotic demonstrations in the whole country.

This tradition started in 1901, during the Chilean occupation of Tacna, by a group of tacnenos who defied the prohibition of showing Peruvian flags imposed by the Chilean authorities. There is an agrarian and industrial fair as part of these celebrations. In September, the festival of the Senor de Locumba is celebrated, which draws thousands of faithful people from all over the world.