10 Best Performing Arts in Peru

Peru's Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional (Naional Symphony), and Conjunto Nacional de Folklore (Folk Dancing Company) perform in the Auditorio Los Incas, in the Ministerio de Cultura building.

This small cultural center in a historic building in the heart of Barranco sponsors exhibitions by local artists and other activities.

It's worth swinging by this venue, not just for announcements of evening concerts of traditional and classical music, but also for art and photography exhibits and other cultural offerings.

There is always something going on at the Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma, a municipal cultural center three blocks south of Parque Kennedy. It hosts nightly concerts, dance performances, and plays at affordable prices.

August 15 is the anniversary of Arequipa's founding and, each year, thousands take to the streets all day for the big parade, with music, dancing, traditional costumes, and decorated floats.

Created to promote understanding between Peru and the United States through educational and cultural programs, this center puts on some of the most varied cultural offerings in the city. It also has a small art gallery with new shows every month.

The Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano offers frequent concerts ranging from jazz to classical, as well as dance and theater.

The cultural center holds folkloric dance performances in its auditorium each night from 6 to 8:30.

In mid-July, each end of the Colca Canyon has two days of celebrations to mark this festival, with singing, dancing, bullfights, food and drink, and parades in Chivay and Cabanaconde. After night falls, impressive fireworks light up in the sky.