Pilgrimage calendar

Aug 5 – Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity

The principal festival honoring the Virgin of Copacabana, Patroness of Bolivia, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, with Aymara dancers, processions, and the blessing of vehicles blending Catholic and Andean traditions.

Thu, Jan 7, 2027

Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity

Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7), after 43 days of Advent fasting. Tens of thousands of pilgrims fill the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela for an all-night procession through this 'New Jerusalem.'

Tue, Jan 19, 2027

Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela· Ethiopia · Christianity

Ethiopia's celebration of Epiphany (Jan 19), commemorating the baptism of Christ, with processions of the tabots draped in embroidered cloth carried around the town amid chanting.

Tue, Feb 2, 2027

Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity

Copacabana's February feast of Our Lady of Candelaria (Feb 2), with music, traditional Andean dances, processions, and the blessing of newly purchased vehicles by the lakeshore.

Aug 5 – Fri, Aug 6, 2027

Basilica of the Virgin of Copacabana, Copacabana· Bolivia · Christianity

The principal festival honoring the Virgin of Copacabana, Patroness of Bolivia, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, with Aymara dancers, processions, and the blessing of vehicles blending Catholic and Andean traditions.