Foz do Iguacu Events, Things to Do and Festivals 2014 / 2015

(Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil)

Various annual festivals and religious celebrations take place each year in Foz do Iguacu, meaning that there are often lots of things to do and enjoy, particularly if you coincide your visit with carnival time or the New Year.

As with most of Brazil, the carnival season in Foz do Iguacu takes place two days before Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter), which usually falls towards the end of February or the beginning of March. Typically Brazilian in character, the carnival festival includes spectacular processions of costumed performers and floats, plenty of live music, and huge crowds of onlookers and partygoers.

Foz do Iguacu Calendar of Festivals and Events 2014 / 2015

Christmas and New Year is always a great time to visit Brazil, when you can expect all manner of themed parties and lots of fireworks. At Foz do Iguacu, holiday packages are available at this time of the year, often coming with set activities and festivities at major resorts.

Held every year towards the end of May or at the beginning of June, the Fenartec - Feira das Nacoes, Artesanato, Turismo e Cultura (Fair of Nations, Handicrafts, Tourism and Culture) is hosted by the city's convention centre and celebrates Paraná's rich multicultural diversity.

The Festival Internacional de Turismo das Cataratas do Iguacu (International Tourism Festival of the Iguacu Falls) is a relatively new addition to the events calendar in Foz do Iguacu and is staged annually at the end of June, attracting some 5,000 professionals connected to the local tourism industry.