Patron Saint Festivals of Quiche

Ferias Patronales de Quiche

A feria titular is a municipality’s annual patron saint festival. Below is the 2026 calendar of the Quiché ferias that appear in our data, with their dates, patron saints and the municipality that hosts each one. Dates and patron saints were checked on October 10, 2026 against the sources below; where only the month is shown, the exact day is not confirmed, so check with the municipality before you travel.

Two ferias have their own guide on this site: the feria of Santo Tomás in Chichicastenango, which runs from December 5 to 23 in the Municipalidad’s cultural calendar (Política Cultural Municipal, 2023), with the Palo Volador from the 18th to the 20th and the procession of Santo Tomás and the 14 cofradías on the 21st; and the feria of the departmental capital, Santa Cruz del Quiché, which is the Fiestas Elenas (guide in Spanish), on August 18.

Sources: Municipalidad de Santo Tomás Chichicastenango and Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Política Cultural Municipal de Santo Tomás Chichicastenango (2023, read September 25, 2026); Sistema de Información Cultural pages for San Juan Cotzal and Sacapulas (read October 10, 2026); Guatemala.com fiesta patronal pages for Chajul, Chinique, San Antonio Ilotenango, Cunén, Uspantán, Joyabaj, Pachalum, Chichicastenango, Chiché and Zacualpa (read October 10, 2026) and for Santa Cruz del Quiché (read September 22, 2026); Guatemala.com, Municipios en Guatemala que celebran su fiesta patronal el 15 de agosto (Nebaj, read October 10, 2026); Guatemala.com, Las ferias patronales en los 22 departamentos de Guatemala (read October 10, 2026).