The Official Program: Corpus Christi & the Anniversary Celebrations of Cusco (first two weeks)
We’ve finally got the official schedule for Cusco’s Corpus Christi Festival and the first two weeks of Cusco’s anniversary month! It all starts with the official launch on Sunday, May 31st and is chock full of processions and parades. If you’re confused about some of the events planned, take a look back at our recent post Racing Saints and Guinea Pigs to learn about how Corpus Christi is celebrated in Cusco. Without further ado:
Sunday, May 31st
8am Official launch of the Cusco Jubilee 2015 celebrations with a ceremonial offering to the Pachamama (the Andean earth mother deity) and the entrance of the 4 suyus (the regions or corners of the Incan empire) in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco
Wednesday, June 3rd
9am Chiriuchu Food Fair in the Plaza San 
Francisco & pop-up seasonal fruit market in Plaza San Pedro
11am Presentation of the Corpus Christi altars and the traditional entrance of the saints of Corpus Christi in the Plaza de Armas (where Pirwa Posada del Corregidor is located- get a view of the events from its restaurant balcony!)
Thursday, June 4th
9am Chiriuchu Food Fair in the Plaza San Francisco (where Pirwa Colonial Hostel is located) & pop-up seasonal fruit market in Plaza San Pedro
10am Mass and the procession of the Holy Sacrament on its silver litter in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco
12pm Procession of the dozen saints of Corpus Christi 
around Plaza de Armas of Cusco
Friday, June 5th
8pm Parade of the traditional costumes of the 13 provinces of Cusco
Sunday, June 7th
11am Salute to Cusco Parade (by the Public Health Programs)
Plaza de Armas
Thursday, June 11th
3pm: Traditional Octava of Corpus Christi in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco
Friday, June 12th
9am Folkloric Dance Parade presented by 
the city’s primary educational institutions in the Plaza de Armas
Saturday, June 13th
9am Global University Parade in the Plaza de Armas
10am Peruvian Austral University Parade in the Plaza de Armas
7pm Theatrical Production in Honor of the Imperial City of Cusco in the Cusco Municipal Theater
Sunday, June 14th
10am Raising of the Flag of Cusco and of Peru by the 5th Mountain Brigade in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco
11am Parade by Adult Care Centers in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco
11:30s Parade by the Markets and Commercial Centers of Cusco in the Plaza de Armas